Gita Wahi
Biographic Data
| ID | 331970 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gita Wahi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gita |
| FAMILY NAME | Wahi |
| SIGNATURE | WAHI G |
| AFFILIATIONS | McMaster University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5943-9702 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exploring the Barriers to and Facilitators of Inclusive Physical Education for Canadian Elementary and Middle School Students
This scoping review aims to identify what is known about the barriers to and facilitators of inclusive physical education for Canadian elementary and middle school students. Six electronic databases were searched to identify Canadian articles published between 2000 and 2022. Overall, 38 studies were included and after summarizing their results, four categories of barriers and facilitators were identified: disabilities, cultural diversity, gender …
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth
BACKGROUND: Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performan…
Parental employment quality during childhood and mental health in adolescence
Socioeconomic conditions play an important role in shaping the mental health outcomes of children and youth. Socioeconomic disadvantage in early life is often a product of precarious parental employment. Although more and more parents are participating in the workforce, a growing share of working parents rely on jobs that are insecure, unstable, and low paying. Against the backdrop of these trends, we examined the relationship between parental em…
Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness among South Asians in Canada
We evaluated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among South Asians living in Ontario, Canada compared to non-South Asians and compared the odds of symptomatic COVID-19 infection and related hospitalizations and deaths among non-vaccinated South Asians and non-South Asians. This was a test negative design study conducted in Ontario, Canada between December 14, 2020 and November 15, 2021. All eligible individuals >18 years with symptoms of COVI…
Sociodemographic factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian community in Canada
Among South Asians living in ON and BC, time since immigration, prior COVID-19 infection, marital status, living in a multigenerational household, age, education, and employment status were associated with vaccine hesitancy. This information can be used to address vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian population in future COVID-19 waves or pandemics
Perspectives of nutrition and physical activity among families of an Indigenous Birth Cohort
This is a qualitative description of the perspectives and experiences of 15 mothers from the Indigenous Birth Cohort Study as it relates to barriers and facilitators to building and sustaining healthy active living practices. Our findings illustrate six themes: 1) Systemic reinforcements of a colonial legacy; 2) Self-perceived roles as caregivers to young children; 3) Social support and family support systems; 4) Health histories (personal, famil…
A Case Study of a Methodological Approach to Cocreating Perinatal Health Knowledge Between Western and Indigenous Communities
This article describes the methods taken to create an understanding of the perinatal health beliefs of elder Indigenous women of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. Our study paired constructivist grounded theory data collection and analysis methods with an Indigenous epistemological framework. We aimed to create knowledge that was specific to an Indigenous context, which was useful and resonant with both Indigenous and Western…
Re-stitching and strengthening community
Traditional doll-making has important meanings that translate into personal and communal identity. As one of the earliest discovered play artefacts, dolls are deeply intertwined with symbolic meanings around spirituality, rituals, familial histories and communal traditions. These values are especially important in Indigenous groups where health and well-being pivots on the preservation of cultural heritage. This article develops the theory on the…
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Body mass index among immigrant and non-immigrant youth
Aboriginal birth cohort (ABC)
There is an urgent need to understand maternal and child factors that underlie the early development of adiposity and type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal people. The information generated from this cohort will assist the Six Nations community in developing interventions to prevent early adiposity in Aboriginal children
Body mass index among immigrant and non-immigrant youth
A Case Study of a Methodological Approach to Cocreating Perinatal Health Knowledge Between Western and Indigenous Communities
This article describes the methods taken to create an understanding of the perinatal health beliefs of elder Indigenous women of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. Our study paired constructivist grounded theory data collection and analysis methods with an Indigenous epistemological framework. We aimed to create knowledge that was specific to an Indigenous context, which was useful and resonant with both Indigenous and Western…
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth
BACKGROUND: Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performan…
Sociodemographic factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian community in Canada
Among South Asians living in ON and BC, time since immigration, prior COVID-19 infection, marital status, living in a multigenerational household, age, education, and employment status were associated with vaccine hesitancy. This information can be used to address vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian population in future COVID-19 waves or pandemics
Aboriginal birth cohort (ABC)
There is an urgent need to understand maternal and child factors that underlie the early development of adiposity and type 2 diabetes in Aboriginal people. The information generated from this cohort will assist the Six Nations community in developing interventions to prevent early adiposity in Aboriginal children
Body mass index among immigrant and non-immigrant youth
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Re-stitching and strengthening community
Traditional doll-making has important meanings that translate into personal and communal identity. As one of the earliest discovered play artefacts, dolls are deeply intertwined with symbolic meanings around spirituality, rituals, familial histories and communal traditions. These values are especially important in Indigenous groups where health and well-being pivots on the preservation of cultural heritage. This article develops the theory on the…
A Case Study of a Methodological Approach to Cocreating Perinatal Health Knowledge Between Western and Indigenous Communities
This article describes the methods taken to create an understanding of the perinatal health beliefs of elder Indigenous women of the Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario, Canada. Our study paired constructivist grounded theory data collection and analysis methods with an Indigenous epistemological framework. We aimed to create knowledge that was specific to an Indigenous context, which was useful and resonant with both Indigenous and Western…
Perspectives of nutrition and physical activity among families of an Indigenous Birth Cohort
This is a qualitative description of the perspectives and experiences of 15 mothers from the Indigenous Birth Cohort Study as it relates to barriers and facilitators to building and sustaining healthy active living practices. Our findings illustrate six themes: 1) Systemic reinforcements of a colonial legacy; 2) Self-perceived roles as caregivers to young children; 3) Social support and family support systems; 4) Health histories (personal, famil…
Covid-19 vaccine effectiveness among South Asians in Canada
We evaluated the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines among South Asians living in Ontario, Canada compared to non-South Asians and compared the odds of symptomatic COVID-19 infection and related hospitalizations and deaths among non-vaccinated South Asians and non-South Asians. This was a test negative design study conducted in Ontario, Canada between December 14, 2020 and November 15, 2021. All eligible individuals >18 years with symptoms of COVI…
Sociodemographic factors associated with vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian community in Canada
Among South Asians living in ON and BC, time since immigration, prior COVID-19 infection, marital status, living in a multigenerational household, age, education, and employment status were associated with vaccine hesitancy. This information can be used to address vaccine hesitancy in the South Asian population in future COVID-19 waves or pandemics
Exploring the Barriers to and Facilitators of Inclusive Physical Education for Canadian Elementary and Middle School Students
This scoping review aims to identify what is known about the barriers to and facilitators of inclusive physical education for Canadian elementary and middle school students. Six electronic databases were searched to identify Canadian articles published between 2000 and 2022. Overall, 38 studies were included and after summarizing their results, four categories of barriers and facilitators were identified: disabilities, cultural diversity, gender …
Parental employment quality and the mental health and school performance of children and youth
BACKGROUND: Lower-quality employment, characterised by excessive or part-time hours, irregular schedules and inadequate earnings, is a key social determinant of health among adults. Research examining parental employment quality in relation to the mental health and school performance of children is lacking. The study objective was to measure the associations between parental employment quality and child mental health symptoms and school performan…
Parental employment quality during childhood and mental health in adolescence
Socioeconomic conditions play an important role in shaping the mental health outcomes of children and youth. Socioeconomic disadvantage in early life is often a product of precarious parental employment. Although more and more parents are participating in the workforce, a growing share of working parents rely on jobs that are insecure, unstable, and low paying. Against the backdrop of these trends, we examined the relationship between parental em…
Medicine (7 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Demography (3 works) · Geography (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Indigenous (3 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works) · Cohort (2 works)