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Cannabis use among Canadian university students: Norm perceptions and interest in online supports
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Cannabis is one of the most widely used and misused substances, yet research on plausible intervention targets and strategies to reduce cannabis use is underdeveloped. This thesis addressed these issues in two secondary analyses of population survey data in the 2018 Campus Experiences with...
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Care Providers' Perceptions in Promoting Healthy Eating and Physical Activity in the After-School Setting
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Comprehensive school health (CSH) is an evidence-based and internationally recognized framework which has been effective in school-based health promotion interventions. Given its effectiveness in the school setting, there is a need to expand this approach into other community settings, such as...
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Challenges for Resource Allocation, Decision Making and Consideration of Social Values for Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment of Hepatitis C in Canadian Populations
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Introduction: Health care system decision makers face challenges in allocating resources for screening, diagnosis and therapies for hepatitis C, caused by the highly infectious and blood borne hepatitis C virus (HCV) (WHO, 2014). Approximately 240,000 individuals are infected with HCV in Canada...
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Characterisation of antibody cross-reactivity between Plasmodium vivax DBL proteins and Plasmodium falciparum VAR2CSA in sera from Colombian and Brazilian populations
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Background: Malaria in pregnancy (MiP) poses a significant risk to the mother and fetus, causing approximately 10,000 maternal deaths and 200,000 infant deaths each year. A vast majority of these deaths are attributed to the species Plasmodium falciparum. MiP can cause severe negative birth...
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Fall 2018
Objectives - To describe the prevalence, associated characteristics, and course of enthesitis in a inception cohort of children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) and to estimate the impact of enthesitis on patient reported outcomes (PROs) in these children, irrespective of their JIA...
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Characterization of the roles of leishmanolysin and venom-allergen-like proteins during the infection of Biomphalaria glabrata by Schistosoma mansoni
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Among the world’s most significantly neglected diseases is schistosomiasis, estimated to have infected over 261 million disadvantaged people in the tropics, and placing an additional 800 million people at risk (McManus, 2012; WHO, 2015). Despite recent international efforts to eliminate...
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Child and Parent Perceptions of Sleep Behaviours: Shaping Policy and Practice Development of School-based Sleep Promotion in Canada
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Inadequate sleep in school-aged children presents as a public health concern across Canada and internationally. The school and home are critical learning environments where children live, learn, and play and have considerable effects on children’s health. As such, interventions that synchronize...
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Children and Youth Mental Health: The Role of a Collaborative, School-Based Wraparound Support Intervention in Fostering Mental Health
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There is an increased recognition that early mental health interventions are needed in response to a growing mental health crisis among children and youth. Schools are promising sites for early intervention because they have existing infrastructure for accessing and engaging with students....
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Children with Medical Complexity: Evaluating Reported Costs and Modelling Predictors of Hospital and ED Resource Use
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Children with medical complexity (CMCs) are a vulnerable population that suffers from complex chronic conditions that require intensive health care resources. Previous studies, largely focused on hospitalizations and emergency department visits, have examined how clinical factors are associated...
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Fall 2022
Climate change is having increasing impacts on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) worldwide, rendering health-friendly behaviours less achievable in low-resource settings, disrupting WASH service provision, and reversing global progress on improving WASH infrastructure and controlling...