McGill University News - Dept. of Epidemiology/Biostatistics/Occupational Health

Women experiencing intimate partner violence three times more likely to contract HIV

webfull — Thu, 05 Jan 2023 14:13:22 +0000

Women who experience recent intimate partner violence (IPV) are three times more likely to contract HIV, according to a new study led by McGill University researchers. In regions like Sub-Saharan Africa, women face an intersecting epidemic of intimate partner violence and HIV.

“Worldwide, more than one in four women experience intimate partner violence in their lifetime," says McGill University Professor Mathieu Maheu-Giroux, a Canada Research Chair in Population Health Modeling.

Published: 5 January 2023

Vaccine uptake remains low among at-risk Canadians

webfull — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 14:21:12 +0000

As the flu season begins and the COVID-19 pandemic continues, pneumococcal vaccination is more important than ever to prevent disease and death from pneumonia and other forms of pneumococcal disease. But vaccine uptake remains low among adults at high risk, say researchers from McGill University.

Published: 2 November 2022

Strategies to foster equitable and inclusive learning environments

webfull — Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:49:40 +0000

Diane Dechief from the Office of Science Education and Stephanie Weber from the Dept. of Biology were among several McGill instructors who recently gathered to share their ideas for fostering equitable and inclusive learning environments.

Published: 26 October 2022

Exposure to wildfires increases risk of cancer

webfull — Tue, 10 May 2022 11:51:17 +0000

A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20 years, is the first to examine how proximity to forest fires may influence cancer risk.

Published: 10 May 2022

Josée Dupuis appointed Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health, FMHS

webfull — Tue, 29 Mar 2022 14:04:28 +0000

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Josée Dupuis, PhD, to the position of Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (EBOH), School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS), McGill University, effective June 1, 2022. Prof. Dupuis replaces Rebecca Fuhrer, PhD, who has led the Department as Interim Chair since last September. We thank Prof.

Published: 29 March 2022

One in four women experience domestic violence before age 50

webfull — Thu, 24 Mar 2022 16:45:41 +0000

Over one in four women (or 27 per cent) experience intimate partner violence before the age of 50, according to a worldwide analysis led by researchers from McGill University and the World Health Organization. The largest of its kind, the analysis covers 366 studies involving more than 2 million women in 161 countries.

Published: 24 March 2022

Child marriages violating statutory rape laws in many U.S. states

webfull — Thu, 17 Feb 2022 14:48:57 +0000

In many U.S. states, children can legally marry at an earlier age than they can consent to sex, leading to situations where sex between spouses may be a criminal act. Some states exempt sex between married spouses from their definition of statutory rape, which may create perverse incentives for child marriage, according to researchers from McGill University.

Their findings, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, show that child marriages violated statutory rape laws in 14 states.

Published: 17 February 2022

Men who paid for sex more likely to live with HIV

webfull — Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:02:38 +0000

Twenty years’ worth of surveys suggest that nearly one in ten sexually active men in 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa have been clients of sex workers. These men are about 50 percent more likely to be living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), according to a team of international researchers, including Professor Mathieu Maheu-Giroux and Caroline Hodgins of McGill University.

Published: 25 January 2022

Child Marriage in Canada

webfull — Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:45:49 +0000

The IHSP's Alissa Koski and her colleague Shelley Clark have been receiving some media attention from their recent article:

Child Marriage in Canada

Koski A and Clark S
Population and Development Review (2021).
https://doi.org/10.1111/padr.12369
Published January 8th, 2021

Abstract:

Published: 29 January 2021

Determinants of personal exposure to PM2.5 and black carbon in Chinese adults: A repeated-measures study in villages using solid fuel energy

webfull — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:31:14 +0000

The IHSP's Jill Baumgartner co-authored an article in Environment International:

Lee M, Carter E, Yan L, et al.

Published: 28 January 2021