Rahim Moineddin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1724874 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rahim Moineddin |
| NOMBRES | Rahim |
| APELLIDO | Moineddin |
| FIRMA | MOINEDDIN R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5506-084X |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 44 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 188 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 44 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2003 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
The impact of Covid-19 vaccine distribution channels on equity-deserving populations
Uptake of COVID-19 vaccines among equity-deserving populations was a challenge throughout the Canadian vaccination campaign. This necessitated the implementation of vaccine distribution strategies that targeted specific populations. As a result, different vaccine channels were introduced in each province. The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of COVID-19 vaccine distribution channels on short-term vaccination rates amongst equity-des…
Refining Learning Health Systems
Background: Integrated healthcare delivery systems which meaningfully address patients’ needs as they transition between acute care and home/community supports can fulfil the Quintuple Aim, leading to improved experience and health outcomes. Mixed methods data rooted in cross-sectoral patient-centered outcomes can help direct continuous improvement and ensure sustainability of these integrated care systems. Two teams at the University Health Netw…
Innovating for Complexity and Frailty
Fragmented care and communication gaps for patients transitioning between acute care hospitals and home with community care support can lead to poorer patient experience and health outcomes. As a result, there is an urgent need to develop models of care that reduce dependence on hospitals and prevent avoidable readmissions for an ageing and multimorbid population. Since 2019, University Health Network in Toronto, Ontario, Canada has been enrollin…
Identifying patients with obesity from health administrative data
Does receipt of social housing impact mental health? Results of a quasi-experimental study in the Greater Toronto Area
Short-term impact of a neighbourhood-based intervention on mental health and self-rated health in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Eviction filings during bans on enforcement throughout the Covid-19 pandemic
Objective Bans on evictions were implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to protect vulnerable populations during a public health crisis. Our objective was to examine how three bans on eviction enforcement impacted eviction filings from March 2020 through January 2022 in Ontario, Canada. Methods Data were derived from eviction application records kept by the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board. We used segmented regression analysis to mode…
Time series-based bibliometric analysis of a systematic review of multidisciplinary care for opioid dose reduction
Bibliometric analyses of systematic reviews offer unique opportunities to explore the character of specific scientific fields. In this time series-based analysis, dynamics of multidisciplinary care for chronic pain and opioid prescribing are analyzed over a forty-four year time span. Three distinct periods are identified, each defined by distinct research areas, as well as priorities regarding the use of opioids and the appropriate management of …
Physician group, physician and patient characteristics associated with joining interprofessional team-based primary care in Ontario, Canada
PURPOSE: Countries throughout the world have been experimenting with new models to deliver primary care. We investigated physician group, physician and patient characteristics associated with voluntarily joining team-based primary care in Ontario. METHODS: This cross-sectional study linked provincial administrative datasets to form data extractions of interest over time with the earliest in 2005 and the latest in 2013. We generated mixed, general…
Refugee mothers, migration pathways and HIV
Forced migration and extended time spent migrating may lead to prolonged marginalization and increased risk of HIV. We conducted a population-based cohort study to examine whether secondary migration status, where secondary migrants resided in a transition country prior to arrival in Ontario, Canada and primary migrants arrived directly from their country of birth, modified the relationship between refugee status and HIV. Unadjusted and adjusted …
Neighbourhood walkability and the incidence of diabetes
BACKGROUND: People living in highly walkable neighbourhoods tend to be more physically active and less likely to be obese. Whether walkable urban design reduces the future risk of diabetes is less clear. METHODS: We used inverse probability of treatment weighting to compare 10-year diabetes incidence between residents living in high-walkability and low-walkability neighbourhoods within five urban regions in Ontario, Canada. Adults (aged 30-85 yea…
Association of Neighborhood Walkability With Change in Overweight, Obesity, and Diabetes
IMPORTANCE: Rates of obesity and diabetes have increased substantially in recent decades; however, the potential role of the built environment in mitigating these trends is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To examine whether walkable urban neighborhoods are associated with a slower increase in overweight, obesity, and diabetes than less walkable ones. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Time-series analysis (2001-2012) using annual provincial health care (N ≈ …
Severe Neonatal Morbidity Among Births to Refugee Women
Economic, Legal, and Social Hardships Associated with HIV Risk among Black Men who have Sex with Men in Six US Cities
The influence of refugee status and secondary migration on preterm birth
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether the risk of preterm birth (PTB) is elevated for forced (refugee) international migrants and whether prolonged displacement amplifies risk. While voluntary migrants who arrive from a country other than their country of birth (ie, secondary migrants) have favourable birth outcomes compared with those who migrated directly from their country of birth (ie, primary migrants), secondary migration may be detrimental for…
Spatial variability of gastroschisis in Canada, 2006–2011
Relative and absolute availability of fast-food restaurants in relation to the development of diabetes
Contribution of HIV to Maternal Morbidity Among Refugee Women in Canada
Objectives. We compared severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and SMM subtypes, including HIV, of refugee women with those of nonrefugee immigrant and nonimmigrant women. Methods. We linked 1 154 421 Ontario hospital deliveries (2002–2011) to immigration records (1985–2010) to determine the incidence of an SMM composite indicator and its subtypes. We determined SMM incidence according to immigration periods, which were characterized by lifting restrict…
Breastfeeding as a means to prevent infant morbidity and mortality in Aboriginal Canadians
Physical health and gender as risk factors for usage of services for mental illness
BACKGROUND: People with comorbid mental and physical illness (PI) experience worse health, inadequate care and increased mortality relative to those without mental illness (MI). The role of gender in this relationship is not fully understood. This study examined gender differences in onset of mental health service usage among people with physical illness (COPD, asthma, hypertension and type II diabetes) compared with a control cohort. METHODS: We…
Mental health status and gender as risk factors for onset of physical illness over 10 years
BACKGROUND: There is a growing interest in understanding the connection between mental illness (MI) and the onset of new physical illnesses among previously physically healthy individuals. Yet the role of gender is often forgotten in research focused on comorbidity of health problems. The objective of this study was to examine gender differences in the onset of physical illness in a cohort of respondents who met criteria for MI compared with a co…
J-shapedness
We present three considerations in analysing the association between weight and mortality, as well as other relations that might be non-linear in nature. First, authors must graphically plot their independent and dependent variables in a continuous manner. Second, authors should assess the shape of that relation, and note its shape. If it is non-linear, and specifically, J-shaped or U-shaped, careful consideration should be given to using the ‘be…
Foodscapes of southern Ontario
Food Fortification and Decline in the Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects
While food fortification is successful in reducing the prevalence of NTDs, it was not associated with removing the gap between high and low SES groups
Modeling the Cumulative Effects of Social Exposures on Health
The traditional explanatory models used in epidemiology are "disease specific", identifying risk factors for specific health conditions. Yet social exposures lead to a generalized, cumulative health impact which may not be specific to one illness. Disease-specific models may therefore misestimate social factors' effects on health. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey and Canada 2001 Census we construct and compare "disease-specifi…
Urban neighborhoods, chronic stress, gender and depression
The weight of place
Neighbourhood deprivation and regional inequalities in self-reported health among Canadians
Neighbourhood chronic stress and gender inequalities in hypertension among Canadian adults
BACKGROUND: A growing body of literature regarding the contextual influences of 'place' effects on health increasingly demonstrates that living in neighbourhoods with high levels of deprivation is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes; however, little research has explored whether neighbourhood deprivation has a differential impact on the cardiovascular health of men and women. The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences i…
Gender, Income and Immigration Differences in Depression in Canadian Urban Centres
A spatial analysis of the determinants of pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in Ontario (1992-2001)
Economic, Legal, and Social Hardships Associated with HIV Risk among Black Men who have Sex with Men in Six US Cities
Relative and absolute availability of fast-food restaurants in relation to the development of diabetes
The influence of refugee status and secondary migration on preterm birth
BACKGROUND: It is unknown whether the risk of preterm birth (PTB) is elevated for forced (refugee) international migrants and whether prolonged displacement amplifies risk. While voluntary migrants who arrive from a country other than their country of birth (ie, secondary migrants) have favourable birth outcomes compared with those who migrated directly from their country of birth (ie, primary migrants), secondary migration may be detrimental for…
Foodscapes of southern Ontario
J-shapedness
We present three considerations in analysing the association between weight and mortality, as well as other relations that might be non-linear in nature. First, authors must graphically plot their independent and dependent variables in a continuous manner. Second, authors should assess the shape of that relation, and note its shape. If it is non-linear, and specifically, J-shaped or U-shaped, careful consideration should be given to using the ‘be…
The relationship between temperature and ambulance response calls for heat-related illness in Toronto, Ontario, 2005
BACKGROUND: Concern over the adverse effects of heat on human health has led to numerous studies assessing the relationship between heat and mortality. Few studies have quantified the impact of heat on morbidity, including ambulance response calls. This study describes the association between temperature and ambulance response calls for heat-related illness (HRI) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the summer of 2005. METHODS: Data sources include…
Neighborhood Context and Infant Birthweight Among Recent Immigrant Mothers
Objectives. We compared the influence of the residential environment and maternal country of origin on birthweight and low birthweight of infants born to recent immigrants to urban Ontario. Methods. We linked delivery records (1993–2000) to an immigration database (1993–1995) and small-area census data (1996). The data were analyzed with cross-classified random-effects models and standard multilevel methods. Higher-level predictors included 4 ind…
Neighbourhood walkability and the incidence of diabetes
BACKGROUND: People living in highly walkable neighbourhoods tend to be more physically active and less likely to be obese. Whether walkable urban design reduces the future risk of diabetes is less clear. METHODS: We used inverse probability of treatment weighting to compare 10-year diabetes incidence between residents living in high-walkability and low-walkability neighbourhoods within five urban regions in Ontario, Canada. Adults (aged 30-85 yea…
Physical health and gender as risk factors for usage of services for mental illness
BACKGROUND: People with comorbid mental and physical illness (PI) experience worse health, inadequate care and increased mortality relative to those without mental illness (MI). The role of gender in this relationship is not fully understood. This study examined gender differences in onset of mental health service usage among people with physical illness (COPD, asthma, hypertension and type II diabetes) compared with a control cohort. METHODS: We…
Mental health status and gender as risk factors for onset of physical illness over 10 years
BACKGROUND: There is a growing interest in understanding the connection between mental illness (MI) and the onset of new physical illnesses among previously physically healthy individuals. Yet the role of gender is often forgotten in research focused on comorbidity of health problems. The objective of this study was to examine gender differences in the onset of physical illness in a cohort of respondents who met criteria for MI compared with a co…
Drinking in context
BACKGROUND: Findings from contextual studies have shown that living in both poor and affluent neighbourhoods increases the risk of drinking and drug use, but few studies have examined the connection between neighbourhood context and drinking from a gender perspective. METHODS: We investigated the association between gender, neighbourhood deprivation and weekly drinking behaviour (number of drinks) in a national sample of 93 457 Canadians using mu…
Development of a Surveillance Case Definition for Heat-related Illness Using 911 Medical Dispatch Data
Neighbourhood Recent Immigration and Hospitalization in Toronto, Canada
Does receipt of social housing impact mental health? Results of a quasi-experimental study in the Greater Toronto Area
Short-term impact of a neighbourhood-based intervention on mental health and self-rated health in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Eviction filings during bans on enforcement throughout the Covid-19 pandemic
Objective Bans on evictions were implemented to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to protect vulnerable populations during a public health crisis. Our objective was to examine how three bans on eviction enforcement impacted eviction filings from March 2020 through January 2022 in Ontario, Canada. Methods Data were derived from eviction application records kept by the Ontario Landlord and Tenant Board. We used segmented regression analysis to mode…
Contribution of HIV to Maternal Morbidity Among Refugee Women in Canada
Objectives. We compared severe maternal morbidity (SMM) and SMM subtypes, including HIV, of refugee women with those of nonrefugee immigrant and nonimmigrant women. Methods. We linked 1 154 421 Ontario hospital deliveries (2002–2011) to immigration records (1985–2010) to determine the incidence of an SMM composite indicator and its subtypes. We determined SMM incidence according to immigration periods, which were characterized by lifting restrict…
Does Time Since Immigration Modify Neighborhood Deprivation Gradients in Preterm Birth? A Multilevel Analysis
Immigrants' health is jointly influenced by their pre- and post-migration exposures, but how these two influences operate with increasing duration of residence has not been well-researched. We aimed to examine how the influence of maternal country of birth and neighborhood deprivation effects, if any, change over time since migration and how neighborhood effects among immigrants compare with those observed in the Canadian-born population. Birth d…
The Seasonality of Total Hospitalizations in Ontario by Age and Gender
The Seasonality of Total Hospitalizations in Ontario by Age and Gender
Neighbourhood Recent Immigration and Hospitalization in Toronto, Canada
Urban neighborhoods, chronic stress, gender and depression
A simulation study of sample size for multilevel logistic regression models
BACKGROUND: Many studies conducted in health and social sciences collect individual level data as outcome measures. Usually, such data have a hierarchical structure, with patients clustered within physicians, and physicians clustered within practices. Large survey data, including national surveys, have a hierarchical or clustered structure; respondents are naturally clustered in geographical units (e.g., health regions) and may be grouped into sm…
Population mortality during the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Toronto
Limitations on access to medical services during the 2003 SARS outbreak in Toronto had no observable impact on short-term population mortality. Effects on morbidity and long-term mortality were not assessed. Efforts to contain future infectious disease outbreaks due to influenza or other agents must consider effects on access to essential health care services
Gender, Income and Immigration Differences in Depression in Canadian Urban Centres
The weight of place
A spatial analysis of the determinants of pneumonia and influenza hospitalizations in Ontario (1992-2001)
Development of a Surveillance Case Definition for Heat-related Illness Using 911 Medical Dispatch Data
Neighborhood Context and Infant Birthweight Among Recent Immigrant Mothers
Objectives. We compared the influence of the residential environment and maternal country of origin on birthweight and low birthweight of infants born to recent immigrants to urban Ontario. Methods. We linked delivery records (1993–2000) to an immigration database (1993–1995) and small-area census data (1996). The data were analyzed with cross-classified random-effects models and standard multilevel methods. Higher-level predictors included 4 ind…
Neighbourhood deprivation and regional inequalities in self-reported health among Canadians
Neighbourhood chronic stress and gender inequalities in hypertension among Canadian adults
BACKGROUND: A growing body of literature regarding the contextual influences of 'place' effects on health increasingly demonstrates that living in neighbourhoods with high levels of deprivation is associated with worse cardiovascular outcomes; however, little research has explored whether neighbourhood deprivation has a differential impact on the cardiovascular health of men and women. The purpose of this study was to explore gender differences i…
Risk Adjustment Using Administrative Data-Based and Survey-Derived Methods for Explaining Physician Utilization
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to evaluate an administrative data-based risk adjustment method for predicting physician utilization and the contribution of survey-derived indicators of health status. The results of this study will support the use of administrative data for planning, reimbursement, and assessing equity of physician utilization. METHODS: The Ontario portion of the 2000-2001 Canadian Community Health Survey was linked w…
Low Rates of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Urban Immigrants
OBJECTIVE: Women who are immigrants or socioeconomically disadvantaged have been found to have significantly lower cervical cancer screening rates than their peers in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The objective of this study was to examine rates of appropriate cervical cancer screening among women living in Ontario, Canada, using recent registration with Ontario's universal health insurance plan as an indicator of immigrant status. METHODS: This retr…
Is there an impact of public smoking bans on self-reported smoking status and exposure to secondhand smoke
Implementation of a full smoking ban was associated with the largest decreases in secondhand smoke exposure while partial bans and changes in existing bans had inconsistent effects. In addition to decreasing exposure in public places as would be expected from legislation, bans may have additional benefits by decreasing rates of current smokers and decreasing exposures to secondhand smoke in private settings
Does Time Since Immigration Modify Neighborhood Deprivation Gradients in Preterm Birth? A Multilevel Analysis
Immigrants' health is jointly influenced by their pre- and post-migration exposures, but how these two influences operate with increasing duration of residence has not been well-researched. We aimed to examine how the influence of maternal country of birth and neighborhood deprivation effects, if any, change over time since migration and how neighborhood effects among immigrants compare with those observed in the Canadian-born population. Birth d…
The relationship between temperature and ambulance response calls for heat-related illness in Toronto, Ontario, 2005
BACKGROUND: Concern over the adverse effects of heat on human health has led to numerous studies assessing the relationship between heat and mortality. Few studies have quantified the impact of heat on morbidity, including ambulance response calls. This study describes the association between temperature and ambulance response calls for heat-related illness (HRI) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada during the summer of 2005. METHODS: Data sources include…
Drinking in context
BACKGROUND: Findings from contextual studies have shown that living in both poor and affluent neighbourhoods increases the risk of drinking and drug use, but few studies have examined the connection between neighbourhood context and drinking from a gender perspective. METHODS: We investigated the association between gender, neighbourhood deprivation and weekly drinking behaviour (number of drinks) in a national sample of 93 457 Canadians using mu…
Food Fortification and Decline in the Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects
While food fortification is successful in reducing the prevalence of NTDs, it was not associated with removing the gap between high and low SES groups
Modeling the Cumulative Effects of Social Exposures on Health
The traditional explanatory models used in epidemiology are "disease specific", identifying risk factors for specific health conditions. Yet social exposures lead to a generalized, cumulative health impact which may not be specific to one illness. Disease-specific models may therefore misestimate social factors' effects on health. Using data from the Canadian Community Health Survey and Canada 2001 Census we construct and compare "disease-specifi…
Is asthma a vanishing disease? A study to forecast the burden of asthma in 2022
These projections will help inform health care planners and decision-makers regarding resource allocation to optimize asthma outcomes
Physical health and gender as risk factors for usage of services for mental illness
BACKGROUND: People with comorbid mental and physical illness (PI) experience worse health, inadequate care and increased mortality relative to those without mental illness (MI). The role of gender in this relationship is not fully understood. This study examined gender differences in onset of mental health service usage among people with physical illness (COPD, asthma, hypertension and type II diabetes) compared with a control cohort. METHODS: We…
Mental health status and gender as risk factors for onset of physical illness over 10 years
BACKGROUND: There is a growing interest in understanding the connection between mental illness (MI) and the onset of new physical illnesses among previously physically healthy individuals. Yet the role of gender is often forgotten in research focused on comorbidity of health problems. The objective of this study was to examine gender differences in the onset of physical illness in a cohort of respondents who met criteria for MI compared with a co…
J-shapedness
We present three considerations in analysing the association between weight and mortality, as well as other relations that might be non-linear in nature. First, authors must graphically plot their independent and dependent variables in a continuous manner. Second, authors should assess the shape of that relation, and note its shape. If it is non-linear, and specifically, J-shaped or U-shaped, careful consideration should be given to using the ‘be…
Foodscapes of southern Ontario
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