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Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut: “Just suffer through it”

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  • Harper, Sherilee L.
  • Edge, Victoria L.
  • Ford, James
  • Thomas, M. Kate
  • McEwen, Scott A.

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Enteric illness associated with foodborne and waterborne disease is thought to be common in some Canadian Indigenous communities. This study aimed to understand the lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness (AGI), including symptoms and severity, perceived causes, and healthcare seeking behaviors of AGI in the small Inuit community of Rigolet, Canada.

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  • Harper, Sherilee L. & Edge, Victoria L. & Ford, James & Thomas, M. Kate & McEwen, Scott A., 2015. "Lived experience of acute gastrointestinal illness in Rigolet, Nunatsiavut: “Just suffer through it”," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 126(C), pages 86-98.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:126:y:2015:i:c:p:86-98
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2014.12.011
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    1. Cunsolo Willox, Ashlee & Harper, Sherilee L. & Ford, James D. & Landman, Karen & Houle, Karen & Edge, Victoria L., 2012. "“From this place and of this place:” Climate change, sense of place, and health in Nunatsiavut, Canada," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 75(3), pages 538-547.
    2. Ford, J.D. & Willox, A.C. & Chatwood, S. & Furgal, C. & Harper, S. & Mauro, I. & Pearce, T., 2014. "Adapting to the effects of climate change on inuit health," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 104(S3), pages 9-17.
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    2. Daley, Kiley & Castleden, Heather & Jamieson, Rob & Furgal, Chris & Ell, Lorna, 2015. "Water systems, sanitation, and public health risks in remote communities: Inuit resident perspectives from the Canadian Arctic," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 124-132.

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