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The Anthropology of Plastics: An Agenda for Local Studies of a Global Matter of Concern by Pathak, Gauri, Nichter, Mark

“…Anthropology has largely ignored plastics, even as they have emerged as the paradigmatic material—and problem—of our times. In this article, we make the case…”
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Transnational nurse migration: Future directions for medical anthropological research by Prescott, Megan, Nichter, Mark

“…Transnational nurse migration is a serious global health issue in which inequitably distributed shortages hinder health and development goals. This article…”
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The Open Burning of Plastic Wastes is an Urgent Global Health Issue by Pathak, Gauri, Nichter, Mark, Hardon, Anita, Moyer, Eileen

“…The open burning of mixed wastes that contain plastics is a widespread practice across the globe, resulting in the release of gas emissions and ash residues…”
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Getting to the Emergency Department in time: Interviews with patients and their caregivers on the challenges to emergency care utilization in rural Uganda by Pickering, Ashley E, Dreifuss, Heather M, Ndyamwijuka, Charles, Nichter, Mark, Dreifuss, Bradley A

“…Objectives Karoli Lwanga Hospital and Global Emergency Care, a 501(c)(3) nongovernmental organization, operate an Emergency Department (ED) in Uganda’s rural…”
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How is Indonesia coping with its epidemic of chronic noncommunicable diseases? A systematic review with meta-analysis by Schröders, Julia, Wall, Stig, Hakimi, Mohammad, Dewi, Fatwa Sari Tetra, Weinehall, Lars, Nichter, Mark, Nilsson, Maria, Kusnanto, Hari, Rahajeng, Ekowati, Ng, Nawi

“…Chronic noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have emerged as a huge global health problem in low- and middle-income countries. The magnitude of the rise of NCDs is…”
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Yaws resurgence in Bankim, Cameroon: The relative effectiveness of different means of detection in rural communities by Boock, Alphonse Um, Awah, Paschal Kum, Mou, Ferdinand, Nichter, Mark

“…Yaws is an infectious, debilitating and disfiguring disease of poverty that mainly affects children in rural communities in tropical areas. In Cameroon,…”
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Why women choose compounded bioidentical hormone therapy: lessons from a qualitative study of menopausal decision-making by Thompson, Jennifer Jo, Ritenbaugh, Cheryl, Nichter, Mark

“…In recent years, compounded bioidentical hormone therapy (CBHT) has emerged as a popular alternative to manufactured, FDA approved hormone therapy (HT)-despite…”
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The gendered impact of Buruli ulcer on the household production of health and social support networks: Why decentralization favors women by Agbo, Ines Elvire, Johnson, Roch Christian, Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel, Nichter, Mark

“…Buruli ulcer [BU] is a chronic and debilitating neglected tropical skin disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans. The treatment of moderate to severe BU…”
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Developing a Buruli ulcer community of practice in Bankim, Cameroon: A model for Buruli ulcer outreach in Africa by Awah, Paschal Kum, Boock, Alphonse Um, Mou, Ferdinand, Koin, Joseph Tohnain, Anye, Evaristus Mbah, Noumen, Djeunga, Nichter, Mark

“…In the Cameroon, previous efforts to identify Buruli ulcer (BU) through the mobilization of community health workers (CHWs) yielded poor results. In this…”
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Time to rethink academic publishing: the peer reviewer crisis by Tropini, Carolina, Finlay, B Brett, Nichter, Mark, Melby, Melissa K, Metcalf, Jessica L, Dominguez-Bello, Maria Gloria, Zhao, Liping, McFall-Ngai, Margaret J, Geva-Zatorsky, Naama, Amato, Katherine R, Undurraga, Eduardo A, Poinar, Hendrik N, Gilbert, Jack A

“…There is concern that the time taken to publish academic papers in microbiological science has significantly increased in recent years. While the data do not…”
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The Vital Role of Diabetes Nurse Educators in Smoking Cessation: A Case Study from Türkiye by Şeyda Özcan, Aslı Çarkoğlu, Mimi Nichter, Mark Nichter, Nuran Aydın

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Motivations for pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake and decline in an HIV-hyperendemic setting: findings from a qualitative implementation study in Lesotho by Chebet, Joy J, McMahon, Shannon A, Tarumbiswa, Tapiwa, Hlalele, Hlalele, Maponga, Chivimbiso, Mandara, Esther, Ernst, Kacey, Alaofe, Halimatou, Baernighausen, Till, Ehiri, John E, Geldsetzer, Pascal, Nichter, Mark

“…Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) has demonstrated clinical efficacy in preventing HIV infection, yet its uptake remains low. This study, conducted in five PrEP…”
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Revisiting community case management of childhood pneumonia: perceptions of caregivers and grass root health providers in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, northern India by Awasthi, Shally, Nichter, Mark, Verma, Tuhina, Srivastava, Neeraj Mohan, Agarwal, Monica, Singh, Jai Vir

“…Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the leading cause of under-five mortality globally with almost one-quarter of deaths occurring in India. To identify…”
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Implementation of a decentralized community-based treatment program to improve the management of Buruli ulcer in the Ouinhi district of Benin, West Africa by Amoussouhoui, Arnaud Setondji, Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel, Wadagni, Anita Carolle, Johnson, Roch Christian, Aoulou, Paulin, Agbo, Inès Elvire, Houezo, Jean-Gabin, Boyer, Micah, Nichter, Mark

“…Mycobacterium ulcerans infection, commonly known as Buruli ulcer (BU), is a debilitating neglected tropical disease. Its management remains complex and has…”
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‘The Devil’s Company’: A Grounded Theory Study on Aging, Loneliness and Social Change Among ‘Older Adult Children’ in Rural Indonesia by Schröders, Julia, Nichter, Mark, San Sebastian, Miguel, Nilsson, Maria, Dewi, Fatwa Sari Tetra

“…Introduction: As a consequence of rising life expectancies, many families are no longer made up of one, but two simultaneously aging generations. This elderly…”
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Traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine approaches to mental health care and psychological wellbeing in India and China by Thirthalli, Jagadisha, MD, Zhou, Liang, Dr, Kumar, Kishore, MD, Gao, Jie, MD, Vaid, Henna, MA, Liu, Huiming, PhD, Hankey, Alex, PhD, Wang, Guojun, MS, Gangadhar, Bangalore N, MD, Nie, Jing-Bao, PhD, Nichter, Mark, PhD

“…Summary India and China face the same challenge of having too few trained psychiatric personnel to manage effectively the substantial burden of mental illness…”
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Effects of social network diversity in the disablement process: a comparison of causal inference methods and an outcome-wide approach to the Indonesian Family Life Surveys, 2007-2015 by Schröders, Julia, Dewi, Fatwa Sari Tetra, Nilsson, Maria, Nichter, Mark, Sebastian, Miguel San

“…Social networks (SN) have been proven to be instrumental for healthy aging and function as important safety nets, particular for older adults in low and…”
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Smoking cessation among diabetes patients: results of a pilot randomized controlled trial in Kerala, India by Thankappan, K R, Mini, G K, Daivadanam, Meena, Vijayakumar, G, Sarma, P S, Nichter, Mark

“…India has the second largest diabetic population (61 million) and tobacco users (275 million) in the world. Data on smoking cessation among diabetic patients…”
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Developing a patient-centered outcome measure for complementary and alternative medicine therapies I: defining content and format by Ritenbaugh, Cheryl, Nichter, Mimi, Nichter, Mark A, Kelly, Kimberly L, Sims, Colette M, Bell, Iris R, Castañeda, Heide M, Elder, Charles R, Koithan, Mary S, Sutherland, Elizabeth G, Verhoef, Marja J, Warber, Sarah L, Coons, Stephen J

“…Patients receiving complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies often report shifts in well-being that go beyond resolution of the original…”
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Community based integrated wound care: Results of a pilot formative research conducted in Benin and Côte d'Ivoire, West Africa by Wadagni, Anita Carolle Akpeedje, Yao, Théodore Ange Kouakou, Diez, Gabriel, Balle, Flora Houndjrèbo, Koffi, Aboa Paul, Aoulou, Paulin, Zahiri, Marie-Hélène, Djossou, Parfait, Barogui, Yves Thierry, Assé, Henry, Houezo, Jean-Gabin, Sopoh, Ghislain Emmanuel, Nichter, Mark, Johnson, Roch Christian

“…Appropriate treatment of chronic wounds is priority in the management of Neglected Tropical Skin Diseases (NTSDs) and non-communicable diseases. We describe an…”
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