[HTML][HTML] Glocal is global: reimagining the training of global health students in high-income countries

SS Anand, M Pai - The Lancet Global Health, 2023 - thelancet.com
Traditionally, training students in global health from high-income countries (HICs) has
focused mostly on health problems of the Global South, and on trainees travelling to low …

Cross-Canada variability in blood donor SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence by social determinants of health

SF O'Brien, N Caffrey, QL Yi, S Bolotin… - Microbiology …, 2023 - Am Soc Microbiol
We compared the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid antibodies in blood
donors across Canadian regions in 2021. The seroprevalence was the highest in Alberta …

[HTML][HTML] Factors associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection in unvaccinated children and young adults

SL Silverberg, HP Shulha, B McMillan, G He… - BMC Infectious …, 2024 - Springer
Background and objectives Pediatric COVID-19 cases are often mild or asymptomatic, which
has complicated estimations of disease burden using existing testing practices. We aimed to …

South Asian Youth as Vaccine Agents of Change (SAY-VAC): evaluation of a public health programme to mobilise and empower South Asian youth to foster COVID …

S Kandasamy, A Ariyarajah, J Limbachia, D An… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives There have been substantial amounts of misinformation surrounding the
importance, safety and effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine. The impacts of this …

Factors associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus 2 infection in unvaccinated children and young adults

SL Silverberg, HP Shulha, B McMillan, G He, A Lee… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND Pediatric COVID-19 cases are often mild or asymptomatic,
which has complicated estimations of disease burden using existing testing practices. We …

Engaging Participants Through Hybrid Community-Centered Approaches: Lessons Learned During the COVID CommUNITY Public Health Research Program

S Kandasamy, R Chabrotra, Z Khan… - Health Promotion …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Community-centered research studies can improve trust, cultural appropriateness, and
accurate findings through meaningful, in-depth engagement with participants. During the …

COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness among South Asians in Ontario: A test-negative design population-based case-control study

R Chanchlani, B Shah, SI Bangdiwala, RJ de Souza… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Objectives: To: 1) evaluate the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among South Asians
living in Ontario, Canada compared to non-South Asians, and 2) compare the odds of …

[HTML][HTML] Disproportionate Rates of COVID-19 Among Black Canadian Communities: Lessons from a Cross-Sectional Study in the First Year of the Pandemic

UD Allen, M Barton, J Upton, A Bailey… - Journal of Racial and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Racialized communities, including Black Canadians, have disproportionately
higher COVID-19 cases. We examined the extent to which SARS-CoV-2 infection has …

Ripping the Cultural Band-Aid by Decolonizing “Culture” in Mental Health Practice: A Tamil Women's Mental Health Study

M Augustine - 2022 - dalspace.library.dal.ca
Currently, there is an established need in mental health research literature to explore
racialized mental health outcomes. More specifically in the case of Ontario, there is a need …

SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence in Nova Scotia blood donors

SF O'Brien, SL Deeks, T Hatchette… - Journal of the …, 2024 - jammi.utpjournals.press
Background: SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence monitors cumulative infection rates irrespective
of case testing protocols. We aimed to describe Nova Scotia blood donor seroprevalence in …