Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
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Interventions for improved prescribing and dispensing of medicines in Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-11-17)Background: To find successful interventions to improve drug use, especially antibiotics, is a pressing need in low income countries. The objectives of the research are to explore current practice and knowledge of practitioners ... -
Exploring malaria case mangement of underfive children at households and public primary health care facilities in Kibaha district, Tanzania
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-10-30)Background: Chloroquine (CQ) was the first line drug for treating malaria in Tanzania until 2001 when it was replaced with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP). The first four studies (I -IV) were conducted before the policy ... -
Promoting suicide prevention : an evaluation of a programme for training trainers in psychiatric clinical work
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-09-29)The overall goal of this thesis is to evaluate a 200-hour academic postgraduate educational intervention programme in suicide prevention at Karolinska Institute developed and implemented by the Swedish National Centre for ... -
Osäkra 'sjukdomar' – dilemman och möjligheter : kvinnliga 'patienters' och läkares erfarenheter av kroniskt trötthetssyndrom och fibromyalgi
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-08-08)This thesis focuses on women with chronic fatigue syndrome (M) and fibromyalgia and how they depict their illness experience. Physicians' experiences of these patient groups have also been examined. This thesis is appropriated ... -
Case-crossover studies of the triggering of disease : myocardial infarction and Ménières disease
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-05-07)The general objective of this thesis is to contribute to understanding of the aetiology of myocardial infarction. It focuses on identification and risk-quantification of the factors acting late in the causal chain towards ... -
Cervical cancer in Zimbabwe : viral and host factors : studies on pathogenesis of cervical cancer in Zimbabwe with special reference to type-specific human paillomavirus (HPV) infection and human cytokine gene polymorphisms
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-05-14)Invasive cervical cancer (ICC) is the commonest cancer affecting Zimbabwean women. The recognition of the central role of the human papilloma virus (HPV) in the aetiopathogenesis of cervical cancer has led to application ... -
Unsafe abortion in Tanzania : an empathetic approach to improve post-abortion quality of care
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-05-15)Background: Unsafe abortion constitutes a major public health problem throughout the world, leading to high levels of maternal morbidity and mortality. To address the problem of unsafe abortion, there is need of reliable ... -
Population health and inequalities in health : measurement of health-related quality of life and changes in QALYs over time in Sweden
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-03-07)People live longer, but all years are not in full health. A health policy which aims to improve both the average level of health and reduce inequalities in health needs a global measure which can be monitored over time. A ... -
Social differences in injury risk in childhood and youth : exploring the roles of structural and triggering factors
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-03-21)Injuries are a leading cause of mortality and morbidity among children and adolescents. Injury risks are not randomly distributed across social groups. The primary aim of this thesis is to increase knowledge about the ... -
Neurotoxicity after poisonings with organophosphate pesticides in Nicaragua
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2003-02-17)In Nicaragua rates of acute human poisonings caused by pesticides, in spite of significant underreporting, are among the highest in the world. Hence the unrestricted availability of pesticides and their misuse, as well as ... -
Children's testimony
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-11-26)Background: Most cases of child sexual use are identified through statements made by children and in many cases such statements constitute the only evidence available that abuse occurred. Despite its importance the use of ... -
Monitoring pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-11-27)The general aim was to monitor pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique. A cohort of 817 Mozambican pregnant women were followed from their first antenatal clinic visit to the end of the perinatal period in ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder and life events among recently resettled refuges
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-09-27)Background: In refugee health, one topic is how important posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is from a public health point of view. The present study was initiated in order to study the prevalence of PTSD through structured ... -
Towards good pharmacy practice in Hanoi : a multi-intervention study in private sector
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-09-26)This thesis describes the quality of private pharmacy practice and assesses the effects of an intervention package on knowledge and practice of private pharmacy staff in Hanoi, Vietnam. The study types used were a case ... -
Socio-economic consequences of longstanding illness
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-08-09)This thesis focuses an old research area of social medicine, the social and economic consequences of chronic illness and factors modifying this effect. Historically, illness was the main predictor of poverty. Since then, ... -
Maternal deaths in Mozambique : an audit approach with special reference to adolescence, abortion and violence
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-05-15)The main purpose of the present thesis was to elucidate the causes and circumstances that surround maternal deaths occurring in Hospital Central de Maputo (HCM). The specific aims were 1: to identify the major causes of ... -
Managers working conditions : stress and health
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-05-16)Stress and stress related diseases have increased during the recent years. Managers exert influence on employees and consequently managers' stress and health impact on the subordinates as well as on themselves. There ... -
Maternal outcome of pregnancy in Mozambique with special reference to abortion-related morbidity and mortality
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-05-08)In the capital city of one of the least developed countries, and using a hospital-based approach, the general aim was to characterise women who have undergone illegally and legally induced abortions, and to show the magnitude ... -
Endemic ataxic polyneuropathy in Nigeria
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2002-03-22)Ataxic polyneuropathy is a neurological syndrome that was described from an endemic area in south-western Nigeria in the 1950s and 1960s. The major clinical features are sensory polyneuropathy, sensory gait ataxia, optic ... -
Low back pain in a general population : care seeking behaviour, lifestyle factors and methods of exposure assessment
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-11-23)This thesis is based on the MUSIC-Norrtälje study, a population-based case-referent study of low-back pain with a two-year follow-up. Included in the study were 449 female and 342 male cases. The specific aims were to ...