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Cumulative earnings of Black, Chinese, South Asian and White individuals born in Canada

open access: yesEconomic and Social Reports
Previous studies of earnings differences across groups of Canadian-born individuals have used cross-sectional data, leaving unanswered the important question of what earnings differences amount to when measured over workers’ lifecycle.
Aneta Bonikowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding colorectal cancer screening among ethnic minority groups in the Netherlands – a qualitative study

open access: yesHealth Expectations, 2015
Research has shown that ethnic minority groups are less likely to participate in colorectal cancer (CRC) screening than the majority population and hence less likely to be diagnosed at an early stage when treatment is potentially more successful.
A. Woudstra   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Community based tourism in Lake Tana growth corridor of the Amhara region of Ethiopia: The missing link among stakeholders and implications to tourism industry

open access: yesCogent Social Sciences, 2018
Ethiopia is one of the Sub-Saharan countries experiencing fast growing economy. Ethiopia authorized a structure of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism (MoCT) to manage the tourism industry.
Moges Gebreegziabher Woldu
doaj   +1 more source

Validating Health Literacy and Numeracy Measures in Minority Groups

open access: yesHealth Literacy Research and Practice, 2017
Background: Validation studies of existing health literacy or numeracy tools among racial/ethnic minorities are limited. Objective: This study assessed the validity of the Subjective Numeracy Scale (SNS), the Diabetes Numeracy Test (DNT-5), the Brief ...
Rosette J. Chakkalakal   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Characteristics and effectiveness of diabetes self-management educational programs targeted to racial/ethnic minority groups: a systematic review, meta-analysis and meta-regression

open access: yesBMC Endocrine Disorders, 2014
BackgroundIt is not clear to what extent educational programs aimed at promoting diabetes self-management in ethnic minority groups are effective. The aim of this work was to systematically review the effectiveness of educational programs to promote the ...
Ignacio Ricci-Cabello   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Minority groups: an outdated concept? [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Advanced Nursing, 2004
English-speaking countries such as Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom, the United States, and perhaps India and South Africa, either have initiated or renewed their interests in multicultural diversity with a focus on decreasing minority, racial and ethnic disparities in health.
openaire   +3 more sources

Conducting Cancer Research among Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Groups in Australia: A Reflection on Challenges and Strategies

open access: yesAIMS Public Health, 2016
Background: While effort has been made to include minority groups in cancer studies in Western countries, overseas experience indicates that recruiting immigrant members to participate in cancer research is challenging. The aim of the paper is to set out
Cannas Kwok
doaj   +1 more source

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