Shira Goldenberg
Biographic Data
| ID | 3761300 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shira Goldenberg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shira |
| FAMILY NAME | Goldenberg |
| SIGNATURE | GOLDENBERG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of British Columbia |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 30 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Economic insecurity, access to menstrual materials, and sexual coercion
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a critical but often overlooked component of adolescent girls’ health. Limited access to financial resources for purchasing menstrual materials is a key barrier to adequate MHM. Few studies have examined how adolescent girls obtain materials, how economic insecurity may affect MHM, and whether this promotes reliance on male partners for financial means to purchase materials. Prior research has linked dependen…
Navigating Barriers
This study investigates the intersectional barriers to routine healthcare access experienced by marginalized Indigenous women, including sex workers and women living with HIV, in Vancouver, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data from 142 Indigenous participants in the AESHA and SHAWNA cohorts collected between October 2020 and August 2021, the research employs bivariate and multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimati…
“In the end … I got pregnant. And that wasn't what the plans were”
Reproductive health and rights for migrant women intending to seek safety in the U.S. are shaped by the risk environments through which they migrate, including policy, social, economic, and physical factors. We examined migrant women's lived experiences of reproductive health and rights resulting from and perpetuated by these risk environments across migration phases. As part of a larger study examining maternal and reproductive health among U.S.…
The relationship between neighbourhood income and youth mental health service use differs by immigration experience
Mental health service use was substantially lower among immigrant youth than non-immigrant youth, but higher proportions of immigrant youth were hospitalized involuntarily. The reverse income gradient patterns observed for community-mental health service use are noteworthy and suggest significant barriers to accessing preventable care among immigrant youth, particularly those living in lower-income neighbourhoods
Water, sanitation, and hygiene access among people who inject drugs in Tijuana and San Diego in 2020–2021
WASH access among PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area was low by international standards and lower than the national averages in both countries. Homelessness was significantly associated with WASH insecurity in this population. Concentrated efforts are needed to guarantee continuously available WASH services for PWID-especially those who are unsheltered
Water, sanitation and hygiene insecurity predict abscess incidence among people who inject drugs in a binational US–Mexico metropolitan area
PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area reported facing high rates of insecurity accessing WASH services. Abscess incidence was higher (four to nine times) than observed rate among PWID cohorts in other settings. Access to continuously available toilet facilities, bathing infrastructure, and safe water sources for preparing drugs for injection could prevent abscesses among PWID. Accessible WASH infrastructure should be ensured among PWID …
Association of sex work and social-structural factors with non-fatal overdose among women who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Sars-CoV-2 testing and Covid-19–related primary care use among people with citizenship, permanent residency, and temporary immigration status
Interwoven immigration, health, and occupational policies place people with temporary status in circumstances of precarity and higher health risk. Reducing precarity accompanying temporary status, including regularization pathways, and decoupling access to health care from immigration status can address health inequities
Women's utilization of housing-based overdose prevention sites in Vancouver, Canada
Heteronormativity hurts everyone
Heteronormative assumptions can negatively influence the lives of young gay and bisexual men, and recent sociological analyses have identified the negative impacts of heteronormativity on heterosexual men (e.g. 'fag discourse' targeted at heterosexual adolescents). However, insights into how heteronormative discourses may be (re)produced in clinical settings and how they contribute to health outcomes for gay, bisexual and heterosexual men are poo…
Psychosexual and social-cognitive correlates of sexual risk behavior among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico
Male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) may act as a bridge to the general population contributing to the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the USA and Mexico. This study used cross-sectional data to identify psychosexual and social-cognitive factors associated with sexual risk behavior in a bi-national sample of 300 male clients of FSWs recruited in Tijuana, Mexico from June to October 2008. In a multiple regres…
Not the swab!' Young men's experiences with STI testing
In Canada, STI rates are high and rising, especially amongst young men. Meanwhile, the needs of young men regarding STI testing services are poorly understood, as are the socio-cultural and structural factors that influence young men's sexual health-seeking behaviours. To better understand this phenomenon, we draw on interviews with 45 men (ages 15-25) from British Columbia, Canada. Our research reveals how structural forces (e.g. STI testing pro…
Barriers to STI testing among youth in a Canadian oil and gas community
Not the swab!' Young men's experiences with STI testing
In Canada, STI rates are high and rising, especially amongst young men. Meanwhile, the needs of young men regarding STI testing services are poorly understood, as are the socio-cultural and structural factors that influence young men's sexual health-seeking behaviours. To better understand this phenomenon, we draw on interviews with 45 men (ages 15-25) from British Columbia, Canada. Our research reveals how structural forces (e.g. STI testing pro…
Barriers to STI testing among youth in a Canadian oil and gas community
Heteronormativity hurts everyone
Heteronormative assumptions can negatively influence the lives of young gay and bisexual men, and recent sociological analyses have identified the negative impacts of heteronormativity on heterosexual men (e.g. 'fag discourse' targeted at heterosexual adolescents). However, insights into how heteronormative discourses may be (re)produced in clinical settings and how they contribute to health outcomes for gay, bisexual and heterosexual men are poo…
Sars-CoV-2 testing and Covid-19–related primary care use among people with citizenship, permanent residency, and temporary immigration status
Interwoven immigration, health, and occupational policies place people with temporary status in circumstances of precarity and higher health risk. Reducing precarity accompanying temporary status, including regularization pathways, and decoupling access to health care from immigration status can address health inequities
Barriers to STI testing among youth in a Canadian oil and gas community
Psychosexual and social-cognitive correlates of sexual risk behavior among male clients of female sex workers in Tijuana, Mexico
Male clients of female sex workers (FSWs) may act as a bridge to the general population contributing to the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in the USA and Mexico. This study used cross-sectional data to identify psychosexual and social-cognitive factors associated with sexual risk behavior in a bi-national sample of 300 male clients of FSWs recruited in Tijuana, Mexico from June to October 2008. In a multiple regres…
Not the swab!' Young men's experiences with STI testing
In Canada, STI rates are high and rising, especially amongst young men. Meanwhile, the needs of young men regarding STI testing services are poorly understood, as are the socio-cultural and structural factors that influence young men's sexual health-seeking behaviours. To better understand this phenomenon, we draw on interviews with 45 men (ages 15-25) from British Columbia, Canada. Our research reveals how structural forces (e.g. STI testing pro…
Heteronormativity hurts everyone
Heteronormative assumptions can negatively influence the lives of young gay and bisexual men, and recent sociological analyses have identified the negative impacts of heteronormativity on heterosexual men (e.g. 'fag discourse' targeted at heterosexual adolescents). However, insights into how heteronormative discourses may be (re)produced in clinical settings and how they contribute to health outcomes for gay, bisexual and heterosexual men are poo…
Women's utilization of housing-based overdose prevention sites in Vancouver, Canada
Association of sex work and social-structural factors with non-fatal overdose among women who use drugs in Vancouver, Canada
Sars-CoV-2 testing and Covid-19–related primary care use among people with citizenship, permanent residency, and temporary immigration status
Interwoven immigration, health, and occupational policies place people with temporary status in circumstances of precarity and higher health risk. Reducing precarity accompanying temporary status, including regularization pathways, and decoupling access to health care from immigration status can address health inequities
The relationship between neighbourhood income and youth mental health service use differs by immigration experience
Mental health service use was substantially lower among immigrant youth than non-immigrant youth, but higher proportions of immigrant youth were hospitalized involuntarily. The reverse income gradient patterns observed for community-mental health service use are noteworthy and suggest significant barriers to accessing preventable care among immigrant youth, particularly those living in lower-income neighbourhoods
Water, sanitation, and hygiene access among people who inject drugs in Tijuana and San Diego in 2020–2021
WASH access among PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area was low by international standards and lower than the national averages in both countries. Homelessness was significantly associated with WASH insecurity in this population. Concentrated efforts are needed to guarantee continuously available WASH services for PWID-especially those who are unsheltered
Water, sanitation and hygiene insecurity predict abscess incidence among people who inject drugs in a binational US–Mexico metropolitan area
PWID in the Tijuana-San Diego metropolitan area reported facing high rates of insecurity accessing WASH services. Abscess incidence was higher (four to nine times) than observed rate among PWID cohorts in other settings. Access to continuously available toilet facilities, bathing infrastructure, and safe water sources for preparing drugs for injection could prevent abscesses among PWID. Accessible WASH infrastructure should be ensured among PWID …
“In the end … I got pregnant. And that wasn't what the plans were”
Reproductive health and rights for migrant women intending to seek safety in the U.S. are shaped by the risk environments through which they migrate, including policy, social, economic, and physical factors. We examined migrant women's lived experiences of reproductive health and rights resulting from and perpetuated by these risk environments across migration phases. As part of a larger study examining maternal and reproductive health among U.S.…
Economic insecurity, access to menstrual materials, and sexual coercion
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a critical but often overlooked component of adolescent girls’ health. Limited access to financial resources for purchasing menstrual materials is a key barrier to adequate MHM. Few studies have examined how adolescent girls obtain materials, how economic insecurity may affect MHM, and whether this promotes reliance on male partners for financial means to purchase materials. Prior research has linked dependen…
Navigating Barriers
This study investigates the intersectional barriers to routine healthcare access experienced by marginalized Indigenous women, including sex workers and women living with HIV, in Vancouver, Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on data from 142 Indigenous participants in the AESHA and SHAWNA cohorts collected between October 2020 and August 2021, the research employs bivariate and multivariable logistic regression with generalized estimati…
Medicine (11 works) · Demography (7 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Homelessness and Social Issues (5 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (4 works) · Family medicine (4 works)