"How do people come to need products they never even knew they wanted? How, for example, did indigenous Zimbabweans of the 1940s begin to believe that they required Lifebuoy soap? Offering a glimpse into the intimate workings of modern colonialism and global capitalism, Timothy …
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"In the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, an agricultural region with high rates of infant mortality, maternal health services are poor while family planning efforts are intensive. By following the daily lives of women in this setting, the author considers the women's own exper…
In the Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh, an agricultural region with high rates of infant mortality, maternal health services are poor while family planning efforts are intensive. By following the daily lives of women in this setting, the author considers women's own experience…
The general objective of this study was to examine the factors associated with child health outcomes. Its specific focus was to examine the process through which maternal education influences child mortality and child nutrition among rural Egyptian children under five years of a…
This dissertation is a multilevel study of determinants of infant mortality in rural Indonesia. Individual (bio-demographic), household (socio-economic and environmental), and community variables (health facilities and personnel) are "blended" into a unique model to comprehensiv…
The study of reproductive decision making and the control of therapy management is a significant sphere of inquiry with implications for women's reproductive health, and the analysis of gender and power relations at the household level and in society. This study examines reprodu…
According to the US government, nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas. In general, rural Americans have poor health outcomes, including higher rates of chronic disease, mental illness and certain types of substance use. A variety of different methods are used to assess rur…
Recent studies of children's vitamin A (VA) status have highlighted the importance of intra-household food allocation. Research into food habits and VA deficiency has suggested the potential importance of food taboos and other dietary beliefs for specific nutrient deficiencies. …
This dissertation uses fundamental cause theory to understand how providers, essential staff, and Black, Hmong, and Latinx community members perceive the oral health and tobacco environment in a rural region of California’s Central Valley. According to Link and Phelan, fundament…
Widespread arsenic contamination of groundwater in Bangladesh places the health of millions of Bangladeshis in jeopardy. Ninety-five percent of the population of Bangladesh is estimated to rely on groundwater for drinking purposes and naturally occurring arsenic contaminates ove…