Winston Husbands, Toronto Metropolitan University

Research

African Capacity Building Caribbean And Black Community Engagement And Mobilization Gender Relations Heterosexuality Masculinities Resilience

Latest papers

Black Emancipation and the Burden of Canada's HIV Epidemic among Black Communities.
Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026 · first author
Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study
Canadian Journal of Public Health · 2026
Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study
AIDS and Behavior · 2026

All 41 publications

Latest funding

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Heterosexual Self-Identified African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario
CIHR · 2014 · Principal investigator
Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Heterosexual Self-Identified African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario
CIHR · 2014 · Principal investigator
$499,925
Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Self-Identified Heterosexual African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario
CIHR · 2014 · Principal investigator
$10,000

All 4 grants and awards

41 publications.

01

Black Emancipation and the Burden of Canada's HIV Epidemic among Black Communities.

Husbands W, Antabe R, James CE

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-026-03027-6 PMID: 42319735

02

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Mbuagbaw L, Rezene F, Tharao W, Husbands W, Shahin R, Nyambi A, Lawson DO, Kihembo M, Aden M, Ongolo-Zogo C

Canadian Journal of Public Health20261 citations

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-026-01204-y

03

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Ajiboye W, Lo Hog Tian JM, Antabe R, Mbuagbaw L, Owino M, Tharao W, Soje L, Anthonyraj R, Este D, McBain K

AIDS and Behavior2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10461-026-05269-1

04

Empowering communities: a case study of integrated knowledge translation in the A/C study

Nyambi A, Baidoobonso S, Husbands W, Djiadeu P, Ongolo-Zogo C, Aden M, Etowa E, Tharao W, Mbuagbaw L

Health Research Policy and Systems2026

DOI: 10.1186/s12961-026-01513-1

05

HIV and related health inequities affecting Black communities in Canada: Towards transformative understanding and action.

Potvin L, Husbands W

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01004-w PMID: 40029491

06

HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Toronto: What are the determinants?

Antabe R, Sano Y, Etowa EB, Djiometio JBN, Vahabi M, Fung KP, Wong JP, Husbands W

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00983-6 PMID: 39971870

07

Uncovering HIV Vulnerabilities Beyond the Usual Layers: Practices of Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Heterosexual Black Men in London, Ontario, Canada.

Antabe R, Arku G, Lawson E, Wong J, Husbands W, Luginaah I

Community health equity research & policy2025

DOI: 10.1177/2752535x251388603 PMID: 41100894

08

Everyday racism experiences, healthcare access, and self-rated health: A study of Black men in Ontario, Canada.

Etowa EB, Wong JP, Antabe R, Omorodion F, Etowa J, Luginaah I, Zinaic R, James C, Husbands W

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025Senior author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01048-y PMID: 40323352

09

Black scholarship on HIV and health: Configuring public health for Black emancipation.

Husbands W, Massaquoi N, Owino M, Este D

Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique2025First author

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-025-01038-0 PMID: 40227325

10

Factors associated with self-rated health in Black Canadians: A cross-sectional study

Boamah SA, Antabe R, Baidoobonso S, Etowa J, Djiadeu P, Ongolo-Zogo C, Husbands W, Mbuagbaw L

Canadian Journal of Public Health20254 citations

DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00973-8

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Heterosexual Self-Identified African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Team Grant: Boys' and Men's Health - OHTN

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; Husbands, Winston C; Etowa, Josephine B; Luginaah, Isaac N; Omorodion, Francisca I

Keywords: African; Capacity Building; Caribbean And Black; Community Engagement And Mobilization; Gender Relations; Heterosexuality; Hiv Vulnerability; Masculinities; Resilience

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Heterosexual Self-Identified African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Team Grant: Boys' and Men's Health - HIV/AIDS

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; Husbands, Winston C; Etowa, Josephine B; Luginaah, Isaac N; Omorodion, Francisca I

Keywords: African; Capacity Building; Caribbean And Black; Community Engagement And Mobilization; Gender Relations; Heterosexuality; Hiv Vulnerability; Masculinities; Resilience

$499,925

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Self-Identified Heterosexual African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario

Principal investigatorCIHR2014Team Grant: Boys' and Men's Health - LOI

Principal investigators: Wong, Josephine Pui-Hing; Husbands, Winston C; Etowa, Josephine B; Lawson, Erica S; Omorodion, Francisca I

Keywords: African; Capacity Building; Caribbean And Black; Community Engagement And Mobilization; Gender Relations; Heterosexuality; Hiv Vulnerabilities; Masculinities; Resilience

$10,000

Protective Factors Against HIV Risk Behaviour Among Gay and Bisexual Men: A Longitudinal Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant - HIV/AIDS CBR Program - General

Principal investigators: Hart, Trevor A; Adam, Barry D

Keywords: Gay And Bisexual Men; Hiv; Hiv Prevention; Longitudinal Study; Protective Factors; Sexual Behaviour

$325,356

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

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact
School of Nursing
Health and Society
Medicine
Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division
Nursing Sciences
Health Studies
Other

Co-authors at Toronto Metropolitan University, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Winston Husbands

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

41 shared papers, latest 2026

Wangari Tharao

Health and Society

13 shared papers, latest 2026

Josephine Etowa

Nursing Sciences

11 shared papers, latest 2025

Isaac Luginaah

Health Studies

10 shared papers, latest 2025

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

9 shared papers, latest 2026

Josephine Wong

School of Nursing

8 shared papers, latest 2025

Maureen Owino

Centre for Urban Health Solutions

4 shared papers, latest 2026

OmiSoore Dryden

School of Nursing

3 shared papers, latest 2026

Ted Myers

Epidemiology Division

2 shared papers, latest 2018

Carmen Logie

Applied Psychology and Human Development

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Notisha Massaquoi

Health and Society

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Bagnini Kohoun

Ecole de psychologie

2 shared papers, latest 2022

Rita Shahin

Clinical Public Health Division

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Beth Rachlis

Clinical Public Health Division

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Fatimah Jackson-Best

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Elizabeth Alvarez

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Lehana Thabane

Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Notisha Massaquoi

School of Nursing

2 shared papers, latest 2026

Marek Smieja

Pathology & Molecular Medicine

2 shared papers, latest 2020

Ilene Hyman

Social & Behavioural Health Sciences Division

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Louise Potvin

Médecine sociale et préventive

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Sean Rourke

Department of Psychiatry

1 shared papers, latest 2026

Kelly O'Brien

Department of Physical Therapy

1 shared papers, latest 2015

Tony Antoniou

Li Ka Shing Knowledge

1 shared papers, latest 2017

Alan Li

Nursing

1 shared papers, latest 2015

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Winston Husbands

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Black Emancipation and the Burden of Canada's HIV Epidemic among Black Communities.

Healthcare utilization and HIV burden among Black communities in Ontario: a matched cohort study

Factors Associated with Mobile App Ordering of HIV Self-test Kits and Reporting of Results Among Black People in Canada: Analysis of Data from “I’m Ready” National HIV Self-testing Implementation Study

Empowering communities: a case study of integrated knowledge translation in the A/C study

HIV and related health inequities affecting Black communities in Canada: Towards transformative understanding and action.

HIV testing among heterosexual Black men in Toronto: What are the determinants?

Uncovering HIV Vulnerabilities Beyond the Usual Layers: Practices of Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Heterosexual Black Men in London, Ontario, Canada.

Everyday racism experiences, healthcare access, and self-rated health: A study of Black men in Ontario, Canada.

Black scholarship on HIV and health: Configuring public health for Black emancipation.

Factors associated with self-rated health in Black Canadians: A cross-sectional study

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Heterosexual Self-Identified African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Heterosexual Self-Identified African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario

Reducing HIV Vulnerabilities and Promoting Resilience Among Self-Identified Heterosexual African, Caribbean and Black Men in Ontario

Protective Factors Against HIV Risk Behaviour Among Gay and Bisexual Men: A Longitudinal Study

Frequent collaborators

Winston Husbands

Wangari Tharao

Wangari Tharao

Josephine Etowa

Josephine Etowa

Isaac Luginaah

Lawrence Mbuagbaw

Josephine Wong

Paul Mkandawire

Maureen Owino

OmiSoore Dryden

Rupert Kaul

Ted Myers

Lisa Puchalski Ritchie

Carmen Logie

Notisha Massaquoi

Bagnini Kohoun

Rita Shahin

Charles Dabone

Beth Rachlis

Fatimah Jackson-Best

Sheila Boamah

Elizabeth Alvarez

Lehana Thabane

Notisha Massaquoi

Dominik Mertz

Marek Smieja

Ramandip Grewal

Mary Ndungu

Mandana Vahabi

Ilene Hyman

Louise Potvin

Sean Rourke

Kelly O'Brien

Tony Antoniou

Alan Li