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 once strongly opposed to family planning. Indeed, after gaining power following the 1979 revolution, th ...

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 representative sample. Second, because membership in hidden populations often involves stigmatized or ...

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, from beauty competitions to cosmetic surgery, and also some of the thinking about beauty from Homer an ...

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 (level 1) nested within individuals (level 2). Participants: Two random samples of current drinkers aged ...

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 to "Mission TNT.06" were compared to 1213 students in 57 matched comparison schools. Baseline data ...

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 conducted in several Canadian cities, we examine three domains related to worker health and safety: occupati ...

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 risky behaviors than offline gambling. Methods: Respondents were 8,456 offline gamblers and 111 onl ...

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 through market-, bureaucratic-, associative-, and communal-based norms. Drawing on experience of a wildfi ...

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 longitudinal cohort study of 1,058 smokers in the province of Québec, Canada. Baseline data were collec ...

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 use licensed versus unlicensed sites. Participants (N = 3860) completed a self-administered online su ...

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 Muslim Palestinian refugee living in Denmark, who narrates her experience of losing her husband to lun ...

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 behavior among general adult populations in France and Québec, Canada. We drew data from two large popul ...

Article GUID: 27171860