Seungmi Yang
Biographic Data
| ID | 3929607 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Seungmi Yang |
| GIVEN NAMES | Seungmi |
| FAMILY NAME | Yang |
| SIGNATURE | YANG S |
| AFFILIATIONS | McGill University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1189-6821 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Indigenous pregnancy: Agency and strength of Batwa women challenging colonialism and gender inequity
Pregnancy and birth can be times of joy, hope, ceremony, and connection for Indigenous women. However, Indigenous maternal health and wellbeing are adversely affected by colonialism and socioeconomic inequities, resulting in otherwise preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. These complex inequities (e.g., marginalization, economic barriers, gendered violence) are highly context specific, and understanding these contexts is essential to info…
Vaccination experiences and decision-making in older adult Korean immigrants living in Canada: A qualitative descriptive study
Older adult immigrants face unique challenges in accessing healthcare and preventive health measures, including vaccines. While Asian immigrants in North America generally report high vaccine uptake, studies suggest that Korean immigrants may have lower willingness to vaccinate and experience barriers to healthcare utilization. Understanding the vaccination experiences and decision-making processes of this population is critical to addressing dis…
Coverage of the influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations among immigrant and non-immigrant older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA…
Overall, we found disparities in influenza and pneumococcal vaccination by immigrant status among older adults in Canada. Further studies on vaccination coverage and decision-making among marginalized communities, including immigrants, are warranted to equitably improve vaccine uptake
Association of housing tenure and unaffordable housing with preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes in Canada: A population-based study
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic risk factors are known drivers of adverse birth outcomes. Housing is a key target for policy interventions. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the associations of housing tenure (renting vs owning) and unaffordable housing with preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes. METHODS: We used 2014-2016 Canadian birth registration data linked with the 2016 long-form census and included singleton births among homeowners and renters. Un…
Neonatal mortality and contraceptive utilization following abortion restriction in the Dominican Republic: A difference-in-differences analysis
Effects of mobile networks and Covid-19 on mobile shopping sales in South Korea
Are Indigenous research principles incorporated into maternal health research? A scoping review of the global literature
A novel development indicator based on population-average height trajectories of children aged 0–5 years modelled using 145 surveys in 64 countries, 2000–2018
INTRODUCTION: Children's growth status is an important measure commonly used as a proxy indicator of advancements in a country's health, human capital and economic development. We aimed to assess the feasibility of using Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) models for summarising population-based cross-sectional height-by-age data of children under 5 years across 64 countries. METHODS: Using 145 publicly available Demographic and …
Housing conditions and adverse birth outcomes among Indigenous people in Canada
Adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality according to registered First Nations status and First Nations community residence across Canada
Paternal education and adverse birth outcomes in Canada
BACKGROUND: Research on predictors of adverse birth outcomes has focused on maternal characteristics. Much less is known about the role of paternal factors. Paternal education is an important socioeconomic marker that may predict birth outcomes over and above maternal socioeconomic indicators. METHODS: Using data from the 2006 Canadian Birth-Census Cohort, we estimated the associations between paternal education and preterm birth, small-for-gesta…
Neighborhood Deprivation and Maternal Psychological Distress During Pregnancy: A Multilevel Analysis
The changing gender differences in life expectancy in Korea 1970-2005
Understanding the Rapid Increase in Life Expectancy in South Korea
Objectives. We assessed life expectancy increases in the past several decades in South Korea by age and specific causes of death. Methods. We applied Arriaga's decomposition method to life table data (1970–2005) and mortality statistics (1983–2005) to estimate age- and cause-specific contributions to changes in life expectancy. Results. Reductions in infant mortality made the largest age-group contribution to the life expectancy increase. Reducti…
From Successful Family Planning to the Lowest of Low Fertility Levels: Taiwan’s Dilemma
Since the implementation of family planning in the 1960s, Taiwan’s fertility rate has rapidly decreased. This was praised as a family planning achievement. However, in the 21st century Taiwan has become one of the lowest of low fertility countries like European countries [ Kohler, H. P., Billari, F. C., & Ortega, J. A. (2002) . Population and Development Review , 28 (4), 641–80]. The government has begun to worry that these extremely low birthrat…
The contribution of material, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in explaining educational and occupational mortality inequalities in a nationally representative sample of South Koreans: Relative an…
Emergence of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Smoking and Overweight and Obesity in Early Adulthood: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Objectives. We examined whether socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and overweight and obesity emerged in early adulthood and the contribution of family background, adolescent smoking, and body mass index to socioeconomic inequalities. Methods. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health we employed multinomial regression analyses to estimate relative odds of heavy or light-to-moderate smoking to nonsmoking and of overw…
Understanding the Rapid Increase in Life Expectancy in South Korea
Objectives. We assessed life expectancy increases in the past several decades in South Korea by age and specific causes of death. Methods. We applied Arriaga's decomposition method to life table data (1970–2005) and mortality statistics (1983–2005) to estimate age- and cause-specific contributions to changes in life expectancy. Results. Reductions in infant mortality made the largest age-group contribution to the life expectancy increase. Reducti…
The contribution of material, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in explaining educational and occupational mortality inequalities in a nationally representative sample of South Koreans: Relative an…
Emergence of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Smoking and Overweight and Obesity in Early Adulthood: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Objectives. We examined whether socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and overweight and obesity emerged in early adulthood and the contribution of family background, adolescent smoking, and body mass index to socioeconomic inequalities. Methods. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health we employed multinomial regression analyses to estimate relative odds of heavy or light-to-moderate smoking to nonsmoking and of overw…
The changing gender differences in life expectancy in Korea 1970-2005
Housing conditions and adverse birth outcomes among Indigenous people in Canada
Paternal education and adverse birth outcomes in Canada
BACKGROUND: Research on predictors of adverse birth outcomes has focused on maternal characteristics. Much less is known about the role of paternal factors. Paternal education is an important socioeconomic marker that may predict birth outcomes over and above maternal socioeconomic indicators. METHODS: Using data from the 2006 Canadian Birth-Census Cohort, we estimated the associations between paternal education and preterm birth, small-for-gesta…
From Successful Family Planning to the Lowest of Low Fertility Levels: Taiwan’s Dilemma
Since the implementation of family planning in the 1960s, Taiwan’s fertility rate has rapidly decreased. This was praised as a family planning achievement. However, in the 21st century Taiwan has become one of the lowest of low fertility countries like European countries [ Kohler, H. P., Billari, F. C., & Ortega, J. A. (2002) . Population and Development Review , 28 (4), 641–80]. The government has begun to worry that these extremely low birthrat…
Adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality according to registered First Nations status and First Nations community residence across Canada
Emergence of Socioeconomic Inequalities in Smoking and Overweight and Obesity in Early Adulthood: The National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Objectives. We examined whether socioeconomic inequalities in smoking and overweight and obesity emerged in early adulthood and the contribution of family background, adolescent smoking, and body mass index to socioeconomic inequalities. Methods. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health we employed multinomial regression analyses to estimate relative odds of heavy or light-to-moderate smoking to nonsmoking and of overw…
From Successful Family Planning to the Lowest of Low Fertility Levels: Taiwan’s Dilemma
Since the implementation of family planning in the 1960s, Taiwan’s fertility rate has rapidly decreased. This was praised as a family planning achievement. However, in the 21st century Taiwan has become one of the lowest of low fertility countries like European countries [ Kohler, H. P., Billari, F. C., & Ortega, J. A. (2002) . Population and Development Review , 28 (4), 641–80]. The government has begun to worry that these extremely low birthrat…
The contribution of material, psychosocial, and behavioral factors in explaining educational and occupational mortality inequalities in a nationally representative sample of South Koreans: Relative an…
Understanding the Rapid Increase in Life Expectancy in South Korea
Objectives. We assessed life expectancy increases in the past several decades in South Korea by age and specific causes of death. Methods. We applied Arriaga's decomposition method to life table data (1970–2005) and mortality statistics (1983–2005) to estimate age- and cause-specific contributions to changes in life expectancy. Results. Reductions in infant mortality made the largest age-group contribution to the life expectancy increase. Reducti…
The changing gender differences in life expectancy in Korea 1970-2005
Neighborhood Deprivation and Maternal Psychological Distress During Pregnancy: A Multilevel Analysis
Paternal education and adverse birth outcomes in Canada
BACKGROUND: Research on predictors of adverse birth outcomes has focused on maternal characteristics. Much less is known about the role of paternal factors. Paternal education is an important socioeconomic marker that may predict birth outcomes over and above maternal socioeconomic indicators. METHODS: Using data from the 2006 Canadian Birth-Census Cohort, we estimated the associations between paternal education and preterm birth, small-for-gesta…
Adverse birth outcomes and infant mortality according to registered First Nations status and First Nations community residence across Canada
A novel development indicator based on population-average height trajectories of children aged 0–5 years modelled using 145 surveys in 64 countries, 2000–2018
INTRODUCTION: Children's growth status is an important measure commonly used as a proxy indicator of advancements in a country's health, human capital and economic development. We aimed to assess the feasibility of using Super-Imposition by Translation And Rotation (SITAR) models for summarising population-based cross-sectional height-by-age data of children under 5 years across 64 countries. METHODS: Using 145 publicly available Demographic and …
Housing conditions and adverse birth outcomes among Indigenous people in Canada
Effects of mobile networks and Covid-19 on mobile shopping sales in South Korea
Are Indigenous research principles incorporated into maternal health research? A scoping review of the global literature
Vaccination experiences and decision-making in older adult Korean immigrants living in Canada: A qualitative descriptive study
Older adult immigrants face unique challenges in accessing healthcare and preventive health measures, including vaccines. While Asian immigrants in North America generally report high vaccine uptake, studies suggest that Korean immigrants may have lower willingness to vaccinate and experience barriers to healthcare utilization. Understanding the vaccination experiences and decision-making processes of this population is critical to addressing dis…
Coverage of the influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations among immigrant and non-immigrant older adults in Canada: A cross-sectional analysis of data from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA…
Overall, we found disparities in influenza and pneumococcal vaccination by immigrant status among older adults in Canada. Further studies on vaccination coverage and decision-making among marginalized communities, including immigrants, are warranted to equitably improve vaccine uptake
Association of housing tenure and unaffordable housing with preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes in Canada: A population-based study
BACKGROUND: Socioeconomic risk factors are known drivers of adverse birth outcomes. Housing is a key target for policy interventions. OBJECTIVE: To estimate the associations of housing tenure (renting vs owning) and unaffordable housing with preterm birth and other adverse birth outcomes. METHODS: We used 2014-2016 Canadian birth registration data linked with the 2016 long-form census and included singleton births among homeowners and renters. Un…
Neonatal mortality and contraceptive utilization following abortion restriction in the Dominican Republic: A difference-in-differences analysis
Indigenous pregnancy: Agency and strength of Batwa women challenging colonialism and gender inequity
Pregnancy and birth can be times of joy, hope, ceremony, and connection for Indigenous women. However, Indigenous maternal health and wellbeing are adversely affected by colonialism and socioeconomic inequities, resulting in otherwise preventable maternal morbidity and mortality. These complex inequities (e.g., marginalization, economic barriers, gendered violence) are highly context specific, and understanding these contexts is essential to info…
Medicine (12 works) · Demography (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (7 works) · Demography (6 works) · Economics (6 works) · Socioeconomic status (5 works) · Geography (4 works)