Kitty K Corbett
Biographic Data
| ID | 108885 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kitty K Corbett |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kitty K |
| FAMILY NAME | Corbett |
| SIGNATURE | CORBETT K K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 128 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Conceptualizing depression in Vietnam
The purpose of this qualitative study was to elicit the explanatory models (EMs) of primary healthcare providers (PHPs) in Vietnam in order to (a) understand if and how the concept of depression is understood in Vietnam from the perspective of nonspecialist providers and community members, and (b) to inform the process of introducing services for depression in primary care in Vietnam. We conducted semistructured interviews with 30 PHPs in one rur…
Where are the NGOs and Why? The Distribution of Health and Development NGOs in Bolivia
BACKGROUND: The presence and influence of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the landscape of global health and development have dramatically increased over the past several decades. The distribution of NGO activity and the ways in which contextual factors influence the distribution of NGO activity across geographies merit study. This paper explores the distribution of NGO activity, using Bolivia as a case study, and identifies local factors…
Anthropology and Global Health
This article addresses anthropology's engagement with the emerging discipline of global health. We develop a definition for global health and then present four principal contributions of anthropology to global health: (a) ethnographic studies of health inequities in political and economic contexts; (b) analysis of the impact on local worlds of the assemblages of science and technology that circulate globally; (c) interrogation, analysis, and crit…
Get Smart Colorado”
CONTEXT: Large-scale strategies are needed to reduce overuse of antibiotics in US communities. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of a mass media campaign-"Get Smart Colorado"-on public exposure to campaign, antibiotic use, and office visit rates. DESIGN: Nonrandomized controlled trial. SETTING: Two metropolitan communities in Colorado, United States. SUBJECTS: The general public, managed care enrollees, and physicians residing in the mass media …
Mixed messages
Although smoking by adults in Turkey is a widely practiced, socially accepted habit, social influences on tobacco uptake by Turkish youth have been studied little. This paper reports findings from interviews (42 10th graders plus 10 other students and 24 adults) and three focus groups in a study with high school students in Dursunbey, Turkey. Interviewees reported that youth smoking is not culturally acceptable, but that contradictory messages an…
In their own words
Information needs in terminal illness
Anthropology and Global Health
This article addresses anthropology's engagement with the emerging discipline of global health. We develop a definition for global health and then present four principal contributions of anthropology to global health: (a) ethnographic studies of health inequities in political and economic contexts; (b) analysis of the impact on local worlds of the assemblages of science and technology that circulate globally; (c) interrogation, analysis, and crit…
In their own words
Information needs in terminal illness
Conceptualizing depression in Vietnam
The purpose of this qualitative study was to elicit the explanatory models (EMs) of primary healthcare providers (PHPs) in Vietnam in order to (a) understand if and how the concept of depression is understood in Vietnam from the perspective of nonspecialist providers and community members, and (b) to inform the process of introducing services for depression in primary care in Vietnam. We conducted semistructured interviews with 30 PHPs in one rur…
Information needs in terminal illness
In their own words
Mixed messages
Although smoking by adults in Turkey is a widely practiced, socially accepted habit, social influences on tobacco uptake by Turkish youth have been studied little. This paper reports findings from interviews (42 10th graders plus 10 other students and 24 adults) and three focus groups in a study with high school students in Dursunbey, Turkey. Interviewees reported that youth smoking is not culturally acceptable, but that contradictory messages an…
Get Smart Colorado”
CONTEXT: Large-scale strategies are needed to reduce overuse of antibiotics in US communities. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of a mass media campaign-"Get Smart Colorado"-on public exposure to campaign, antibiotic use, and office visit rates. DESIGN: Nonrandomized controlled trial. SETTING: Two metropolitan communities in Colorado, United States. SUBJECTS: The general public, managed care enrollees, and physicians residing in the mass media …
Anthropology and Global Health
This article addresses anthropology's engagement with the emerging discipline of global health. We develop a definition for global health and then present four principal contributions of anthropology to global health: (a) ethnographic studies of health inequities in political and economic contexts; (b) analysis of the impact on local worlds of the assemblages of science and technology that circulate globally; (c) interrogation, analysis, and crit…
Where are the NGOs and Why? The Distribution of Health and Development NGOs in Bolivia
BACKGROUND: The presence and influence of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in the landscape of global health and development have dramatically increased over the past several decades. The distribution of NGO activity and the ways in which contextual factors influence the distribution of NGO activity across geographies merit study. This paper explores the distribution of NGO activity, using Bolivia as a case study, and identifies local factors…
Conceptualizing depression in Vietnam
The purpose of this qualitative study was to elicit the explanatory models (EMs) of primary healthcare providers (PHPs) in Vietnam in order to (a) understand if and how the concept of depression is understood in Vietnam from the perspective of nonspecialist providers and community members, and (b) to inform the process of introducing services for depression in primary care in Vietnam. We conducted semistructured interviews with 30 PHPs in one rur…
Medicine (6 works) · Environmental health (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Geography (3 works) · Nursing (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works)