Mandana Vahabi, University of Toronto

Research

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Health sciences Nursing Patient and citizen engagement research Health services and systems

Latest papers

Pathways to breaking the cycle of HIV stigma: experiences and insights of racialized immigrant communities in the Greater Toronto Area and Niagara Region, Canada.
AIDS care · 2026
Experiences with HPV self-sampling in India: advancing cervical cancer prevention and screening.
BMC public health · 2026 · senior author
Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma and Promote Community Resilience: Protocol for an Implementation Study.
JMIR research protocols · 2026

All 48 publications

Latest funding

Empowering Communities: Co-Created Resources on Cervical Screening
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$30,000
Open Door to Address Cancer Screening Hesitancy: a community-based co-design project to address cancer screening hesitancy in Toronto's downtown west priority neighbourhoods
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Visioning a Future Without Cervical Cancer in Canada: A Strategic Foresight Approach to Addressing Power, Intersectionality and Structural Determinants of Health over the Life Course.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$124,496

All 5 grants and awards

48 publications.

01

Pathways to breaking the cycle of HIV stigma: experiences and insights of racialized immigrant communities in the Greater Toronto Area and Niagara Region, Canada.

Narushima M, Rughani A, Miller D, Poon MK, Vahabi M, Li AT, Etowa EB, Wong JP

AIDS care2026

DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2669033 PMID: 42174770

02

Experiences with HPV self-sampling in India: advancing cervical cancer prevention and screening.

Anand KV, Mishra GA, Suryawanshi VB, Pimple SA, Kulkarni VY, Vahabi M

BMC public health2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-026-26212-y PMID: 41715026

03

Acceptance and Commitment to Empowerment Intervention to Reduce HIV Stigma and Promote Community Resilience: Protocol for an Implementation Study.

Wong JP, Li AT, Hilario CT, Vahabi M, Etowa E, Luginaah I, Dela Cruz AM, Narushima M, Fung KP

JMIR research protocols2026

DOI: 10.2196/80669 PMID: 41587356

04

Voices from the Margins: Barriers and Facilitators to HPV Self-Sampling Among Structurally Marginalized People with a Cervix in the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario.

Vahabi M, Kithulegoda N, Moosapoor M, Lofters A, Wong JP, Akbarian A, Hynes J

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32060327 PMID: 40558270

05

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 publique2025

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

06

Navigating Equitable Access to Cancer and Mental Health Services During Pandemics: Stakeholder Perspectives on COVID-19 Challenges and Community-Based Solutions for Immigrants and Refugees-Proceedings from Think Tank Sessions.

Vahabi M, Devotta K, Ledwos C, Wong JP, Narushima M, Rayner J, Hawa R, Fung K, Datta GD, Janczur A, Damba C, Lofters A

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare13050564 PMID: 40077126

07

Breaking Barriers: Empowering Cervical Cancer Screening with HPV Self-Sampling for Sex Workers and Formerly Incarcerated Women in Toronto.

Vahabi M, Hynes J, Wong JP, Kithulegoda N, Moosapoor M, Akbarian A, Lofters A

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2024First author

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol31120590 PMID: 39727713

08

Lung cancer survival by immigrant status: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Ontario, Canada.

Ruco A, Lofters AK, Lu H, Baxter NN, Guilcher S, Kopp A, Vahabi M, Datta GD

BMC cancer2024

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-024-12804-7 PMID: 39243029

09

Surviving the Storm: The Impact of COVID-19 on Cervical Cancer Screening in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.

Vahabi M, Shahil-Feroz A, Lofters A, Wong JP, Prakash V, Pimple S, Anand K, Mishra G

Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2023First author

DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11233079 PMID: 38063647

10

Cancer Screening Disparities Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Lofters AK, Wu F, Frymire E, Kiran T, Vahabi M, Green ME, Glazier RH

JAMA network open2023

DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.43796 PMID: 37983033

Empowering Communities: Co-Created Resources on Cervical Screening

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

Principal investigators: Devotta, Kimberly

Keywords: Cervical Cancer Screening; Co-Creation Workshops; Community-Based Interventions; Community-Based Work; Elimination Of Cervical Cancer; Health Equity; Hpv Testing; Kte; South Asian Women

$30,000

Open Door to Address Cancer Screening Hesitancy: a community-based co-design project to address cancer screening hesitancy in Toronto's downtown west priority neighbourhoods

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Patient-Oriented Research

Principal investigators: Yoon, Rosanra

Keywords: Asset-Based Community Development; Cancer Screening Hesitancy; Co-Design; Community Engagement; Community-Based Participatory Research; Health Equity; Implementation Science; Patient Oriented Research

$100,000

Visioning a Future Without Cervical Cancer in Canada: A Strategic Foresight Approach to Addressing Power, Intersectionality and Structural Determinants of Health over the Life Course.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Catalyst Grant: Moving Upstream - Structural Determinants of Health-POR Approach

Principal investigators: Sayani, Ambreen; Halligan, Michelle; Lofters, Aisha K

Keywords: Cervical Cancer; Foresight; Health Equity; Individuals With A Cervix; Patient Engagement; Policy; Power; Women

$124,496

Disparities in Lung and Colorectal Cancer Stage of Diagnosis

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Operating Grant: Data Analysis Using Existing Databases and Cohorts

Principal investigators: Lofters, Aisha K; Datta, Geetanjali D

Keywords: Colorectal Cancer; Disparities; Immigrant Health; Lung Cancer; Primary Care

$100,000

Socially Engaged Citizenship as a Pathway to Health Equity for Displaced Populations: Addressing the Complexity, Innovating the Practice

Co-investigatorCIHR2010Operating Grant: Programmatic Grants to tackle health and health equity - LOI

Principal investigators: Poland, Blake D; Gastaldo, Denise

Keywords: Community Of Practice; Community-Based Research; Environmental Health; Health Citizenship; Health Equity; Inclusive Methodologies; Knowledge Translation; Migrant Health; Social Determinants Of Health; Social Engagement

$14,325

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