Bushra Mahmood, University of British Columbia

Research

Community-Academic Partnership Health Equity Immigrant/Racialized Health Population-Based Research

Latest papers

Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.
The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2026
Long-Term Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia, Canada.
Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews · 2026
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Control Measures on Screening and Diagnoses of Type 2 Diabetes in British Columbia.
International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025 · first author

All 18 publications

Latest funding

Dialogue on Immigrant/Racialized Health: the BRIDGE (Building Relationships to Inform Data-Driven Guidance for Health Equity) Centre
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$30,000

All 1 grants and awards

18 publications.

01

Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.

Lesser I, Bean C, Sangha H, Mahmood B, Lear S

The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres2026

DOI: 10.1177/08445621251395348 PMID: 41364447

02

Long-Term Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia, Canada.

Velásquez García HA, Wong S, Jeong D, Naveed Z, Mahmood B, McKee G, Janjua NZ

Diabetes/metabolism research and reviews2026

DOI: 10.1002/dmrr.70136 PMID: 41689767

03

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Control Measures on Screening and Diagnoses of Type 2 Diabetes in British Columbia.

Mahmood B, Li G, Li J, Wilton J, Tang TS, Velásquez García HA, Wong S, Jain AB, Naveed Z, Garg A, Nandra A, Janjua NZ, McKee G

International journal of environmental research and public health2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph22040519 PMID: 40283745

04

Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust and Receipt in British Columbia, Canada: Population Survey.

Mahmood B, Adu P, McKee G, Bharmal A, Wilton J, Janjua NZ

JMIR public health and surveillance2024First author

DOI: 10.2196/48466 PMID: 38363596

05

Association of COVID-19 Infection With Incident Diabetes.

Naveed Z, Velásquez García HA, Wong S, Wilton J, McKee G, Mahmood B, Binka M, Rasali D, Janjua NZ

JAMA network open2023

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.8866 PMID: 37071420

06

The Impact of Mask Mandates on Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Survey Study.

Binka M, Adu PA, Jeong D, Vadlamudi NK, Velásquez García HA, Mahmood B, Buller-Taylor T, Otterstatter M, Janjua NZ

JMIR public health and surveillance2023

DOI: 10.2196/42616 PMID: 36446134

07

Association between close interpersonal contact and vaccine hesitancy: Findings from a population-based survey in Canada.

Adu PA, Iyaniwura SA, Mahmood B, Jeong D, Makuza JD, Cua G, Binka M, García HAV, Ringa N, Wong S, Yu A, Irvine MA, Otterstatter M, Janjua NZ

Frontiers in public health2022

DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.971333 PMID: 36267997

08

'We just don't have this in us…': Understanding factors behind low levels of physical activity in South Asian immigrants in Metro-Vancouver, Canada.

Mahmood B, Cox S, Ashe MC, Nettlefold L, Deo N, Puyat JH, Tang TS

PloS one2022First author

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0273266 PMID: 36007081

09

Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Population Mixing Patterns Survey (BC-Mix).

Adu PA, Binka M, Mahmood B, Jeong D, Buller-Taylor T, Damascene MJ, Iyaniwura S, Ringa N, Velásquez García HA, Wong S, Yu A, Bartlett S, Wilton J, Irvine MA, Otterstatter M, Janjua NZ

BMJ open2022

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056615 PMID: 36002217

10

Drawing on Cultural Traditions to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness with South Asian Children: A Feasibility Study.

Tang TS, Mahmood B, Amed S, McKay H

Childhood obesity (Print)2022

DOI: 10.1089/chi.2021.0187 PMID: 34967668

Dialogue on Immigrant/Racialized Health: the BRIDGE (Building Relationships to Inform Data-Driven Guidance for Health Equity) Centre

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grants - Institute/Initiative Community Support

Principal investigators: Jeong, Dahn; Leung, Jacky; Mahmood, Bushra

Keywords: Community-Academic Partnership; Health Equity; Immigrant/Racialized Health; Population-Based Research

$30,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Family Practice
Food, Nutrition and Health
Pediatrics
School of Population and Public Health
Other

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Heather Mckay

Family Practice

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Scott Lear

Food, Nutrition and Health

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Susan Cox

School of Population and Public Health

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Shazhan Amed

Pediatrics

1 shared papers, latest 2022

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Community-Academic Partnership Dear Professor Mahmood, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada." (2026), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Dialogue on Immigrant/Racialized Health: the BRIDGE (Building Relationships to Inform Data-Driven Guidance for Health Equity) Centre" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Bushra Mahmood

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.

Long-Term Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia, Canada.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Control Measures on Screening and Diagnoses of Type 2 Diabetes in British Columbia.

Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust and Receipt in British Columbia, Canada: Population Survey.

Association of COVID-19 Infection With Incident Diabetes.

The Impact of Mask Mandates on Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Survey Study.

Association between close interpersonal contact and vaccine hesitancy: Findings from a population-based survey in Canada.

'We just don't have this in us…': Understanding factors behind low levels of physical activity in South Asian immigrants in Metro-Vancouver, Canada.

Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Population Mixing Patterns Survey (BC-Mix).

Drawing on Cultural Traditions to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness with South Asian Children: A Feasibility Study.

Dialogue on Immigrant/Racialized Health: the BRIDGE (Building Relationships to Inform Data-Driven Guidance for Health Equity) Centre

Frequent collaborators

Mawuena Binka

Dahn Jeong

Heather Mckay

Scott Lear

Scott Lear

Sofia Bartlett

Susan Cox

Shazhan Amed

Bushra Mahmood

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.

Long-Term Risk of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Following SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Population-Based Study in British Columbia, Canada.

Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Control Measures on Screening and Diagnoses of Type 2 Diabetes in British Columbia.

Ethnic Disparities in COVID-19 Vaccine Mistrust and Receipt in British Columbia, Canada: Population Survey.

Association of COVID-19 Infection With Incident Diabetes.

The Impact of Mask Mandates on Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Longitudinal Survey Study.

Association between close interpersonal contact and vaccine hesitancy: Findings from a population-based survey in Canada.

'We just don't have this in us&#x2026;': Understanding factors behind low levels of physical activity in South Asian immigrants in Metro-Vancouver, Canada.

Cohort profile: the British Columbia COVID-19 Population Mixing Patterns Survey (BC-Mix).

Drawing on Cultural Traditions to Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness with South Asian Children: A Feasibility Study.

Dialogue on Immigrant/Racialized Health: the BRIDGE (Building Relationships to Inform Data-Driven Guidance for Health Equity) Centre

Frequent collaborators

Mawuena Binka

Dahn Jeong

Heather Mckay

Scott Lear

Scott Lear

Sofia Bartlett

Susan Cox

Shazhan Amed

'We just don't have this in us…': Understanding factors behind low levels of physical activity in South Asian immigrants in Metro-Vancouver, Canada.