Author(s): Nwakasi C; Esiaka D; Nweke C; Chidebe RCW; Villamar W; de Medeiros K;

Objectives: Cancer is an enormous public health burden among Black and Latinx cancer survivors, and they are at risk of facing barriers to accessing cancer treatment and support in the United States. This study explored the unique challenges and experiences...

Article GUID: 39327878

Author(s): Savard AC; Kairouz S; Nadeau-Tremblay J; Brodeur M; Ferland F; French M; Morvannou A; Blanchette-Martin N; Dufour M; VanMourik V; Monson E;...

The gambling landscape was profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to an increase in online gambling participation. This growth raises concerns about the potential harms associated wi...

Article GUID: 39115755

Author(s): Hoodfar H; Assadpour S;

The Islamic Republic of Iran arguably has one of the most successful family planning programs in the developing world. This success is all the more interesting for advocates of population programs because the political leaders of the Islamic regime were onc...

Article GUID: 10765535

Author(s): Frances M Shaver

The challenges involved in the design of ethical, nonexploitative research projects with sex workers or any other marginalized population are significant. First, the size and boundaries of the population are unknown, making it extremely difficult to get a r...

Article GUID: 15684139

Author(s): Anthony Synnott

Physical beauty is symbolic, and a highly valued and powerful attribute, of the self. Yet it is also controversial--its value negated as a myth by many proverbs, religious authorities, and feminists alike. Here we explore some of the practices of beauty, fr...

Article GUID: 17048156

Author(s): Kairouz S; Greenfield TK;

Aim: To investigate the effects of demographic factors and drinking location on contextual drinking in a comparison of US and Canadian adults. Design: Multi-level techniques were used to model the two-level hierarchical structure of drinking contexts (leve...

Article GUID: 17207125

Author(s): Kairouz S; O' Loughlin J; Laguë J;

Objective: To evaluate the impact of a smoke-free class competition in elementary schools in Québec, Canada before widespread dissemination of the program across the province. Methods: In a quasiexperimental study design, 843 students in 27 schools exposed...

Article GUID: 19748883

Author(s): Shaver FM; Lewis J; Maticka-Tyndale E;

In September 2010, three Canadian Criminal Code provisions related to prostitution were ruled unconstitutional because they increase the risk of harm to people working in the sex industry (PWSI). Using data from studies with PWSI and key informants conducte...

Article GUID: 21595370

Author(s): Kairouz S; Paradis C; Nadeau L;

Objectives: To characterize and compare sociodemographic profiles, game-play patterns, and level of addictive behaviors among adults who gamble online and those who do not, and to examine if, at the population level, online gambling is associated with more ...

Article GUID: 22132932

Author(s): Reimer B; Kulig J; Edge D; Lightfoot N; Townshend I;

This paper examines some of the social processes associated with disaster conditions. Utilising an asset-based perspective of community capacity, it focuses on four types of normative systems to interpret the ability of communities to manage disasters throu...

Article GUID: 23278276

Author(s): Kairouz S; Lasnier B; Mihaylova T; Montreuil A; Cohen JE;

Introduction: This Canadian study examines the prevalence of smoking restrictions in homes before and after the implementation of a public smoking ban, and their relation to tobacco use and cessation among a cohort of smokers. Methods: Data were from a lon...

Article GUID: 25140045

Author(s): Costes JM; Kairouz S; Eroukmanoff V; Monson E;

In 2010 France enacted a law to regulate supply and consumption of online gambling. Its primary aim was to protect citizens from gambling-related harm. This study aims to assess differences in gambling patterns and related harm between online gamblers who u...

Article GUID: 25862019

Author(s): Kristiansen M; Younis T; Hassani A; Sheikh A;

In this article, we explore how Islam, minority status and refugee experiences intersect in shaping meaning-making processes following bereavement. We do this through a phenomenological analysis of a biographical account of personal loss told by Aisha, a Mu...

Article GUID: 25958055

Author(s): Kairouz S; Paradis C; Nadeau L; Tovar ML; Pousset M;

Few empirical studies have examined the relationships between differing regulatory approaches and patterns of gambling behaviors. This article reports on a correlational cross-cultural comparison of differences in the regulatory approaches and gambling beha...

Article GUID: 27171860

Author(s): Hu?nh C; Ngamini Ngui A; Kairouz S; Lesage A; Fleury MJ;

Background: This study aimed to 1) identify the characteristics of individuals with substance use disorders (SUDs) who make high use of services provided by general practitioners (GP) and psychiatrists while receiving services concurrently from an addiction...

Article GUID: 27450676

Author(s): Monson E; Arsenault N;

Introduction: The positive effects of worldwide increases in enactment of legislative bans on smoking in public areas have been well documented. Relatively little is known about the effects of such bans on voluntary home smoking behavior. Meanwhile, private...

Article GUID: 27613902

Author(s): Gagnon M; French M; Hébert Y;

Background: Emphasis on HIV testing as a gateway to prevention, treatment and care has grown tremendously over the past decade. In turn, this emphasis on testing has created a demand for new policies, programs, and technologies that can potentially increase...

Article GUID: 29347929

Author(s): Costes JM; Kairouz S; Monson E; Eroukmanoff V;

Lotteries are one of the most prevalent forms of gambling and generate substantial state revenues. They are also argued to be one of the least harmful forms of gambling. This paper is one of the first to examine exclusive lottery gamblers and compares their...

Article GUID: 29536292

Author(s): Bernstein J; Dutkiewicz J;

This article argues that governments in countries that currently permit intensive animal agriculture - especially but not exclusively high-income countries - are, in principle, morally justified in taking steps to restrict or even eliminate intensive animal...

Article GUID: 33997264

Author(s): Vercillo S; Rao S; Ragetlie R; Vansteenkiste J;

This article applies feminist critiques to investigate how agri-food and nutritional development policy and interventions address gender inequality. Based on the analysis presented of global policies and examples of project experiences from Haiti, Benin, Gh...

Article GUID: 37361474

Author(s): de Medeiros K; Ermoshkina P;

Narrative gerontology considers how people age biographically as well as socially and biologically. Vulnerability as a process category and state of being remains undertheorized in the context of narratives of later life. It is argued that the narrative spa...

Article GUID: 38761242

Author(s): Matthew P Unger

This paper is concerned with exploring legal atmospheres during colonial expansionism and the early period of confederation of British Columbia. By describing the theatrical and performative aspects of legal colonialism, the archival documents from this tim...

Article GUID: 38726046

Author(s): Yu H; de Medeiros K;

Death is still a taboo subject in China. Consequently, hospice remains a relatively new concept in many parts of China. In addition, China is also a rapidly aging country which will likely impact health care delivery, making hospice a potentially effective ...

Article GUID: 38163963

Author(s): Kate de Medeiros

No abstract available

Article GUID: 38109420

Author(s): Pitt H; McCarthy S; Thomas SL; Randle M; Marko S; Cowlishaw S; Kairouz S; Daube M;

Introduction: Rapid changes in the Australian gambling environment have amplified the risks for gamblers and pose significant threats to public health. Technological advances, saturation of marketing, and the embedding of gambling in sport have all contribu...

Article GUID: 37006633

Author(s): Murch WS; Kairouz S; Dauphinais S; Picard E; Costes JM; French M;

Background and aims: Participating in online gambling is associated with an increased risk for experiencing gambling-related harms, driving calls for more effective, personalized harm prevention initiatives. Such initiatives depend on the development of mod...

Article GUID: 36880253

Author(s): Fiedler I; Ante L; Meduna MV; Steinmetz F; Kairouz S; Costes JM;

Gambling usually involves wagering real money but can also be conducted with virtual money, chips, or coins. This phenomenon is sometimes referred to as simulated gambling, social gambling, or play money gambling. This study explores correlations and transi...

Article GUID: 36757603

Author(s): Thomas SL; Pitt H; Randle M; Cowlishaw S; Rintoul A; Kairouz S; Daube M;

There are a range of stereotypes and assumptions associated with women's gambling behaviours. While researchers have demonstrated that the practices associated with women's gambling are changing and becoming increasingly normalized, there is a limit...

Article GUID: 36547399

Author(s): McCarthy S; Thomas S; Pitt H; Marko S; Randle M; Cowlishaw S; Kairouz S; Daube M;

Background: Younger women's engagement with gambling has changed over recent decades due to a range of socio-cultural, environmental and commercial factors. However, younger women's distinct lived experiences with gambling have rarely been considere...

Article GUID: 36002940

Author(s): Brodeur M; Audette-Chapdelaine S; Savard AC; Kairouz S;

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has major collateral impacts on mental health. Gambling is among the major public health issues that seems to have been transformed by the pandemic. In the province of Quebec in Canada, gambling is an important leisure ac...

Article GUID: 34518259

Author(s): Hastings C; McClelland A; Guta A; Owino M; Manning E; Orsini M; Elliott R; Gagnon M; Molldrem S;

No abstract available

Article GUID: 34110919

Author(s): Mykhalovskiy E; French M;

Sociol Health Illn. 2020 Nov 06; : Authors: Mykhalovskiy E, French M PMID: 33156541 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Article GUID: 33156541

Author(s): Frances M Shaver

No abstract available

Article GUID: 30560344

Author(s): Chung C, Khanna N, Cardell B, Spieldenner A, Strub S, McClelland A, French M, Gagnon M, Guta A

Lancet HIV. 2019 Jul;6(7):e420 Authors: Chung C, Khanna N, Cardell B, Spieldenner A, Strub S, McClelland A, French M, Gagnon M, Guta A PMID: 31272660 [PubMed - in process]

Article GUID: 31272660