Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
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A reason to be bitter : cassava classification from the farmers' perspective
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-11-16)Ethnographers report from both South America and Africa that cassava farmers classify cultivars as belonging to either of two groups, "bitter" or "sweet", and that farmers prefer to grow "bitter" cultivars as the staple ... -
Cassava processing, consumption and dietary cyanide exposure
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-08-17)Cassava is a major component of the diet of more than half a billion people in the tropics. Cassava is an important crop in the farming system in the tropics because it can be intercropped with many other crops, and yields ... -
Epidemiology and prevention of bicycle-related injuries in Sweden
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-05-25)The main objectives of the study are. to analyse injury patterns and trends in injuries among bicyclists at county and national levels in Sweden (with a primary focus on head injuries) and to develop methods for the ... -
Utilisation of health services in a transitional society : studies in Vietnam 1991-1999
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-05-16)General objective: The general objective is to assess the utilisation of public health services among different social groups in a period of rapid policy and society changes in Vietnam. Methods: Studies on the ... -
Characterisation of aerosol delivery devices and their influence on deposition in humans and animals
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-04-27)One way of administrating pharmaceutical drugs in the development phase and in the clinical situation is by inhalation. It is essential to ensure an accurate delivered dose, as the prediction of the effect and side effects ... -
Assessment of UV exposure in a young metropolitan population
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-04-06)Overexposure to UVR causes >80% of skin cancers, and >30% of all diagnosed cancers in western societies, Sweden included, are skin cancers. Overexposure in terms of UV-induced erythema during childhood and adolescence is ... -
Alleged child sexual abuse : the expert witness and the court
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-03-09)Background: During the past decades, the evaluation of alleged sexual abuse has manifested itself as a major challenge for professionals working within the field of child maltreatment. A new role for psychologists and ... -
Diabetes mellitus, socioeconomy and self-rated health : population-based studies in cohorts registered in the diabetes incidence study in Sweden
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2001-02-26)The studies presented in this thesis analyzed the impact of diabetes mellitus on socioeconomy and selfrated health, focusing on how the consequences of diabetes develop during the first decade after the diagnosis. The ... -
In search of risk and safety cultures : empirical and theoretical considerations in the settings of northern and western Europe
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-11-03)There has been an increasing interest in determinants of public health at societal level. These factors have often been of a socio-economic nature, whereas culture has attracted less attention. The aim of this dissertation ... -
Sexually transmitted infections in Uganda : implications for control
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-10-11)Background: In Uganda, an AIDS control programme was launched in 1986. This served as an ignition for the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are indications that HIV/AIDS-control may be progressing ... -
A model for injury surveillance at the local level in Bangladesh : implications for low-income countries
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-10-09)Injury is a major public health problem in Bangladesh as in other low income countries throughout the world, but one that has gained very little attention from policy makers or even health professionals, mainly due to the ... -
Stress, satisfaction, and quality : studies of organizational and individual well-being in health
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2000-09-01)The aim of this thesis is to indicate key organizational attributes in the health care work environment that can have an impact on both personnel well-being and the quality of care they provide. In order to achieve this ... -
Maternal obesity surgery : effects in women, spouses and offspring
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-11-19)Introduction: Bariatric surgery is an important treatment for the worldwide increasing epidemic of obesity. However, the effects of such surgery on offspring epigenetic profile and effects on objectively measured physical ... -
Influences of major weight loss in women treated with bariatric surgery on their partners’ and children’s weight and psychosocial functioning
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-11-06)The overall aim of the current PhD thesis was to explore how families of female bariatric surgery patients are affected by the surgery. The focus of the thesis was on differences in weight status in siblings born before ... -
Seeking referral care for newborns in eastern Uganda : community health workers’ role, caretakers’ compliance and provision of care
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-10-29)Background: Newborn deaths contribute 44% of all under-five deaths. Community health worker (CHW) during home-visits may identify and refer newborns to health facilities for postnatal care and treatment of danger signs. ... -
Evaluation of a Swedish parental prevention program : youth drunkenness, alcohol-specific parenting and gender differences
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-10-28)Background: Research suggests that alcohol-specific parenting and parental prevention programs can be effective in the efforts to prevent underage drinking. The Örebro prevention program (ÖPP) is based on principles of ... -
m-Health for antiretroviral treatment support : evidence from India
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-09-24)Background: With antiretroviral therapy (ART) HIV infection is now managed like a chronic disease rather than as a fatal disease. Adherence to ART is essential for treatment success. However the high levels of adherence ... -
Delivering health services to children through integrated community case management in Uganda : from innovation to institutionalisation
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-09-23)Background: Infectious diseases cause the majority of childhood deaths in low income settings. Integrated community case management (iCCM) is a health innovation relying on community health workers (CHWs) to diagnose and ... -
Cannabis, schizophrenia and other psychoses : longitudinal studies on Swedish conscripts
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-09-10)AIM: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the association between cannabis use and psychiatric disorders with emphasis on schizophrenia, other psychoses, depression and long term effects on mortality. Specific ... -
Influencing HIV treatment success in India : do mobile phones really work?
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2014-05-21)Background: Sustaining treatment adherence and long-term virological suppression is a global health challenge in HIV management. Mobile phone-based interventions are increasingly harnessed to enhance medication adherence ...