Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
Now showing items 101-120 of 442
-
Social capital and work participation among people with mobility disability and overweight
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2016-09-23)People with disabilities or who are overweight/obese may have fewer opportunities and experience more barriers to a social participation and working life than people without disabilities or overweight/obesity. Even less ... -
Impact of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumococcal disease, carriage and serotype distribution : comparative studies in Sweden and Uganda
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2016-04-01)Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae is a leading infectious cause of child deaths worldwide. Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) was first introduced in the US in the year 2000, and included the major seven pneumococcal ... -
HIV preventive interventions, sampling methods and sexual risk behaviour among men who have sex with men
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2016-02-05)Background: Gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of HIV globally. HIV rates among MSM in Europe show increasing trends, in contrast to declining trends in the general population. During ... -
'Nobody delivers at home now' : who and why women participate in a conditional cash transfer program to promote institutional delivery in Madhya Pradesh, India
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-11-11)Background: One-fifth of global maternal deaths occur in India making this a serious public health challenge. It is well known that skilled birth attendance and access to quality emergency obstetric care reduces maternal ... -
The risk of dying : predicting trauma mortality in urban Indian hospitals
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-11-06)Introduction: With increased urbanisation and motorisation, trauma is emerging as one of the top threats to population health globally. Each year almost five million people die as a result of trauma, more than the total ... -
Genital fistula among Ugandan women : risk factors, treatment outcomes, and experiences of patients and spouses
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-10-08)Background: An estimated 2-3 million women globally and majorly in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia, suffer from genital fistula with an annual incidence of 50,000-100,000 women. Uganda like other low-income countries is not ... -
Social differentials in health-related non-employment and poverty : studies on consequences of limiting longstanding illness, musculoskeletal and mental disorders
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-10-01)The overall aim of the thesis is to increase knowledge on social differentials in employment and income consequences among persons with chronic disease. The studies were conducted in Sweden and different policy context ... -
Embodiment of inequality : the translation of childhood social inequality to alcohol related health disparities later in life
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-09-18)This thesis aims to increase knowledge regarding the translation of childhood social inequality to alcohol related disparities later in life. Four empirical studies focus on different dimensions of childhood social inequality ... -
Quality of obstetric care in India's Janani Suraksha Yojana cash transfer program to promote facility births : studies from Madhya Pradesh province
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-08-11)Background: Improving maternal health remains a challenge in most of the developing countries. In-facility births is an accepted strategy to reduce maternal mortality. India, which accounts for 17% of global maternal deaths, ... -
Cognitive ability, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-05-08)Cognitive ability has been shown to be inversely associated with several health outcomes, both somatic and psychiatric. The findings regarding the association between cognitive function and alcohol-related outcomes have ... -
Tuberculosis and HIV : evaluation of new tests for diagnostic accuracy, cost-effectiveness and effect on treatment of tuberculosis in Smear-Negative HIV-positive patients in Uganda
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-04-29)Background: Despite tremendous progress in the control of the global tuberculosis (TB) epidemic during the past decade, it is still a major health problem even today. The burden of TB is particularly severe in sub-Sahara ... -
Infection early in life and risk of non-affective psychosis
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-04-07)In light of the increasing, but insufficient, evidence that various infections and immunological processes during brain development are associated with psychotic disorder, the aim of this thesis was to investigate infection ... -
Current changes in the occurrence of autism spectrum disorders in Stockholm
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-03-27)The overall objective of this thesis is to estimate recent changes in and current prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among young people in Stockholm County. An additional objective is to explore potential risk ... -
Developing a framework for prevention of childhood falls in rural Bangladesh : implication for low-income countries
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-02-23)Childhood falls and their complications are a major public health problem in Bangladesh as in other parts of the world. However, the problem was not recognized and systematically studied earlier. A holistic approach ... -
iWHAM-integrated water, health and agriculture management : public health implications of integrated watershed management in a tribal area
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2015-02-11)Background: Water scarcity remains a major hurdle in the overall development of tribal people living on hilly terrain, and it is one of the major reasons for their various health problems. Integrated watershed management ... -
Paternal age as a risk factor for schizophrenia in offspring
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-12-23)Schizophrenia is one of the most disabling conditions that affect human beings. There is robust evidence of an association between advancing paternal age and schizophrenia in offspring. The understanding of this association ... -
Studies in safety promotion for preschool children
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-08-11)The multifactorial aetiology in childhood injuries indicates a need for a systemic approach in the development of safety promotion strategies. In the present thesis, the feasibility of a systemic approach for the development ... -
Visualising the invisible : exploring interactive video in HIV prevention in rural Zambia
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-05-04)The purpose of this thesis is to explore and develop video as an interactive method that can be used in HIV prevention, in order to facilitate reflexivity, communication and dialogue about HIV/AIDS among people. In this ... -
Work environment, health and well-being in dental hygienists : a work-health-culture model
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-04-05)The overall aim of this thesis was to elucidate dental hygienists' physical and psychosocial work conditions, health and well-being. Although the physical work conditions and musculoskeletal disorders have been central ... -
Pain drawings in the evaluation of lumbar disc-related pain
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-04-06)Pain drawings have been used in a variety of settings to investigate pain, including low back pain. The drawings allow a rapidly completed assessment that have several potential applications including psychological screening ...