Breastfeeding is the safest mode of infant feeding during disasters and displacement. Although challenges associated with breastfeeding during humanitarian emergencies are global, they are particularly problematic in low- and middle-income countries such as Pakistan. To examine the factors that affect breastfeeding practices of displaced mothers in disaster relief camps, an integrative review of literature was…
Objective: Adaptation to social life changes after migration may be beneficial or detrimental to migrants’ oral health outcomes and related behaviors. This systematic review aims to synthesize the scientific literature on the impact of social support on immigrants’ and ethnic minorities’ oral health status and/or behaviors. Methods: A comprehensive electronic search, up to November 2018,…
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a complex social problem, a major global concern, and an obstacle to social and economic progress in the developing regions of the world, including Africa. Generally, IPV occurs in the private sphere of the family and poses serious risks to women, children, families, and the broader society. This study was…
Objectives: This study examined the barriers and facilitators to community belonging for immigrants in Alberta, Canada. Study design: The study used a qualitative descriptive research design. Methods: A total of 53 immigrant service providers in the province of Alberta participated in interviews and focus groups. The sample was purposively recruited through immigrant service organizations in…
Aim: To explore the organisational antecedents related to horizontal violence among nurses and the extent to which policy initiatives reduce its incidence. Background: Organisational re-engineering initiatives affect registered nurse roles,adding complexity to organisational antecedents related to horizontal violence and policy. No previous systematic review has examined the role of organisational poli-cies in reducing horizontal violence…
Immigrant and refugee populations experience life stressors due to difficult migration journeys and challenges in leaving one country and adapting to another. These life stressors result in adverse mental health outcomes when coupled with a lack of adequate support-enhancing resources. One area of support is access to and use of mental health services to prevent…
In today's era of nursing, the role of a unique disciplinary knowledge that is grounded in philosophy is essential to inform nursing practice, fill knowledge gaps, improve the quality of nursing education, and guide the theoretical development of nursing. Realism and relativism have contributed to the development of the nursing discipline by providing the basis…
Objetivo: Este estudio analizó la experiencia de las enfermeras formadas internacionalmente con un grado que trabajan como auxiliares de enfermería con licencia de práctica en Canadá. Antecedentes/Introducción: Las enfermeras formadas internacionalmente experimentan varias barreras para su integración en la fuerza laboral al llegar a los países de destino. Dadas estas barreras, la evidencia indican que…
There is a dearth of literature on new African immigrant populations in Canada, especially women from Sub-Saharan Africa. Much of the sparse literature focuses on men’s experiences. We analyzed the sparse literature on African immigrant women in western host countries with a focus on previous and emerging trends in the discourse, gaps in literature, important…
This study examines stakeholders’ perspectives on the health and well-being of temporary foreign workers (TFWs) and their families in Alberta, Canada. We used a critically informed qualitative methodology. We interviewed 13 stakeholders, including service providers and policy makers. Stakeholders involved in providing services to TFWs perceived that the workers experience (1) barriers in accessing mental…
