Poster Session: The Health of Indigenous and Ethnic Minorities (including Traditional Medicine)

Wednesday, April 25, 2012: 12:30-14:00
Abay Poster Exhibition and Hall (Millennium Hall)
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Antiretroviral Treatment Literacy Training for Traditional Medical Practitioners in Africa (Abstract ID 8852)
Ayité Elo Gaba, Samaritan's House, Togo
347
Malnutrition in Roma Children in Albania (Abstract ID 8938)
Shkurti Enkelejda, European Primary Care Forum, Albania
349
Curbing Appetite Through Hoodia Gordonii – a Herbal Appetite Suppressant (Abstract ID 9236)
Swati Jain, Defence Institute of Physiology and Allied Sciences, Defence Research Development Organisation, India
350
The Indigenous Therapeutic Practices and the Official System of Health Care in Brazil (Abstract ID 9314)
Silvia M. Ferreira Guimarães, University of Brasília, Brazil
351
Differences in Self Perceived Oral Health Indicators According to the Ethnic Origin (Abstract ID 9338)
Andres A. Agudelo-Suarez, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Eliana Martínez-Herrera, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Adriana Posada-López, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Danilo Sánchez-Patiño, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Yomaira Viñas-Sarmiento, University of Antioquia, Colombia
352
Ethnicity and Health in Colombia: A Cross Sectional Analysis of the National Health Survey (Abstract ID 9470)
Andres A. Agudelo-Suárez, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Luz María Agudelo-Suárez, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Eliana Martínez-Herrera, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Adriana Posada-López, University of Antioquia, Colombia; Anderson Rocha-Buelvas, Mariana University, Colombia
353
Problems That Beset the Practice of Traditional Medicine in Sub-Saharan Africa (Abstract ID 9678)
Denis Ndze Jumbam, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
354
The Antimicrobial Activity of Three Medicinal Plants on Clinical Diarrhoagenic Strains of Salmonella and Shigela (Abstract ID 9789)
Samson Gabre, Ethiopian Health and Nutrition Research Institute, Ethiopia
355
Effectiveness of Health Education in Ethnic Minority Communities in Rural China (Abstract ID 9812)
Emily Y. Y. Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Kei Ching Kevin Hung, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Ka Chun Hui, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Yingjia Zhu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Py Lee, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Hay Lam Ho, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Ceci Choi, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
356
Housing and HEALTH In the Roma Ethnic Minority – IMPLICATIONS for PUBLIC HEALTH and POLICY MAKING (Abstract ID 9885)
Marek Majdan, Trnava University, Department of Public Health, Slovakia; Alexandru Coman, Babes-Bolyai University, Romania; Eva Nemcovska, Trnava University, Slovakia
357
Roma Population in the Republic of Macedonia - Strategy for Social Inclusion and Integration (Abstract ID 9950)
Doncho M. Donev, Faculty of Medicine , Macedonia; Snezana Cicevalieva, Ministry of Health of R. Macedonia, Macedonia; Elena Kosevska, Institute of Public Health, Macedonia; Vladimir Kendrovski, Institute of Public Health, Macedonia
358
Health in Your Hands - Findings from an Indian Study on Using Participatory Tools by Indigenous Communities towards Attaining Improvements in Health Outcomes (Abstract ID 10018)
Madhavi Misra, Public Health Foundation of India, India; Garima Pathak, Public Health Foundation of India, India
360
Post Disaster Mental Health Among Ethnic Minorities in Rural China: Results From Mixed Quantitative and Qualitative Studies (Abstract ID 10102)
Eliza YL Cheung, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Emily Y. Y. Chan, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong; Yingjia Zhu, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
361
A Realist Review of Australian Indigenous Parenting and Infant and Toddler Health Promotion Programs (Abstract ID 10149)
Scott Winch, University of Melbourne, Australia
362
Herbalism in Polish Society After 1990 (Abstract ID 10277)
Aleksander Grzegorz Adamus, Jagiellonian University, Poland
363
Oral Health of Indigenous People Xukuru Do Ororubá At Age 10 to 14 Years, Pernambuco - Brazil (Abstract ID 10312)
Herika A. Mauricio, Research Center Aggeu Magalhães / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQAM/ FIOCRUZ), Brazil; Rafael da S. Moreira, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães , Brazil; Cecília S. A. de Lima, Research Center Aggeu Magalhães / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQAM/FIOCRUZ), Brazil; Jessyka Mary V. Barbosa, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
365
Functional Tooth Loss in Adults Indigenous People of the Brazilian Northeast (Abstract ID 10376)
Cecília S. A. de Lima, Research Center Aggeu Magalhães / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQAM/FIOCRUZ), Brazil; Rafael da S. Moreira, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães , Brazil; Herika A. Mauricio, Research Center Aggeu Magalhães / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQAM/ FIOCRUZ), Brazil; Jessyka Mary V. Barbosa, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
366
Race, Color and Ethnicity in Epidemiologic Studies Carried Out with Brazilian Populations: Systematic Review on the PubMed Database (Abstract ID 10381)
Juliana Kabad, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil; João Luiz Bastos, Public Health Department, UFSC – SC, Brazil; Ricardo Ventura Santos, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Brazil
367
Tooth Loss in Indian Elderly People of the Brazilian Northeast (Abstract ID 10391)
Rafael da S. Moreira, Centro de Pesquisas Aggeu Magalhães , Brazil; Herika A. Mauricio, Research Center Aggeu Magalhães / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQAM/ FIOCRUZ), Brazil; Cecília S. A. de Lima, Research Center Aggeu Magalhães / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (CPQAM/FIOCRUZ), Brazil