Published on in Vol 8, No 9 (2019): September

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/14853, first published .
Health Disparities in Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Carriage in a Border Region of the United States Based on Cultural Differences in Social Relationships: Protocol for a Survey Study

Health Disparities in Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Carriage in a Border Region of the United States Based on Cultural Differences in Social Relationships: Protocol for a Survey Study

Health Disparities in Staphylococcus aureus Transmission and Carriage in a Border Region of the United States Based on Cultural Differences in Social Relationships: Protocol for a Survey Study

Talima Pearson   1, 2 , MSc, PhD ;   Steven D Barger   2, 3 , PhD ;   Monica Lininger   2, 4 , PhD ;   Heidi Wayment   2, 3 , PhD ;   Crystal Hepp   5 , PhD ;   Francisco Villa   2, 6 , PhD ;   Kara Tucker-Morgan   6 , MSc ;   Shari Kyman   1 , BSc ;   Melissa Cabrera   1, 6 , BSc ;   Kevin Hurtado   1, 6 , BSc ;   Ashley Menard   1, 6 , BSc ;   Kelly Fulbright   1 ;   Colin Wood   1 ;   Mimi Mbegbu   1 , BSc ;   Yesenia Zambrano   7 , BSc ;   Annette Fletcher   7 ;   Sarah Medina-Rodriguez   7 , MD ;   Mark Manone   8 , MA ;   Amanda Aguirre   9 , MA ;   Trudie Milner   7 , PhD ;   Robert T Trotter II   2, 10 , PhD

1 Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

2 Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

3 Department of Psycological Sciences, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

4 Department of Physical Therapy and Athletic Training, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

5 School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

6 Northern Arizona University-Yuma, Yuma, AZ, United States

7 Yuma Regional Medical Center, Yuma, AZ, United States

8 Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

9 Regional Center for Border Health, Somerton, AZ, United States

10 Department of Anthropology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Talima Pearson, MSc, PhD
  • Pathogen & Microbiome Institute
  • Northern Arizona University
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  • Email: talima.pearson@nau.edu