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"We don't do any of these things because we are a death-denying culture": Sociocultural perspectives of Black and Latinx cancer caregivers

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
"It would Never have Happened Without the Pandemic": Understanding the Lived Experience of Individuals who Increased Their Online Gambling Participation

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
The politics of population policy in the Islamic Republic of Iran

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
Sex work research: methodological and ethical challenges

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
The beauty mystique

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
A comparative multi-level analysis of contextual drinking in American and Canadian adults

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
Adverse effects of a social contract smoking prevention program among children in Québec, Canada

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
Rising to the challenge: addressing the concerns of people working in the sex industry

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
Are online gamblers more at risk than offline gamblers?

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
The Lost Creek Fire: managing social relations under disaster conditions

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
Smoking restrictions in homes after implementation of a smoking ban in public places

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
Gambling Patterns and Problems of Gamblers on Licensed and Unlicensed Sites in France

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
Experiencing Loss: A Muslim Widow's Bereavement Narrative

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
A cross-cultural comparison of population gambling patterns and regulatory frameworks: France and Québec

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
Factors associated with high use of general practitioner and psychiatrist services among patients attending an addiction rehabilitation center

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
Effects of Enactment of Legislative (Public) Smoking Bans on Voluntary Home Smoking Restrictions: A Review

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
The HIV self-testing debate: where do we stand?

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
Where Lies the Harm in Lottery Gambling? A Portrait of Gambling Practices and Associated Problems

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
A Public Health Ethics Case for Mitigating Zoonotic Disease Risk in Food Production

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
Nourishing the Nexus: A Feminist Analysis of Gender, Nutrition and Agri-food Development Policies and Practices

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
Vulnerability and narrative in later life

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
Violence, Misrecognition, and Place: Legal Envelopment and Colonial Governmentality in the Upper Skeena River, British Columbia, 1888

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
Age does matter for hospice care: Health care providers' attitudes toward hospice care in Binzhou, China

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
New Directions in Qualitative Research at the Social Sciences Section of The Journals of Gerontology Series B

Author(s): Kate de Medeiros

No abstract available

Article GUID: 38109420
Older adults' perceptions of the risks associated with contemporary gambling environments: Implications for public health policy and practice

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
Using machine learning to retrospectively predict self-reported gambling problems in Quebec

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
Simulated Gambling: An Explorative Study Based on a Representative Survey

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
Convenient consumption: a critical qualitative inquiry into the gambling practices of younger women in Australia

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
Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble

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
Gambling and the COVID-19 pandemic in the province of Quebec (Canada): protocol for a mixed-methods study

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
Intersections of Treatment, Surveillance, and Criminal Law Responses to HIV and COVID-19

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
COVID-19, public health, and the politics of prevention.

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
"The Prostitution Problem": Why Isn't Evidence Used to Inform Policy Initiatives?

Author(s): Frances M Shaver

No abstract available

Article GUID: 30560344
Consent and criminalisation concerns over phylogenetic analysis of surveillance data.

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
Title:Young women's engagement with gambling: A critical qualitative inquiry of risk conceptualisations and motivations to gamble
Authors:McCarthy S,  Thomas S,  Pitt H,  Marko S,  Randle M,  Cowlishaw S,  Kairouz S,  Daube M, 
Link:https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36002940/
DOI:10.1002/hpja.651
Category:
PMID:36002940
Dept Affiliation: SOCANTH
1 Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
2 Institute for Health Transformation, Deakin University, Geelong, Vic., Australia.
3 Faculty of Business and Law, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia.
4 Department of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
5 Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada.
6 Faculty of Health Sciences, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia.

Description:

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 considered. The following critical qualitative inquiry explored factors that influenced younger women's engagement with gambling and their perceptions of gambling risks.

Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 41 Australian women aged 18-40 years. Participants were asked questions relating to their reasons for gambling, and the perceived risks associated with gambling. Reflexive thematic analysis was used to interpret the data.

Results: Five themes were constructed from the data. First, women reported that they gambled to escape their everyday lives, with some women reporting gambling within their own homes. Second, women reported gambling for financial reasons, particularly to change their life circumstances and outcomes. Third, gambling was used by women as a way to connect with social network members. Fourth, gambling was an incidental activity that was an extension of non-gambling leisure activities. Finally, lower risk perceptions of participants' own gambling risk contributed to their engagement and continuation of gambling.

Conclusion: Public health and health promotion initiatives should recognise that young women's gambling practices are diverse, and address the full range of socio-cultural, environmental and commercial factors that may influence younger women's engagement with gambling.