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A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Headache in Africa

open access: yesPlants, 2021
The use of medicinal plants in the management of diverse ailments is entrenched in the culture of indigenous people in African communities. This review provides a critical appraisal of the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants for the management of ...
Ebenezer Kwabena Frimpong   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the Components of Indigenous Population Change

open access: yesAustralian Geographer, 2005
The 2001 census count of Indigenous Australians produced an intercensal change in numbers that cannot be explained by demographic processes alone. Using census and vital registration data, this paper unravels the components of such change and provides new insight into Indigenous population dynamics.
Kinfu, Yohannes, Taylor, John
openaire   +4 more sources

Comparative analysis of clinical, electrocardiographic, angiographic and echocardiographic data of indigenous and non-indigenous residents of Yakutia with coronary artery atherosclerosis [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2013
Aim . The aim of the study is to compare clinical, angiographic, electrocardiographic, echocardiographic data between indigenous and non-indigenous residents of Yakutia. Study design .
Natalya Vladimirovna Makharova   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Low rates of predominant breastfeeding in hospital after gestational diabetes, particularly among Indigenous women in Australia

open access: yesAustralian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2017
Objectives: To investigate rates of ‘any’ and ‘predominant’ breastfeeding in hospital among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous women with and without gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).
Catherine R. Chamberlain   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Endometriosis in an indigenous African women population

open access: yesAfrican Health Sciences, 2022
Introduction: Endometriosis is the existence of endometrial tissue outside the endometrial cavity. It has high prevalence in women living in developed countries but is believed to be rare among indigenous African women.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of endometriosis in an indigenous African women population.
Ohayi, Samuel   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Inequity in dialysis related practices and outcomes in Aotearoa/New Zealand: a Kaupapa Māori analysis

open access: yesInternational Journal for Equity in Health, 2018
Background In Aotearoa/New Zealand, Māori, as the indigenous people, experience chronic kidney disease at three times the rate of non-Māori, non-Pacific New Zealanders.
Tania Huria   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychosocial Impact of Dental Aesthetics Among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders: Mixed‑Methods Study Using Psychosocial Impact of a Dental Aesthetics Questionnaire

open access: yesInternational Dental Journal
Objectives: Dental aesthetics play a vital role in social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB). This study examines the impact of dental aesthetics on SEWB among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Sonia Nath   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The pharmacogenomic landscape of an Indigenous Australian population

open access: yesFrontiers in Pharmacology, 2023
Background: Population genomic studies of individuals of Indigenous ancestry have been extremely limited comprising <0.5% of participants in international genetic databases and genome-wide association studies, contributing to a “genomic gap” that limits their access to personalised medicine.
Sumudu Rangika Samarasinghe   +6 more
openaire   +7 more sources

Conceptualising the relationships between food sovereignty, food security and oral health among global Indigenous Communities: a scoping review

open access: yesPublic Health Nutrition
Objective: Invasive colonial influences and continuing neoliberal policies have a detrimental impact on Land, health, food and culture for Indigenous Communities.
Brianna Faye Poirier   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Community-based monitoring of Indigenous food security in a changing climate: global trends and future directions

open access: yesEnvironmental Research Letters, 2019
Climate change is expected to exacerbate existing food security challenges, especially in Indigenous communities worldwide. Community-based monitoring (CBM) is considered a promising strategy to improve monitoring of, and local adaptation to climatic and
Steven Lam   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

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