2013
POLYGYNY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH IN RURAL MALI
BOVE R, VALA-HAYNES E, VALEGGIA C. POLYGYNY AND WOMEN'S HEALTH IN RURAL MALI. Journal Of Biosocial Science 2013, 46: 66-89. PMID: 23480408, PMCID: PMC3855884, DOI: 10.1017/s0021932013000059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth-related experiencesPolygynous womenRural MaliIntra-household relationshipsSocial networksWomen's social networksJunior wivesSocial powerSaharan AfricaSenior wivesUnequal healthMaterial supportMarital structureQualitative dataSupportive relationshipsMixed methodsQualitative analysisDetailed interviewsSocial supportIllness experienceHousehold wealth indexTheory approachHusbandsWivesWealth index
2012
Women's health in urban Mali: Social predictors and health itineraries
Bove R, Vala-Haynes E, Valeggia C. Women's health in urban Mali: Social predictors and health itineraries. Social Science & Medicine 2012, 75: 1392-1399. PMID: 22818488, PMCID: PMC3560408, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.06.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrban MaliTherapeutic itinerariesHealth outcomesHousehold wealthWomen's healthBiomedical careWomen's health outcomesSocial powerMedical careWomen's health indicatorsSocial mediationLow social powerMarital factorsSocial mediatorsQualitative methodsCapital cityComposite scoreCross-sectional studyLess supportHealth indicatorsMali DemographicSocial factorsWoman's husbandHealthcare utilizationUrban settings
2011
Coca-Colonization and Hybridization of Diets among the Tz'utujil Maya
Nagata J, Barg F, Valeggia C, Bream K. Coca-Colonization and Hybridization of Diets among the Tz'utujil Maya. Ecology Of Food And Nutrition 2011, 50: 297-318. PMID: 21888598, DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2011.568911.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAttitude to HealthCarbonated BeveragesColonialismCommerceCultureDeveloping CountriesDietEconomic DevelopmentFemaleFood HandlingFood IndustryGuatemalaHumansIndians, Central AmericanInterviews as TopicLatin AmericaMaleMiddle AgedNutritional Physiological PhenomenaObservationPoliticsQualitative ResearchReligionYoung Adult
2009
Nutritional status and socioeconomic change among Toba and Wichí populations of the Argentinean Chaco
Valeggia C, Burke K, Fernandez-Duque E. Nutritional status and socioeconomic change among Toba and Wichí populations of the Argentinean Chaco. Economics & Human Biology 2009, 8: 100-110. PMID: 19959406, PMCID: PMC3470426, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.11.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass index, socio-economic status and socio-behavioral practices among Tz’utujil Maya women
Nagata J, Valeggia C, Barg F, Bream K. Body mass index, socio-economic status and socio-behavioral practices among Tz’utujil Maya women. Economics & Human Biology 2009, 7: 96-106. PMID: 19299213, DOI: 10.1016/j.ehb.2009.02.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocio-economic statusSemi-structured interviewsMaya womenMeasures of SESSantiago AtitlánCross-sectional anthropometric measurementsMarket visitsPurposive interviewsParticipant observationRelevant themesInterviewsQuota sampleQualitative analysisMarket distanceYears of schoolingSocial influenceThemesPracticeFuture public health interventionsAtitlánIncomeConsumption of foodDietary diversityPublic health interventionsQuantitative methods