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Tungiasis en población indígena del departamento de Vaupés: epidemiología, clínica, tratamiento y prevención

Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud, 2010
Introducción. La tungiasis, o infestación cutánea por la pulga Tunga penetrans, ocurre en comunidades muy pobres. Objetivo. Presentar la entidad en indígenas del Vaupés. Métodos. En primer lugar, se revisó el tema.
Hollman Miller, Gerzaín Rodríguez
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Factors Associated with Tobacco Use in Female Subjects: A Study from Eastern India [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019
Introduction: Tobacco use among females is a rising public health problem. This is especially true in developing countries of South-east Asia. Certain factors like illiteracy, poverty and changing social norms are associated with this rising trend. There
Tushar K Bandyopadhyay, Kunal Som, Indranil Thakur, Rudrajit Paul   +3 more
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Resource rents, universal basic income, and poverty among Alaska’s Indigenous peoples [PDF]

, 2018
The Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) program provides universal basic income (UBI) to all residents from investment earnings of a state sovereign wealth fund created from oil rents. This paper evaluates the effect of the PFD to mitigate poverty among
Berman, Matthew
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[Indigenous populations from Peru].

Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica, 2010
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Salaverry, Oswaldo, Trujillo, Omar V., Quispe, Roberto, Meneses, Doris, Velásquez, Majed   +4 more
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The Power of Unity: Collective Action and Smallholder Agricultural Performance in West Africa

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We analyze the impact of collective action through farmer‐based organizations (FBOs) on smallholders' farm performance and income inequality in Ghana, Benin, The Gambia, and Mali. We find that FBO membership increases cereal yield in Ghana and The Gambia, legume yield in Mali, ruminant numbers in Benin and The Gambia, and total farm income in ...
Emmanuel Donkor, Bright Owusu Asante, David Boansi, Victor Owusu   +3 more
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Complex Trauma and Strengths Questionnaire: psychometric evaluation

Australian Journal of Psychology
Objective Complex post-traumatic stress disorder (complex trauma) describes a cluster of symptoms frequently associated with prolonged exposure to inescapable threats or abuse.
Graham Gee, Tess Bright, Amy Morgan, Carlie Atkinson, Shawana Andrews, Yvonne Clark, Karen Glover, Tanja Hirvonen, Elise Davis, Kimberley A. Jones, Rachel Reilly, Fiona Mensah, Madelyne Hudson-Buhagiar, Shannon K Bennetts, Helen Herrman, Helen Milroy, Andrew Mackinnon, Catherine Chamberlain   +17 more
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International Women's Reproductive Health: Supporting Local Advocacy in Sub-Saharan Africa [PDF]

, 2016
This paper describes the Global Development and Population Program's sub-strategy for strengthening the quality and effectiveness of advocacy by locally-based, indigenous groups targeting national or sub-national family planning and reproductive health ...

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A community‐partnered process for construct & measure development: The 3Rs: Reading, Racial equity, & Relationships

American Journal of Community Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper describes a 3‐year community–partnered research initiative focused on advancing early reading, racial equity, and relationships—collectively known as the 3Rs Initiative. The project brought together researchers and community members committed to ensuring that all adults in the county embody a shared “3Rs mindset” to better support ...
Shannon B. Wanless, Meghan C. Orman, Shallegra Moye, Caitlin F. Spear   +3 more
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Política del testimonio y reconocimiento en las comisiones de la verdad guatemalteca y peruana: En torno a la figura del “indio subversivo”

Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais, 2010
This text analyses the politics of testimony in the Truth Commissions in Guatemala (the Historical Clarification Commission – CEH) and Peru (the Truth and Reconciliation Commission – CVR) and its effect on the narratives contained in their respective ...
Silvia Rodríguez Maeso
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Oral Health Status and Treatment Needs of Paniya Tribes in Kerala [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2016
Introduction: The tribal communities of Kerala have been largely left out of the gains of the Kerala model of development. Aim: The study was aimed to obtain baseline data of oral health status and treatment needs of Paniyas, in Kerala, India ...
Iris Valsan, Joe Joseph, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Shamaz Mohamed   +3 more
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