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The socio-political situation and its anthropological backgrounds in Kabo, Ndele and Batangafo, CAR

This study analyses the composition of armed groups and their relationship to the local populations by taking processes of migration, marginalisation and state into consideration. Also, it elaborates on the multi-layered conflicts in the region, the changes related to the crisis, the influx of IDPs as well as the growing importance of religious identity.

by Paul Grohma
17/09/2015

“They eat it like sweets”: Perceptions of antibiotics and antibiotic-use of patients, prescribers and pharmacists in a district hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan

This report provides an analysis of the perception of antibiotics and antibiotic use in a district hospital in Kabul. The major findings will help to answer the following questions: how do patients, caretakers, doctors and pharmacists perceive antibiotics and antibiotic use? What do they know about medication in general and antibiotics specifically? For which illnesses do they take them and how do they use them? How do they recognise access to health care? Why do they come to Ahmad Shah Baba hospital?

Doris Burtscher and Rafael van den Bergh
08/07/2015

'Yaya hankuri da mutani?' - How is your patience with the people? A medical anthropological inquiry into treatment challenges in Abare village, Zamfara Heavy Metal Treatment Project, Nigeria.

The MSF heavy metal poisoning project in Zamfara state has faced persistent challenges specifically in Abare village. The main research question was if there are ´specific cultural reasons for the (…) challenges in Abare, and if yes, (how) can we address them in the coming year, in order to achieve better results (discharge from program as per protocol) for the children in the program?” 3 The three problems the anthropologist was asked to focus on: - Why do patients ´default´?

by Annemieke Bont
24/06/2015

“My favourite day is Sunday”

Anthropological study of community-based perception of TB and DR-TB, Kara Suu, Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Doris Burtscher
15/01/2015

Abéché, its hospital and its environs - an anthropological abstract

Anthropological report and collection of scientific articles used in this report and recommended for further reading

Paul Grohma, Medical Anthropologist
15/12/2014

Literature review on medicine taking

For the study of perceptions on antibiotics and antibiotic use by patients, prescribers and pharmacists in a district hospital in Afghanistan.

Maren Jeleff
01/09/2014

“Now there is trouble with cows.....”

A medical anthropological inquiry on the perceptions of health and illness and health seeking behaviour amongst the Dinka in the Abyei Administrative Area.

Annemieke Bont
01/04/2014

Literature review on health seeking behaviour, health understanding and access to health care of Muony-Jang/Jieng (Dinka) in the Abyei Administrative Area.

The following research questions were proposed in the TOR for the literature review:

In the Dinka population (specifically the tribes form the northern part of S Sudan):

  • What is considered a disease (or an illness or a sickness)?
  • What is the meaning of a disease?
  • What should be done against a disease (or to solve a disease, or the cure a disease)?
  • What are thy doing actually in case of disease (health seeking behaviour)

These questions could be stratified according to:

Annemieke Bont, Medical Anthropologist
01/10/2013

Conception of Kala Azar medicines

Literature review for an anthropological study of patients’ perception of and experience with Kala Azar and its treatment in Bihar, India

Maren Jeleff
01/08/2013

Conception of Kala Azar medicines: an anthropological study of patients’ perception of and experience with Kala Azar and its treatment in Bihar, India

This report provides an analysis of the subjective experience of Kala Azar and its treatments based on an observational seven-week study in Bihar, India. Methods of data collection include qualitative interviews and observations. The analysis of data is inspired by a qualitative content analysis and grounded theory.

This study was conducted by Maren Jeleff on behalf of the MSF Vienna Evaluation Unit.
01/08/2013

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