Agriculture, 2019 Manure is often considered a valuable resource for improving productivity in semi-arid tropics. This paper investigated agropastoralist knowledge of the use of manure and barriers that limit manure use in Borana, southern Ethiopia.
Yonas Jagisso, Jens Aune, Ayana Angassa
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Rural Indonesia women’s traditional beliefs about antenatal care [PDF]
BMC Research Notes, 2012 Background The Indonesia Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) of 420/100.00 live births remains among the highest in East Asia while coverage of births assisted by skilled providers is still low.
Agus Yenita +2 more
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Traditional beliefs and electromagnetic fields [PDF]
Antropólogos Iberoamericanos en Red, 2011 The author proposes that a wide range of traditional beliefs and practices may provide clues to real electromagnetic field interactions in the biosphere.
Colin A. Ross
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High risk sexual behaviours associated with traditional beliefs about gender roles among men interested in medical male circumcision in South Africa [PDF]
AIDS Research and Therapy, 2021 Background Beliefs about gender roles and high-risk sexual behaviours underlie the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic in South Africa. Yet, there is limited information on the relationships between beliefs about gender roles and risky sexual ...
Candice M. Chetty-Makkan +5 more
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Traditional Beliefs in Postpartum Care among Indonesian and Filipino Mothers: A Comparative Study
Iberoamerican Journal of Medicine, 2021 Introduction: This study was conducted to assess the traditional beliefs and practices in postpartum care among Indonesian and Filipino mothers to propose a program to improve maternal and child health. Methods: The study utilized a descriptive research
Marni Siregar +3 more
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It Takes Two to Tango: Links Between Traditional Beliefs About both Men's and Women's Gender Roles and Comfort Initiating Sex and Comfort Refusing Sex. [PDF]
Sex Roles, 2023 Traditional gender roles dictate rigid rules and standards prescribing which behaviors, thoughts, and feelings are considered masculine and feminine within sexual contexts, and thus internalizing these beliefs (higher traditional gender ideology) may ...
Harrington AG, Maxwell JA.
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Traditional Supernatural Beliefs and Prosocial Behavior
SSRN Electronic Journal, 2022 In sub-Saharan Africa, traditional supernatural beliefs, including belief in witchcraft, black magic, or fetishism, are widespread. Some have hypothesized that these beliefs help to sustain cooperative behavior in a setting where the state is often absent.
Le Rossignol, Etienne +2 more
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Traditional Beliefs, Practices, and Migration: A Risk to Malaria Transmission in Rural Nepal. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022 The study aimed to explore sociocultural factors influencing the risk of malaria and practices and beliefs towards malaria prevention, transmission and treatment in a remote village in Khatyad Rural Municipality (KRM) of Nepal.
Awasthi KR +6 more
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Role of traditional beliefs in the knowledge and perceptions of mental health and illness amongst rural-dwelling women in western Nigeria. [PDF]
Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med, 2022 Background Globally, the public health importance of mental health has gained significant attention in recent years. In Africa, many traditional belief systems impact the perceptions, attitude and management of mental illness.
Okafor IP +3 more
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SAGE Open, 2019 Guided by Bandura’s theoretical construct of self-efficacy, in this study, we attempted to model the relationship between preservice elementary teachers’ sources of self-efficacy and their constructivist, and traditional beliefs related to teaching and ...
Mustafa Cansiz, Nurcan Cansiz
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