publications

Refereed Contributions (In the past 5 years)

1. 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: Reference Link

2. Etowa J, Ghose B (2022). Relationship between neighbourhood safety and self-reported happiness and life satisfaction among women in low-middle income countries. (under review)

3. Beagan B, Bizzeth S, Sibbald K, Etowa, J. (2022) Epistemic racism in the health professions: A qualitative study with Black women in Canada

4. Beogo I, Drissa Sia, Nguemeleu T, Zhao J, Gagnon M, Etowa J, (2022) Strengthening Social Capital to Address Isolation and Loneliness in Long-Term Care Facilities During the Covid-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review Protocol Journal of International Medical Research (under review)
5. Coen-Sanchez, K., Idriss-Wheeler, D., Bancroft, X. 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. Reference Link

6. Duah Agbenyikey MA, Kohoun B, Etowa J (2022) Choosing a Career in Community Health Nursing: Perspectives of Undergraduate Nursing Students. J Community Med Public Health 6: 228. DOI: Reference Link

7. Ghose, B., Etowa, J. & Soron, T. S. (2022). Telehealth as a potential silver lining for healthcare during pandemics: lessons learned from COVID-19. International Journal of Epidemiologic Research. 8(4):138-1398.

8. Nasong, A., Luginaah, I. Konkor, I, Lawson, E.S., Mkandawire. P., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J., Antabe, R. and Wong, J. (2021) Multiple sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: Findings from the WeSpeak Study. Ethnicity & Health

9. Etowa, J., Omorodion, F. Mbagwu, I., Etowa, EB, & Ghose, B. (in press). Understanding the factors associated with HIV and STIs diagnosis among Black heterosexual men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. Public Health Research.

10.Etowa, J. Mbagwu, I. et al (2022). Determinants of HIV vulnerability among heterosexual ACB men in Ottawa, Canada, Journal of Health Inequalities.

11.Etowa, J. Kakuru, D. Etowa, E. Kohoun, B. & Gebremeskel, (2022). ‘Black manhood’ as a resource for health interventions: De-problematizing masculinity among heterosexual African, Caribbean, and Black men. Canadian Journal of Public Health(CJPH).

12.Nasong, A., Luginaah, I. Konkor, I, Lawson, E.S., Mkandawire. P., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J., Antabe, R. and Wong, J. (2021) Multiple sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: Findings from the WeSpeak Study. Ethnicity & Health

13.Ghose, B., Etowa, J. & Soron, T. S. (2021). Telehealth as a potential silver lining for healthcare during pandemics: lessons learned from COVID-19. International Journal of Epidemiologic Research.

14. 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.

15. Etowa, J. Hyman, I., Dabone, C., Mbagwu, I. 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. Reference Link

16.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. Reference Link

17. 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:
Reference Link

18. 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. Reference Link
19.Etowa, J. Getachew, A. 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. American J. of Public Health Research, 9 (2), 52-56. doi: Reference Link

20. 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 behaviour, Reference Link 10.1007/s10508-020-01855-z. Advance online publication. Reference Link 

21.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. Reference Link

22. 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 112(1), 8–11. Reference Link 

23. Etowa, J., Hannan, J., Etowa, E. B., Babatunde, S., & Phillips, J. C. (2021). Determinants of infant feeding practices among Black mothers living with HIV: a multinomial logistic regression analysis. BMC public health, 21(1), 663. Reference Link

24.Nasong, A., Luginaah, I. Konkor, I, Lawson, E.S., Mkandawire. P., Husbands, W., Omorodion, F., Etowa, J., Antabe, R. and Wong, J. (2021) Multiple sexual partnerships and HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Ontario, Canada: Findings from the WeSpeak Study. Ethnicity & Health

25.Etowa, J. Nare, H. Ariyo, O. Etowa, E. Ekanem, E. et al (In Press). Mental health experiences of African, Caribbean and Black (ACB) mothers LWH in the context of infant-feeding. Accepted by International Journal of Africa Nursing Sciences.

26.Etowa, J., Omorodion, F. Mbagwu, I., Etowa, EB, & Ghose, B. (In Press). Understanding the factors associated with HIV and STIs diagnosis among Black heterosexual men in Ottawa and Windsor, Ontario. Public Health Research.

27.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. Reference Link

28.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. Reference Link

29. 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). Reference Link
30. Dabone, C., Mbagwu, I., Muray, M., Ubangha, L., Kohoun, B., Etowa, E., Nare, H., Kiros, G., & Etowa, J. (2021). 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, 1–16. Advance online publication. Reference Link

31. 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. Reference Link

32. 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: Reference Link

33. 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: Reference Link

34. 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. Reference Link

35. 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 (published April 1,2021)

36. 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

37. 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

38. 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

39. 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

40. 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

41.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

42. 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

43. 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

44. Etowa, J., Johnston, A., Jama, Z., Eccles, K. M., & Ashton, A. (2020). Mixed-method evaluation of a communitybased postpartum support program: a study protocol. BMJ open, 10(10), e036749.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036749

45. 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.

46.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

47. 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

48. 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

49. 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

50. 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

51. Etowa, J., Johnston, A., Jama, Z., Eccles, K. M., & Ashton, A. (2020). Mixed-method evaluation of a communitybased postpartum support program: a study protocol. BMJ open, 10(10), e036749.
https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036749

52. 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 crosssectional 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

53. Lukeman, S., Davies, B. McPherson, C. & Etowa, J. (2019). Understanding evidence-informed decision- 3 making: a rural interorganizational breastfeeding network. BMC Health Services Research 19, 337. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-019-4138-6

54.Mkandawire, P., Atari, O., Kangmennaang, J., Arku, G., Luginaah, I., & Etowa, J. (2019). Pregnancy intention and gestational age at first antenatal care (ANC) visit in Rwanda. Midwifery, 68, 30-38

55.Mkandawire, P., Arku, G., Luginaah, I. and Etowa, J. (2019). Informal transit, socio-spatial exclusion, and changing geographies of HIV/AIDS in Malawi. African Journal of AIDS Research., 18:1, 81-88, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2019.1575884

56. Nelson, L. E., James, L., Coleman, T., Etowa, J., Husbands, W., Lofters,A., . . . Wilson, C. L. (2019). A recipe for
increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on preexposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemic among women and Black communities. Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality https://doi.org/10.3138/cjhs.2018-0043

57.Etowa E. B, Babatunde S, & Etowa J. B. (2018). Effects of impaired lung function on farm labour supply in Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria. International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health, 10(2), 42-49

58. Etowa, J., Kohoun, B., Solomon, L., Ashiri, Y. Y. & Akan-Essien, E. (2018). Integrated Participatory Data Analysis (IPDA) in Community-Based Research (CBR): Demystifying the Research Process. International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 17 (1) 10

59.Ramji Z., Etowa, J. & St-Pierre I. (2018). Unpacking “two-way” workplace integration of internationally educated nurses. APORIA: The Nursing Journal, 10 (2), Issue 2. http://www.oa.uottawa.ca/journals/aporia/

60. Etowa, J., Duah, M. A., Kohoun, B., Moghadam, E. & Phillips, J. C. (2018). Factors influencing undergraduate nursing students’ Career choice in community health nursing. International Journal of Multidisciplinary Thought, 07(02):307–320

61. Kemei, J. & Etowa, J. (2018). Enhancing nurses and midwives’ capacity for effective postpartum care in low resourced environment. Humanities and Social Sciences Review 8(2), 411-426

62. Macdonald, D., Etowa, J. & Helwig, M. (2018). Experiences of women who have planned unassisted home births: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(0), 1-6

63. Macdonald, D., Etowa, J. & Helwig, M. (2018). Experiences of women who have planned unassisted home births: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports, 16(0), 1-6

64. Etowa, J., MacDonald, S., Hannan, J., Phillips, C., Boadu, N. & Babatunde, S. (2018). Sociocultural factors influencing infant-feeding choices among African immigrant women living with HIV: A synthesis of the literature. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners 30, 208–235, DOI: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000000014

65. Lee-foon, L. George, C. Gahagen, J. Etowa, J. & Weaver, J. (2018). Minding the gap: health and social care provider perceptions of parental communication and Black-Canadian youths’ sexual health. Culture, Health and Sexuality: An International Journal for Research, Intervention and Care. DOI:10.1080/13691058.2018.1435905

66. Ramji, Z. & Etowa, J. (2018). Workplace Integration: Key considerations for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) and employers. Administrative Sciences. 8 (1). do: 10.3390/admsci8010002

67. Kemei, J. & Etowa, J. (2018). Understanding the socio-cultural context of postpartum nursing care in rural Kenya using critical theory lens. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 08(01):61–74

68. Etowa, J., MacDonald, S., Krekoski, B., & Parent-Bergeron, M. (2017). Understanding the Meaning of Academic Success for Indigenous Undergraduate Nursing Students. Academic Journal of Science, 7(3), 295-318.

69. Etowa, J., Duah, M. & Kohoun, B. (2017). The meaning of community health nursing: Voices of undergraduate nursing students. Journal of Teaching and Education, 07(01):275–288

70. Kohoun, B., Etowa, J. & Kilwein, J. C. (2017). Non-consolidating constitutional amendments and the rule of law in democratizing francophone west Africa: Case study of Benin, Burkina Faso, and Senegal. Humanities and Social Sciences Review, 07(02):255–270

71. Etokidem, A. Etowa, J. & Asuquo (2017). Family planning practices of rural community dwellers in Cross River
State, Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

72. Etowa, J. & Debs-Ivall, S. (2017). Leadership and organizational commitment to ethno-cultural diversity in healthcare. Journal of Ethnographic and Qualitative Research, 11, 277-292

73. Asuquo, E. Vukic, A. & Etowa, J. (2017) Mentoring: A Strategy for Re-Engineering Education and International Collaboration for Nurse-led Health Research in a Low Middle Income Country. The Nigerian Educator 3, 2, 23-3

74. Etowa, J., Beagan, B., Bernard, W. & Eghan, F. (2017) “You Feel You Have to be Made of Steel”: The Strong Black Woman, Health and Wellbeing in Nova Scotia. Health Care for Women International. doi/ 10.1080/07399332.2017.1290099

75. Asuquo, E, Etowa, J.& Akpan, M. (2017). Assessing women caregiving role to People living with HIV/AIDS in Nigeria, West Africa. SAGE Open March-April, 1-10 doi/10.1177/2158244017692013