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Open AccessBicycle helmet use and bicycling-related injury among young Canadians: an equity analysis
Cycling is a major activity for adolescents in Canada and potential differences exist in bicycling-related risk and experience of injury by population subgroup. The overall aim of this study was to inform heal...
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Open AccessReplication of a whole school ethos-changing intervention: different context, similar effects, additional insights
Whole school, ethos-changing interventions reduce risk behaviours in middle adolescence, more than curriculum-based approaches. Effects on older ages are not known. We set out to replicate one of these interve...
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Open AccessCritical examination of knowledge to action models and implications for promoting health equity
Knowledge and effective interventions exist to address many current global health inequities. However, there is limited awareness, uptake, and use of knowledge to inform action to improve the health of disadva...
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Open AccessYouth injury prevention in Canada: use of the Delphi method to develop recommendations
The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Survey is one of very few cross-national health surveys that includes information on injury occurrence and prevention within adolescent populations. A collaboration...
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The Relationship Between Immigrant School Composition, Classmate Support and Involvement in Physical Fighting and Bullying among Adolescent Immigrants and Non-immigrants in 11 Countries
Increasing numbers of migrant youth around the world mean growing numbers of heterogeneous school environments in many countries. Contradictory findings regarding the relationship between immigrant school comp...
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Open AccessPhysical fighting, fighting-related injuries and family affluence among Canadian youth
Physical fighting is an assaultive behaviour that can lead to injury. Family affluence is a health determinant that can influence injury. This study examines the relationship between family affluence and two o...
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Open AccessCreating a locally driven research agenda for the ethnic minorities of Eastern Myanmar
Research funding and production is inequitably distributed internationally, with emphasis placed on the priorities of funders and international partners. Research capacity development, along with agenda-settin...
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Open AccessReproductive health interventions for Inuit youth in the north: a sco** review
Inuit have thrived in the northern regions of Canada and Alaska for thousands of years. Recent evidence suggests that Inuit in this region have experienced systemic barriers to reproductive health with resulti...
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Open AccessA systematic review of factors influencing participation in two types of malaria prevention intervention in Southeast Asia
Multi-pronged malaria elimination strategies are increasingly being considered for accelerating efforts against malaria transmission in Southeast Asia. Two malaria prevention interventions used in in the regio...
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Open Access“I don’t know if we’ll ever live in harmony”: a mixed-methods exploration of the unmet needs of Syrian adolescent girls in protracted displacement in Lebanon
The current crisis in Syria has led to unprecedented displacement, with neighbouring Lebanon now hosting more than 1.5 million conflict-affected migrants from Syria. In many situations of displacement, adolesc...
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Patterns in Father Presence and Engagement in Mongolia: A Historical Cross-Sectional Study
Many households in Mongolia are facing increased livelihood and financial insecurity due to rapid social, economic, political, and climate changes. There is concern regarding the effects of a loss in livelihoo...
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Open AccessFood worry and mental health outcomes during the COVID-19 pandemic
There is limited and inconsistent literature examining the relationship between food worry and mental health in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examined the association between food worry and ...
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Open AccessImpacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on life and learning experiences of indigenous and non-Indigenous university and college students in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study
The years people spend attending university or college are often filled with transition and life change. Younger students often move into their adult identity by working through challenges and encountering new...
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Open AccessDivergent experiences of Syrian refugee girls in Tripoli, Lebanon: a cross-sectional analysis to inform response and programming
In prior studies exploring the experiences of Syrian refugee girls in Tripoli, Beqaa, and Beirut, especially in relation to child marriage, our data showed distinct variations in response patterns from Tripoli...
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Open AccessFamily and community resilience: a Photovoice study
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), in combination with adverse community environments, can result in traumatic stress reactions, increasing a person’s risk for chronic physical and mental health conditions....
