Bettina Shell-Duncan
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Kunkle A, Tennyson R, Wander K, Shell-Duncan B, Eisenberg D
Am J Hum Biol
. 2025 Mar;
37(3):e70027.
PMID: 40062537
Objectives: Around 11% of U.S. children are diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). One hypothesis for ADHD's relatively high prevalence is that behaviors associated with ADHD were advantageous in past environments...
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Taylor J, Figueroa Gray M, Mar C, Crane P, Kariya H, Freitag C, et al.
J Gerontol B Psychol Sci Soc Sci
. 2023 Feb;
78(6):1060-1072.
PMID: 36809476
Objectives: To examine the circumstances and needs of older adults who were "kinless," defined as having no living spouse or children, when they developed dementia. Methods: We conducted a secondary...
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Constantino S, Sparkman G, Kraft-Todd G, Bicchieri C, Centola D, Shell-Duncan B, et al.
Psychol Sci Public Interest
. 2022 Oct;
23(2):50-97.
PMID: 36227765
Anthropogenic carbon emissions have the potential to trigger changes in climate and ecosystems that would be catastrophic for the well-being of humans and other species. Widespread shifts in production and...
4.
Matanda D, Kabiru C, Okondo C, Shell-Duncan B
Glob Public Health
. 2022 Mar;
17(12):3493-3505.
PMID: 35282772
Literature on dynamics of change in female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) portray two common but conflicting views. On one side, FGM/C is seen as static and deeply entrenched, with parents lacking...
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Kenny L, Hassan R, Bacchus L, Smith M, Shell-Duncan B, Dagadu N, et al.
Reprod Health
. 2021 May;
18(1):108.
PMID: 34039368
Background: To our knowledge, no studies exist on the influence of nomadic pastoralist women's networks on their reproductive and sexual health (RSH), including uptake of modern family planning (FP). Methods:...
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Matanda D, Kabiru C, Okondo C, Shell-Duncan B
Cult Health Sex
. 2021 Feb;
24(6):750-766.
PMID: 33630717
Female genital mutilation derails efforts to achieve gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women. In Kenya, national estimates show a steady decline in prevalence, although there is considerable...
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Shell-Duncan B, Moreau A, Smith S, Shakya H
Glob Public Health
. 2020 Oct;
16(6):856-869.
PMID: 33105089
There exist two dominant but conflicting views on the role of men in the perpetuation female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C). One paints men as culprits, with FGM/C viewed as a manifestation...
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Kandala N, Nnanatu C, Atilola G, Komba P, Mavatikua L, Moore Z, et al.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
. 2019 Oct;
16(21).
PMID: 31661902
Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), also known as female circumcision, is a global public health and human rights problem affecting women and girls. Several concerted efforts to eliminate the practice are...
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Kandala N, Shell-Duncan B
Int J Equity Health
. 2019 Feb;
18(1):25.
PMID: 30700330
Background: Over the last several decades, global efforts to end female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) have intensified through combined efforts of international and non-governmental organizations, governments, and religious and civil society...
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Shell-Duncan B, Moreau A, Wander K, Smith S
PLoS One
. 2018 Jul;
13(7):e0199217.
PMID: 30044770
Social norms theory has become prominent framework for understanding the perpetuation of female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C), and has influenced the design of interventions aimed at stopping the practice. Theoretical advances...