Hilda Kuper
Biographic Data
| ID | 76698 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hilda Kuper |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hilda |
| FAMILY NAME | Kuper |
| SIGNATURE | KUPER H |
| AFFILIATIONS | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8952-0023 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 139 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 408 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 137 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1941 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 11 |
Disparities in deworming coverage between children with and without disabilities: Insights from the DeWorm3 trial in India
BACKGROUND: Children with disabilities experience lower school enrolment rates and may be systematically excluded from school-based deworming programmes. The DeWorm3 trial provided an opportunity to evaluate whether community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) could reduce these disparities by reaching children outside the education system. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of the data from the DeWorm3 trial in Tamil Nadu, India. Child…
Association of disability and 12-year all-cause and cause-specific mortality: Analyses from the Wellbeing of Older People cohort study in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Disability is linked to poor health outcomes and increased mortality, yet evidence on this relationship in sub-Saharan Africa is limited. This study investigated the association between disability and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older adults in Uganda. METHODS: The analysis was based on longitudinal data from the Wellbeing of Older People Study, an open cohort of individuals aged at least 50 years and followed over …
Bringing legislation to life: Navigating intersectional barriers in implementing the Sindh Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act (2018) for the healthcare of children with disabilities
The Sindh Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act 2018 (SEPD Act) mandates inclusive health services for persons with disabilities. This study examines the challenges faced in implementing the disability Act’s health-related provisions, with a focus on children with disabilities in Sindh, Pakistan. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted in four districts of Sindh province. A total of 40 key informant interviews were undertaken with go…
Process evaluation of a disability-inclusive employment programme in Bangladesh: Examining underlying mechanisms and contextual influences on the impact of STAR
Persons with disabilities are more likely to be excluded from employment than those without disabilities, yet little is known about effective strategies to address this gap globally. This study is a process evaluation of a disability-inclusive employment programme STAR+, conducted in Bangladesh alongside a cluster randomised controlled trial. The intervention comprised a six-month apprenticeship for youth with disabilities to develop trade-specif…
Impact Evaluations for Progressing Disability-Inclusive Development
People with disabilities experience stark inequities across the spectrum of development priorities. Yet they are rarely prioritised by development programmes. The poor evidence base for ‘what works’ for disability-inclusive development is a major challenge to taking action and advancing the meaningful inclusion of people with disabilities. The Programme for Evidence to Inform Disability Action (PENDA) was established to undertake high-quality imp…
Are cash transfers enough to reduce poverty and inequalities for people with disabilities: A qualitative study on factors affecting the impact of the disability allowance in the Maldives
Cash transfers are frequently used as a policy instrument to reduce poverty and address disability-related costs amongst people with disabilities. Recent evaluations, however, have found that these programmes often only have modest impacts. This study presents qualitative research linked to an impact evaluation in the Maldives, involving interviews with 43 people with disabilities. It highlighted factors that could affect the effectiveness of the…
Engaging community groups to enhance healthcare access for persons with disabilities in rural Uganda: A qualitative exploration
Community participation is a promising strategy for addressing local health needs through identification of context-specific challenges and developing sustainable solutions. However, its feasibility for persons with disabilities, who are often marginalized and excluded from participation, remains uncertain. Our study examines barriers and facilitators to community group participation in improving healthcare access for persons with disabilities in…
Left behind in primary healthcare: A qualitative exploration of healthcare experiences of people with disabilities in Ethiopia
People with disabilities, who make up 1.3 billion globally, frequently face systemic exclusion from healthcare due to a range of barriers. This qualitative study explored the healthcare access experiences of 30 adults with disabilities in Bahir Dar City, Ethiopia, aiming to identify barriers, facilitators, and context-driven solutions. Both purposive and snowball sampling was conducted to identify participants. In-depth interviews were conducted …
Disability inclusion in the Brazilian health system: Results of a health system assessment
BACKGROUND: People with disabilities face more barriers accessing healthcare and on average experience worse health outcomes. Strengthening health access for people with disabilities requires coordinated action across the health system. The Missing Billion Inclusive Health System Framework is a new tool to support policy makers to assess levels of disability inclusion within health systems. OBJECTIVES: This study uses the Missing Billion framewor…
Access to eye health services among older people with disabilities in Karamoja, Uganda: A qualitative exploration of successful care seeking
Older people with disabilities in Karamoja face a range of disability-specific challenges in their abilities to perceive, seek, reach and engage with health care. This study adds useful context to the population-based survey conducted in Karamoja in 2023 and demonstrates how the positive deviance approach can be helpful in identifying strategies to improve access where little or no evidence currently exists
Sexual Health Behaviors and Outcomes Among Middle‐Aged and Older Disabled Adults in Britain
Middle-aged and older disabled adults in Britain are less likely to be sexually active, yet more likely to experience negative sexual health outcomes. The increased health-seeking behaviors and their vulnerability highlight the necessity for tailored sexual health services, extending into middle age and older adulthood
Differences in need for and access to eye health services between older people with and without disability: A cross-sectional survey in four districts of northern Uganda
Eye health and disability are both common among older people, and it is important to understand how disability relates to visual health status and access to services. While people with disabilities face barriers to accessing health services, few studies have measured participants’ functional status in domains other than vision and little evidence exists on how disability impacts eye health services access. This paper describes how visual impairme…
Access to primary healthcare services among adults with disabilities in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To investigate perspectives of people with disabilities in Brazil regarding the access to primary healthcare. METHODS: In-depth interviews were conducted with 44 individuals with disabilities in Pernambuco, Distrito Federal, and São Paulo between March 2020 and November 2021. These interviews were transcribed, coded, and analysed thematically, using the Levesque framework to identify healthcare access barriers. RESULTS: Participants ex…
Inclusion of disability in primary healthcare facilities and socioeconomic inequity in Brazil
OBJECTIVE: To describe disability-related performance and inequality nationwide in Brazil, and the changes that took place between 2012 and 2019 after the introduction of Programme for Improving Primary Care Access and Quality (PMAQ). METHODS: We derived scores for disability-related care and accessibility of primary healthcare facilities from PMAQ indicators collected in round 1 (2011-2013), and round 3 (2015-2019). We assessed how scores change…
Inclusion of people with disabilities in Chilean health policy: A policy analysis
Improvements are needed in both the development and implementation of disability-inclusive health policies in Chile, to support the achievement of the right to healthcare for people with disabilities and ensuring that the health system truly "leaves no one behind
Adapting and pilot testing a tool to assess the accessibility of primary health facilities for people with disabilities in Luuka District, Uganda
Overall accessibility scores were low, with many opportunities for low-cost improvement at the facility level. We did not identify any issues with the implementation of the tool, suggesting few further adaptations are required for its future use in this setting
Counting who makes the grade: Updated estimates of the share of over-age for grade learners in sub-Saharan Africa using Mics6 data
Many education systems within sub-Saharan Africa are affected by the problem of over-aged learners. Children who are above the expected age for their grade experience poorer outcomes relative to other learners and it is therefore of interest to policymakers to accurately identify them for the purposes of informing effective remedial interventions. UNICEF’s sixth round of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey’s [MICS6] are among the relatively few rob…
Enhancing Disability Research Through Participatory Video: Reflections on a Brazilian Study
This paper explores the use of participatory video (PV) in a case study conducted in Arcoverde, Brazil, to address the call for greater participation of individuals with disabilities in health and social care planning and research. PV is grounded in similar concepts to the Disability Rights Movement's principle of "Nothing About Us, Without Us" and serves as a potential collaborative tool for individuals with disabilities to shape their narrative…
O acesso das pessoas com deficiência aos serviços de saúde: A Percepção De Profissionais E Gestores Da Atenção Primária À Saúde
Este artigo aborda o acesso das pessoas com deficiência às ações e serviços de saúde a partir da percepção de profissionais e gestores de unidades da atenção primária de três cidades do país, considerando as dimensões "Disponibilidade e acomodação" e "Adequação". Trata-se de um estudo de caso, que entrevistou 16 profissionais e gestores de unidades de atenção primária nas cidades de Brasília (DF), Arcoverde (PE) e Santos (SP). Na dimensão da Disp…
Access to health services for people with disabilities: The Perspective of Primary Health Care Providers and Managers
This study describes findings from a case study conducted on access to healthcare for people with disabilities based on the perspective of primary care unit professionals and managers in three Brazilian municipalities, considering the dimensions of Availability and Accommodation and Appropriateness. A total of 16 primary care unit healthcare providers and managers were interviewed in Brasília - Federal District, Arcoverde - Pernambuco, and Santos…
Inequities in birth registration, violent discipline, and child labour by disability status and sex: Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys in 24 countries
Nearly 240 million children are estimated to have a disability globally. We describe inequities by disability status and sex in birth registration, child labour, and violent discipline outcomes. Data come from Round 6 of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey programme and includes 323,436 children, aged 2–17 years in 24 countries. We estimated non-registration of birth, child labour, and violent discipline, stratified by sex and disability in eac…
Urbanization and Migration in West Africa
Cognition in older adults in Uganda: Correlates, trends over time and association with mortality in prospective population study
Dementia is an important and growing issue in sub-Saharan Africa, but epidemiological data are lacking. Risk factors may differ from other regions due to high stroke incidence and HIV prevalence. Understanding the epidemiology of cognition in older adults in Africa is crucial for informing public health strategies to improve the lives of people with dementia and their carers. The Wellbeing of Older People Study in Uganda is an open cohort of adul…
How do people with disabilities in three regions of Guatemala make healthcare decisions? A qualitative study focusing on use of primary healthcare services
Research has demonstrated that persons with disabilities, despite their greater need for healthcare services, often experience greater barriers to accessing healthcare including primary healthcare. Data and interventions on access to primary healthcare for persons with disabilities to date appear to concentrate more on access and quality issues once the person with a disability has initiated the healthcare seeking process, with less emphasis on h…
Healthcare Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Challenges in the Provision of Quality Primary Healthcare for People with Disabilities in Three Regions of Guatemala: A Qualitative Study
It is estimated that 3.75 billion people worldwide lack access to healthcare services. Marginalized populations, such as people with disabilities, are at greater risk of exclusion. People with disabilities not only face the same barriers as people without disabilities, but also experience a range of additional barriers in accessing healthcare due to a variety of discriminatory and inaccessible environments. These extra barriers exist despite thei…
The Language of Sites in the Politics of Space1
Different approaches have been developed to relate the concept of space to other social phenomena. Some of these approaches are critically examined in an effort to find a theoretical framework for interpreting a wide range of events in which sites, specific pieces of space, were of crucial significance. It is argued that there is a condensation of values in special sites, and that transactions that constitute the totality of social life may be sp…
An African aristocracy: Rank among the Swazi
Job strain, job demands, decision latitude, and risk of coronary heart disease within the Whitehall II study
Study objectives: To investigate the association between job strain and components of the job strain model and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk. Design: Prospective cohort study (Whitehall II study). At the first phase of the study (1985–1988), data on self reported psychosocial work characteristics were collected from all participants. Participants were followed up until the end of phase 5 (1997–2000), with mean length of follow up of 11 years.…
Costume and Identity
Clothing is a bundle of cultural symbols that has been dealt withsomewhat eclectically and indiscriminately in the anthropological wash.Some writers have speculated on the origins of clothing, stressing suchqualities in human nature as modesty and vanity; others, more materiallyoriented, have emphasized utility; others again have listed separategarments, the materials of which they were made, and the techniquesemployed; and some have paid attenti…
The effect of control at home on CHD events in the Whitehall II study: Gender differences in psychosocial domestic pathways to social inequalities in CHD
Indian People in Natal
The Shona and Ndebele of Southern Rhodesia: Southern Africa Part IV
Routledge is proud to be re-issuing this landmark series in association with the International African Institute. The series, published between 1950 and 1977, brings together a wealth of previously un-co-ordinated material on the ethnic groupings and social conditions of African peoples. Concise, critical and (for its time) accurate, the Ethnographic Survey contains sections as follows: Physical Environment Linguistic Data Demography History & Tr…
Disability-inclusive responses to Covid-19: Lessons learnt from research on social protection in low- and middle-income countries
Voluntary associations in an urban township
The Personal Approach in Cultural Anthropological Research [and Comments and Reply]
The personal approach in cultural anthropology, self-consciously and deliberately undertaken, perceives value in the unique combination of interests, personal values, theoretical orientation, imagination, sensitivity, and other idiosyncratic qualities embodied in a particular competent investigator or team of investigators. Because of the uniqueness of the factors through which the personal approach yields knowledge, the approach is not easily ta…
Access to healthcare for children with Congenital Zika Syndrome in Brazil: Perspectives of mothers and health professionals
The Congenital Zika Syndrome (CZS) epidemic took place in Brazil between 2015 and 2017 and led to the emergence of at least 3194 children born with CZS. We explored access to healthcare services and activities in the Unified Health Service (Sistema Único de Saúde: SUS) from the perspective of mothers of children with CZS and professionals in the Public Healthcare Network. We carried out a qualitative, exploratory study, using semi-structured inte…
Mauritius: Problems of a Plural Society
Man and His Works: The Science of Cultural Anthropology
Sobhuza II--Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland
Costume and Cosmology: The Animal Symbolism of the Ncwala
Social anthropologists have long been interested in the relationship between animal symbolism and social organisation, particularly under the rubric of totemism (Durkheim & Mauss (I903) I963; Radcliffe-Brown I93 I; I952; EvansPritchard i956; Fortes I945; Levi-Strauss I963). Writers in this tradition have repeatedly stressed the relationship between specific social segments and various animal species, and have thereby emphasised the role of animal…
African Law: Adaptation and Development
Witchcraft and Sorcery
A Ritual of Kingship among the Swazi
Opening ParagraphTowards the end of every year Swazi from the Swaziland Protectorate and from beyond its borders come to the capital, the home of the Indlovukati (Queen-Mother), to take part in the dominant national ceremony, the Incwala. I will analyse this in some detail from the angle of social stratification. Cook, Schoeman, and Marwick have described the Incwala, but their accounts are very incomplete, nor can I accept their interpretations.…
A Royal Ritual in a Changing Political Context
Kuper Hilda. A Royal Ritual in a Changing Political Context.. In: Cahiers d'études africaines, vol. 12, n°48, 1972. pp. 593-615
Gasto catastrófico na síndrome congênita do vírus Zika: Resultados de um estudo transversal com cuidadores de crianças no Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
Em 2015, houve um aumento de casos de más-formações congênitas entre recém-nascidos no Brasil associado ao vírus Zika, com repercussões sociais e econômicas para as famílias. O objetivo deste estudo foi estimar a prevalência de gasto catastrófico para famílias de crianças com síndrome congênita do vírus Zika (SCZ) grave, leve/moderada em comparação com famílias de crianças sem diagnóstico de SCZ, no Estado do Rio de Janeiro. O termo gasto catastr…
Access to social protection among people with disabilities: Evidence from Viet Nam
Although people with disabilities are frequently targeted as key beneficiaries of social protection, little is known on their access to existing programmes. This study uses mixed methods to explore participation in disability‐targeted and non‐targeted social protection programmes in Viet Nam, particularly in the district of Cam Le. In this district, social assistance and health insurance coverage among people with disabilities was 53 per cent and…
General and Ethnology: Zulu Transformations: A Study of the Dynamics of Social Change. Absolom Vilakazi
Hope and trust in times of Zika: The views of caregivers and healthcare workers at the forefront of the epidemic in Brazil
This article investigates how hope and trust played out for two groups at the forefront of the Zika epidemic: caregivers of children with congenital Zika syndrome and healthcare workers. We conducted 76 in-depth interviews with members of both groups to examine hope and trust in clinical settings, as well as trust in public institutions, in the health system and in the government of Brazil. During and after the Zika epidemic, hope and trust were …
Sobhuza II: Ngwenyama and King of Swaziland
Access to Social Protection Among People with Disabilities: Mixed Methods Research from Tanahun, Nepal
While people with disabilities are often targeted as key beneficiaries of social protection, there is little evidence available on their participation in existing programmes. This study uses mixed methods to explore access to disability-targeted and non-targeted social protection programmes in Nepal, particularly the District of Tanahun. In total, 31% of people with disabilities had Disability Identification Cards, which entitles them to a range …
The Development of a Primitive Nation
Conquest of a territory implies invasion and direct or indirect use of force. Invaders defeat a settled population either by open warfare through the use of superior weapons and more effective organization, or by diplomacy and economic coercion backed, in cases of non-submission, by threat of annihilation. Both techniques are well known in all stages of history. The methods of administering the conquered then depend on the degree of cultural simi…
The uniform of colour in Swaziland
A Ritual of Kingship among the Swazi
Opening ParagraphTowards the end of every year Swazi from the Swaziland Protectorate and from beyond its borders come to the capital, the home of the Indlovukati (Queen-Mother), to take part in the dominant national ceremony, the Incwala. I will analyse this in some detail from the angle of social stratification. Cook, Schoeman, and Marwick have described the Incwala, but their accounts are very incomplete, nor can I accept their interpretations.…
Voluntary associations in an urban township
The Marriage of a Swazi Princess
Opening ParagraphPrincess Bahashule, daughter of the late King Bunu, was close on thirty and not yet married. No one, however, thought of calling her a saliwakati (unwanted woman). Late marriage was the privilege of her rank and Bunu's eldest daughter Ladluli was also single. This had not prevented them from having lovers; indeed Bahashule already had a child by a commoner. Both Bahashule's own parents were dead, and she lived at Zombodze, the fo…
The Swazi reaction to missions
An African Aristocracy: Rank among the Swazi
Originally published in 1947 and reprinted with a new preface in 1961, this book is based on field studies and gives an account of the social organization of the Swazi, wiith special reference to the aristocratic structure of their society and the way in which birth and rank determine social relationships and activities. The book provides a historical picture of the Swazi and the part played by them during the period of European expansion in Brit…
Man and His Works: The Science of Cultural Anthropology
The Present-Day Conditions of the South African Bantu
Race Relations: The Interaction of Ethnic and Racial Groups
An ethnographic description of a Hindustani marriage in Durban
SYNOPSIS In this, the second of three articles,2 I describe a marriage by Orthodox (Sanathan) rites among Hindi‐speaking Hindus in Durban. The family of the girl took the initiative in finding a suitable boy. Though caste endogamy is considered desirable, it may be unattainable in the South African set‐up. The final sanction for choice, and subsequent activities, are referred to the Almanac and interpreted by a priest of the Maharaj caste. Negoti…
An interpretation of Hindu marriages in Durban
SYNOPSIS In this, the last of three related articles, the writer indicates the main variations in marriage ceremonies of South African Hindus, and interprets the underlying social values. Clear cut differences in social regulations and ritual detail survive between the so‐called “orthodox”, Tamil, and Hindustani, and within these linguistic‐cultural groups are further variations related to caste, modern ideas, alternative books, status of the ind…
An ethnographic description of Kavady, a Hindu ceremony in South Africa
SYNOPSIS In this paper I describe a sectional ceremony associated with Hindu religion in South Africa. Kavady was introduced by people of South Indian origin, and is typical of many sectional ceremonies in which a certain number of devotees become identified with a particular deity. The ceremony is backed by various myths and follows a typical Hindu ritual pattern. The deity worshipped symbolises the power of good over evil. The opening is marked…
Indian People in Natal
Indian People in Natal
Indian People in Natal
The Black Man's Portion: History, Demography and Living Conditions in the Native Locations of East London, Cape Province. By D. H. Reader and Townsmen or Tribesmen: Conservatism and the Process of Urb…
Journal Article The Black Man's Portion: History, Demography and Living Conditions in the Native Locations of East London, Cape Province. By D. H. Reader and Townsmen or Tribesmen: Conservatism and the Process of Urbanization in a South African City. By Philip Mayer Get access Hilda Kuper Hilda Kuper African Studies Center University of CaliforniaLos Angeles Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Social Forces, V…
The Mind of Africa
The Colonial Situation in Southern Africa
This article indicates the complexity of the social relations of whites and Africans in Southern Africa and the myths by which they rationalise their behaviour.1 The situation is not identical throughout Southern Africa, but there are, as I will show, certain fundamental similarities which validate an over-all analysis in terms of a 'colonial situation'.2Each of the countries of Southern Africa (the Republic of South Africa, Southern Rhodesia, No…
General and Ethnology: Zulu Transformations: A Study of the Dynamics of Social Change. Absolom Vilakazi
African Law Adaptation and Development
Introduction
Urbanization and Migration in West Africa
Urbanization and Migration in West Africa
Urbanization and Migration in West Africa
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