Priscilla Anne Magrath

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• Alaofe, H., Okechukwu, A., Yeo, S., Magrath, P. A., Hounkpatin, A., Ehiri, J., & Rosales, C. (2022). Formative Qualitative Research: Design Considerations for a Self-Directed Lifestyle Intervention for Type-2 Diabetes Patients Using Human-Centered Design Principles in Benin. Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(18), 11552.
• Magrath, P. A., & Nichter, M. (2022). Moral framing in health promotion: lessons from an Indonesian case study. Global Health Promotion, 0(0), 1-9.
• Mantina, N. M., Block Ngaybe, M., Johnson, K., Velickovic, S., Magrath, P., Gerald, L. B., Krupp, K., Krauss, B., Perez-Velez, C. M., & Madhivanan, P. (2022). Racial/ethnic disparities in influenza risk perception and vaccination intention among Pima County residents in Arizona. Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics, 18(7), 2154506.
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  While influenza cases in Arizona have nearly tripled since 2018, vaccination rates continue to lag. Statewide, Hispanics and African Americans had the lowest vaccination rates despite having higher influenza infection rates than Whites. Given Arizona's racial influenza vaccination disparity and the general increase in vaccination hesitancy due to COVID-19, the purpose of this study was to better understand the influences of seasonal influenza vaccination in Arizona during the COVID-19 pandemic using qualitative methods. Findings from this study revealed that many participants were motivated to get the influenza vaccine to protect their family and close friends. The heightened concern for COVID-19 prompted some Hispanic/Latino focus group discussion participants to consider getting vaccinated. However, many Hispanic/Latino participants also expressed that they stopped getting influenza vaccine due to negative vaccination experiences or concern about sickness following immunization. African American participants primarily discussed receiving the vaccine as part of their routine health visit. Compared to other races, more White participants believed that vaccination was unimportant because they were healthy, and the people they interacted with never got sick. Distinct factors influence risk perception and vaccination intention across different racial/ethnic groups. Effective interventions can account for these factors and be tailored to the target population to maximize vaccination uptake.
• Yeo, S., Magrath, P., Alaofè, H., & Okechukwu, A. (2022). Qualitative research on maternal care access among Arabic-speaking refugee women in the USA: study protocol. BMJ open, 12(3), e055368.
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  Refugees tend to have greater health needs and pre-existing medical conditions due to poor living conditions, lack of health services, exposure to a variety of risk factors, and a high level of stress and trauma prior to entry to a host country. Notwithstanding distinctive needs and inherent conditions, there is a paucity of literature on refugee maternal health, especially for Arabic-speaking refugee women resettled in the USA.
• Magrath, P. (2019). Right to Health: A Buzzword in Health Policy in Indonesia. Medical anthropology, 38(6), 464-477. doi:10.1080/01459740.2019.1604701
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  The "right to health" operates as a buzzword in Indonesia to frame health policies as beneficial to citizens. Right to health is equated with access to Western biomedical services. Within the policy on partnership between biomedical and traditional midwives, only the biomedical midwife can fulfill the right to health. The "traditional" midwife is reframed as her assistant. Right to health language hides underlying tensions in relationships between these two categories of midwives by presenting the policy as mutually beneficial. Right to health language is effective in the post-Suharto era as it aligns with other incontestable values, including democracy and modernity.

Presentations

• Ehiri, J. E., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Cotes, A., Yuan, N. P., Baland, L., Magrath, P. A., Welter, A., Welter, A., Baland, L., Magrath, P. A., Cotes, A., Yuan, N. P., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Ehiri, J. E., Ehiri, J. E., Cotes, A., Baland, L., Welter, A., Magrath, P. A., , Yuan, N. P., et al. (2019, June). River of Life Activity for Annual Arizona Community Health Worker Confernce. Annual Arizona Community Health Outreach Worker Conference.
• Moore-Monroy, M. J., Ehiri, J. E., Magrath, P. A., Nuno, V. L., Welter, A., Yuan, N. P., Welter, A., Yuan, N. P., Nuno, V. L., Magrath, P. A., Ehiri, J. E., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Magrath, P. A., Welter, A., Yuan, N. P., Nuno, V. L., & Ehiri, J. E. (2019, June). River of Life Activity for MCH Title V Community Assessment. Arizona Rural Women's Health Symposium. Sedona, Arizona: Alliance of Community Health Centers.
• Moore-Monroy, M. J., Ehiri, J. E., Moore-Monroy, M. J., Cortes, A., Magrath, P. A., Magrath, P. A., Welter, A., Yuan, N. P., Yuan, N. P., Nuno, V. L., Nuno, V. L., Nuno, V. L., Welter, A., Welter, A., Yuan, N. P., Cortes, A., Cortes, A., Magrath, P. A., Moore-Monroy, M. J., , Ehiri, J. E., et al. (2019, August). Calling for input on Maternal and Child Health Services in the State of Arizona. Arizona Rural Health Conference. Flagstaff, Arizona: Arizona Center for Rural Health.

Poster Presentations

• Magrath, P. A. (2019, April). The Use of Plastic Straws on University of Arizona Campus. Southwestern Anthropological Association annual meeting. Garden Grove, Orange County, California: Southwestern Anthropological Association.
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  Presentation of a poster based on research conducted as part of my HPS 607 Qualitative Research Methods in Public Health on Use of Plastic Straws on University of Arizona Campus
• Magrath, P. A. (2019, November). Framing of Messages around Plastic Straws: A Comparison of Skip the Straw and the Trump Campaign's Plastic Straw Sale. American Anthropological Association annual conference. Vancouver, Canada: American Anthropological Association.

Creative Productions

• Magrath, P. A. (2019. Maternal Health Policy in Indonesia. Western Regional Public Health Training Center. Tucson, AZ: Western Regional Public Health Training Center.
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  Podcast interview. I was interviewed by MEZCOPH graduate students Sana Khan and Lisa Balland about my research on Maternal Health Policy in Indonesia focusing on policies towards Skilled and Traditional Birth Attendants.