Books

  • Dosani, A., Etowa, J. & van Daalen-Smith, C. (Eds.) (In Press). Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th Ed). Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Stamler, L., Yiu, L., Dosani, A., Etowa, J. &van Daalen-Smith, C. (Eds.) Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (5th Ed).Pearson-Prentice Hall: Toronto
  • McGibbon, E., & Etowa, J. (2009) Anti-Racist Health Care Practice. Canadian Scholars’ Press Inc.(CSPI): Toronto

Book Chapters

(selected in past 5 years)

  • Dosani, A. Etowa, J. & van Daalen-Smith, C. (In-Press). Critical Community Health Nursing: An Imperative. In A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th Ed). Chapter 34, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Dosani, A. Etowa, J. & van Daalen-Smith, C. (In-Press). Data Analysis in Community Health Nursing Practice. In A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th Ed). Chapter 14, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Edwards, N.C. & Etowa, J. B. (In-Press). Community Health Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. In A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th Ed). Chapter 15, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Etowa, J., Buckland, R. & Wong, J. (In-Press). Policy, Politics, and Power in Health Care. In A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th Ed), pp.18-34. Chapter 2, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Willett, A, Dosani, A & Etowa, J. (In-Press) Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. In A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th Ed). Chapter 16, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc
  • Premji, S., Dosani, A. & Etowa, J. (In-Press). Chapter 33: Global Health. In A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.), Stamler & Yiu’s Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (6th ed.). Pearson Canada Inc
  • Etowa, J. & McGibbon, E. (2021). Chapter 5: Racialization of Oppression. In E. McGibbon, (Ed.) Oppression – A social determinant of health. (2 ed.), Chapter 4, pp66-84. Halifax, Fenwick Publishing
  • Aquanno, S. Bryant, T., Etowa, J., Lexchin, J., McGibbon, E., Raphael, D., Spitzer, D. L. & Torres. S. (2021). COVID-19: Oppressions Laid Bare. In E. McGibbon, (Ed.) Oppression – A social determinant of health. (2 ed.), Chapter 14, pp.262- 278. Halifax, Fenwick Publishing
  • Etowa, J. (2021). Culture and Nursing in Mental Health. In R. Moodley and E. Lee (Eds.). The Routledge International Handbook of Race, Ethnicity, and Culture in Mental Health. Chapter 10, pp.115-127. Routledge International Handbook series: Toronto
  • Ramji, Z. & Etowa, J. (2021) Becoming a Canadian Nurse with International Experience: Workplace Integration of Internationally Educated Nurses in the Global North. In Jared Keengwe & Kenneth Kungu (Eds), Examining the Career Development Practices and Experiences of Immigrants. Chapter 10, pp.211-228, IGI Global: Hershey PA, USA
  • Bernard, W.T, Etowa, J. & Clow, B. (2020). Spirituality as a Resource for Health in African Canadian Communities. In J. MacDonald et al (Eds). Critical Clinical Social Work: Counter storying for Social Justice. Chapter 13. Pp. 308-327. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press
  • Dosani, A. Etowa, J. & van Daalen-Smith, C. (2020). Critical Community Health Nursing: An Imperative. In L. Stamler, L. Yiu A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (5th Ed). Chapter 34, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Edwards, N.C. & Etowa, J. B. (2020). Community Health Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation. In L. Stamler, L. Yiu A. Dosani, J. Etowa & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (5th Ed). Chapter 14, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Etowa, J., Ashley, L. & Moghadam, E. (2020). Policy, Politics, and Power in Health Care. In L. Stamler, L. Yiu & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (5th Ed), pp.18-34. Chapter 2, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc.
  • Etowa, J., Dosani, A. & Bensler, H. (2020) Maternal, Newborn and Child Health. In L. Stamler, L. Y., & C. van Daalen-Smith (Eds.) Community Health Nursing: A Canadian Perspective (5th Ed). Chapter 16, Toronto: Pearson Canada Inc

Peer Review Journals

(publications in last 5 years)

2024

  • Etowa, J. Hyman, I. & Unachukwu, U. (2024 in press). “Development and Evaluation of a Peer Equity Navigator Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion and Uptake in African, Caribbean and Black Communities in Ottawa, Canada” BMC Public Health.
  • Etowa, J., Beauchamp, S., and Cole, V. (2024 in press) Understanding Low Vaccine Uptake in African, Caribbean, and Black Populations Relative to Public Health in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Protocol. DOI: 10.23937/2469-567X/1510094

  • Etowa, J., Beauchamp, S., Fseifes,M., Osandatuwa, G., Brenneman, P., Salam-Alada, K., Sulaliman, R., Okolie, E., Dinneh, I., Julmisse S., Cole,V. (2024) Understanding Low Vaccine Uptake in African, Caribbean, and Black Populations Relative to Public Health in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review” Vaccines 2024, 12(3), 269; https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines12030269

  • Owino, M., Dryden, O., Este, D., Etowa, J., Husbands, W., Nelson, L., Ojukwu, E., Peter, E., Tharao, W.(2024) A Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada. Canadian Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-024-00856-y

  • Etowa, J. Hyman, I. & Unachukwu, U. (2024 in press). “Development and Evaluation of a Peer Equity Navigator Intervention for COVID-19 Vaccine Promotion and Uptake in African, Caribbean and Black Communities in Ottawa, Canada” BMC Public Health.
  • Etowa, J., Beauchamp, S., and Cole, V. (2024 in press) Understanding Low Vaccine Uptake in African, Caribbean, and Black Populations Relative to Public Health in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Protocol. DOI: 10.23937/2469-567X/1510094

2023

  • Fseifes, M., Etowa, J.(2023)Understanding the Intersections of IPV and HIV and Their Impact on Infant Feeding Practices among Black Women: A Narrative Literature Review. Women 2023, 3(4), 508-523; https://doi.org/10.3390/women3040039
  • Aston, M., Price, S., MacLeod, A., Stone, K., Benoit, B., Joy, P., Ollivier, R., Sim, M., Etowa, J., Jack, S., Marcellus, L., Iduye, D.(2024)Examining how postpartum videoconferencing support sessions can facilitate connections between parents: A poststructural and sociomaterial analysis. Nursing Reports, 14(1), 99-114; https://doi.org/10.3390/nursrep14010009
  • Etowa, J., Beauchamp, S., & Cole, V.(2023). Understanding Low Vaccine Uptake in African, Caribbean, and Black Populations Relative to Public Health in High-Income Countries: A Scoping Review Protocol PLOS ONE, PONE-D-23-39939.
  • Stake-Doucet, N., Dillard-Wright, J., Hamze Al-Chami, M., Gifford, W., Brown, B.B., Bourque Bearskin, L., Carroll, B., English, K., Etowa, J., Hopkins-Walsh, J., Nazon, E.A., Onagbeboma, O., Onwudegwu, A., Ouellette, H., Peterson, W., Rauliuk, M.E., & Umaigba, B. (2023). Politics of nursing leadership: reflecting on the 29th Congress of the International Council of Nurses and on nursing organizations’ political role more broadly. Aporia-The Nursing Journal, 15(2), 3-7.
  • Gebremeskel, A. T., Udenigwe, O., Etowa, J., & Yaya, S. (2023). Unpacking the challenges of fragmentation in community-based maternal newborn and child health and health system in rural Ethiopia: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE, 18(9), e0291696. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0291696
  • Fseifes, M. & Etowa, J. (under Review, Sept 2023). Understanding the Intersections of IPV and HIV and Their Impact on Infant Feeding Practices: A Narrative Literature Review. Women. Doi: 10.20944/preprints202309.0217.v1
  • Etowa, E. B., Edet, R., Willett, A*., Fseifes, M.*, Diorgu, F., Hannan, J., Phillips, J.C., Yaya, S., Etokidem, A. & Etowa, J. (2023). Understanding Pregnancy intentions among Black women living with HIV in two North American cities and one African city. Women, 3(2), 310-321.https://doi.org/10.3390/women3020023
  • Willet, A*. & Etowa, J. (May 2023-In Press). A Critical Examination of Epistemological Congruence Between Intersectionality and Feminist Poststructuralism: Towards an Integrated Framework for Health Research. Nursing inquiry. https://doi.org/10.1111/nin.12564
  • Etowa, J., Ghose, B., Etowa, E., & Dabone, C. (2023) COVID-19 Vaccine Willingness among African, Caribbean, and Black People in Ottawa, Ontario. COVID 2023, 3, 693–702. https://doi.org/10.3390/ covid305005
  • Etowa, J., Ghose, B., Etowa, E., Dabone, C., Luc, M., Jacques, A., Roelofs, S., Unachukwu, U., Brown-Shreves, D., Osandatuwa, G., & Inoua, H. (2023). Factors Associated with the Usefulness of Public Health Communication in the Context of COVID-19: Lessons Learned from the African, Caribbean, and Black Communities in Ottawa, Ontario. Infectious Disease Reports, 15(5), Article 5. https://doi.org/10.3390/idr15050051
  • Beagan BL, Bizzeth SR, Etowa J. Interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism in Canadian nursing: A culture of silence. Canada Journal Nursing Research. 2023 Jun;55(2):195-205. doi: 10.1177/08445621221110140
  • Kaida A, Anderson J, Barnard C, Bartram L, Bert D, Carpendale S, Dean C, Estep D, Etowa J, Gislason M, Greening G, Hariri M, Hoogeveen D, Israel D, Johal A, Kennedy A, McKenzie K, Mendenhall R, Mourad N, Nicholson V, Nolan K, Osborne Z, Popowich F, Reedman A, Simpson J, Smith J, & Smith M. Realizing the Promise of Disaggregated Data and Analytics for Social Justice Through Community Engagement and Intersectoral Research Partnerships. Engaged Scholar Journal: Community-Engaged Research, Teaching, and Learning; 2023; 8(4), 57-71. https://doi.org/10.15402/esj.v8i4.70792 (April 17, 2023)
  • Cenat, J. Farahi, S., Bakombo, S.M., Dalexis, R., Pongou, R., Caulley, L., Yaya, S., Etowa, J. & Venkatesh, V. (2023). Vaccine mistrust among Black individuals in Canada: The major role of health literacy, conspiracy theories, and racial discrimination in the healthcare system” Journal of Medical Virology https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28738 April 24, 2023
  • Etowa, E. B., Wong, J. P., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J., & Luginaah, I. (2023). Addressing HIV Misconceptions among Heterosexual Black Men and Communities in Ontario. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 11(7), 997. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare11070997
  • Etowa, E. B., Fung, K., Miller, D., Husbands, W., Luginaah, I., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J. & Wong, J. P (2023). Addressing HIV vulnerability and promoting resilience among Heterosexual Black men and their communities in Ontario, Canada: A Concept Mapping Approach. The Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality. https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs-2022-0059

2022

  • Gebremeskel AT, Kakuru DM and Etowa JB. (2022). Multilevel Barriers to Access Health and HIV Care Among African, Caribbean, and Black Men and Youths in Ottawa, Ontario: A Qualitative Study. Austin J Public Health Epidemiol. 2022; 9(3): 1131.
  • Etowa, J. (2022). Enabling the next generation through critical racial literacy: A call to action on equity, diversity, and inclusiveness. The Canadian Science Policy Magazine, 4: 63-67
  • Etowa, J. & Beauchamp, S*. (2022) Addressing health equity through Peer Equity Navigation (PEN) program and Community-based participatory research (CBPR). American Journal of Biomedical Science & Research. DOI: 10.34297/AJBSR.2022.16.002289
  • Husbands W, Lawson DO, Etowa EB, Mbuagbaw L, Baidoobonso S, Tharao W, Yaya S, Nelson LE, Aden M, Etowa J. Black Canadians’ Exposure to Everyday Racism: Implications for Health System Access and Health Promotion among Urban Black Communities. J Urban Health. 2022 Oct;99(5):829-841. doi:10.1007/s11524-022-00676-w.
  • Mbuagbaw L, Husbands W, Baidoobonso S, Lawson DO, Aden M, Etowa J, Nelson L,
  • Tharao WE. A cross-sectional investigation of HIV prevalence and risk factors among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario: The A/C Study. Can Commun Dis Rep 2022;48(10):429−37. https://doi.org/10.14745/ccdr.v48i10a03
  • Etowa, J., & Hyman, I. (2022). Leadership and System Transformation: Advancing the Role of Community Health Nursing. Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse, 4(2), 5–16. https://doi.org/10.25071/2291-5796.101
  • Cénat, J. M., Noorishad, P.-G., Bakombo, S. M., Onesi, O., Mesbahi, A., Darius, W. P., Caulley, L., Yaya, S., Chomienne, M.-H., Etowa, J., Venkatesh, V., Dalexis, R. D., Pongou, R., & Labelle, P. R. (2022). A Systematic Review on Vaccine Hesitancy in Black Communities in Canada: Critical Issues and Research Failures. Vaccines, 10(11), 1937. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10111937
  • Ghose, B., Etowa, J., & Ghose, S. (2022). Microcredit Membership and Self-Reported Healthcare Autonomy among Bangladeshi Women. Women, 2(3), 254–263. https://doi.org/10.3390/women2030024
  • Tomblin Murphy, G., Sampalli, T., Bourque Bearskin, L., Cashen, N., Cummings, G., Elliott Rose, A., Etowa, J., Grinspun, D., Jones, E. W., Lavoie-Tremblay, M., MacMillan, K., MacQuarrie, C., Martin Misener, R., Oulton, J., Ricciardelli, R., Silas, L., Thorne, S., & Villeneuve, M. (2022). Investing in Canada’s nursing workforce post-pandemic: A call to action. FACETS, 7, 1051–1120. https://doi.org/10.1139/facets-2022-0002
  • Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2022). Relationship between Self-Reported Neighborhood Safety and Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Women in Low-Middle Income Countries. Safety, 8(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8020031
  • Coen-Sanchez, K., Idriss-Wheeler, D., Bancroft, X., El-Mowafi, I. M., Yalahow, A., Etowa, J., Yaya, S. (2022). Reproductive justice in patient care: Tackling systemic racism and health inequities in sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada. Reproductive Health, 19(1), 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01328-7
  • Dabone, C., Mbagwu, I., Muray, M., Ubangha, L., Kohoun, B., Etowa, E., Nare, H., Kiros, G., Etowa, J. (2022). Global Food Insecurity and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(2), 420–435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00973-1
  • Etowa, J., Omorodion, F., Mmbagwu, I., Etowa, E., Ghose, B. (2022). Understanding the factors associated with HIV and STIs diagnosis among Black heterosexual men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. Public Health Research, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2022.2048
  • Etowa, J., Etowa, E., Mbagwu, I., Habre, A., Addison, H., Essien, E, Inoua, H. (2022). Determinants of HIV vulnerability among heterosexual ACB men in Ottawa, Canada. Journal of Health Inequalities, 8(1). https://doi.org/10.5114/jhi.2022.113899
  • Beagan BL., Bizzeth SR., Etowa J. (2022). Interpersonal, institutional, and structural racism in Canadian nursing: A culture of silence. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research.;0(0). doi:10.1177/08445621221110140
  • Etowa, J., Nare, H., Dubula-Majola, V., Edet, O., John, M., Nkwocha, C. R., Stephens, C., Mbewu, N., Hannan, J., & Etowa, E. (2022). Male Partners’ Roles in Infant Feeding Practices: Perspectives of Black Mothers Living with HIV in Three Countries. Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 10(11), 2254. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare10112254
  • Etowa, J., Tharao, W., Mbuagbaw, L., Baidoobonso, S., Hyman, I., Obiorah, S., Aden, M., Etowa, E., Gebremeskel, A., Kihembo, M., Nelson, L. & Husbands, W. (2022). Community perspectives on addressing and responding to HIV-testing, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) among African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) people in Ontario, Canada. BMC Public Health, 22: DOI – 10.1186/s12889-022-13093-0
  • Etowa, J., Omorodion, F. Mbagwu, I., Etowa, E. B, & Ghose, B. (2022). Understanding the factors associated with HIV and STIs diagnosis among Black heterosexual men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. Journal of Public Health Research 2022; 11:2048
  • Konkor, I., Luginaah, I., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Antabe, R., Wong, J., Kuuire, V., Mkandawire, P., Etowa, J. (2022) Immigrant generational status and the uptake of HIV screening services among heterosexual men of African descent in Canada: Evidence from the weSpeak study, Journal of Migration and Health (2022), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmh.2022.100119
  • Etowa, J., Etowa, E., Mbagwu, I., Habre A., Addison H, Essien E., Inoua H. (2022) Determinants of HIV vulnerability among heterosexual ACB men in Ottawa, Canada J Health Inequal 2022; 8 (1): 1–9 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/jhi.2022.113899
  • Etowa, J., Kakuru, D. Gebremeskel, A., Etowa, E., & Kohoun, B. (2022). De-problematizing masculinity among heterosexual African, Caribbean, and Black male youth and men. Canadian Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-021-00596-3
  • Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2022). Relationship between Self-Reported Neighborhood Safety and Happiness and Life Satisfaction among Women in Low-Middle Income Countries. Safety, 8(2), 31. https://doi.org/10.3390/safety8020031
  • Etowa, J. Nelson, L., Etowa, E., Abrha, G. Kemei, J. Lalonde, .Demeke, J. N. , Ajiboye, W., Hyman, I., Yaya, S, Loemba, H., Taylor, R. Kohoun, B. and Kirunga, K. ( 2022). Advancing Healthcare for COVID-19 by Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision in Ontario: A Multisite Mixed-Method Study Protocol, Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, 14(1), pages 1-75, RePEc:ibn:gjhsjl:v:14:y:2022:i:1:p:7
  • Beagan, B. L., Bizzeth, S. R., Sibbald, K. R., & Etowa, J. B. (2022). Epistemic racism in the health professions: A qualitative study with Black women in Canada. Health (London, England: 1997), 13634593221141605. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/13634593221141605
  • Beogo, I., Sia, D., Tchouaket Nguemeleu, E., Zhao, J., Gagnon, M. P., & Etowa, J. (2022). Strengthening Social Capital to Address Isolation and Loneliness in Long-term Care Facilities During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Systematic Review of Research on Information and Communication Technologies. JMIR research protocols, 11(3), e36269. https://doi.org/10.2196/36269 .
  • Coen-Sanchez, K., Idriss-Wheeler, D., Bancroft, X. Yaya, S., Etowa, J. et al. (2022) Reproductive justice in patient care: tackling systemic racism and health inequities in sexual and reproductive health and rights in Canada. Reprod Health 19, 44. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01328-7
  • Luginaah, N. A., Konkor, I., Lawson, E. S., Mkandawire, P., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J., Antabe, R., & Wong, J. (2022). Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: findings from the weSpeak study. Ethnicity & health, 27(8), 1825–1840. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1976395
  • Ghose, B., Etowa, J. & Soron, T. S. (2021). Telehealth as a Pandemic Silver Lining: Healthcare Lessons from COVID-19. International Journal of Epidemiologic Research. 8. 138-139. 10.34172/ijer.2021.25.
  • Etowa, J., Omorodion, F., Mbagwu, I., Etowa, E., & Ghose, B. (2022). Understanding the factors associated with HIV and STIs diagnosis among Black heterosexual men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. Journal of Public Health Research, 11(2). https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2022.2048
  • Agbenyikey, M. A. D., Kohoun, B, & Etowa, J. (2022). Choosing a Career in Community Health Nursing: Perspectives of Undergraduate Nursing Students. Journal of Community Medicine & Public Health. DOI: https://doi.org/10.29011/2577-2228.100229
  • Dabone, C., Mbagwu, I., Muray, M., Ubangha, L., Kohoun, B., Etowa, E., Nare, H., Kiros, G., Etowa, J. (2022). Global Food Insecurity and African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) Populations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Rapid Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(2), 420–435. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00973-1
  • Omorodion, F. I., Etowa, E. B., Kerr, J., Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2022). Correlates of Casual Sex Amidst Vulnerability to HIV Among ACB Heterosexual Men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario Canada. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 9(2), 444–455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00975-z
  • Etowa, J., Ghose, B., Loemba, H., Etowa, E. B., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Luginaah, I., & Wong, J. P.-H. (2021). Factors Associated with Condom Knowledge, Attitude, and Use among Black Heterosexual Men in Ontario, Canada. The Scientific World Journal, 2021, 8862534. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8862534
  • Etowa, J., Demeke, J., Abrha, G., Worku, F., Ajiboye, W., Beauchamp, S., Taiwo, I., Pascal, D., *Ghose, B. (2021). Social determinants of the disproportionately higher rates of COVID-19 infection among African Caribbean and Black (ACB) population: A systematic review protocol. Journal of public health research, 10.4081/jphr.2021.2274. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.4081/jphr.2021.2274
  • Etowa, J., Sano, Y., Hyman, I. et al. (2021). Difficulties accessing health care services during the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada: examining the intersectionality between immigrant status and visible minority status. Int J Equity Health 20, 255 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-021-01593-1
  • Luginaah, N. A., Konkor, I., Lawson, E. S., Mkandawire, P., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J., Antabe, R., & Wong, J. (2022). Concurrent sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: findings from the weSpeak study. Ethnicity & health, 27(8), 1825–1840. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2021.1976395

2021

  • Etowa, J., Hyman, I., Dabone, C., Mbagwu, I. Sano, Y. Ghose, B. Osman, M. & Mohamoud, H. (2021). Strengthening the Collection and Use of Disaggregated Data to Understand and Monitor the risk and Burden of COVID‑19 Among Racialized Populations. Canadian Studies in Population. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42650-021-00050-2
  • Etowa, J., Ekanem, E. Ariyo, O., Inoua, H. Ashiri, Y. Nare, H., Essien, E. A. & *Etowa, E.B. (2021). Mental health experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) mothers living with HIV in the context of infant feeding. International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijans.2021.100358
  • Etowa, J., Hannan, J., Etowa, E. B., Babatunde, S. & Phillips, C.J (2021). Determinants of infant feeding practices among Black mothers living with HIV: a multinomial logistic regression analysis. BMC Public Health 21:663: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10675-2
  • Konkor, I., Mkandawire, P., Antabe, R., Luginaah, I., Husbands, W., Wong, J., Lawson, E., Etowa, J., Omorodion, F., & McIntosh, M. D. (2021). Sexual Debut Among Heterosexual Men of African and Caribbean Descent: Are the Youth Initiating Sex Earlier than the Older Generation? Archives of sexual behavior, 50(6), 2359–2369. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01855-z
  • Kamei, J. & Etowa, J. (2021). Continuing professional development: Perspectives of Kenyan nurses and midwives. Open Journal of Nursing, 2021, 11, 121-131 https://www.scirp.org/journal/ojn
  • Omrodion, F. I., Etowa, E. B., Kerr, J., Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2022). Correlates of Casual Sex Amidst Vulnerability to HIV Among ACB Heterosexual Men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario Canada. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 9(2), 444–455. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00975-z
  • Omorodion, F. I., Etowa, E. B., Ker, J., Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2021). HIV Exposure through Heterosexual Contacts: Analysis of Demographic, Behavioral and Structural Risk Factors among Black Men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 3(2), Article 2. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.2.747
  • Etowa, J., Ghose, B., Loemba, H., Etowa, E. B., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Luginaah, I., & Wong, J. P. (2021). Factors Associated with Condom Knowledge, Attitude, and Use among Black Heterosexual Men in Ontario, Canada. The Scientific World Journal, 2021, 8862534. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8862534
  • Husbands, W., Etowa, J., Oakes, W., Omorodion, F., Luginaah, I., Etowa, E., Ghose, B., & Wong, J. P. (2021). Advancing research for HIV prevention among African, Caribbean and Black men: Protocol for a multisite cross-sectional study in Ontario (weSpeak study). Medicine, 100(18), e25662. https://doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000025662
  • Etowa, J., Abrha, G., Etowa, E., & Ghose, B. (2021). Healthcare during COVID-19 in Canada: Need for Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision. American Journal of Public Health Research 9(2):52-56. doi: 10.12691/ajphr-9-2-2
  • Ghose, B., Huang, R., Etowa, J., & Tang, S. (2021). Social Participation as a Predictor of Morbid Thoughts and Suicidal Ideation among the Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study on Four Low- Middle-Income Countries. Psychiatry International, 2(2), 169–179. doi:10.3390/psychiatryint2020013
  • Wang, Y., Etowa, J., Ghose, B., Tang, S., Ji, L., & Huang, R. (2021). Association Between Mass Media Use and Maternal Healthcare Service Utilisation in Malawi. Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare, 14, 1159–1167. https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S304078
  • Belita, E., Schofield, R., Currie, G., Dietrich Leurer, M., Dosani, A., Cusack, C., Danaher, A., Dilworth, K., Etowa, J., Filion, F., Joseph, C., Lukewich, J., MacDonald, J., & Reid- Haughian, C. (2021). Advancing excellence in community health nursing through evidence-based national standards of practice. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing, 52(4), 168-175. https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20210315-05
  • Hannan, J., Etowa, J. B., Babatunde, S., *Stephens, C. N., Barfield, L., Galarza, M. G., Alharbi, M. M., Reid, V., *Etowa, E. B., & Phillips, J. C. (2021). Determinants of Adherence to National Infant Feeding Guidelines by Black Mothers Living with HIV. Ethnicity & disease, 31(1), 31–40. https://doi.org/10.18865/ed.31.1.31
  • Etowa, J., Etowa, E., Nare, H., Mbagwu, I., Hannan, J. Social Determinants of Breastfeeding Preferences among Black Mothers Living with HIV in Two North American Cities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 17(18), 6893; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186893
  • Konkor, I., Mkandawire, P., Antabe, R., Luginaah, I., Husbands, W., Wong, J., Lawson, E., Etowa, J., Omorodion, F., & McIntosh, M. D. (2021). Sexual Debut Among Heterosexual Men of African and Caribbean Descent: Are the Youth Initiating Sex Earlier than the Older Generation? Archives of sexual behavior https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01855-z
  • Etowa, J., Nare, H., Kakuru, D.M., Etowa, E.B. Psychosocial Experiences of HIV-Positive Women of African Descent in the Cultural Context of Infant Feeding: A Three-Country Comparative Analyses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(19), 7150; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197150
  • Etowa, J., Babatunde, S., Hannan, J., *Etowa, E. B., Mkandawire, P., Loemba, H., & Phillips, J. C. (2021). Motherhood among Black women living with HIV: A “north-south” comparison of sociocultural and psychological factors. Health care for women international, 42(3), 304–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.186785
  • Etowa, J., & Hyman, I. (2021). Unpacking the health and social consequences of COVID-19 through a race, migration and gender lens. Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 112(1), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00456-6
  • Ghose, B., Huang, R., Etowa, J., & Tang, S. (2021). Social Participation as a Predictor of Morbid Thoughts and Suicidal Ideation among the Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study on Four Low- Middle-Income Countries. Psychiatry International, 2(2), 169–179. doi:10.3390/psychiatryint2020013
  • Etowa, J., Omorodion, F. Mbagwu, I., Etowa, EB, & Ghose, B. (2021). Understanding the factors associated with HIV and STIs diagnosis among Black heterosexual men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. Public Health Research.
  • Omorodion, F. I., Etowa, E. B., Kerr, J., Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2021). Correlates of Casual Sex Amidst Vulnerability to HIV Among ACB Heterosexual Men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario Canada. Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities, 1–12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-021-00975-z
  • Omorodion, F. I., Etowa, E. B., Ker, J., Ghose, B., & Etowa, J. (2021). HIV Exposure through Heterosexual Contacts: Analysis of Demographic, Behavioral and Structural Risk Factors among Black Men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. European Journal of Medical and Health Sciences, 3(2), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.24018/ejmed.2021.3.2.747
  • Etowa, J., Loemba, H., Husbands, W., Wong, J., Omorodion, F., Luginaah, I., Etowa, E. & Ghose,B. (2021). Factors Associated with Condom Knowledge, Attitude, and Use among Black Heterosexual Men in Ontario, Canada. The Scientific World Journal, 2021 (8862534). https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8862534
  • Hannan, J., Etowa, J. B., Babatunde, S., *Stephens, C. N., Barfield, L., Galarza, M. G., Alharbi, M. M., Reid, V., Etowa, E. B., & Phillips, J. C. (2021). Determinants of Adherence to National Infant Feeding Guidelines by Black Mothers Living with HIV. Ethnicity & disease, 31(1), 31–40. https://doi.org/10.18865/ed.31.1.31
  • Etowa, J., Getachew, A., Etowa, E. & Ghose, B. “Healthcare during COVID-19 in Canada: Need for Strengthening Providers’ Capacity for Best Practices in African, Caribbean and Black Community Service Provision.” American Journal of Public Health Research, vol. 9, no. 2 (2021): 52-56. doi: 10.12691/ajphr-9-2-2
  • Etowa, J., Etowa, E., Nare, H., Mbagwu, I., Hannan, J. Social Determinants of Breastfeeding Preferences among Black Mothers Living with HIV in Two North American Cities. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(18), 6893; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17186893
  • Konkor, I., Mkandawire, P., Antabe, R., Luginaah, I., Husbands, W., Wong, J., Lawson, E., Etowa, J., Omorodion, F., & McIntosh, M. D. (2021). Sexual Debut Among Heterosexual Men of African and Caribbean Descent: Are the Youth Initiating Sex Earlier than the Older Generation? Archives of sexual behavior, 10.1007/s10508-020-01855-z. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01855-z
  • Etowa, J., Nare, H., Kakuru, D.M., Etowa, E.B. Psychosocial Experiences of HIV-Positive Women of African Descent in the Cultural Context of Infant Feeding: A Three-Country Comparative Analyses. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2020, 17(19), 7150; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17197150
  • Etowa, J., Babatunde, S., Hannan, J., *Etowa, E. B., Mkandawire, P., Loemba, H., & Phillips, J. C. (2021). Motherhood among Black women living with HIV: A “north-south” comparison of sociocultural and psychological factors. Health care for women international, 42(3), 304–322. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.186785
  • Etowa, J., & Hyman, I. (2021). Unpacking the health and social consequences of COVID-19 through a race, migration and gender lens. Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique, 112(1), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.17269/s41997-020-00456-6
  • Ghose, B., Huang, R., Etowa, J., & Tang, S. (2021). Social Participation as a Predictor of Morbid Thoughts and Suicidal Ideation among the Elderly Population: A Cross-Sectional Study on Four Low- Middle-Income Countries. Psychiatry International, 2(2), 169–179. doi:10.3390/psychiatryint2020013

2020

  • Etowa, J., Kohoun, B., Etowa, E., Kiros, G., Mbagwu, I., Muray, M., Dabone, C., Ubangha, L. &*Nare, H. (2020). Leaving no one behind”: COVID-19 Response in Black Canadian Communities. Witness: The Canadian Journal of Critical Nursing Discourse, Vol 2(2), pp 124-130. https//: doi.10.25071/2291-5796.84
  • Etowa, J., Hannan, J., Etowa, E. B., Babatunde, S. Mkandaŵire, P. & Phillips, C.J (2020). HIV- Related Stigma Among Black Mothers in Two North American and One African Cities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00736-4
  • Phillips, C.J., Etowa, J., Hannan, J., Etowa, E. B., & Babatunde, S. (2020) Infant feeding guideline awareness among Black mothers living with HIV in North America and International Breastfeeding Journal (2020) 15 (1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13006-020-00274-z
  • Devereaux A., McPherson C., Etowa J. Public health nurses’ experiences during the H1N1/09 response. Public Health Nurs. 2020; 00:1–8. https://doi.org/10.1111/phn.12749
  • Aston, M., Price, S., Hunter, A., Sim, M., Etowa, J., Monaghan, J., & Paynter, M. (2020). Second Opinions: Negotiating Agency in Online Mothering Forums. The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres, 844562120940554. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0844562120940554
  • Mbuagbaw, L., Tharao, W., Husbands, W., Nelson, L. E., Aden, M., Arnold, K., Baidoobonso, S., Dabone, C., Dryden, O., Etowa, E., Hamid, J., Jackson-Best, F., Kohoun, B., Lawson, D. O., Lofters, A. K., Luyombya, H., Mbulaheni, T., Mkandawire, P., Ndungu, M., Nyambi, A., … Etowa, J. (2020). A/C study protocol: a cross-sectional study of HIV epidemiology among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario. BMJ open, 10(7), e036259. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036259
  • Etowa, J., Johnston, A., Jama, Z., Eccles, K. M., & Ashton, A. (2020). Mixed-method evaluation of a community-based postpartum support program: a study protocol. BMJ open, 10(10), e036749. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036749
  • Phillips, J. C., Etowa, J., Hannan, J., *Etowa, E. B., & Babatunde, S. (2020). Infant feeding guideline awareness among mothers living with HIV in North America and Nigeria. International breastfeeding journal, 15(1), 27. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-020-00274-z.
  • Etowa, J., Hannan, J., Etowa, E. B., Babatunde, S. Mkandaŵire, P. & Phillips, C.J (2020). HIV- Related Stigma Among Black Mothers in Two North American and One African Cities. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00736-4
  • Phillips, C.J., Etowa, J., Hannan, J. *Etowa, E. B., & Babatunde, S. (2020). Infant feeding guideline awareness among Black mothers living with HIV in North America and International Breastfeeding Journal (2020) 15 (1):27. doi: 10.1186/s13006-020-00274-z

Conference Presentations

(selected for 2024 only)

  • Etowa, J., Jacques, A. The Impact of Racism and Historical Trauma on vaccine hesitancy among African, Caribbean and Black Canadians during COVID-19 – restoring public trust using the socio-ecological model. Paper accepted for presentation at the CASN’s 2024 Biennial Nursing Education Conference in Calgary, Alberta, May 27–28, 2024.

  • Etowa, J., Agboinghale, P., Gebremeskel, A., Jacques, A. Access for HIV and healthcare services: Optimizing HIV and Health Services for Canadians of African-Descent (CAD) Women. Paper accepted for presentation at the CASN’s 2024 Biennial Nursing Education Conference in Calgary, Alberta, May 27–28, 2024.

  • Kemei, J., Fseifes, M., Etowa, J. Multiple perspectives on anti-Black racism in nursing and healthcare in context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper accepted for presentation at the CASN’s 2024 Biennial Nursing Education Conference in Calgary, Alberta, May 27–28, 2024.

  • Etowa, J. et al The development and implementation of the critical health and racial literacy (CHRL) program to close the health equity gaps in ACB communities: A provider-focused made-in Canada intervention – Process, Implementation of CHRL program. Paper accepted for presentation at the CASN’s 2024 Biennial Nursing Education Conference, in Calgary, Alberta, May 27–28, 2024.

  • Etowa, J., Gebremeskel, A., Jacques, A. Determinants of effective interventions for HIV prevention, treatment, and care to address inequitable HIV outcomes among Black Women of African Descent (BWAD) in High-Income Countries: A Systematic review. Accepted for presentation at the CAHR’s 33rd Canadian Conference on AIDS Research in London, ON, on April 25–28, 2024.

  • Ghose, B. Etowa, J., Gebremeskel, A. Perceived risk of accidental exposure to HIV at work among healthcare professionals in Ontario. Accepted for presentation at the CAHR’s 33rd Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, in London, ON, on April 25–28, 2024.

  • Etowa, J., Ghose, B., Ajiboye, W., Ekewenu, T, Osandatuwa, G. Social determinants of health SDH and COVID-19 health outcomes in ACB populations in high-income countries. A Systematic review with thematic mapping. Accepted as a poster presentation at the Canadian Public Health Association, Public Health 2024 conference in Halifax, NS, on April 23–25, 2024

  • J. Etowa, Liana Bailey, Wale Ajiboye, Jennifer Rayner, Charles Dabone (uOttawa), Jane Tyerman, (uOttawa), Marian Luctkar-Flude (Queensu), Sanni Yaya (uOttawa) Sheryl Beauchamp, & Egbe B Etowa (CADHO). The CAPP 2 Study Protocol: Strengthening the capacity of healthcare providers to reduce the impact of COVID-19 on African, Caribbean, and Black communities in Ontario – culturally informed tools for SPs. Accepted as an oral presentation at the Canadian Public Health Association, Public Health 2024 conference in Halifax, NS, on April 23–25, 2024

  • Etowa, J., Gebremeskel, A., Brown-Shreves, D., Massaquoi, N., Omorodion, F., Beckford, C., Dabone, C., Etowa, E., Ghose, B., Loemba, H., Rayner, J., Tharao, W., Yaya. S., Aden, M., Edet, R., Inoua, H., Kaida, A., Kiirya, J., Nortel, J., Odhiambo, A., Sule, A., The development and implementation of an innovative community-based intervention to strengthen community capacity for HIV prevention and care among African Caribbean and Black (ACB) women in Ontario: Implementation study protocol. Accepted as an oral presentation at the Canadian Public Health Association, Public Health 2024 conference in Halifax, NS, on April 23–25, 2024

  • Etowa, J., Gebremeskel, A., Brown-Shreves, D., Massaquoi, N., Omorodion, F., Beckford, C., Dabone, C., Etowa, E., Ghose, B., Loemba, H., Rayner, J., Tharao, W., Yaya. S., Aden, M., Edet, R., Inoua, H., Kaida, A., Kiirya, J., Nortel, J., Odhiambo, A., Sule, A., Peer Equity Navigation (PEN) program to strengthen HIV prevention and care among Canadians of African Descent (CAD) women in Ontario. Paper accepted for presentation at the Community Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) 2024 National Community Health Nursing conference in Toronto on April 22–24, 2024.