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Social network structure and depression by gender in rural Honduras: a cross-sectional study

8 | Honduras , Mental Health , LMIC , Global Health , Sociocentric Network , Social Network , Emotion , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH)

Citation:

Lee ST, Papamichalis M, Raygoza-Cortez K, Christakis NA, Rodriguez de la Rosa AL. Social network structure and depression by gender in rural Honduras: a cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 2026 Jun 12;16(6):e108285. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-108285. PMID: 42285574; PMCID: PMC13288701.

Countering the Forgetting of Novel Health Information with ‘Social Boosting’

7 | Global Health , Honduras , LMIC , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , Social Contagion , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

Citation:

Krishna V, Christakis NA. Countering the forgetting of novel health information with ‘social boosting.' SSM Popul Health, 33 (2026); 101902

Characterization of gut microbiomes in rural Honduras reveals uncharacterized species and associations with human genetic variation

6 | Biomarker , Evolutionary Biology , Genetics , Honduras , LMIC , Microbiome

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Beghini F, Brito IL, Gerstein M, Christakis NA. Characterization of gut microbiomes in rural Honduras reveals uncharacterized species and associations with human genetic variation. Cell Rep. 2026 Jan 27;45(1):116724. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2025.116724. Epub 2025 Dec 18. PMID: 41420859.

Social Networks and International Migration in Honduran Villages

8 | Geographic Effects , Global Health , Honduras , LMIC , PNAS , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network

Citation:

Thomas LJ, Christakis NA, Garip F. Social networks and international migration in Honduran villages. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2026 Jan 6;123(1):e2505818122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2505818122. Epub 2026 Jan 2. PMID: 41481447; PMCID: PMC12773785.

Network-cycle motif participation is associated with individual and collective wealth in Honduran villages

8 | Economics , Honduras , Inequality , LMIC , Methodology , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

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Shridhar, S.V., Lee, S.T., Charette, Y. et al. Network-cycle motif participation is associated with individual and collective wealth in Honduran villages. Sci Rep 15, 27680 (2025).

Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages

11 | Friendship , Honduras , Indigenous Social Network , Genetics , LMIC , Methodology , Multiplex Network , NAC Favorite , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

Citation:

Feltham, E., Forastiere, L. & Christakis, N.A. Cognitive representations of social networks in isolated villages. Nat Hum Behav (2025). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-025-02221-6

Gut Microbiome Strain-sharing within Isolated Village Social Networks (Nature, 2024)

14 | Friendship , Genetics , Global Health , Homophily , Honduras , Indigenous Social Network , Infectious Disease , LMIC , Microbiome , NAC Favorite , Nature , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

Citation:

Beghini F, Pullman J, Alexander M, Shridhar SV, Prinster D, Singh A, Matute Juárez R, Airoldi EM, Brito IL, Christakis NA. Gut microbiome strain-sharing within isolated village social networks. Nature. 2025 Jan;637(8044):167-175. doi: 10.1038/s41586-024-08222-1. Epub 2024 Nov 20. PMID: 39567691; PMCID: PMC11666459.

Environmental, socioeconomic, and health factors associated with gut microbiome species and strains in isolated Honduras villages

10 | Biomarker , Cardiovascular Disease , Geographic Effects , Global Health , Honduras , Indigenous Social Network , LMIC , Mental Health , Microbiome , Trellis Software

Citation:

Shridhar SV, Beghini F, Alexander M, Singh A, Juárez RM, Brito IL, Christakis NA. Environmental, socioeconomic, and health factors associated with gut microbiome species and strains in isolated Honduras villages. Cell Reports. 2024 Jul 3;43(7):114442. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114442. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38968070.

The Structure and Function of Antagonistic Ties in Social Networks

9 | Antagonistic Networks , Honduras , LMIC , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , PNAS , Social Contagion , Social Network , Sociocentric Network , Trellis Software

Citation:

Ghasemian A, Christakis NA. The structure and function of antagonistic ties in village social networks. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America (PNAS). 2024 Jun 25;121(26):e2401257121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2401257121. Epub 2024 Jun 18. PMID: 38889155; PMCID: PMC11214085.

Maternal and Child Health Interventions to Promote Behavior Change: A Population-Level Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial in Honduras

9 | Experiment , Global Health , Honduras , LMIC , Maternal and Child Health (MNCH) , Methodology , RCT , Social Network , Trellis Software

Citation:

Oles W, Alexander M, Negron R, et al. Maternal and child health intervention to promote behaviour change: a population-level cluster-randomised controlled trial in Honduras. BMJ Open 2024;14:e060784. doi:10.1136/ bmjopen-2022-060784

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