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Bukola Oladunni Salami

University of Calgary
Verified email at ucalgary.ca
Cited by 2197

Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review

…, Y Ben-Shlomo, M Holdsworth, B Salami… - … European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background: Disparities in health between immigrants and their host populations have
been described across countries and continents. Hence, interventions for improving health …

Access and utilization of mental health services for immigrants and refugees: Perspectives of immigrant service providers

B Salami, J Salma, K Hegadoren - International Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Immigrant and refugee populations experience life stressors due to difficult migration journeys
and challenges in leaving one country and adapting to another. These life stressors result …

Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian Health Measures Survey

B Salami, M Yaskina, K Hegadoren, E Diaz… - Canadian journal of …, 2017 - Springer
OBJECTIVES: Studies worldwide point to increased risk of mental health problems among
immigrants. However, the data on Canadian immigrants’ mental health are ambiguous. To …

[HTML][HTML] Understanding the health needs of internally displaced persons: a scoping review

…, AJ Rodriguez-Morales, B Salami… - Journal of Migration and …, 2021 - Elsevier
We seek to strengthen understanding of the health needs of internally displaced persons (IDPs)
in contexts of conflict or violence. Based upon a scoping review, our paper identified …

The downward occupational mobility of internationally educated nurses to domestic workers

B Salami, S Nelson - Nursing inquiry, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the fact that there is unmet demand for nurses in health services around the world,
some nurses migrate to destination countries to work as domestic workers. According to the …

Immigrant mothers' perspectives of barriers and facilitators in accessing mental health care for their children

M Tulli, B Salami, L Begashaw… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction: Data on immigrant and refugees’ access to services in Canada typically focus
on adult populations generally but not children specifically. To fill this gap, this study explored …

[HTML][HTML] Original qualitative research-Access to mental health for Black youths in Alberta

B Salami, B Denga, R Taylor, N Ajayi… - Health promotion and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Methods: We used a youth-led participatory action research (PAR) methodology within a
youth empowerment model situated within intersectionality theory to understand access to …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of social support on oral health among immigrants and ethnic minorities: A systematic review

R Dahlan, E Ghazal, H Saltaji, B Salami, M Amin - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Objective Adaptation to social life changes after migration may be beneficial or detrimental
to migrants’ oral health outcomes and related behaviors. This systematic review aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Access to healthcare for immigrant children in Canada

B Salami, A Mason, J Salma, S Yohani, M Amin… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Immigrants experience poorer health outcomes than nonimmigrants in Canada for several
reasons. A central contributing factor to poor health outcomes for immigrants is access to …

“We are like any other people, but we don't cry much because nobody listens”: The need to strengthen aging policies and service provision for minorities in Canada

J Salma, B Salami - The Gerontologist, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background and Objectives This study explores the aging experiences and needs of immigrant
Muslim communities in an urban center in Alberta, Canada. Over one million Muslims …