Social Determinants of Health Digital Library (SDOH-DL)

The Social Determinants of Health Digital Library (SDOH-DL) is an ongoing initiative aimed at expanding and systematizing data in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository to better study the social determinants of health (SDOH). This project is led by Dr. Marcelo Urquia and is supported by the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Research Manitoba, and MCHP.

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Objectives of the Social Determinants of Health Digital Library

  • To acquire new population-based datasets containing information on the SDOH, linkable to the existing datasets available in the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository.
  • To acquire databases containing family-based data to enhance capabilities in research.
  • To update existing SDOH-related variables and to create new ones using routinely collected linked data, like administrative health and social data, survey data, registries, and electronic medical records.
  • To define various population cohorts based on the SDOH, such as immigrants, family structures, veterans, and military families.

Data acquisition supported by the SDOH-DL

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Social determinants of health (SDOH) data descriptions

The links to individual data descriptions below provide more information about the specific SDOH data that is available.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) Permanent Resident Database

 Contains information about immigrants to Canada who become permanent residents.

IRCC Permanent Resident Database Data Description

Metadata developed by the SDOH-DL

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Social determinants of health (SDOH) concept descriptions

The links to individual concept descriptions below provide more information about the specific SDOH data that is available.

Family Structure Overview

 Links to Family Structure Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms

Family Structure overview concept description

 

Immigration / Migration Overview

Links to Immigration / Migration Data and Related Concepts and Glossary Terms

Immigration/Migration overview concept description

Full metadata details are available to those with access to the Manitoba Population Research Data Repository. For more information on how to access the data visit link below.

Link to Apply for Access
 

Upcoming data

Family structure: Provincial Vital Statistics datasets (1984-2022) have been acquired and will be linked to the Repository in the coming months. The new datasets include Births (1984-2022), marriages (1984-2022), common-law unions and dissolutions (2004-2022). New and revised family-related concepts will be available as these datasets are integrated into the Repository.

SDOH-DL related publications

Psychosocial and behavioral health indicators among immigrant and non-immigrant recent mothers

Ewesesan R, Chartier MJ, Nickel NC, Wall-Wieler E, Urquia ML. Psychosocial and behavioral health indicators among immigrant and non-immigrant recent mothers. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022;22(1):612. [Abstract] (View)

The Diversity of Immigrants to Manitoba, Migration Dynamics and Basic Healthcare Service Use

Urquia M, Walld R, Prior H, Detillieux G, Eze N, Koseva I. The Diversity of Immigrants to Manitoba, Migration Dynamics and Basic Healthcare Service Use. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2020. [Report(PDF)] [Summary(PDF)] [Additional Materials] (View)

Linking national immigration data to provincial repositories: The case of Canada

Urquia ML, Walld R, Wanigaratne S, Eze ND, Azimaee M, McDonald JT, Guttmann A. Linking national immigration data to provincial repositories: The case of Canada. Int J Popul Data Sci 2021;6(1):1412. [Abstract] (View)

Pediatric primary care in Ontario and Manitoba after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study

Saunders N, Guttmann A, Brownell M, Cohen E, Fu L, Guan J, Sarkar J, Mahar A, Gandhi S, Fiksenbaum L, Katz A, Eze N, Stukel TA. Pediatric primary care in Ontario and Manitoba after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based study. CMAJ Open. 2021 Dec 14;9(4):E1149-E1158. [Abstract]

Intimate Partner Violence Among International and Interprovincial Migrants: A Population-Based Analysis of Canadian Linked Immigration and Justice Data

Zhang L, Au W,  Ewesesan R, Yakubovich AR, Brownridge DA, Urquia ML. Intimate Partner Violence Among International and Interprovincial Migrants: A Population-Based Analysis of Canadian Linked Immigration and Justice Data. Violence Against Women. 2023 Jun 4:10778012231178001 [Abstract]

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