Bilkis Vissandjée
Biographic Data
| ID | 176841 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bilkis Vissandjée |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bilkis |
| FAMILY NAME | Vissandjée |
| SIGNATURE | VISSANDJÉE B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7064-0666 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 33 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 79 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 33 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Interventions for health equity with a One Health focus: A review of reviews
Introduction: The One Sustainable Health for All (OSH) Forum was launched in 2021 to promote a transdisciplinary "One Health/Planetary Health" approach in line with the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. The "One Health" approach is a holistic and system-based approach that recognizes the interconnection between health of humans, animals and ecosystems. The OSH Forum leads thematic international working groups (IWGs), and the IWG on health equit…
La « compétence culturelle »: Réflexion critique sur l’usage de cette expression dans le domaine de la santé et des services sociaux
Cette réflexion critique porte sur l’expression « compétence culturelle » utilisée dans le secteur de la santé et des services sociaux. Nous discutons des éventuelles conséquences dans un contexte clinique culturellement diversifié, induisant potentiellement des enjeux éthiques. La juxtaposition des termes « compétence » et « culture » produit une expression qui ne tient que peu compte, et ce, de façon inclusive de particularités des personnes/gr…
The Systematic Integrative Narrative Review on Community Support Practices and Outcomes in Social and Community Housing
This systematic integrative review provides a unique pioneering perspective on community support practices in social, community, and cooperative housing, improving our understanding of the practice and its outcomes. Two research questions guided this work: 1) What are the community support practices in social and community housing serving individuals in the context of socioeconomic deprivation in permanent housing structures? And 2) What are the …
Embedding anti-racism in Schools of Public Health: A pathway to accountability for progress towards equity
Looking at Covid-19 effects on intimate partner and sexual violence organizations in Canada through a feminist political economy lens: A qualitative study
Where boys don’t dance, but women still thrive: Using a development approach as a means of reconciling the right to health with the legitimization of cultural practices
Human rights language has become a common method of internationally denouncing violent, discriminatory or otherwise harmful practices, notably by framing them as reprehensible violations of those fundamental rights we obtain by virtue of being human. While often effective, such women’s rights discourse becomes delicate when used to challenge practices, which are of important cultural significance to the communities in which they are practiced. Th…
Where Sexual Orientation Has No Name: Sexual Orientation Missing Data in the Canadian Community Health Survey (2005-2014)
This study used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) (2005-2014) to analyze the relationships between sexual orientation item nonresponse and interview language, conversation language, migration status (migrant-non-migrant), cultural background, sex, age, education level, and marital status in a cross-sectional sample over 18 ( n = 351,713 participants). Item nonresponse rates oscillated between 0.87% in 2007 and 1.4% in 2014. In…
Conducting gender-based analysis of existing databases when self-reported gender data are unavailable: The Gender Index in a working population
The GENDER Index could be useful to enhance the capacity of researchers using CCHS data to conduct gender-based analysis among populations of workers
Canada's universal health-care system: Achieving its potential
Health and legal literacy for migrants: Twinned strands woven in the cloth of social justice and the human right to health care
BACKGROUND: Based on an analysis of published literature, this paper provides an over-view of the challenges associated with delivering on the right to access quality health care for international migrants to industrialized countries, and asks which group of professionals is best equipped to provide services that increase health and legal literacy. Both rights and challenges are approached from a social justice perspective with the aim of identif…
Cameroon and the Gender Issue
As African states have entered the global trend for women’s emancipation, many have then set up a “national gender policy”. However, that process seems to vary by country and by degree of cultural integration. The purpose of this article is to point out the obstacles blocking the implementation of the gender policy and negatively affect its social appropriation. It raises out the essential innovative mechanisms and argues that the process would n…
Female genital cutting (FGC) and the ethics of care: Community engagement and cultural sensitivity at the interface of migration experiences
BACKGROUND: Female Genital Cutting (FGC) anchored in a complex socio-cultural context becomes significant at the interface of access of health and social services in host countries. The practice of FGC at times, understood as a form of gender-based violence, may result in unjustifiable consequences among girls and women; yet, these practices are culturally engrained traditions with complex meanings calling for ethically and culturally sensitive h…
The impact of tuberculosis on health utility: A longitudinal cohort study
Differences between immigrants at various durations of residence and host population in all-cause mortality, Canada 1991-2006
We used data from the 1991-2006 Canadian Census Mortality and Cancer Follow-up Study to compare all-cause mortality for immigrants with that of the Canadian-born population. The study addressed two related questions. First, do immigrants have a mortality advantage over the Canadian-born? Second, if immigrants have a mortality advantage, does it persist as their duration of residence increases? The analysis fitted sex-stratified hazard regression …
Language Barriers in Mental Health Care: A Survey of Primary Care Practitioners
Migration and Diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec: Prevalence and Health Service Utilization
Cancer Incidence Among Canadian Immigrants, 1980–1998: Results from a National Cohort Study
Ethics and the Compensation of Immigrant Workers for Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
Explaining health differences between men and women in later life: A cross-city comparison in Latin America and the Caribbean
Women's Political Participation in Rural India: Discerning Discrepancies Through a Gender Lens
This paper explores selected underlying themes related to rural Gujarati women's political participation. An analysis of this data subset provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by dimensions such as age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics. Through qualitative inquiry and a gender-based analysis, this paper reveals the discrepancies between female a…
Midwives in Morocco: Seeking Recognition as Skilled Partners in Women-Centred Maternity Care
Around the world, midwives are increasingly being called upon to provide skilled care for pregnant women and newborns. In Morocco, there is a persistent lack of professional recognition of midwifery, which is consistent with widespread gender inequality and women's low status. Midwifery training in Morocco has evolved since the 1960s into a three-year undergraduate programme. Despite this, there is currently a shortfall of midwives to attend the …
Disparities in Mortality Patterns Among Canadian Immigrants and Refugees, 1980–1998: Results of a National Cohort Study
An ecological model for understanding culture as a determinant of women's health
In combination with gender and culture, the authors argue that the migratory experience must be considered as a determinant of the health of immigrant women in its own right. Gender and other symbolic institutions are seen as intertwined in an ecological model of health. Bronfenbrenner's (1986 Bronfenbrenner, U. 1986. Ecology of the family as a context for human development: research perspectives. Developmental Psychology, 22(6): 723–742. [Crossr…
New Approaches to Immigrant Health Assessment
Afterword
Explaining health differences between men and women in later life: A cross-city comparison in Latin America and the Caribbean
Differences between immigrants at various durations of residence and host population in all-cause mortality, Canada 1991-2006
We used data from the 1991-2006 Canadian Census Mortality and Cancer Follow-up Study to compare all-cause mortality for immigrants with that of the Canadian-born population. The study addressed two related questions. First, do immigrants have a mortality advantage over the Canadian-born? Second, if immigrants have a mortality advantage, does it persist as their duration of residence increases? The analysis fitted sex-stratified hazard regression …
New Approaches to Immigrant Health Assessment
Women's Political Participation in Rural India: Discerning Discrepancies Through a Gender Lens
This paper explores selected underlying themes related to rural Gujarati women's political participation. An analysis of this data subset provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by dimensions such as age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics. Through qualitative inquiry and a gender-based analysis, this paper reveals the discrepancies between female a…
An Account of Participatory Research with Women in Rural Gujarat
(2000). An Account of Participatory Research with Women in Rural Gujarat. Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement: Vol. 21, Participatory Development, pp. 543-564
Focus Groups in Rural Gujarat, India: A Modified Approach
Focus groups have become increasingly popular in health research. However, their feasibility depends on the context of such research. Through discussion of focus groups they conducted in rural India, the authors argue that successful focus groups in rural contexts must be culturally sensitive, with a research team that goes beyond the mere technicalities of collecting data. A culturally competent focus group can result when the research team has …
Looking at Covid-19 effects on intimate partner and sexual violence organizations in Canada through a feminist political economy lens: A qualitative study
Where Sexual Orientation Has No Name: Sexual Orientation Missing Data in the Canadian Community Health Survey (2005-2014)
This study used data from the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) (2005-2014) to analyze the relationships between sexual orientation item nonresponse and interview language, conversation language, migration status (migrant-non-migrant), cultural background, sex, age, education level, and marital status in a cross-sectional sample over 18 ( n = 351,713 participants). Item nonresponse rates oscillated between 0.87% in 2007 and 1.4% in 2014. In…
Conducting gender-based analysis of existing databases when self-reported gender data are unavailable: The Gender Index in a working population
The GENDER Index could be useful to enhance the capacity of researchers using CCHS data to conduct gender-based analysis among populations of workers
Migration and Diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec: Prevalence and Health Service Utilization
Determinants of National Life Expectancy
This paper presents a multivariate cross-national analysis of life expectancy at birth in 1990. A model of life expectancy is used which distinguishes between proximate and distal determinants, and measures the direct and indirect effects of the distal variables. It is found that literacy, per capita income, and access to safe water supplies have significantly positive effects on life expectancy. Fertility and tropical location have significant n…
Midwives in Morocco: Seeking Recognition as Skilled Partners in Women-Centred Maternity Care
Around the world, midwives are increasingly being called upon to provide skilled care for pregnant women and newborns. In Morocco, there is a persistent lack of professional recognition of midwifery, which is consistent with widespread gender inequality and women's low status. Midwifery training in Morocco has evolved since the 1960s into a three-year undergraduate programme. Despite this, there is currently a shortfall of midwives to attend the …
Determinants of National Life Expectancy
This paper presents a multivariate cross-national analysis of life expectancy at birth in 1990. A model of life expectancy is used which distinguishes between proximate and distal determinants, and measures the direct and indirect effects of the distal variables. It is found that literacy, per capita income, and access to safe water supplies have significantly positive effects on life expectancy. Fertility and tropical location have significant n…
Culture, migration et instrument de mesure: Défis incontournables
An Account of Participatory Research with Women in Rural Gujarat
(2000). An Account of Participatory Research with Women in Rural Gujarat. Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement: Vol. 21, Participatory Development, pp. 543-564
Sex, gender, ethnicity, and access to health care services: Research and policy challenges for immigrant women in Canada
Partenariat de recherche en milieu pluriethnique: Des femmes immigrantes s’impliquent
Focus Groups in Rural Gujarat, India: A Modified Approach
Focus groups have become increasingly popular in health research. However, their feasibility depends on the context of such research. Through discussion of focus groups they conducted in rural India, the authors argue that successful focus groups in rural contexts must be culturally sensitive, with a research team that goes beyond the mere technicalities of collecting data. A culturally competent focus group can result when the research team has …
The Cultural Context of Gender, Identity: Female Genital, Excision and Infibulation
Our goal is to explore the practices of female genital excision and infibulation as they relate to gender identity and the acculturation process in Canada. We examined relevant research on these issues and share the results of a nationwide project conducted in 1997-1999 among 162 Canadian immigrants from regions in Africa where practices of excision and infibulation are still in effect. Our discussion of gender identity is inextricably linked to …
The Cultural Context of Gender, Identity: Female Genital, Excision and Infibulation
New Approaches to Immigrant Health Assessment
Afterword
Disparities in Mortality Patterns Among Canadian Immigrants and Refugees, 1980–1998: Results of a National Cohort Study
An ecological model for understanding culture as a determinant of women's health
In combination with gender and culture, the authors argue that the migratory experience must be considered as a determinant of the health of immigrant women in its own right. Gender and other symbolic institutions are seen as intertwined in an ecological model of health. Bronfenbrenner's (1986 Bronfenbrenner, U. 1986. Ecology of the family as a context for human development: research perspectives. Developmental Psychology, 22(6): 723–742. [Crossr…
Women's Political Participation in Rural India: Discerning Discrepancies Through a Gender Lens
This paper explores selected underlying themes related to rural Gujarati women's political participation. An analysis of this data subset provides an understanding of how gender operates in rural Gujarat with respect to women's social mobility as mediated by dimensions such as age, education, socio-economic status and household dynamics. Through qualitative inquiry and a gender-based analysis, this paper reveals the discrepancies between female a…
Midwives in Morocco: Seeking Recognition as Skilled Partners in Women-Centred Maternity Care
Around the world, midwives are increasingly being called upon to provide skilled care for pregnant women and newborns. In Morocco, there is a persistent lack of professional recognition of midwifery, which is consistent with widespread gender inequality and women's low status. Midwifery training in Morocco has evolved since the 1960s into a three-year undergraduate programme. Despite this, there is currently a shortfall of midwives to attend the …
Ethics and the Compensation of Immigrant Workers for Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses
Explaining health differences between men and women in later life: A cross-city comparison in Latin America and the Caribbean
Cancer Incidence Among Canadian Immigrants, 1980–1998: Results from a National Cohort Study
Migration and Diabetes in British Columbia and Quebec: Prevalence and Health Service Utilization
Language Barriers in Mental Health Care: A Survey of Primary Care Practitioners
Female genital cutting (FGC) and the ethics of care: Community engagement and cultural sensitivity at the interface of migration experiences
BACKGROUND: Female Genital Cutting (FGC) anchored in a complex socio-cultural context becomes significant at the interface of access of health and social services in host countries. The practice of FGC at times, understood as a form of gender-based violence, may result in unjustifiable consequences among girls and women; yet, these practices are culturally engrained traditions with complex meanings calling for ethically and culturally sensitive h…
The impact of tuberculosis on health utility: A longitudinal cohort study
Differences between immigrants at various durations of residence and host population in all-cause mortality, Canada 1991-2006
We used data from the 1991-2006 Canadian Census Mortality and Cancer Follow-up Study to compare all-cause mortality for immigrants with that of the Canadian-born population. The study addressed two related questions. First, do immigrants have a mortality advantage over the Canadian-born? Second, if immigrants have a mortality advantage, does it persist as their duration of residence increases? The analysis fitted sex-stratified hazard regression …
Health and legal literacy for migrants: Twinned strands woven in the cloth of social justice and the human right to health care
BACKGROUND: Based on an analysis of published literature, this paper provides an over-view of the challenges associated with delivering on the right to access quality health care for international migrants to industrialized countries, and asks which group of professionals is best equipped to provide services that increase health and legal literacy. Both rights and challenges are approached from a social justice perspective with the aim of identif…
Cameroon and the Gender Issue
As African states have entered the global trend for women’s emancipation, many have then set up a “national gender policy”. However, that process seems to vary by country and by degree of cultural integration. The purpose of this article is to point out the obstacles blocking the implementation of the gender policy and negatively affect its social appropriation. It raises out the essential innovative mechanisms and argues that the process would n…
Canada's universal health-care system: Achieving its potential
Political science (22 works) · Sociology (22 works) · Medicine (17 works) · Geography (11 works) · Demography (9 works) · Demography (9 works) · Immigration (9 works) · Public relations (9 works) · Health care (8 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (8 works)