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Marcelo Urquia

ResearcherPediatricsUniversity of Toronto

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Marcelo Urquia

Researcher

Pediatrics

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2023.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 8 research grants (8 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 2 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2017.

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Research

Maternal Health Health Services Immigration Infant Mortality Vulnerable Populations Ethnicity Gender Inequalities Mental Health

Latest papers

Gender-based discrimination and son preference in Punjabi-Canadian families: a community-based participatory qualitative research study.
BMJ open · 2023 · senior author
Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada.
BMC public health · 2021
Late preterm birth and previous cesarean section: a population-based cohort study.
The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2019

All 9 publications

Latest funding

Evidence for Healthy Policies on International Students in Canada
CIHR · 2026 · Principal investigator
$715,274
Pediatric Outcomes of Children Whose Mothers Experience Violence: A Multi-Province Study.
CIHR · 2024 · Principal investigator
$569,924
Optimizing Canada's Healthcare for REfugees (OCHRE)
CIHR · 2017 · Co-investigator
$585,224

All 15 grants and awards

9 publications.

Gender-based discrimination and son preference in Punjabi-Canadian families: a community-based participatory qualitative research study.

Wanigaratne S, Januwalla A, Bhangu M, Uppal P, Kumar-Ratta A, Brar A, Dennis CL, Urquia M

BMJ open2023Senior author

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-074276 PMID: 37648385

Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada.

Lebenbaum M, Stukel TA, Saunders NR, Lu H, Urquia M, Kurdyak P, Guttmann A

BMC public health2021

DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10720-0 PMID: 33863298

Late preterm birth and previous cesarean section: a population-based cohort study.

Yasseen Iii AS, Bassil K, Sprague A, Urquia M, Maguire JL

The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians2019

DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2018.1438397 PMID: 29415589

Socioeconomic gradients in all-cause, premature and avoidable mortality among immigrants and long-term residents using linked death records in Ontario, Canada.

Khan AM, Urquia M, Kornas K, Henry D, Cheng SY, Bornbaum C, Rosella LC

Journal of epidemiology and community health2017

DOI: 10.1136/jech-2016-208525 PMID: 28289039

Text messages for influenza vaccination among pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial.

Yudin MH, Mistry N, De Souza LR, Besel K, Patel V, Blanco Mejia S, Bernick R, Ryan V, Urquia M, Beigi RH, Moniz MH, Sgro M

Vaccine2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.12.002 PMID: 28062124

Correlates of Abuse Around the Time of Pregnancy: Results from a National Survey of Canadian Women.

Kingston D, Heaman M, Urquia M, O'Campo P, Janssen P, Thiessen K, Smylie J

Maternal and child health journal2016

DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1908-6 PMID: 26694044

HIV Prophylaxis in High Risk Newborns: An Examination of Sociodemographic Factors in an Inner City Context

Alidina Z, Wormsbecker AE, Urquia M, MacGillivray J, Taerk E, Yudin MH, Campbell DM

Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology20164 citations

DOI: 10.1155/2016/2782786

Recurrence of obstetric third-degree and fourth-degree anal sphincter injuries.

Boggs EW, Berger H, Urquia M, McDermott CD

Obstetrics and gynecology2014

DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000000523 PMID: 25415164

Aligning method with theory: a comparison of two approaches to modeling the social determinants of health.

O'Campo P, Urquia M

Maternal and child health journal2012Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0935-1 PMID: 22183165

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Marcelo Urquia

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Gender-based discrimination and son preference in Punjabi-Canadian families: a community-based participatory qualitative research study.

Association of source country gender inequality with experiencing assault and poor mental health among young female immigrants to Ontario, Canada.

Late preterm birth and previous cesarean section: a population-based cohort study.

Socioeconomic gradients in all-cause, premature and avoidable mortality among immigrants and long-term residents using linked death records in Ontario, Canada.

Text messages for influenza vaccination among pregnant women: A randomized controlled trial.

Correlates of Abuse Around the Time of Pregnancy: Results from a National Survey of Canadian Women.

HIV Prophylaxis in High Risk Newborns: An Examination of Sociodemographic Factors in an Inner City Context

Recurrence of obstetric third-degree and fourth-degree anal sphincter injuries.

Aligning method with theory: a comparison of two approaches to modeling the social determinants of health.

Evidence for Healthy Policies on International Students in Canada

Pediatric Outcomes of Children Whose Mothers Experience Violence: A Multi-Province Study.

Optimizing Canada's Healthcare for REfugees (OCHRE)

Are national policies intended to protect the rights of females associated with reductions in gender disparities in early child health and health care?

Maternal and infant health in association with household food insecurity

Using novel population-based datasets to produce and implement clinical prediction models for preterm preeclampsia, stillbirth, maternal ICU and long-term cardiovascular disease among Canadian women

All-cause and cause-specific mortality trends in Ontario: Implications for health and health systems

Maternal and Perinatal Health of Refugees in Canada

Gender disparities in infant and early child health associated with maternal country of birth

Optimizing the timely initiation of aspirin prophylaxis in pregnancy based on risk factors in a prior and current pregnancy. A knowledge synthesis grant.

Frequent collaborators

Patricia O’Campo

Marcelo Urquia

Cindy-Lee Dennis

Janet Smylie

Janet Smylie

David Henry

Howard Berger

Paul Kurdyak

Kellie Thiessen

Patricia Janssen

Astrid Guttmann

Susitha Wanigaratne

Dawn Kingston

Evan Taerk