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Caring for a marginalised community: the costs of engaging with culture and complexity [PDF]

Medical Journal of Australia, 2005
The Care and Prevention Programme (CPP) began in 1998. It is based on the philosophy of primary health care, and has improved health among homosexually active men, including about a third of HIV-positive South Australians. The CPP was assessed using financial analysis and qualitative methods.
Rogers, G., Barton, C., Pekarsky, B., Lawless, A., Oddy, J., Hepworth, R., Beilby, J.   +6 more
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Viewpoint: Indigenous knowledge systems and environmental social work education: Towards environmental sustainability

Southern African Journal of Environmental Education, 2019
Prior to colonisation, most indigenous communities were using indigenous knowledge systems (IKS) as part of their livelihood. The livelihoods of rural and indigenous peoples and those living in poverty are often closely tied to the use of biodiversity ...
Mogomme Alpheus Masoga, Allucia Lulu Shokane   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Opposing book bans: a resilient and subversive information practice

Information Research: An International Electronic Journal
Introduction. In this paper, we discuss the concepts of censorship, resilience and information precarity. We explain the framework of information precarity and emphasise the agentic responses of marginalised communities, then show that book bans ...
Shannon M. Oltmann, Fatima Espinoza Vasquez   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementing trachoma control programmes in marginalised populations in Tanzania: A qualitative study exploring the experiences and perspectives of key stakeholders.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
BackgroundDespite aspects of the SAFE strategy for reducing trachoma in Tanzania have been somewhat successful, the disease still persists in marginalised communities even with repeated trachoma control interventions.
Kaki Tsang, Gilles de Wildt, Upendo Mwingira, Tara B Mtuy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the effects of gender and sexual orientation on disordered eating: an EFA to CFA study of the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire

Journal of Eating Disorders, 2023
Several problems limit our understanding of the ways that gender and sexual orientation influence disordered eating. These include the reliance on measures that have been developed and validated in samples of cisgender heterosexual women, and the lack of
Ruth Knight, Catherine Preston
doaj   +1 more source

An investigation of culturally competent terminology in healthcare policy finds ambiguity and lack of definition

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 2013
Objective : This research explored how the concept of cultural competence was represented and expressed through health policies that were intended to improve the quality and efficacy of healthcare provided to families from culturally marginalised ...
Julian Grant, Yvonne Parry, Pauline Guerin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

CHALLENGES FOR CHILDREN FROM MARGINALISED INDIAN COMMUNITIES

VIDYA - A JOURNAL OF GUJARAT UNIVERSITY, 2022
Backround: Literacy is a necessary first step toward social and economic development for India's underprivileged communities. They can not only gain access to the numerous basic services and rights to which they are entitled, but also improve their standard of living by expanding their options.
Gautam Makwana, H Elizabeth
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The Place of Radio in the Soundscapes: Everyday Listening and Producing Sounds in Marginalised Communities of the Global South [PDF]

, 2023
Community radio studies have a lot to benefit from attending to the circumstances in which listening experiences take place in marginalised communities of the Global South.
Medrado, A.
core   +3 more sources

Pathways and pitfalls: a qualitative study of student experiences in biomedical science education

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Biomedical science students from underrepresented backgrounds face barriers including financial strain, disrupted laboratory access and cultural exclusion. Peer networks provide vital support when institutional systems are difficult to navigate. To create inclusive learning environments and achieve academic success, educators should blend active, hands‐
Olivia J. Russell, Cassy Ross, Panagiota S. Filippou, Bruno Silvester Lopes, Dominic Gilchrist, Paul Dean, Kamar Ameen‐Ali, Tora K. Smulders‐Srinivasan, Ahmad A. Khundakar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Elevated Connectivity During Language Processing Is Associated With Cognitive Performance in SeLECTS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Self‐Limited Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes (SeLECTS) is associated with language impairments despite seizures originating in the motor cortex, suggesting aberrant cross‐network interactions. Here we tested whether functional connectivity in SeLECTS during language tasks predicts language performance.
Wendy Qi, Katharine Lee, Kerry C. Nix, Miguel Menchaca, Xiwei Shé, Lorelei Santa Maria, Wei Wu, Zihuai He, Fiona M. Baumer   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source