Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
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Gender specific epidemiology of tuberculosis in Vietnam
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-03-17)Background: Globally, about two-thirds of notified tuberculosis (TB) cases are men, only one third are women. Whether this gender difference in notification rates reflects a true difference in TB incidence, or an ... -
Health financing systems and drug use in rural China
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-01-10)This thesis aims to study the association between health-care financing systems and health-care consumers' drug use and health providers' prescribing in six Chinese counties. In a cross-sectional study, a multistage sampling ... -
Accidents leading to over-exertion back injuries among nursing personnel
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-11-26)The overall aim of the present thesis was to contribute to the knowledge of occupational accidents leading to over-exertion back injuries among nursing personnel, which can be used for developing effective preventive ... -
A bio-psychological analysis of functional gastrointestinal disorders and a clinical trial of its treatment using psychodrama
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-11-17)Functional disorders of the gut are regarded as the result of a complex interaction between factors of biological, social and psychological origin. Psychosocial interventions are expected to play a role in the management ... -
Drunk driving : a study of psychosocial, and health factors, focusing on young and middle-aged men in a metropolitan area
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-11-12)Drunk driving is a common and serious alcohol-related problem in Sweden and many other countries. In Sweden 9,433 persons, of whom 90 % were men, were convicted of drunk driving in 1997. Surveys indicate that many more ... -
Suicide attempt and genes : psychiatric and genetic characteristics of suicide attempters
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-11-12)Suicide affects an appreciable number of people in all societies. Finding genes that predispose to suicidal behavior may help to identify individuals at risk and an appropriate counseling and support can be extended to ... -
Work, psychosocial work environment and wellbeing among district nurses in the county of Stockholm, Sweden and in the county of Zagreb, Croatia
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-11-04)This thesis uses longitudinal and cross-sectional comparative studies to explore the relationship between work contents, psychosocial work environment and wellbeing among district nurses during periods of reorganisation ... -
Knee osteoarthrosis in relation to physical workload and lifestyle factors : epidemiological studies
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-09-10)This thesis investigates the relationship between physical workload, sports, and lifestyle factors and the development of knee osteoarthrosis (OA) in ex-elite athletes, in men and women in the population, and in physical ... -
Social and emotional influences on cardiovascular vulnerability in women : exploration of biological mechanisms
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-09-30)Background: During the last decades evidence has been accumulating that psychosocial factors including social isolation, depressive symptoms and work stress increase risk for CHD incidence and prognosis. Although depression ... -
Alcohol, sickness absence and disability pension : a study in the field of disease, ill health, psychosocial factors, and medicalisation
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-08-13)In Sweden 1998 there were 34 487 newly granted DPs (disability pensions) irrespective of diagnosis and 466 (1.4 %) with a main diagnosis of alcohol dependence or abuse. Other studies have shown that alcohol diagnoses are ... -
Psychophysiological study of functional dyspepsia
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-05-26)Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common disorder. Its etiology is insufficiently known. Specific treatment is often lacking. This thesis investigates the following questions: 1) do FD patients have different psychological ... -
Explanations of differences in alcoholism between social classes and occupations among Swedish men : a register based follow-up study
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-04-16)The general aim of this thesis is to explain differences in alcoholism diagnosis between social classes and occupations. The explanatory factors considered are individual characteristics among people of specific occupations ... -
Young sex offenders : individual characteristics, agency reactions and criminal recidivism
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-04-21)Background: Young sex offenders (YSOs) commit a significant proportion of all reported sex crimes and many adult sex offenders report deviant sexual fantasies and sexually abusive behaviour already during adolescence. ... -
Socioeconomic status and cardiovascular vulnerability in women : psychosocial, behavioral and biological mediators
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-01-27)Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in both men and women in the industrialized world, and represents a major health and economic burden. Coronary heart disease (CHD), one of the most ... -
Fetal growth in India : studies on antenatal prediction of low birthweight and some factors that determine birthweight
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-03-05)Objectives: To develop standards for assessment of fetal growth in India and to study some factors that determine birthweight. Methods: Data from 250 normal pregnancies were used to construct graphs of fundal height, ... -
Work factors and musculoskeletal disorders : an epidemiological approach focusing on female nursing personnel
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1999-01-22)The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the association between job factors and the occurrence of musculoskeletal disorders, and in particular low back disorders, among female nursing personnel. The thesis is based ... -
Dreams and dilemmas : women and family planning in rural Vietnam
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1998-11-27)The general aim of this thesis is to investigate women's experiences in family planning. It is seen in the broad context of their reproductive lives and in view of their 'reproductive dilemma', that is having to satisfy ... -
Violence towards health care personnel : prevalence, risk factors, prevention and relation to quality of care
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1998-11-18)This thesis investigates the prevalence and nature of violence towards health care personnel and its implications for quality of care. The research presented here is based on a comprehensive perspective of violence as an ... -
Pregnancy outcome and mortality patterns among women in Cape Verde
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1998-11-11)Objective: To evaluate pregnancy outcome, risk factors for pregnancy complications, genital infections among pregnant women, health seeking behavior and causes of deaths among women of reproductive age in a low income ... -
Childbirth care in affluence and poverty : maternity routines in Sweden and Zambia
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 1998-10-16)The general aim of this thesis is to explore maternity practices during normal childbirth, both in an industrialised and in a low-income country, and to increase the knowledge about how these practices affect mother/newborn ...