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Prevalence and correlates of conduct disorder and problem behavior in Caribbean and Filipino immigrant Adolescents

April 21, 2008

This study investigates the prevalence and subtypes of conduct disorder (CD) and behavioral problems among youth in two communities characterized by prolonged parent–child separation upon immigration. CD and problem behaviors were assessed in 252 Caribbean–Canadian and Filipino–Canadian adolescents (12–19-year-old) using the DISC-C, the YSR and the CBCL cross-informant construct. Adolescents reported less problem behaviors than…
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Perceived stigmatisation of young mothers: an exploratory study of psychological and social experience

November 5, 2007

Patterns of childbearing vary cross-culturally and historically. In Canada, the average age of women at first birth was 28 in 2003, with almost 50% of all births occurring to women 30 years of age and over. This represents a radical change from the recent past—in 1971 average age at first birth was 22.8. Such changes…
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Pathways to suicidality across ethnic groups in Canadian adults: the possible role of social stress

November 2, 2007

Background: Ethnicity is an important determinant of mental health outcomes including suicidality (i.e. suicidal ideation and suicide attempt). Understanding ethnic differences in the pathways to suicidality is important for suicide prevention efforts in ethnically diverse populations. These pathways can be conceptualized within a social stress framework. Method: The study examines ethnic differences in the pathways…
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Relations between trauma experiences and psychological, physical and neuroendocrine functioning among somali refugees: mediating role of coping with acculturation stressors.

October 16, 2007

Refugees may be prone to stress-related psychological and physical health disorders, coupled with disturbances of hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal functioning reflected by cortisol levels. It was suggested that traumatic encounters would directly influence stress-related outcomes, as well as indirectly influence them by undermining refugees’ ability to cope with acculturation challenges. Somali refugees to Canada (N = 90) consistently…
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Mothers Raising Children with Sickle Cell Disease at the Intersection of Race, Gender, and Illness Stigma

September 18, 2007

This qualitative study used the long interview method with Canadian mothers of African and Caribbean descent to understand the underresearched experience of raising a child with sickle cell disease (SCD). Mothers’ realities were explored through three levels of social organization: daily caregiver coping (micro level); community views of SCD, such as stigma (meso level); and…
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Determinants of Black women’s health in rural and remote communities.

July 1, 2007

The On the Margins project investigated health status, health-care delivery, and use of health services among African-Canadian women residing in rural and remote regions of the province of Nova Scotia.A participatory action research approach provided a framework for the study.Triangulation of data-collection methods — interviews, focus groups, and questionnaires — formed the basis of data…
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Health Service Utilization by Ethiopian Immigrants and Refugees in Toronto

March 23, 2007

The purpose of this study was to examine the health service utilization patterns of Ethiopian immigrants and refugees in a random sample of 342 adults residing in Toronto. The results suggested that 85% of the study participants used one or more type of health services, most often from a family physician. However, only 12.5% of…
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Cervical Cancer Screening by Immigrant and Minority Womenin Canada

March 8, 2007

Cervical cancer is one of the most preventable forms of cancer and the Pap smear test is one of the most widely accessible forms of cancer screening. An important public health issue is the extent to which Canadian women are engaging in regular screening for cervical cancer, particularly potentially at-risk groups such as recent immigrants…
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Polymorphism of the L1 capsid gene and persistence of human papillomavirus type 52 infection in women at high risk or infected by HIV.

January 1, 2007

HIV-seropositive women are at increased risk for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, which causes high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (HSILs). HPV-52 is a frequent HPV type in Canadian HIV-seropositive women. Because variations of the capsid gene, designated the L1 gene, could elicit immune responses that result in different efficiencies in eliminating HPV, we described HPV-52 polymorphism and…
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Reverse epidemiology in peritoneal dialysis patients: the Canadian experience and review of the literature.

December 14, 2006

High Body Mass Index (BMI) has been associated with imp roved survival of End- Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) patients on chronic hemodialysis (HD); however, studies on the relationship of BMI with survival in Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) patients have yielded conflicting results. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of BMI on survival…
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