OBJECTIVE Self-reported ethnic discrimination has been associated with a range of health outcomes. This study builds on previous efforts to investigate the prevalence of self-reported ethnic discrimination in the indigenous (Sami) population, and how such discrimination may be associated with key health indicators. STUDY DESIGN The study relies on data from the 2003/2004 (n=4,389) population-...

BACKGROUND In recent decades many indigenous communities, policy makers and researchers worldwide have criticized the academic community for not being aware of the specific challenges these communities have faced and still are facing with regard to research. One result of the decades of discourse in indigenous communities is the development in many Western countries of indigenously sensitive et...

The obstruction of traffic between France and UK due to efforts rein in coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), together with the recent, week-long blockade Suez Canal, underline how interconnected thus vulnerable world has become. What this do public health may not be immediately evident. However, as illustrated by two papers published issue Geospatial Health dealing ongoing waves COVID-19 spread (Mahmud...

OBJECTIVES To describe the method, data collection procedure and participation in The Population-based Study on Health and Living Conditions in Areas with both Sami and Norwegian Settlements - the SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional and semi-longitudinal. METHODS In 2012, all inhabitants aged 18-69 and living in selected municipalities with both Sami and Norwegian se...

Unvan ve lakap kullanmak, Ortaça? Türk-?slam dünyas?nda çok eski bir gelenektir. Hükümdarlar kendilerine verilen unvan lakaplar? önemserlerdi. Bu ara?t?rmada Gazneli Mahmud’un Seyfü’d-devle lakab? üzerinde durulacakt?r. Sultan Mahmud, otuz üç y?ll?k hükümdarl?k hayat? boyunca dinî, siyasî askerî anlamlar içeren lakaplar alm??t?r. Ald??? genellikle tâbi oldu?u iki makam taraf?ndan verilmi?tir. l...