A5069912702- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Influenza Virus Research Studies
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Library Science and Administration
- Homelessness and Social Issues
- Participatory Visual Research Methods
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Community Health and Development
- scientometrics and bibliometrics research
- Pharmaceutical Economics and Policy
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
- Social Media and Politics
University of British Columbia
2015-2024
Health Canada
2024
British Columbia Children's Hospital
2017-2024
McMaster University
2021-2024
Impact
2021-2024
Institute of Population and Public Health
2015-2024
University of Massachusetts Amherst
2018-2023
University of British Columbia Hospital
2023
Amherst College
2021-2022
Island Health
2019-2021
Research that fulsomely characterizes context improves our understanding of the processes implementation and effectiveness interventions to improve health populations reduce inequalities. Context could be a key aspect what population best address underlying conditions contribute systematic differences in status at level. Here, we present 'snapshot' representations intervention research published recently some influential journals field public health. In general, found was treated as 'black...
<h3>Background:</h3> Cannabis use among pregnant and lactating people is increasing, despite clinical evidence showing that cannabis may be associated with low birth weight childhood developmental deficits. Our objective was to understand why how these motivations change across perinatal stages. <h3>Methods:</h3> Using qualitative, constructivist grounded theory methodology, we conducted telephone virtual interviews 52 individuals from Canada. We selected participants using maximum variation...
Background Vaccination coverage needs to reach more than 80% resolve the COVID-19 pandemic, but vaccine hesitancy, fuelled by misinformation, may jeopardize this goal. Unvaccinated older adults are not only at risk of complications also be misled false information. Prebunking, based on inoculation theory, involves 'forewarning people [of] and refuting information that challenges their existing belief or behavior'.Objective To assess effectiveness communication strategies in countering...
To examine the issues of primary care access and foregone health among transgender adolescents young adults. This cross-sectional analysis data from Canadian Trans Youth Health Survey was conducted online during 2013–2014. Participants included 923 youth aged 14–25 (323 14–18 600 adults 19–25). Main outcome measures were self-reported general mental status, comfort discussing identity needs with practitioners, types reasons for self-identified care. Most reported poor/fair status. Comfort a...
To examine regional variations in rates of primary cesarean delivery and assisted vaginal the population British Columbia, while adjusting for maternal characteristics conditions that increase likelihood operative delivery.Using data from Columbia Perinatal Database Registry, we studied all deliveries between 2004 2007, excluding women who had a previous (n=116,839). Our outcome interest was mode delivery, further defined as by or delivery. We calculated crude risk-adjusted across Columbia's...
In contemporary urban settings, information seekers may face challenges assessing and making use of the large quantity to which they have access. Such be particularly acute when laypeople are considering specialized or technical pertaining topics over knowledge is contested. Within a constructivist grounded theory study health practices 39 young parents in Canada, complex practice triangulation was observed. Triangulation comprised an iterative process seeking, assessment, sense‐making,...
Abstract The telling of birth stories (i.e. that describe women's experiences giving birth) is a common and important social practice. Whereas most research on narratives reflects the middle‐class, ‘adult’ women, we examine how told by early‐age mothers interconnect with broader regarding stigma childbearing at ‘too early’ an age. Drawing narrative theory, analyse in‐depth interviews 81 (ages 15–24 years) conducted in Greater Vancouver Prince George, Canada, 2014–15. Their accounts reveal...
Purpose Despite societal investment in providing health information to young parents, little is known about the practices of parents themselves. The purpose this paper explore parents’ context. Design/methodology/approach This constructivist grounded theory study investigates mothers and fathers (age 16-23) Greater Vancouver, Canada. Data were collected over 16 months via individual interviews with 39 (37 mothers, 2 fathers) observations at parent programs. Inductive analysis was iterative...
A high quality systematic review search has three core attributes; it is systematic, comprehensive, and transparent. The current over-emphasis on the primacy of reviews over other forms literature in health research, however, runs risk encouraging publication whose searches do not meet these criteria under guise being reviews. This correspondence comes response to Perman S, Turner Ramsay AIG, Baim-Lance A, Utley M, Fulop NJ. School-based vaccination programmes: a evidence organization...
People may choose to receive vaccines in response pressures that outweigh any concerns they have. We explored Racialized minority and Indigenous Peoples' motivations for, perceptions of choice in, about, COVID-19 vaccination. used a sequential explanatory mixed methods approach, including national survey administered around the time were first authorized (Dec 2020) followed by qualitative interviews when becoming more readily available adults (May-June 2021). analyzed data using descriptive...
Although many interventions aim to reduce parents' hesitancy about childhood vaccinations, experiences of vaccine attitude change trajectories remain underexplored. This constructivist grounded theory study examines in confidence and uptake among mothers the Greater Vancouver region Canada. Specifically, we explored what identified as causes facilitators these changes, processes involved, how they experienced changes contexts their parenting lives. The population comprised 23 (mean age 41.3...
Information interventions that influence health behavior are a major element of the public toolkit and an area potential interest investigation for library information science ( LIS ) researchers. To explore use as concept within dominant models manner in which practices handled therein, we undertook scoping study. We scoped “information” core English‐language textbooks examined practices. Index terms these texts indicated lack common language around information‐related concepts. Nine...
Although pregnant women have increased risks for influenza morbidity and mortality, vaccination rates among in Canada are consistently very low. This mixed-methods study investigated the attitudes behaviour of new mothers regarding seasonal pandemic vaccination.We conducted a baseline survey qualitative focus groups with 34 (26 8 newborns), follow-up to assess outcomes at end subsequent season. Data analysis included descriptive statistics directed content based on health belief model.Most...
ABSTRACT Introduction Legalization in many jurisdictions has increased the prevalence of cannabis use, including during pregnancy and lactation. Accordingly, clinicians providing perinatal infant care are increasingly required to counsel about this topic, even if they do not feel comfortable or prepared for conversation. The aim research was explore how prenatal pregnant lactating women interact with consumption. Methods Using qualitative description, we conducted semi‐structured interviews...