Solina Richter
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 78301 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Solina Richter |
| PRENOMES | Solina |
| SOBRENOME | Richter |
| ASSINATURA | RICHTER S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Alberta |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9826-1430 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 43 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 170 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 43 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2006 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 6 |
An interdisciplinary review of the interplay of conflict, socio‐economic factors, and land cover and vegetation dynamics in Colombia
Societal Impact Statement Colombia's forests play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity and mitigating climate change, but they are currently facing severe degradation, particularly after the 2016 Peace Agreement. Our literature review highlights a growing research interest in this topic and demonstrates how interdisciplinary approaches combining diverse methods can enhance our understanding of the complex interplay of conflict, socioeconomic…
Impact of Climate Change on Adolescents' Health Outcomes
BACKGROUND: The evolving impact of climate change on adolescents' health is a pressing global concern. Climate change's effects on their physical, mental, and social well-being worsen unique developmental challenges for adolescents. This study aims to map existing evidence, identify gaps, and highlight research and intervention needs. METHODS: Following Campbell standards, an evidence gap map (EGM) review was conducted. We searched for global stu…
Communication and decision-making of cesarean sections in China
This paper addresses doctor-patient communication about C-sections (CSs) in Shanghai, China. Specifically, we examine the information discrepancies between obstetricians’ and patients’ perceptions of CS and the important factors affecting shared decision-making. We conducted semi-structured individual interviews with 12 postnatal women who experienced CS and with 12 obstetricians. We identified barriers to patient-doctor communication and shared …
Experiences of service providers delivering care for street involved and homeless pregnant and early parenting women
Service delivery and care of street-involved pregnant women is recognized as a complex issue, and as such comorbidities, addictions, and risky behaviors can result in significantly higher risks of contracting HIV. We inquired into the experiences of service providers who work in community-based supportive intervention programs for vulnerable street-involved, pregnant, and early parenting women in precarious housing situations who are living with …
Impact of climate change on maternal health outcomes
Climate change poses unique challenges to maternal well-being and increases complications during pregnancy and childbirth globally. This evidence gap map (EGM) aims to identify gaps in existing knowledge and areas where further research related to climate change and its impact on maternal health is required. The following databases were searched individually from inception to present: Medline, EMBASE, and Global Health via OVID; Cumulative Index …
Transformative approaches for peace-centred sustainable development
2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: A global initiative to foster a more equitable and sustainable world that integrates peace and development goals. • Peace and Economic Development: The intertwined relationship between peace and economic development has been a longstanding concern, with civil wars exacerbating underlying conditions and leading to recurrent conflicts. • Social and Solidarity Economy (SSE): SSE emerges as a transformative al…
Transient States and Timeless Ties
State-building by external actors can be understood as a practice of intervention in post-conflict spaces characterized by convergences and contestations between different actors striving for power and legitimacy. Informal non-state (armed) groups and clientele networks profit from the contingencies during transition and “capture” emerging formal state institutions to secure private gains and public positions. Order in this newly formed state is …
Access to Healthcare for Black Women in Alberta
Alberta is home to one of Canada's fastest growing populations of Black people, driven by an influx of African immigrants to major metropolitan areas such as Edmonton and Calgary. As the Black population in Alberta continues to grow, it is crucial to the well-being of these communities that we understand their health service needs. Black women are a vulnerable group within the Black population due to inequities in social determinants of health su…
Sociocultural Factors Affecting Breastfeeding Practices of Mothers During Natural Disasters
Natural disasters affect the health and well-being of mothers with young children. During natural disasters, this population is at risk of discontinuation of their breastfeeding practices. Pakistan is a middle-income country that is susceptible to natural disasters. This study intended to examine sociocultural factors that shape the breastfeeding experiences and practices of internally displaced mothers in Pakistan. This critical ethnographic stu…
Collective reincorporation of Farc-EP and social and solidarity economies
Los proyectos productivos colectivos son una estrategia eficaz para llevar la reconciliación y el desarrollo a las zonas más remotas del territorio nacional. El incipiente desarrollo rural fue reconocido en el acuerdo de paz, firmado entre el gobierno colombiano y las Fuerzas Armadas Populares de Colombia (FARC-EP), como una de las causas del conflicto armado. Sin embargo, la marginalidad social y la precariedad no son exclusivas del campo, sino …
African single mothers and their children in Canada
African immigrants comprise an increasing proportion of Canada's immigrant population and face myriad challenges upon arrival. There are few studies that examine the experiences of African single-parents and their struggles as they try to integrate into Canadian society with their children. This qualitative study sought to highlight the experiences of single mothers and their children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 15 …
Dynamics of peace or legacy of rebel governance? Patterns of cooperation between Farc-ex-combatants and conflict-affected communities in Colombia
In the academic literature, it is widely accepted that one of the most difficult steps in a peace process is the reincorporation of former combatants. Colombia is a case in point. After the peace agreement with the former rebel group FARC-EP in 2016, the reintegration process of more than 13.000 ex-combatants has been marred with difficulties, be it half-hearted implementation of the stipulations of the accord from the side of the government or t…
Aspirations, Schooling Experiences, and Educational Outcomes of African Migrant Children in Canada
Although Africa is the second highest source region of immigrants to Canada, very little research has been conducted on the postmigration experiences of African immigrant children. This paper explores the schooling experiences of African migrant children and their families in Alberta, Canada. We center the voices of African migrant children and their parents and illustrate the ways in which systemic racism in schools manifested in negative stereo…
African immigrant child health
The health of migrant children is a pressing issue. While most African migration takes place within Africa, a significant number of African migrants travel to outside of the continent. This article reports findings from a scoping review on the health of African immigrant children from sub-Saharan Africa now living outside of Africa. A systematic search for studies published between 2000 and 2019 resulted in only 20 studies reporting on the health…
Experience of Vulnerable Women Narrated through the Body-Mapping Technique
Vulnerable women are considered a priority in public policies and research agendas. It is necessary to understand better the specificities of their daily lives and the meanings they attribute to their experiences, as this undoubtedly contributes to more grounded and culturally appropriate practices. Additionally, innovative techniques in qualitative research are demanded in academia. This narrative research study was carried out with fourteen wom…
Portrayal of Housing Issues of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Two South African Newspapers
Newspapers are important sources of information related to the issues of refugees and asylum seekers. Seeking asylum in South Africa is challenging because of a hostile sentiment towards non-citizens. The study focused on answering the following research question: How were housing and homelessness related to asylum seekers and refugees portrayed in two South African newspapers from August 2015 to August 2017? A cross-sectional descriptive design …
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Reproductive healthcare for women in IDP camps in Nigeria
Health and health service access for women displaced by terrorism from Northeast Nigeria is a serious problem. Existing government and humanitarian initiatives in Northeast Nigeria focus on food, security, housing, water and sanitation to the neglect of health access needs, especially access to reproductive health. With no policy in place and very little existing research, the systemic influences surrounding IDP women's health in Nigeria are not …
Intersection of Migration and Access to Health Care
More people are migrating than ever before. There are an estimated 1 billion migrants globally-of whom, 258 million are international migrants and 763 million are internal migrants. Almost half of these migrants are women, and most are of reproductive age. Female migration has increased. The socioeconomic contexts of women migrants need investigation to better understand how migration intersects with accessing health care. We employed a focused e…
Self-Directed Female Migration in Ghana
Driven by the global economic crisis, families are developing strategies for survival, including self-directed female migration. Female migration has negative and positive impacts on families in rural areas. The purpose of the project was to explore the health and wellness experiences of elderly family caregivers who have female family members who have migrated to improve the status of their families. In this focused ethnographic study, we interv…
Money, power, glory
The Western Balkan countries are stuck in a hybrid status quo on their way to democracy. Traditional arguments related to cost–benefit calculations, national identity or conflicting objectives fail to explain the observed decoupling between gradual improvements in formal compliance with membership criteria and stagnating, if not declining, democratic performance. We explain the limited impact of the EU’s political conditionality in the Western Ba…
The process of developing a content analysis study to evaluate the quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet-based media
The Internet offers a powerful network of information on breastfeeding that is used by doctors, patients, and scientists. The objective of this study is to describe the process of development of a data extraction tool to evaluate the content and quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet. Using a descriptive study method, we examined Internet pages to determine which variables needed to be measured in order to develop the data extractio…
Missing the Muscles? Mediation by Conditionality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In October 2009, the European Union, in conjunction with the United States, launched a high-level mediation effort in Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to reform the political structure of the state. Since 2005, the constitution which was included in the Dayton Peace Accord has been widely perceived as dysfunctional. In two negotiation rounds, the EU and the US put a comprehensive proposal on the table and showed strong leverage. However, the talks…
Theoretical Perspectives on Issues and Interventions Related to Migrant Resettlement in Canada
International migration has increased at a significant rate over the past several decades as many migrants relocate in the hope of finding better living conditions. Unfortunately, not all migrants realize their dreams but instead find themselves in poor living conditions and are less satisfied with their health and well-being. The purpose of this article is to explore the factors that influence the integration of migrants into a new culture throu…
National identity matters
Political developments in South Eastern Europe raise serious doubts about the prospects for the effectiveness of the European Union's external democracy promotion via political conditionality. They make it questionable whether the European Union (EU) can repeat its success story as it is widely acknowledged in Central Eastern Europe. With reference to countries characterized by legacies of ethnic conflict, this article shows that incentive-based …
Money, power, glory
The Western Balkan countries are stuck in a hybrid status quo on their way to democracy. Traditional arguments related to cost–benefit calculations, national identity or conflicting objectives fail to explain the observed decoupling between gradual improvements in formal compliance with membership criteria and stagnating, if not declining, democratic performance. We explain the limited impact of the EU’s political conditionality in the Western Ba…
Two at one blow? The EU and its quest for security and democracy by political conditionality in the Western Balkans
The EU is facing a serious conflict of objectives in the Western Balkans, primarily between security interests calling for the rapid integration of these countries and its interest in democratization, which demands a stricter democracy promotion agenda and cautions against a rushed enlargement round including unconsolidated states. I argue that the EU's approach, which enforces both security and democracy through one instrument, namely, political…
Local actors in the driver's seat
In studies of political transition, scholars started to explore the effect of competition between foreign policies of antipodal regimes on the political trajectories of transition countries, notably between traditional Western donors such as the European Union and the United States of America and regional authoritarian powers such as Saudi Arabia. Drawing on existing accounts, this article studies the conditions under which external actors can ef…
Violence Against Women in South Africa
Violence against women (VAW) in South Africa remains rampant, irrespective of human rights– focused laws passed by the government. This article reflects on the position of two acts: the Domestic Violence Act No 116 of 1998 and Criminal Law (Sexual Offense and Related Matters) Act No 32 of 2007. Both are framed to protect women against all forms of violence. The article discusses the prisms of the two laws, an account of the position taken or inte…
Dynamics of peace or legacy of rebel governance? Patterns of cooperation between Farc-ex-combatants and conflict-affected communities in Colombia
In the academic literature, it is widely accepted that one of the most difficult steps in a peace process is the reincorporation of former combatants. Colombia is a case in point. After the peace agreement with the former rebel group FARC-EP in 2016, the reintegration process of more than 13.000 ex-combatants has been marred with difficulties, be it half-hearted implementation of the stipulations of the accord from the side of the government or t…
Collective reincorporation of Farc-EP and social and solidarity economies
Los proyectos productivos colectivos son una estrategia eficaz para llevar la reconciliación y el desarrollo a las zonas más remotas del territorio nacional. El incipiente desarrollo rural fue reconocido en el acuerdo de paz, firmado entre el gobierno colombiano y las Fuerzas Armadas Populares de Colombia (FARC-EP), como una de las causas del conflicto armado. Sin embargo, la marginalidad social y la precariedad no son exclusivas del campo, sino …
Missing the Muscles? Mediation by Conditionality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In October 2009, the European Union, in conjunction with the United States, launched a high-level mediation effort in Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to reform the political structure of the state. Since 2005, the constitution which was included in the Dayton Peace Accord has been widely perceived as dysfunctional. In two negotiation rounds, the EU and the US put a comprehensive proposal on the table and showed strong leverage. However, the talks…
Stigma in Aids Nursing Care in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean
Some nurses who provide AIDS care, in addition to experiencing stigma themselves, also exhibit negative attitudes and perpetrate stigma and discrimination toward persons living with HIV (PLWHAs). We used a participatory research approach to explore the nature, context, and influence of stigma on the nursing care provided to PLWHAs in four low- and middle-income countries: Jamaica, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. Eighty-four registered nurses, en…
Transient States and Timeless Ties
State-building by external actors can be understood as a practice of intervention in post-conflict spaces characterized by convergences and contestations between different actors striving for power and legitimacy. Informal non-state (armed) groups and clientele networks profit from the contingencies during transition and “capture” emerging formal state institutions to secure private gains and public positions. Order in this newly formed state is …
Qualitative Research in an International Research Program
Nurses are knowledgeable about issues that affect quality and equity of care and are well qualified to inform policy, yet their expertise is seldom acknowledged and their input infrequently invited. In 2007, a large multidisciplinary team of researchers and decision-makers from Canada and five low- and middle-income countries (Barbados, Jamaica, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa) received funding to implement a participatory action research (PAR) p…
African single mothers and their children in Canada
African immigrants comprise an increasing proportion of Canada's immigrant population and face myriad challenges upon arrival. There are few studies that examine the experiences of African single-parents and their struggles as they try to integrate into Canadian society with their children. This qualitative study sought to highlight the experiences of single mothers and their children. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with a total of 15 …
Community-Based Participatory Research
When new partners join an established CBPR partnership, it is important to begin by getting to know the new partner rather than with the tasks that need to be accomplished. Furthermore, when conflict is pervasive, partners should move away from discussions and work together on a concrete task together
Health Literacy as an Empowerment Tool for Low-Income Mothers
Health literacy commonly refers to the extent to which one can access and accurately interpret healthcare information. Statistics reveal that limited health literacy is prevalent among those of lower socioeconomic status. When working with low-income mothers, it is recommended in this article that healthcare professionals operationalize a broader conceptualization of health literacy than assessment of reading levels and translating knowledge of r…
National identity matters
Political developments in South Eastern Europe raise serious doubts about the prospects for the effectiveness of the European Union's external democracy promotion via political conditionality. They make it questionable whether the European Union (EU) can repeat its success story as it is widely acknowledged in Central Eastern Europe. With reference to countries characterized by legacies of ethnic conflict, this article shows that incentive-based …
The Health of Women and Girls Determines the Health and Well-Being of Our Modern World
The International Council on Women's Health Issues (ICOWHI) is an international nonprofit association dedicated to the goal of promoting health, health care, and well-being of women and girls throughout the world through participation, empowerment, advocacy, education, and research. We are a multidisciplinary network of women's health providers, planners, and advocates from all over the globe. We constitute an international professional and lay n…
Zwischen Kooperation und Konfrontation. Die Eulex-Mission und der Aufbau von Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Kosovo / Between Cooperation and Confrontation. The Eulex Mission and Building Rule of Law in Kosovo
Article Zwischen Kooperation und Konfrontation. Die EULEX-Mission und der Aufbau von Rechtsstaatlichkeit in Kosovo / Between Cooperation and Confrontation. The EULEX Mission and Building Rule of Law in Kosovo was published on April 1, 2011 in the journal Comparative Southeast European Studies (volume 59, issue 4)
Tuberculosis in the era of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus
BACKGROUND: In Uganda, despite a significant public health burden of tuberculosis (TB) in the context of high human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence, little is known about community knowledge of TB. The purpose of this study was to assess and compare knowledge about TB and HIV in the general population of western Uganda and to examine common knowledge gaps and misconceptions. METHODS: We implemented a multi-stage survey design to randomly …
Homelessness Coverage in Major Canadian Newspapers, 1987 – 2007
This article describes how the Canadian printed news media depicted the homeless and their situations between 1987 and 2007. Our study used a descriptive, cross-sectional design and a content analysis was conducted on selected newspaper articles on homelessness issues. The main themes were housing-related issues, profiling of homelessness, health-related issues, economic factors, illegal activities, community aid and support, and social factors a…
Violence Against Women in South Africa
Violence against women (VAW) in South Africa remains rampant, irrespective of human rights– focused laws passed by the government. This article reflects on the position of two acts: the Domestic Violence Act No 116 of 1998 and Criminal Law (Sexual Offense and Related Matters) Act No 32 of 2007. Both are framed to protect women against all forms of violence. The article discusses the prisms of the two laws, an account of the position taken or inte…
Two at one blow? The EU and its quest for security and democracy by political conditionality in the Western Balkans
The EU is facing a serious conflict of objectives in the Western Balkans, primarily between security interests calling for the rapid integration of these countries and its interest in democratization, which demands a stricter democracy promotion agenda and cautions against a rushed enlargement round including unconsolidated states. I argue that the EU's approach, which enforces both security and democracy through one instrument, namely, political…
Critical realism
BACKGROUND: This paper presents critical realism (CR) as an innovative system for research in tobacco prevention and control. CR argues that underlying mechanisms are considered and explored to ensure effective implementation of any program/policy or intervention. Any intervention or program/policy that is transposed from one country to another or one setting to another is complex. METHODS: The research was undertaken and analyzed through a criti…
Stigma in Aids Nursing Care in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean
Some nurses who provide AIDS care, in addition to experiencing stigma themselves, also exhibit negative attitudes and perpetrate stigma and discrimination toward persons living with HIV (PLWHAs). We used a participatory research approach to explore the nature, context, and influence of stigma on the nursing care provided to PLWHAs in four low- and middle-income countries: Jamaica, Kenya, South Africa, and Uganda. Eighty-four registered nurses, en…
Tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus
The threat of tuberculosis (TB) in Uganda cannot be considered in isolation from the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Stigma contributes to delays in seeking treatment and poor adherence for both TB and HIV patients. This study aims to assess and describe stigma and predictors of stigma related to TB and HIV in the population of western Uganda. This was a cross-sectional mixed methods study. A survey was administered to 360 individuals, randomly selected from …
Qualitative Research in an International Research Program
Nurses are knowledgeable about issues that affect quality and equity of care and are well qualified to inform policy, yet their expertise is seldom acknowledged and their input infrequently invited. In 2007, a large multidisciplinary team of researchers and decision-makers from Canada and five low- and middle-income countries (Barbados, Jamaica, Uganda, Kenya, and South Africa) received funding to implement a participatory action research (PAR) p…
Critical Ethnography
Over the years, many policies have been implemented across nations to prevent, reduce and tighten enforcement on smoking and tobacco use. However, despite all of the major initiatives, smoking related deaths and diseases still remain high and present a major challenge for many nations of the world. In this paper we argue that conducting a critical ethnography study in different settings, as this research sets out to do (in Nigeria) is a first ste…
Local actors in the driver's seat
In studies of political transition, scholars started to explore the effect of competition between foreign policies of antipodal regimes on the political trajectories of transition countries, notably between traditional Western donors such as the European Union and the United States of America and regional authoritarian powers such as Saudi Arabia. Drawing on existing accounts, this article studies the conditions under which external actors can ef…
Community-Based Participatory Research
When new partners join an established CBPR partnership, it is important to begin by getting to know the new partner rather than with the tasks that need to be accomplished. Furthermore, when conflict is pervasive, partners should move away from discussions and work together on a concrete task together
Theoretical Perspectives on Issues and Interventions Related to Migrant Resettlement in Canada
International migration has increased at a significant rate over the past several decades as many migrants relocate in the hope of finding better living conditions. Unfortunately, not all migrants realize their dreams but instead find themselves in poor living conditions and are less satisfied with their health and well-being. The purpose of this article is to explore the factors that influence the integration of migrants into a new culture throu…
Migration, Health, and Gender and Its Effects on Housing Security of Ghanaian Women
We explored how migration influences our understanding of health and housing security of women who have or have not migrated to find work in Ghana. This article focuses on housing security. We used a multisite ethnographic research design. The setting was two distinct contexts in Ghana: a rural village and an urban context. We interviewed 44 women. Thematic content analysis was conducted. The main themes that emerged were decisions influencing mi…
Reintegration of Women Post Obstetric Fistula Repair
In northern Ghana, families traditionally function as the main provider of care. The role of family, however, is becoming increasingly challenged with the social shifts in Ghanaian culture moving from extended kinship to nuclear households. This has implications for the care of women post obstetric fistula (OF) repair and their family members who assist them to integrate back into their lives prior to developing the condition. This research is pa…
African and Caribbean Nurses’ Decisions about HIV Testing
Missing the Muscles? Mediation by Conditionality in Bosnia and Herzegovina
In October 2009, the European Union, in conjunction with the United States, launched a high-level mediation effort in Butmir, Bosnia and Herzegovina, to reform the political structure of the state. Since 2005, the constitution which was included in the Dayton Peace Accord has been widely perceived as dysfunctional. In two negotiation rounds, the EU and the US put a comprehensive proposal on the table and showed strong leverage. However, the talks…
The process of developing a content analysis study to evaluate the quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet-based media
The Internet offers a powerful network of information on breastfeeding that is used by doctors, patients, and scientists. The objective of this study is to describe the process of development of a data extraction tool to evaluate the content and quality of breastfeeding information on the Internet. Using a descriptive study method, we examined Internet pages to determine which variables needed to be measured in order to develop the data extractio…
Portrayal of Housing Issues of Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Two South African Newspapers
Newspapers are important sources of information related to the issues of refugees and asylum seekers. Seeking asylum in South Africa is challenging because of a hostile sentiment towards non-citizens. The study focused on answering the following research question: How were housing and homelessness related to asylum seekers and refugees portrayed in two South African newspapers from August 2015 to August 2017? A cross-sectional descriptive design …
Einleitung zum Forum
Einleitung zum Forum
Reproductive healthcare for women in IDP camps in Nigeria
Health and health service access for women displaced by terrorism from Northeast Nigeria is a serious problem. Existing government and humanitarian initiatives in Northeast Nigeria focus on food, security, housing, water and sanitation to the neglect of health access needs, especially access to reproductive health. With no policy in place and very little existing research, the systemic influences surrounding IDP women's health in Nigeria are not …
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