2015
Health of Indigenous Peoples
Valeggia C, Snodgrass J. Health of Indigenous Peoples. Annual Review Of Anthropology 2015, 44: 117-135. DOI: 10.1146/annurev-anthro-102214-013831.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHigh maternal morbidityPoor health situationMaternal morbidityChronic diseasesLower life expectancyPsychoemotional changesDisease loadSubstance abuseChild mortalityHigh infantHealth careLife expectancyIndigenous populationsHealth indicatorsHealth situationMortalityBiocultural frameworkHealthDevastating effectsPopulationMorbidityInfantsCultural barriersIllnessMalnutritionIllness in breastfeeding infants relates to concentration of lactoferrin and secretory Immunoglobulin A in mother’s milk
Breakey A, Hinde K, Valeggia C, Sinofsky A, Ellison P. Illness in breastfeeding infants relates to concentration of lactoferrin and secretory Immunoglobulin A in mother’s milk. Evolution Medicine And Public Health 2015, 2015: 21-31. PMID: 25608691, PMCID: PMC4334701, DOI: 10.1093/emph/eov002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSymptoms of illnessSecretory immunoglobulin AImmune compoundsElevated lactoferrinImmunoglobulin APeriod of illnessConcentration of lactoferrinMother-infant dyadsSubsequent monthsGastrointestinal symptomsImmune compositionInfant illnessInfant healthIllness symptomsMother's milkHuman milkIllness dataSymptomsIllnessInfantsImmune proteinsMonthsLactoferrinSIgAMilk
2008
Polygyny and women's health in sub-Saharan Africa
Bove R, Valeggia C. Polygyny and women's health in sub-Saharan Africa. Social Science & Medicine 2008, 68: 21-29. PMID: 18952335, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWomen's healthStressful life eventsReproductive outcomesCondom useSexual partnersHealth policyMental healthLower ratesFemale fertilityLife eventsHealthPoor communicationAccelerated transmissionSaharan AfricaPolygynous womenSub-Saharan AfricaHigh levelsMenopauseIllnessInfectionSTIsQuality researchWomen