J R Welch
Biographic Data
| ID | 13640 |
|---|---|
| NAME | J R Welch |
| GIVEN NAMES | J R |
| FAMILY NAME | Welch |
| SIGNATURE | WELCH J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Fundação Oswaldo Cruz |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9094-5491 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 58 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 291 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 58 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1974 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 9 |
Determinantes da violência física praticada por parceiro íntimo contra mulheres indígenas
O objetivo é avaliar a ocorrência da violência física por parceiro íntimo em mulheres indígenas da macrorregião de Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, e sua associação com os fatores individuais das mulheres e contextuais dos municípios em que ocorreram os atos violentos. Realizou-se um estudo transversal com notificações registradas no SINAN de mulheres indígenas que sofreram violência física por parceiro íntimo na macrorregião de Dourados, entre os o…
Determinants of physical violence by intimate partners against indigenous women
The aim is to evaluate the occurrence of physical violence by an intimate partner among indigenous women in the macro-region of Dourados, Mato Grosso do Sul, and its association with the individual factors of the women and the context of the municipalities in which the violent acts occurred. This work is a cross-sectional study carried out with reports registered in SINAN of indigenous women who suffered physical violence by an intimate partner i…
Factors Associated With Anemia in Xavante Indigenous Children From Central Brazil
OBJECTIVE: The objective was to evaluate the factors associated with anemia in Xavante children from the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Territory (IT) in Central Brazil through path analysis. METHODS: A survey was conducted with children between 6 months and 5 years in the Pimentel Barbosa Indigenous Reserve in 2011. Hemoglobin levels, anthropometric measurements, and socioeconomic/demographic data were collected, and cut-off points were recommended…
Adaptation of prenatal care offered to indigenous women
This study aimed to analyze the adaptation of prenatal care offered to Indigenous women and its association with maternal characteristics and health services. This is a cross-sectional study, conducted with 461 Indigenous women who gave birth and/or received immediate postpartum care in the municipalities of Mato Grosso do Sul, between 2021 and 2022. An indicator of minimum prenatal adequacy was developed, which was classified as adequate when th…
Análisis de casos de violencia de pareja íntima contra mujeres indígenas notificados en la macrorregión de Dourados-MS, Brasil
El objetivo del estudio es analizar las notificaciones de violencia de pareja íntima (VPI) contra mujeres indígenas en la macrorregión Dourados-MS, entre 2009 y 2020. Se trata de un estudio transversal con datos secundarios de notificaciones registradas en el Sistema de Información de Enfermedades/Daños a la salud de Notificación (SINAN) de mujeres indígenas que han sufrido violencia. Se realizó estadística descriptiva de las variables y regresió…
Analysis of cases of intimate partner violence against indigenous women reported in the macroregion of Dourados-MS, Brazil
The present study aimed to analyze notifications of intimate partner violence (IPV) against indigenous women in the macro-region of Dourados-MS, Brazil, from 2009 to 2020. This is a cross-sectional study with secondary data from registered reports in the Notifiable Diseases Information System (SINAN) of indigenous women who suffered violence. Descriptive statistics of the variables and Poisson regression were performed to determine the prevalence…
Adequação da assistência pré-natal ofertada à mulher indígena
Este estudo teve como objetivo analisar a adequação do pré-natal ofertada à mulher indígena e sua associação com características maternas e do serviço de saúde. Trata-se de estudo transversal, de abrangência estadual, realizado com 461 mulheres indígenas que tiveram parto e/ou receberam atendimento pós-parto imediato, em municípios de Mato Grosso do Sul, entre 2021 e 2022. Elaborou-se um indicador de adequação mínima do pré-natal, sendo classific…
Adecuación de la atención prenatal ofrecida a mujeres indígenas
Este estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar la adecuación de la atención prenatal ofrecida a las mujeres indígenas y su asociación con las características de los servicios de salud. Se trata de un estudio transversal, con cobertura estatal, realizado con 461 mujeres indígenas que dieron a luz y/o recibieron atención posparto inmediata en municipios de Mato Grosso do Sul entre 2021 y 2022. Se desarrolló un indicador de adecuación mínima de la atenció…
Análise dos casos de violência por parceiro íntimo contra mulheres indígenas notificados na macrorregião de Dourados-MS, Brasil
O objetivo do estudo é analisar as notificações de violência por parceiro íntimo (VPI) contra as mulheres indígenas da macrorregião de Dourados-MS, entre os anos de 2009 a 2020. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com dados secundários das notificações registradas no Sistema de Informação de Agravos de Notificação (SINAN) de mulheres indígenas que sofreram violência. Foi realizada a estatística descritiva das variáveis e a regressão de Poisson para…
Análise temporal e fatores contextuais associados ao HIV/aids no Brasil entre 2000 e 2019
OBJETIVO: Descrever o perfil da epidemia de HIV/aids no Brasil e nas unidades da federação de acordo com o sexo, identificar os fatores contextuais associados e acompanhar mudanças no padrão epidemiológico entre 2000 e 2019. MÉTODOS: Estudo ecológico utilizando dados epidemiológicos do Datasus, e populacionais do Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE). Inicialmente foram realizadas análises de séries temporais das taxas de incidên…
Because I don't know if you will be able to understand what I bring to share
Porque não sei se vocês vão ser capazes de compreender o que eu trago para compartilhar
Porque no sé si ustedes podrán entender lo que les voy a compartir
As experiências de xenofobia e saúde entre imigrantes venezuelanos refugiados nas reportagens jornalísticas no Brasil
Buscamos compreender as condições de saúde e as experiências de xenofobia entre imigrantes refugiados venezuelanos em reportagens jornalísticas no Brasil, no período de junho a setembro de 2018. Avaliamos a descrição das percepções de xenofobia e o acesso aos serviços em saúde, assim como a responsabilização dos venezuelanos pelo retorno do sarampo ao Brasil. Através de uma investigação qualitativa e bibliográfica, interpretamos as narrativas sel…
Challenges and Opportunities for Ethical Collaborative Research
In many countries, research authorizations must be obtained before field studies begin, even though it may be difficult to anticipate community understandings of ethnobiological knowledge ownership, possession, and use that should be reflected in informed consent protocols, study methods, and publishing decisions. In this article, I draw broadly on my experience conducting ethnobiological and other kinds of research involving biodiversity in five…
Camaraderie, mentorship, and manhood
Rites of passage and associated social processes and configurations can foster a sense of shared purpose, fraternity, and dedication to community through common experiences of group trials and commitment. A’uwẽ (Xavante) age organization entails the social production of manhood through a privileged form of male camaraderie constructed through age sets and mentorship, rooted in the shared experience of rites of passage and coresidence in the pre-i…
A'uwẽ (Xavante) Sacred Food Plants
In lowland South America, sacred food plants have taken an ethnographic back seat to psychotropic plants. Yet, such foods are often central to local understandings of mythology, healing, ceremony, and spiritual well-being. In this article, I elucidate the sacred nature of two kinds of food plants that occupy special sociocultural spaces among the A'uwẽ (Xavante) in Central Brazil: cultivated maize and collected root vegetables. Although these are…
Heritable prerogatives and non-lineages
The non-existence of corporate lineages among Indigenous peoples in lowland South America has been widely accepted since the 1970s. There has, however, yet to be adequate resolution of the question of what are the social formations formerly called 'lineages'. In this article, I re-examine previous characterizations of A'uwẽ (Xavante) social organization to propose that what were identified as lineages are in fact heritable prerogatives associated…
Indigenous migration patterns in Brazil based on the 2010 national demographic census
Research in several Latin American countries points to violence, loss of traditional territories, and seeking education, health, and wage labor as key variables in triggering rural–urban migration among Indigenous people. This study presents an analysis of the migration patterns of Indigenous people in Brazil, compared to non-indigenous people, based on data from the most recent national census, conducted in 2010. Migration characteristics relate…
Camaraderie, mentorship, and manhood
Rites of passage and associated social processes and morphologies can foster a sense of shared purpose, fraternity, and dedication to community through the common experiences of group trials and commitment. A’uwẽ (Xavante) age organization entails the social production of manhood through a privileged form of male camaraderie constructed through age sets and mentorship, rooted in the shared experience of rites of passage and coresidence in the pre…
Indigenous fire ecologies, restoration, and territorial sovereignty in the Brazilian Cerrado
Indigenous and traditional peoples worldwide ignite vegetation to promote resource availability, diversity, and resilience. Their burning traditions are indispensable for sustenance, territorial management, and cultural expression. In some countries, Indigenous peoples are key partners in developing fire policies and interventions. The Brazilian federal government has recently undertaken pilot fire management projects with Indigenous participatio…
Estado nutricional e fatores associados ao déficit estatural em crianças menores de cinco anos de comunidades remanescentes de quilombos do Nordeste brasileiro
Os quilombolas constituem parte das minorias étnico-raciais do país que apresentam iniquidades em saúde, reflexo de um processo histórico de grandes desvantagens socioeconômicas. O objetivo foi avaliar o estado nutricional e fatores associados ao déficit estatural em crianças quilombolas menores de cinco anos residentes em comunidades quilombolas tituladas na Região Nordeste do Brasil. Utilizaram-se dados secundários provenientes da Pesquisa de A…
Birth weight of indigenous children in Brazil
Birth weight is an important predictor of perinatal, infant, and preschool-age children morbimortality. However, information about indigenous children's birth weight is still scarce. This study aimed to analyze the birth weight of indigenous children based on data from the First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and Nutrition, Brazil (2008-2009). This is the first study to address indigenous children's birth weight based on a nationwi…
A'uwẽ (Xavante) Social Constructions of Well-Being in Central Brazil
Well-being is a heterogeneous idea with inconsistent applicability to real-world circumstances. In this article, I explore A'uwẽ (Xavante) notions of social well-being from an ethnographic perspective. My data indicate many members of this Indigenous group understand wellness to involve not only health and harmony, but also certain modes of strife and inequality that are also viewed as desirable. A'uwẽ understandings of social wellness, including…
The Xavante Longitudinal Health Study in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: The Xavante Longitudinal Health Study was developed to permit granular tracking of contemporary health challenges faced by indigenous communities in Brazil, taking into consideration ongoing historical processes that may be associated with increases in child undernutrition, adult obesity, and cardiovascular disease risks. METHODS: This was an open-cohort study with six semiannual data collection waves from 2009 to 2012. The study was u…
The First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil
The clinical-epidemiological parameters evaluated for indigenous women point to the accentuated occurrence of nutrition transition in all regions of Brazil. Many outcomes also reflected a pattern whereby indigenous women's and children's health indicators were worse than those documented for the national Brazilian population, with important regional variations. Observed disparities in health indicators underscore that basic healthcare and sanitat…
Nutrition Transition, Socioeconomic Differentiation, and Gender Among Adult Xavante Indians, Brazilian Amazon
Socioeconomic determinants of excess weight and obesity among Indigenous women
Results point to distinct patterns of associations between socioeconomic indicators and the occurrence of excess weight and obesity among Indigenous women, which have potentially significant implications from a public policy perspective for Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Xavante Ritual Hunting
Avaliação da atenção pré-natal ofertada às mulheres indígenas no Brasil
Este estudo avalia a atenção pré-natal de mulheres indígenas com idades entre 14-49 anos, com filhos menores de 60 meses no Brasil. O Primeiro Inquérito Nacional de Saúde e Nutrição dos Povos Indígenas avaliou 3.967 mulheres que atendiam a tais requisitos, sendo 41,3% da Região Norte; 21,2% do Centro-oeste; 22,2% do Nordeste; e 15% do Sul/Sudeste. O pré-natal foi ofertado a 3.437 (86,6%) delas. A Região Norte registrou a maior proporção de mulher…
Urihi A
Review of Urihi A: A Terra-Floresta Yanomami. Bruce Albert and William Milliken with Gale Goodwin Gomez. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental, 2009. 207 pp., illustrations, tables, bibliography, appendices, index. Paperback ISBN: 978‐85 85994‐72‐3
Physical growth curves of indigenous Xavante children in Central Brazil
The nutritional profile of Indigenous children in Brazil is comparable to those observed in some of the least developed regions of the world.Weight and height growth curves were characterised based on longitudinal data from a local Indigenous population experiencing the double burden of child under-nutrition and adult obesity.Anthropometric data were collected in six waves from 2009-2011 for children <10 in two proximate Xavante villages in Centr…
Food Profiles of Indigenous Households in Brazil
The objective of the present study was to characterize the food profiles in Indigenous households participating in the First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and Nutrition in Brazil. Multiple correspondence analysis was used to estimate distances between regions and foods from three sources (local Indigenous production, purchased, and external donation), in addition to "not consumed." The combined distribution of the first two dimens…
Tuberculosis among the Xavante Indians of the Brazilian Amazon
Ineffective diagnosis procedures compromise the efficacy of existing TB prevention efforts and threaten to undermine otherwise favorable institutional and cultural conditions
Hierarchy, symmetry, and the xavante spiritual life cycle
Xavante society, well-known for its dual structural aspects, provides the best documented example of a formal age-group system in South America. Although the basic features of the Xavante secular age-group system were previously described, a second age-group system in the spiritual domain is presented here for the first time. In this paper, I describe the Xavante spiritual life cycle, including a structural dynamic whereby age sets pass through a…
Winter in the Blood
Indigenous fire ecologies, restoration, and territorial sovereignty in the Brazilian Cerrado
Indigenous and traditional peoples worldwide ignite vegetation to promote resource availability, diversity, and resilience. Their burning traditions are indispensable for sustenance, territorial management, and cultural expression. In some countries, Indigenous peoples are key partners in developing fire policies and interventions. The Brazilian federal government has recently undertaken pilot fire management projects with Indigenous participatio…
A'uwẽ (Xavante) Social Constructions of Well-Being in Central Brazil
Well-being is a heterogeneous idea with inconsistent applicability to real-world circumstances. In this article, I explore A'uwẽ (Xavante) notions of social well-being from an ethnographic perspective. My data indicate many members of this Indigenous group understand wellness to involve not only health and harmony, but also certain modes of strife and inequality that are also viewed as desirable. A'uwẽ understandings of social wellness, including…
Brazil's New Biodiversity Law
Birth weight of indigenous children in Brazil
Birth weight is an important predictor of perinatal, infant, and preschool-age children morbimortality. However, information about indigenous children's birth weight is still scarce. This study aimed to analyze the birth weight of indigenous children based on data from the First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and Nutrition, Brazil (2008-2009). This is the first study to address indigenous children's birth weight based on a nationwi…
Transição alimentar e diversidade cultural
DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone
A'uwẽ (Xavante) Sacred Food Plants
In lowland South America, sacred food plants have taken an ethnographic back seat to psychotropic plants. Yet, such foods are often central to local understandings of mythology, healing, ceremony, and spiritual well-being. In this article, I elucidate the sacred nature of two kinds of food plants that occupy special sociocultural spaces among the A'uwẽ (Xavante) in Central Brazil: cultivated maize and collected root vegetables. Although these are…
Heritable prerogatives and non-lineages
The non-existence of corporate lineages among Indigenous peoples in lowland South America has been widely accepted since the 1970s. There has, however, yet to be adequate resolution of the question of what are the social formations formerly called 'lineages'. In this article, I re-examine previous characterizations of A'uwẽ (Xavante) social organization to propose that what were identified as lineages are in fact heritable prerogatives associated…
A’uwẽ (Xavante) Hunting Calls
Group hunting is a productive subsistence activity for many Indigenous peoples with adequate access to territorial and game resources. A’uwẽ (Xavante) group hunts can involve large numbers of individuals coordinating group hunting efforts over large areas. A’uwẽ group hunting and hunting with fire are sophisticated endeavors requiring years of preparation, ample discussion, and post-hunt analysis. Their hunting calls are stylized expressions foll…
Plurality in Ethnobiology
Editorialintolerance and populist extremism in Europe and North America during the worst global migrant crisis since World War II.There is continued violence toward Indigenous peoples and their lands as economic and political pursuits trump local cultural and ecological values.Academic publishing and the production of knowledge are in upheaval as the commercialization of science and commodification of scientific production escalate.Against this b…
Perspectivas culturais sobre transmissão e tratamento da tuberculose entre os Xavánte de Mato Grosso, Brasil
Esta nota tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados preliminares de uma pesquisa em andamento sobre as perspectivas Xavánte acerca da tuberculose (TB) e suas implicações para o tratamento e controle da endemia. Entrevistas na Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa, Mato Grosso, Brasil, revelaram a existência de múltiplos modelos explicativos para a doença. Os Xavánte destacam a feitiçaria (simi'õ ou abzé) e os micróbios como as principais causas de TB. …
Winter in the Blood
Consuming Grief
Book review of Consuming Grief: Compassionate Cannibalism in an Amazonian Society. Beth A. Conklin. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001. xxxi + 285 pp., appendices, notes, references, index. ISBN 0-292-071232-4
Beneath the Equator
Book review of Beneath the Equator: Cultures of Desire, Male Homosexuality, and Emerging Gay Communities in Brazil. Richard Parker. New York: Routledge, 1999. xvi + 288 pp., plates, maps, tables, notes, appendices, bibliography, index. $85.00 (cloth), $22.95 (paper). ISBN 0-415-91619-4, 0-415-91620-8. Travestí: Sex, Gender and Culture among Brazilian Transgendered Prostitutes. Don Kulick. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1998. xi + 269 pp., …
Demography, Territory, and Identity of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
Brazilian census data show a remarkable increase in the population self-reporting as "indigenous" between 1991 and 2000 but do not readily enable that increase to be analyzed in terms of the nearly 200 specific indigenous societies or ethnicities that exist in Brazil. In this article, we investigate some instances and implications of how the 2000 Brazilian National Census employed categories conceived for the national population to register one s…
Transição alimentar e diversidade cultural
DOAJ is a unique and extensive index of diverse open access journals from around the world, driven by a growing community, committed to ensuring quality content is freely available online for everyone
Diabetes among the pima
Nutrition Transition, Socioeconomic Differentiation, and Gender Among Adult Xavante Indians, Brazilian Amazon
Tuberculosis among the Xavante Indians of the Brazilian Amazon
Ineffective diagnosis procedures compromise the efficacy of existing TB prevention efforts and threaten to undermine otherwise favorable institutional and cultural conditions
Urihi A
Review of Urihi A: A Terra-Floresta Yanomami. Bruce Albert and William Milliken with Gale Goodwin Gomez. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental, 2009. 207 pp., illustrations, tables, bibliography, appendices, index. Paperback ISBN: 978‐85 85994‐72‐3
Urihi A
Review of Urihi A: A Terra-Floresta Yanomami. Bruce Albert and William Milliken with Gale Goodwin Gomez. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental, 2009. 207 pp., illustrations, tables, bibliography, appendices, index. Paperback ISBN: 978‐85 85994‐72‐3
Hierarchy, symmetry, and the xavante spiritual life cycle
Xavante society, well-known for its dual structural aspects, provides the best documented example of a formal age-group system in South America. Although the basic features of the Xavante secular age-group system were previously described, a second age-group system in the spiritual domain is presented here for the first time. In this paper, I describe the Xavante spiritual life cycle, including a structural dynamic whereby age sets pass through a…
A Reply to van der Voort’s Response to Welch’s Review of “Urihi A
A Reply to van der Voort's Response to Welch's Review of Urihi A: A Terra‐ Floresta Yanomami. Bruce Albert and William Milliken with Gale Goodwin Gomez. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental, 2009. 207 pp., illustrations, tables, bibliography, appendices, index. Paperback ISBN: 978‐85 85994‐72‐3
"A Reply to van der Voort's Response to Welch's Review of "Urihi A
A Reply to van der Voort's Response to Welch's Review of Urihi A: A Terra‐ Floresta Yanomami. Bruce Albert and William Milliken with Gale Goodwin Gomez. São Paulo: Instituto Socioambiental, 2009. 207 pp., illustrations, tables, bibliography, appendices, index. Paperback ISBN: 978‐85 85994‐72‐3
Perspectivas culturais sobre transmissão e tratamento da tuberculose entre os Xavánte de Mato Grosso, Brasil
Esta nota tem por objetivo apresentar os resultados preliminares de uma pesquisa em andamento sobre as perspectivas Xavánte acerca da tuberculose (TB) e suas implicações para o tratamento e controle da endemia. Entrevistas na Terra Indígena Pimentel Barbosa, Mato Grosso, Brasil, revelaram a existência de múltiplos modelos explicativos para a doença. Os Xavánte destacam a feitiçaria (simi'õ ou abzé) e os micróbios como as principais causas de TB. …
Ethics in Ethnobiology Publication
With the recent multiplication of traditional and electronic venues for publishing in ethnobiology, the social sciences, the life sciences, and related fields, it is increasingly important that authors practice self-diligence to ensure that the contents of their publications meet criteria of veracity and ethical soundness. Although the peer-review process encourages high standards, it is an insufficient means for verifying the ethical worthiness …
A Half-Century Portrait
Nutritional status of indigenous children
The elevated rate of stunting observed in indigenous children approximates that of non-indigenous Brazilians four decades ago, before major health reforms greatly reduced its occurrence nationwide. Prevalence rates of undernutrition were associated with socioeconomic variables including income, household goods, schooling, and access to sanitation services, among other variables. Providing important baseline data for future comparison, these findi…
The First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil
The clinical-epidemiological parameters evaluated for indigenous women point to the accentuated occurrence of nutrition transition in all regions of Brazil. Many outcomes also reflected a pattern whereby indigenous women's and children's health indicators were worse than those documented for the national Brazilian population, with important regional variations. Observed disparities in health indicators underscore that basic healthcare and sanitat…
Fórum
O presente Fórum sobre Saúde e Povos Indígenas no Brasil explora os desafios contemporâneos para a saúde indígena e políticas de saúde no Brasil. O pequeno conjunto de artigos que se seguem são baseados em palestras, originalmente realizadas em painel do Grupo de Trabalho em Saúde Indígena, por ocasião do 10o Congresso Brasileiro de Saúde Coletiva no Rio Grande do Sul, pelos professores Carlos E. A. Coimbra Jr. (Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública S…
Xavante Ritual Hunting
Learning to Hunt by Tending the Fire
Xavante (A'uwe~) hunting with fire in the cerrado landscape of Central Brazil has garnered considerable attention by the public for its purported threat to the environment and by the scientific community as an example of responsible Indigenous landscape management. The practice and transmission of associated traditional knowledge now face acute challenges due to territorial circumscription, increased sedentarization, and economic change. In this …
Introduction
Anthropologists have been studying fire’s evolutionary and cultural significance for over a century (e.g., Burton 2009; Pausas and Keeley 2009; Wrangham 2009). For several decades ethnobiologists (e.g., Anderson 2005) have addressed why and how people use fire to manage resources and studied the effects of anthropogenic burning. Attention to fire ecology has blossomed during the last decade within anthropology and ecology, as well as in other aca…
Diarrhea and health inequity among Indigenous children in Brazil
According to results of the First National Survey of Indigenous People's Health and Nutrition, almost a quarter of Indigenous children throughout the country had diarrhea during the previous week. This prevalence is substantially higher than that documented in 2006 for Brazilian children < 5 years generally (9.4%). Due to its exceedingly multicausal nature, the set of associated variables that remained associated with child diarrhea in the final …
Brazil's New Biodiversity Law
Indigenous and tribal peoples' health (The Lancet–Lowitja Institute Global Collaboration)
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