Publications by authors named "David Shiyokha Busolo"

Refugee youth face challenges in navigating different cultures in destination countries and require better support. However, we know little about the adaptation experiences of African refugee youth in Canada. Accordingly, this paper presents the adaptation experiences of African refugee youth and makes recommendations for ways to support youth.

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Background: African Immigrant and refugee youth represent an increasing group of newcomers in Canada. Upon their immigration, youth experience challenges that have the potential to lead to poor health, yet little is known about their settlement journey. Accordingly, this qualitative study examines the settlement journey of African immigrant and refugee youth with a focus on how their experiences were shaped by the social determinants of health.

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Objectives: Cancer has been described using metaphors for over 4 decades. However, little is known about healthy adolescents' perspectives of cancer using metaphors. This paper reports on findings specific to adolescents' perspectives of cancer using metaphors.

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Background: Immigrant and refugee families form a growing proportion of the Canadian population and experience barriers in accessing primary health care services. The aim of this study was to examine the experiences of access to primary health care by African immigrant and refugee families.

Methods: Eighty-three families originating from 15 African countries took part in multiple open ended interviews in western Canada.

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