INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to assess inequality of experience of dental caries, based on race/ethnicity, among Brazilian adolescents aged 15 to 19 years in 2010 and test whether socioeconomic indicators fully explain ethnic differences in dental caries. METHODS Data from a National Oral Health Survey conducted in Brazil in 2010 was analysed. Race/ethnicity was self-assigned and mo...

Environmental protection has the foremost importance in the present day life of mankind. Scientists have been researching for technologies naturally available for enhancement of agriculture, management of agricultural waste, etc. Indigenous Microorganisms (IMO's)-based technology is one such great technology which is applied in the eastern part of world for the extraction of minerals, enhanceme...

The population of Myanmar comprises 8 major indigenous races (Bamar, Kayin, Kachin, Shan, Rakhine, Mon, Chin, and Kayah). The Bamar reside in the 7 central divisions of the country, and the others reside in the 7 peripheral states that border neighboring countries, including China, Laos, and Thailand in the east and India and Bangladesh in the west. Both malaria and HbE are endemic in Myanmar, ...

Social scientists and Indigenous people have voiced concerns that media messages about genetics and race may increase the public’s belief in genetic determinism and even increase levels of racism. The degree of genetic determinism in media messages has been examined as a determining factor. This study is the first to consider the implications of this area of scholarship for the indigenous minor...

Endometriosis is a gynaecological disorder that is characterized by the growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity 1 . In developed countries, it occurs in up to 20% of women of reproductive age and is a common cause of pelvic pain and infertility 1,2 . In sub-Saharan Africa, epidemiological data on the prevalence of endometriosis among African indigenous women are meagre 3 . In so...

Using information from the 2011 census, we analyze the differential in living standards by race, ethnicity, and country of origin in Costa Rica. We identify the main factors explaining such inequalities along the distribution of a composite index of wellbeing, with counterfactual analysis based on Blinder‐Oaxaca type of decomposition. Our results show that mulattoes,...

Objective: This article analyzes the epidemiological situation of tuberculosis in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, emphasizing the indigenous population. The data are based on the Information System of Grievance Notification (Sinan) between 2003 and 2012. Methods: The notified cases of tuberculosis were analyzed according to age, sex, zone of residence, input type, means of diagnosis, clinical...

To systematically explore the structural racism that teacher educators of Color endure, this article uses a critical race theory lens to analyze findings from qualitative questionnaires with 141 Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and Asian American who work in diverse universities across United States. We learned many participants our study were hired teach among race-evasive colleagues predominantly w...

Traditional Indigenous Approaches to Healing and the modern welfare of Traditional Knowledge, Spirituality and Lands: A critical reflection on practices and policies taken from the Canadian Indigenous Example In order for traditional knowledge to be maintained and to develop, it has to be practiced. Traditional healing provides a vehicle for this to occur. In Canada, the spiritual revitalizatio...

BACKGROUND Researchers are required to seek consent from Indigenous communities prior to conducting research but there is inadequate information about how Indigenous people understand and become fully engaged with this consent process. Few studies evaluate the preference or understanding of the consent process for research with Indigenous populations. Lack of informed consent can impact on rese...