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Item Advancing healthcare for COVID-19 by strengthening providers’ capacity for best practices in African, Caribbean and Black community service provision in Ontario: a multisite mixed-method study protocol(2022) Etowa, Josephine; Nelson, LaRon; Etowa, Egbe; Abrha, Getachew; Kemei, Janet; Lalonde, MichelleThe main aim of this study is to improve the health system’s response during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by developing evidence-based models to inform policy and collaborative best practices to mitigate its spread and ameliorate related health consequences in vulnerable communities.Item Continuing professional development: perspectives of Kenyan nurses and midwives(2021) Kemei, Janet; Etowa, JosephineThe purpose of this paper is to report the perceptions of continuous professional development by the nurses and midwives in a low resource country. These findings are part of a larger study on the experiences of nurses and midwives providing postpartum care in rural areas of Kenya. Besides being the main healthcare providers in rural areas, nurses in low resource countries have limited access to continuous professional development.Item The forms and adverse effects of insecurities among internally displaced children in Ethiopia(2023) Kemei, Janet; Salami, Bukola; Soboka, Matiwos; Gommaa, Hayat Imam Mohamed; Okeke-Ihejirika, Philomina; Lavin, TinaEthiopia has seen an increase in the number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) due to conflict and violence related to border-based disputes and climate change. This study examines the insecurities experienced by IDPs in the Burayu camp and how they navigate and challenge them. Violence and insecurity have daunted Ethiopian regions for decades, violated children’s rights, and impeded the achievement of the United Nation’s sustainable development goals related to children, such as good healthcare and mental health, quality education, clean water, and sanitation. The deteriorating security concerns in Ethiopia could also expose IDP children to poor health outcomes associated with a lack of access to healthcare services.Item Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities in Canada(2023) Kemei, Janet; Tulli, Mia; Olanlesi-Aliu, Adedoyin; Tunde-Byass, Modupe; Salami, BukolaThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in differential impacts on the Black communities in Canada and has unmasked existing race-related health inequities. The purpose of this study was to illuminate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black people in Canada. Historically, social inequalities have determined the impacts of pandemics on the population, and in the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, disproportionate infections and mortalities have become evident among racialized communities in Canada. This qualitative descriptive study utilized an intersectionality framework. We invited Black stakeholders across Canada to participate in semi-structured interviews to deepen our knowledge of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black communities in Canada. A total of 30 interviews were recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzed using content analysis. Our findings fell into three categories: (1) increased vulnerability to COVID-19 disease, (2) mental impacts, and (3) addressing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The findings show the underlying systemic inequities in Canada and systemic racism exacerbated health inequities among the Black communities and undermined interventions by public health agencies to curb the spread of COVID-19 and associated impacts on Black and other racialized communities. The paper concludes by identifying critical areas for future intervention in policy and practice.Item A scoping review of COVID-19 online mis/disinformation in Black communities(2022) Kemei, Janet; Alaazi, Dominic A.; Tulli, Mia; Kennedy, Megan; Tunde-Byass, Modupe; Bailey, Paul; Sekyi-Otu, Ato; Murdoch, Sharon; Mohamud, Habiba; Lehman, Jeanne; Salami, BukolaWe searched and reviewed articles from major databases such as MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CINAHL. Our search strategy involved the following concepts: 1) COVID-19, including variants; 2) misinformation, conspiracy theories, and fake news, and modes of misinformation transmission such as social media; and 3) Blacks or people of African descent, or the African diaspora. We retrieved 600 articles that were independently screened by two researchers. We included studies focusing on 1) Black people living inside or outside Africa; and 2) COVID-19 online dis/misinformation among this population. A total of 19 studies fit our inclusion criteria. We used a thematic analysis to analyse qualitative data.Item Understanding the health and well-being of Canadian Black children and youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a review(2022) Kemei, Janet; Salami, BukolaThe COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated health inequities and vulnerabilities in our society, with the Black population being disproportionately affected. As previous pandemics have resulted in an increase in adverse events to children and youth, we reviewed the literature to examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black children and youth. We found Black children and youth experience psychosocial stressors related to uncertainties of the future. Differential gender effects related to COVID-19 are also apparent. Physical distancing related to the COVID-19 pandemic which resulted in differential impacts on physical activity levels in children. We also noted, increase levels of isolation may result in undetected child abuse. The review highlights the urgent need for multifaceted interventions that address disparities in social determinants of health and psychosocial needs of Black children and youth in Canada. Future research that addresses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black children and youth is needed to help create context-specific interventions.