In a cross sectional survey based in an antenatal clinic at Kilifi District Hospital, Coast Province,
Kenya, 154 of 275 pregnant women (56%) reported eating soil regularly. Geophagous …

Four nested, theoretically specified, increasingly complex models were tested representing
cognitive mediation of rape's effects on mental, physical, and social health. Data were cross-…

In a rural area of western Kenya, primary schoolchildren's health seeking behaviour in
response to common illnesses was investigated. 57 primary schoolchildren (age 11–17 years, …

BACKGROUND: Alcohol abuse and alcoholism are leading causes of death among Native
Americans. Little is known about the impact of negative childhood exposures, including …

… 'others' - such as elderly healers or the Legio Maria Church, with its 'exotic' healing practices
and iconography, members of which wear biblical-style robes and often dreadlocks (Prince …

In a follow-up to studies of school-children's medical knowledge among the rural Luo of
western Kenya, seven mothers were asked for their knowledge of plant medicine, and the 91 …

… in this book, the chapters by Lotte Meinert, Hannah brown, and ruth Prince offer perspectives
on AidS interventions that move away from metanarratives of “biopower” to explore how …

Input materials, products and by-products from a number of Florida phosphate mines and
chemical plants were analyzed for 226 Ra and 238 U by high resolution gamma spectrometry. …

After a clinical study at Kilifi District hospital had shown a high prevalence of geophagy among
pregnant women, and a strong association of geophagy, anaemia and iron depletion, 52 …

Objectives: Pediatric obesity is a significant and increasing problem in Native‐American
communities. The aim of this study was to determine whether parents and other caregivers from …