Y Sano
Biographic Data
| ID | 38306 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Y Sano |
| GIVEN NAMES | Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Sano |
| SIGNATURE | SANO Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nipissing University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9707-0448 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 34 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
The Intersection of Racial Identity and Immigration Status on Patterns of Condom Use, HIV/STI Testing, and Concurrent Sexual Partnerships in Canada
Association of pregnancy coercion with probable depression and symptoms of anxiety among women in Nepal
Purpose Women in Nepal face a heightened risk of poor mental health, with increasing evidence suggesting their social circumstances as key contributing factors. Yet, no research has explored how pressures to have children or achieve larger family sizes, embedded within Nepal’s highly pronatalist context, are associated with women’s mental health. In this context, the authors aimed to examine the association of pregnancy coercion with probable dep…
Gender disparities in rural livelihood diversification and household food insecurity in northern Ghana
Although income diversification is a well-established strategy for mitigating poverty and household food insecurity, gendered dimensions have been under-investigated. Examining a specific district in northern Ghana with heightened levels of food insecurity, we asked two questions: 1) Does income diversification reduce the risk of experiencing household food insecurity? and if so, 2) Does the relationship differ between women and men? This investi…
Does Transfer Pathway Uptake Help or Hinder Access to STEM Fields in Postsecondary Education? A View From Canada
Considerable scholarly attention has been devoted to how gender, race and various other demographic factors shape the odds of majoring in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs. Such work has identified sizable disparities in access to STEM fields across various dimensions. In turn, these empirical findings have informed productive discussions about the social and institutional mechanisms that prevent marginalised groups…
HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Toronto
PPE shortages and healthcare workers' mental health during the Covid‐19 pandemic in Canada
Personal protective equipment (PPE) is critical among healthcare professionals, considering that it serves as the first line of defense against infectious diseases and hazards in the healthcare environment. Therefore, the shortage of PPE during the COVID‐19 pandemic exposed a unique vulnerability within the healthcare system, heightening the risk of infection among healthcare professionals. Despite this evidence, few studies have explored whether…
The Association of Food Security Status with Transactional Sex Engagement Among Female Adolescents Aged 15–24
Women’s household decision-making autonomy and mental health outcomes in Mozambique
Studies point to the role of sociocultural and household power dynamics in women’s risk of mental illnesses. Using the context of Mozambique, we examined the association between women’s household decision-making autonomy with probable depression and reporting symptoms of anxiety. We used the 2022–2023 Mozambique Demographic and Health Survey and applied logistic regression analysis. Our findings indicate high prevalence rates of depression (10%) …
Stratification in Countries with Flatter (Institutional) Hierarchies? Insights from Administrative Data in Canada
Researchers have repeatedly found that within modern higher education systems, students from wealthier backgrounds tend to be concentrated in the most advantageous sectors. Dubbed 'effectively maintained inequality,' this process allows these groups to maintain a competitive advantage in the labor market by virtue of acquiring more elite credentials. But what happens in nations with flatter university hierarchies, where there is relatively modest…
Factors Associated with the Uptake of HIV Testing in Canada
In this study, we explore the factors associated with the uptake of HIV testing at the national level in Canada. Using the 2015–16 Canadian Community Health Survey and applying logistic regression analysis, we examine the associations between HIV testing and factors identified by the Andersen’s behavioral model of healthcare utilization. We find that a range of predisposing, enabling, and need factors are significantly associated with HIV testing…
Exploring the link between household structure and women’s household decision-making autonomy in Mauritania
Governments in sub-Saharan African countries aim to increase married women’s household decision-making autonomy as it remains a critical determinant of desirable health behaviours such as healthcare utilisation, antenatal care visits, and safer sex negotiation. However, very few studies explore how household structure (i.e., monogamous or polygamous) is associated with married women’s household decision-making autonomy. Our paper seeks to address…
Determinants of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Malawi
HIV-related stigma and discrimination are counterproductive to addressing the HIV epidemic in Malawi. Yet, there are dearth of studies interrogating the predictors of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Malawi. Using the 2015-2016 Malawi DHS and applying complementary log-log model, we found that 19% of women and 15% of men endorsed HIV-related stigma and discrimination. In addition, HIV-related stigma and discrimination was associated with …
Understanding the uptake of HIV testing among women in Liberia
Past studies show that the processes of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on women can increase their susceptibility to HIV infection. This is because genital tears or ruptures, scars and wounds from FGM/C may expose survivors to heightened risks of contracting sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, if they engage in unsafe sexual practices. Hence, there is the need to promote HIV screening and testing among this population. Yet,…
Does Geography Matter? A Regional Analysis of Early Transfer within Ontario Post-Secondary Education
The relationship between geography and early transfer behavior has received limited empirical attention. In this study, we track six cohorts of university and community college entrants to examine differences in the early pathways they travel through Ontario post-secondary education (PSE), paying particular attention to how transfer pathway uptake by students in the province's rural north might vary from those in the more urbanized southern regio…
Understanding the Link between Household Food Insecurity and Self-Rated Oral Health in Ghana
There is increasing scholarly attention on the role of food insecurity on the health of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Yet, we know very little about the association between food insecurity and self-rated oral health. To address this void in the literature, this study uses a representative survey of adults aged 60 or older from three regions in Ghana to examine whether respondents who experienced household food insecurity ra…
Determinants of food insecurity among elderly people
Food insecurity among elderly people is a major public health concern due to its association with several health conditions. Despite growing research and implementation of diverse income-based policy measures, food insecurity among elderly people remains a major policy issue in Canada. Additional research could inform food policy beyond strategies that target improving the financial resources of elderly people. Drawing data from the Canadian Comm…
Reducing HIV misconceptions among females and males in Malawi
Policy response to endemic HIV prevalence rates in Malawi has prioritised reducing HIV misconceptions through dissemination of factual information about HIV transmission. Yet, over three decades after the implementation of these strategies, we know little about how effective they have been in dispelling misconceptions that may be associated with new HIV infections. Using the 2004, 2010 and 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys and applyin…
Association between poor food production and intimate partner violence among smallholder farmers in northwestern Benin
Rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) remain concerningly high in Benin, particularly in the predominantly rural region of Atacora in the northwest. In the context of increasing food insecurity, concerns have been raised regarding the role that lack of food in the household may be playing in increasing the rate of IPV in this context. This study aims to investigate the association between household food production and IPV in Atacora, Benin. Us…
Regular Dental Care Utilization
Difficulties accessing health care services during the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada
We conclude that there is a dynamic interplay of factors operating at multiple levels to shape the impact of COVID-19 related needs to be addressed through changes in social policies, which can tackle unique struggles faced by visible minority immigrants
Exploring the Intersection Between Immigration and Gender in the Context of Troubled Sleep
Will They Stay or Will They Go? Examining the Brain Drain in Canada's Provincial North
Brain drain is an increasingly important concern for local governments in northern communities in Canada in maintaining and enhancing human capital levels to sustain vibrant economies and communities. Researchers, however, have yet to examine the magnitude of north-south out-migration nor do we know the characteristics of youth who are likely to relocate. Our study contributes to this knowledge gap by employing multiple waves from Statistics Cana…
Traditional agriculture in transition
Following the renewed effort at achieving a new green revolution for Africa, emphasis has been placed on modernizing smallholder agriculture through the deployment of improved inputs especially mechanized technologies. In Ghana, the government has in the last decade emphasized the provision of subsidized mechanized ploughing services to farmers alongside a rapidly growing private sector tractor service market. While mechanized technology adoption…
Immigration as a Social Determinant of Oral Health
Immigrants' oral health is rarely explored in Canada, despite its impact on physical, social, and economic well-being. Drawing on data from the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey, we address this void by comparing self-rated oral health among recent immigrants, established immigrants, and the native-born in Ontario, Canada. The analysis includes three sets of control variables capturing the resettlement stress perspective, convergence perspect…
Antenatal Care Utilization and Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya
Earnings of Immigrants in Traditional and Non-Traditional Destinations
A feminist political ecology of agricultural mechanization and evolving gendered on-farm labor dynamics in northern Ghana
Although agricultural mechanization is central to the renewed agenda for achieving an African Green Revolution, the increased deployment of mechanized technologies has been without critical analysis of the impacts on traditional agrarian labor division practices. Drawing on the experiences of smallholder farmers (n = 60) in northern Ghana using in-depth interviews, we examined the gendered labor implications of agricultural mechanization and how …
Household Income Diversification and Food Insecurity in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Will They Stay or Will They Go? Examining the Brain Drain in Canada's Provincial North
Brain drain is an increasingly important concern for local governments in northern communities in Canada in maintaining and enhancing human capital levels to sustain vibrant economies and communities. Researchers, however, have yet to examine the magnitude of north-south out-migration nor do we know the characteristics of youth who are likely to relocate. Our study contributes to this knowledge gap by employing multiple waves from Statistics Cana…
To Move or not to Move
Despite the impact of mining-induced environmental change on community livability, we know little about how disparities in knowledge of health risks associated with mining influence residents’ response, especially in an already environmentally stressed context. Guided by theoretical insights from solastalgia, we examined residents’ decision to relocate due to increasing gold mining activities in the fragile Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Gh…
Racial Variations in Ethnic Identity among the Children of Immigrants in Canada
Using data from the Ethnic Diversity Survey, we study the impact of parental human capital, family socialization, co-ethnic friendship, and experience of discrimination on ethnic identity formation among the children of immigrants from diverse ethnic backgrounds. In addition, we examine the extent to which these factors account for racial variations in ethnic identity attainment. The results show that racial minority children of immigrants are mo…
Does Geography Matter? A Regional Analysis of Early Transfer within Ontario Post-Secondary Education
The relationship between geography and early transfer behavior has received limited empirical attention. In this study, we track six cohorts of university and community college entrants to examine differences in the early pathways they travel through Ontario post-secondary education (PSE), paying particular attention to how transfer pathway uptake by students in the province's rural north might vary from those in the more urbanized southern regio…
Determinants of food insecurity among elderly people
Food insecurity among elderly people is a major public health concern due to its association with several health conditions. Despite growing research and implementation of diverse income-based policy measures, food insecurity among elderly people remains a major policy issue in Canada. Additional research could inform food policy beyond strategies that target improving the financial resources of elderly people. Drawing data from the Canadian Comm…
Racial Variations in Ethnic Identity among the Children of Immigrants in Canada
Using data from the Ethnic Diversity Survey, we study the impact of parental human capital, family socialization, co-ethnic friendship, and experience of discrimination on ethnic identity formation among the children of immigrants from diverse ethnic backgrounds. In addition, we examine the extent to which these factors account for racial variations in ethnic identity attainment. The results show that racial minority children of immigrants are mo…
Persistent misconceptions about HIV transmission among males and females in Malawi
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of HIV in Malawi is one of the highest in sub-Saharan Africa, and misconceptions about its mode of transmission are considered a major contributor to the continued spread of the virus. METHODS: Using the 2010 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, the current study explored factors associated with misconceptions about HIV transmission among males and females. RESULTS: We found that higher levels of ABC prevention knowled…
Exploring the linkage between exposure to mass media and HIV testing among married women and men in Ghana
Although HIV testing is critical to the treatment and prevention of HIV/AIDS, utilization rate of HIV testing services among married women and men remains low in Ghana. Mass media, as a tool to increase overall HIV testing turnouts, has been considered one of the important strategies in promoting and enhancing behavioural changes related to HIV/AIDS prevention. Using the 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey, the current study examines the rel…
Correlates of Forced First Sexual Intercourse Among Women in the Philippines
Earnings of Immigrants in Traditional and Non-Traditional Destinations
Women’s household decision-making autonomy and safer sex negotiation in Nigeria
Although married women's safer sex negotiation with their husbands is critical in reducing new HIV infections in Nigeria, its linkage to women's household decision-making autonomy is less explored in Nigeria. Drawing data from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey and using the logistic regression technique, we examined the associations between women's household decision-making autonomy and two indicators of the ability to engage in safe…
Traditional agriculture in transition
Following the renewed effort at achieving a new green revolution for Africa, emphasis has been placed on modernizing smallholder agriculture through the deployment of improved inputs especially mechanized technologies. In Ghana, the government has in the last decade emphasized the provision of subsidized mechanized ploughing services to farmers alongside a rapidly growing private sector tractor service market. While mechanized technology adoption…
Immigration as a Social Determinant of Oral Health
Immigrants' oral health is rarely explored in Canada, despite its impact on physical, social, and economic well-being. Drawing on data from the 2014 Canadian Community Health Survey, we address this void by comparing self-rated oral health among recent immigrants, established immigrants, and the native-born in Ontario, Canada. The analysis includes three sets of control variables capturing the resettlement stress perspective, convergence perspect…
Antenatal Care Utilization and Female Genital Mutilation in Kenya
A feminist political ecology of agricultural mechanization and evolving gendered on-farm labor dynamics in northern Ghana
Although agricultural mechanization is central to the renewed agenda for achieving an African Green Revolution, the increased deployment of mechanized technologies has been without critical analysis of the impacts on traditional agrarian labor division practices. Drawing on the experiences of smallholder farmers (n = 60) in northern Ghana using in-depth interviews, we examined the gendered labor implications of agricultural mechanization and how …
To Move or not to Move
Despite the impact of mining-induced environmental change on community livability, we know little about how disparities in knowledge of health risks associated with mining influence residents’ response, especially in an already environmentally stressed context. Guided by theoretical insights from solastalgia, we examined residents’ decision to relocate due to increasing gold mining activities in the fragile Northern Savannah Ecological Zone of Gh…
Household Income Diversification and Food Insecurity in the Upper West Region of Ghana
Exploring the Intersection Between Immigration and Gender in the Context of Troubled Sleep
Will They Stay or Will They Go? Examining the Brain Drain in Canada's Provincial North
Brain drain is an increasingly important concern for local governments in northern communities in Canada in maintaining and enhancing human capital levels to sustain vibrant economies and communities. Researchers, however, have yet to examine the magnitude of north-south out-migration nor do we know the characteristics of youth who are likely to relocate. Our study contributes to this knowledge gap by employing multiple waves from Statistics Cana…
Reducing HIV misconceptions among females and males in Malawi
Policy response to endemic HIV prevalence rates in Malawi has prioritised reducing HIV misconceptions through dissemination of factual information about HIV transmission. Yet, over three decades after the implementation of these strategies, we know little about how effective they have been in dispelling misconceptions that may be associated with new HIV infections. Using the 2004, 2010 and 2015/16 Malawi Demographic and Health Surveys and applyin…
Association between poor food production and intimate partner violence among smallholder farmers in northwestern Benin
Rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) remain concerningly high in Benin, particularly in the predominantly rural region of Atacora in the northwest. In the context of increasing food insecurity, concerns have been raised regarding the role that lack of food in the household may be playing in increasing the rate of IPV in this context. This study aims to investigate the association between household food production and IPV in Atacora, Benin. Us…
Regular Dental Care Utilization
Difficulties accessing health care services during the Covid-19 pandemic in Canada
We conclude that there is a dynamic interplay of factors operating at multiple levels to shape the impact of COVID-19 related needs to be addressed through changes in social policies, which can tackle unique struggles faced by visible minority immigrants
Understanding the Link between Household Food Insecurity and Self-Rated Oral Health in Ghana
There is increasing scholarly attention on the role of food insecurity on the health of older adults in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana. Yet, we know very little about the association between food insecurity and self-rated oral health. To address this void in the literature, this study uses a representative survey of adults aged 60 or older from three regions in Ghana to examine whether respondents who experienced household food insecurity ra…
Determinants of food insecurity among elderly people
Food insecurity among elderly people is a major public health concern due to its association with several health conditions. Despite growing research and implementation of diverse income-based policy measures, food insecurity among elderly people remains a major policy issue in Canada. Additional research could inform food policy beyond strategies that target improving the financial resources of elderly people. Drawing data from the Canadian Comm…
Determinants of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Malawi
HIV-related stigma and discrimination are counterproductive to addressing the HIV epidemic in Malawi. Yet, there are dearth of studies interrogating the predictors of HIV-related stigma and discrimination in Malawi. Using the 2015-2016 Malawi DHS and applying complementary log-log model, we found that 19% of women and 15% of men endorsed HIV-related stigma and discrimination. In addition, HIV-related stigma and discrimination was associated with …
Understanding the uptake of HIV testing among women in Liberia
Past studies show that the processes of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) on women can increase their susceptibility to HIV infection. This is because genital tears or ruptures, scars and wounds from FGM/C may expose survivors to heightened risks of contracting sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, if they engage in unsafe sexual practices. Hence, there is the need to promote HIV screening and testing among this population. Yet,…
Does Geography Matter? A Regional Analysis of Early Transfer within Ontario Post-Secondary Education
The relationship between geography and early transfer behavior has received limited empirical attention. In this study, we track six cohorts of university and community college entrants to examine differences in the early pathways they travel through Ontario post-secondary education (PSE), paying particular attention to how transfer pathway uptake by students in the province's rural north might vary from those in the more urbanized southern regio…
Factors Associated with the Uptake of HIV Testing in Canada
In this study, we explore the factors associated with the uptake of HIV testing at the national level in Canada. Using the 2015–16 Canadian Community Health Survey and applying logistic regression analysis, we examine the associations between HIV testing and factors identified by the Andersen’s behavioral model of healthcare utilization. We find that a range of predisposing, enabling, and need factors are significantly associated with HIV testing…
Exploring the link between household structure and women’s household decision-making autonomy in Mauritania
Governments in sub-Saharan African countries aim to increase married women’s household decision-making autonomy as it remains a critical determinant of desirable health behaviours such as healthcare utilisation, antenatal care visits, and safer sex negotiation. However, very few studies explore how household structure (i.e., monogamous or polygamous) is associated with married women’s household decision-making autonomy. Our paper seeks to address…
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