Canada

Migrant Nurses and Federal Caregiver Programs in Canada: Migration and Health Human Resources Paradox

July 1, 2016

Despite the links between health human resources policy, immigration policy, and education policy, silos persist in the policymaking process that complicate the professional integration of internationally educated nurses in Canada. Drawing on the literature on nurse migration to Canada through the Live-in Caregiver Program, this paper sheds light on the contradictions between immigration and health…
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“Live Chat” Clients at Kids Help Phone: Individual Characteristics and Problem Topics

July 1, 2016

Objective: Young people in Canada prefer to use the Internet over face-to-face contact when seeking help for problems of daily living and mental health problems. Kids Help Phone (KHP) provides on-demand, anonymous help to young people via telephone and Live Chat technologies. Methods: Two hundred thirty-two phone clients and 230 Live Chat clients responded to…
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Religion/spirituality, therapeutic landscape and immigrant mental well-being amongst African immigrants to Canada

July 1, 2016

This study explores the experiences of African immigrants’ religious place making and its relationship to health and well-being. Attention is paid to how religious places are seen as therapeutic and their impact on well-being of Ghanaian and Somali immigrants in Hamilton, Ontario. Our analysis of the interviews, emerging from the therapeutic landscape lens underscores the…
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HIV Prophylaxis in High Risk Newborns: An Examination of Sociodemographic Factors in an Inner City Context

July 1, 2016

Background. Perinatal HIV transmission is less than 1% with antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis. Transmission risk appears higher in "high risk" dyads, yet this is not well defined, possibly exposing more infants to combination ARV compared with standard care. Objective. To describe characteristics of mother-infant dyads where infants received ARVs and how these characteristics relate to specific…
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The Challenges Encountered by Immigrant-Serving Agencies in Addressing the Health of Temporary Foreign Workers

June 21, 2016

This study sought to examine the challenges encountered by immigrant-serving agencies in meeting the health needs of temporary foreign workers and their families in one Canadian province. The authors interviewed 11 representatives of immigrant-serving agencies and two policy makers. Some of the challenges that agencies face in delivering programs and services for temporary foreign workers…
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Role of ethnicity in treating uterine fibroids with ulipristal acetate.

June 20, 2016

Objective: To study differences in treatment effect between black and white premenopausal women prescribed ulipristal acetate (UPA) for symptomatic uterine fibroids. Design: Prospective observational cohort study. Setting: Gynecology clinics. Patient(s): Premenopausal women aged 18–55 years, at least one symptomatic uterine fibroid, UPA-naïve, and no contraindications for UPA treatment. Intervention(s): One 3-month course of UPA at…
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Social support needs of Sudanese and Zimbabwean refugee new parents in Canada

May 20, 2016

Purpose– The purpose of this paper is to examine support needs of African refugee new parents in Canada, and identify support preferences that may enhance the mental health of refugee parents and children. Design/methodology/approach– In all, 72 refugee new parents from Zimbabwe (n¼ 36) and Sudan (n¼ 36) participated in individual interviews. All had a…
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A comparison of virological suppression and rebound between Indigenous and non-Indigenous persons initiating combination antiretroviral therapy in a multisite cohort of individuals living with HIV in Canada.

May 1, 2016

Background: This study compared time to virological suppression and rebound between Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals living with HIV in Canada initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Methods: Data were from the Canadian Observational Cohort collaboration; eight studies of treatment-naive persons with HIV initiating cART after 1/1/2000. Fine and Gray models were used to estimate the effect…
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Sexual Networking and Partner Characteristics Among Single, African, Caribbean, and Black Youth in Windsor, Ontario

March 22, 2016

The disproportionate HIV burden shared by African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) populations in Canada has not been explained by unique sexual behaviors in this population. This study investigates partner selection and sexual networking as potential contributors to HIV vulnerability. The study examines variations in the characteristics of sexual partners and sexual networking across groups based…
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Predictors of Unplanned Cesareans among Low-Risk Migrant Women from Low- and Middle-Income Countries Living in Montreal, Canada

February 27, 2016

Background: Research has yielded little understanding of factors associated with high cesarean rates among migrant women (i.e., women born abroad). The objective of this study was to identify medical, migration, social, and health service predictors of unplanned cesareans among low-risk migrant women from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods: We used a case–control research design.…
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