Cancer is a leading cause of death in Latin America but there have been few assessments
of the cancer burden for the 10% of the population who are indigenous. Evidence from other …

Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a necessary component of comprehensive type 2
diabetes (T2D) management, but optimal outcomes require culturally-sensitive …

Researchers have hypothesized that the degree to which an individual's actual behavior
approximates the culturally valued lifestyle encoded in the dominant cultural model has …

La población indígena que habita territorio colombiano constituye el 3.4% de la población
total del país y es propietaria de un tercio del territorio nacional. Se conoce también que es …

Background Alcohol use is an important but understudied HIV risk factor among men who
have sex with men (MSM), particularly in Latin America. We studied the relationship …

In this Alaska Native study, cultural" insiders" analyzed problems associated with increased
alcohol availability, factors which have reduced alcohol-related problems, and ideas for …

Background It is important to identify and quantify the factors that affect gender differences in
high-risk drinking (HRD), from both an academic and a policy perspective. However, little is …

Objective: To document rates of serious injuries in relation to government alcohol restrictions
in remote Australian Indigenous communities. Design and setting: An ecological study using …

Objectives HIV and psychiatric disorders are prevalent and often concurrent. Childbearing
women are at an increased risk for both HIV and psychiatric disorders, specifically …

Aims: To explore the historical and cultural context of problem drinking in a Latin American
indigenous population and identify possible areas for intervention. Methods: Focus group …