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Formal and informal support networks as sources of resilience and sources of oppression for temporary foreign workers in Canada

December 14, 2022

In this article, we explore temporary foreign workers’ (TFWs) access to and experiences with formal and informal supports in Canada. Our study utilized a participatory action research design and four overlapping phases of data collection: individual interviews with current and former TFWs, focus groups, individual interviews with settlement service agencies, and a cross-sectional survey with…
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An Interpretive Description of Sociocultural Influences on Diabetes Self-Management Support in Nigeria

September 9, 2022

The purpose of this study is to explore how Nigeria’s social and cultural environment influences professional diabetes self-management support practices. This interpretive descriptive study is based on two diabetes clinics in southeastern Nigeria. Nineteen healthcare providers, including nurses, were purposely selected and engaged in participant observation and interviews. Concurrent data generation and analysis facilitated iterative…
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Understanding the sexual and reproductive health needs of immigrant adolescents in Canada: A qualitative study

July 21, 2022

Background: Literature suggests that immigrant adolescents receive limited sexual and reproductive health (SRH) education and rarely utilize SRH services in Canada. This study sought to explore the SRH information needs of immigrant adolescents in the province of Alberta.Methods: A qualitative descriptive methodology was undertaken to conduct 21 individual interviews with immigrant adolescents in Alberta.Results: A…
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African Immigrant’s Women Experiences on Extended Family Relations

July 12, 2022

African immigrants are increasingly migrating to high-income countries, including Canada, in search of a better life. These immigrants often face several challenges, such as keeping healthy ties with their extended families back home and in a new socio-cultural context. We present findings from a participatory action research (PAR) study of Sub-Saharan African immigrants and refugees…
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Immigrant Parents’ Perceived Social Support and Their Children’s Oral Health Behaviors and Caries Experience

July 6, 2022

This study examined the associations between immigrant parents’ perceived social support (PSS) and their children’s oral health behaviors (OHB) and caries experience. We recruited immigrant parents and children aged 2–12 years. Data were collected on the sociodemographic and OHB information of the children. The parents’ total PSS score and its dimensions were measured using the…
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Reference values for respiratory sinusoidal oscillometry in children aged 3 to 17 years

July 1, 2022

Background: New oscillometry devices allowing quantification of respiratory function using tidal breathing are commercially available, but reference equations are lacking for the multiethnic Canadian pediatric population. Methods: We conducted a prospective cross-sectional study of healthy children carefully selected for absence of asthma, atopy, tobacco smoke, obesity, prematurity, and recent respiratory infection. Triplicate measures were obtained…
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Sobrevivir a la disparidad laboral una encuesta transversal sobre enfermeras con formación internacional

July 1, 2022

Objetivo: Examinar el grado en que el tipo de ayuda económica (recursos personales, programas sociales e ingresos) y el país de origen influyen en el tiempo que tardan las enfermeras con formación internacional en conseguir un empleo como enfermeras registradas en Canadá. Antecedentes: Las enfermeras con formación internacional deben volver a certificarse profesionalmente para trabajar…
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Migrant nurses and care workers rights in Canada: Addressing Multiple Forms of Migrant Precarity: Beyond “Management” of Migration to an Integrated Rights-Based Approach

July 1, 2022

Between 2000 and 2014, there was increasing mobility of migrant workers to Canada, especially through temporary migration streams. However, the large expansion of the Canadian Temporary Foreign Worker Program from 2000 to 2014 has been curtailed over the last one to two years with more restrictive policies. In this paper, we will discuss care worker…
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Health contexts of climate-induced migration: a scoping review

July 1, 2022

The past several decades have been marked by an increasing occurrence of climate events worldwide, and consequentially, there has been growing study of the health impacts in exposed populations. While a plethora of studies have investigated the impact of climate change on health or migration, there is a smaller body of literature where these three…
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Immigrant child health in Canada: a scoping review

April 5, 2022

Introduction: Understanding the health of immigrant children from birth to 18 years of age is important given the significance of the early childhood years and complexity of factors that may influence the health status of immigrant populations. Thus, the purpose of this review was to understand the extent and nature of the literature on the…
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