Browsing Waterloo Research by Subject "Sub-Saharan Africa"
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Disease Dynamics And Costly Punishment Can Foster Socially Imposed Monogamy
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-04-01)Socially imposed monogamy in humans is an evolutionary puzzle because it requires costly punishment by those who impose the norm. Moreover, most societies were-and are-polygynous; yet many larger human societies transitioned ... -
“Ne nnipadua mmpe” (the body hates it): Exploring the lived experience of food allergy in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Elsevier, 2018-05-01)Allergic diseases have closely followed the rise of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) especially in western societies. As prevalence of NCD is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), researchers are hinting that the same ...