Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
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Motivation and health behavior in the prevention of childhood obesity
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-03-14)The objectives of the present thesis were to investigate self-efficacy and motivational interviewing as motivational frameworks for health behavior change in the prevention of childhood obesity, and to explore child health ... -
Female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-03-13)Background: The prevalence of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone is the seventh highest in Africa, yet little research has been done on its effects on girls and women. Objectives: This thesis aims to ... -
Mental ill-health in contemporary young adults
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-02-20)Young adulthood is the peak age for the onset of most mental disorders and is a period of crucial importance for the establishment of emotional well-being in adult life. Mental health problems, including psychological ... -
Multiple sexual relationships and the stigma associated with anti-retroviral therapy in rural Tanzania : implications for HIV prevention and treatment interventions
(Inst för klinisk vetenskap, intervention och teknik / Dept of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, 2013-02-18)Background: Risky sexual behavior, HIV-related stigma, and poor access to HIV care and treatment are three interrelated factors in the prevention and treatment of HIV. For every person starting on HIV treatment, there are ... -
Stress, satisfaction, and quality : studies of organizational and individual well-being in health
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-02-18)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 ... -
Human resources and the response to HIV in Vietnam : policies and health workers' perspectives
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-02-04)Background: An effective response to HIV requires sound national policies, a strong and sustainable health system with a motivated and well-trained health workforce. Aim and objectives: To analyse development of ... -
Social inequalities in mental health and mortality among refugees and other immigrants to Sweden : epidemiological studies of register data
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-02-01)This thesis aimed to increase knowledge, using population-based registers, of how pre- and post-migration factors and social determinants of health are associated with inequalities in mental health and mortality among ... -
Enhanced antiretroviral treatment support in relation to quality of life and virological failure in low income setting : a cluster randomized controlled trial in Quang Ninh, Vietnam
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-02-01)Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) has become more widely available in Vietnam since 2005. However, up to now, very little is known about characteristics of people living with HIV (PLHIV) at ART initiation including ... -
Respondent-driven sampling : theory, limitations and improvements
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-01-30)Background: The key purpose of sampling is to gain knowledge about a population using a small, affordable subset of selected individuals. This goal is often approached by choosing a representative sample with each individual’s ... -
Quality of primary care and self-management of patients with type 2 diabetes in Muscat, Oman
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-01-21)Background: Diabetes mellitus is the most common non-communicable disease in Oman and its control remains a huge challenge for the health system. Objectives: The first three studies aimed at exploring how health-care ... -
Outcome evaluation of school-based alcohol prevention : a European multi-centric trial (EU-Dap study)
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2013-01-09)Background: Curricula aiming at preventing substance use are widespread in European schools, without formal evaluation of their effectiveness. Promising programmes based on the Comprehensive Social Influence (CSI) model ... -
Assessing sexual risk behavior among men who have sex with men in Vietnam : development and use of a new Internet-based sampling method
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-11-21)Background: Men who have sex with men (MSM) are at high risk of HIV infection in all regions globally. Surveys among MSM in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam have shown prevalence rates of 15% and 17% respectively. ... -
Health effects of snus use : cardiovascular diseases, weight gain and obesity
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-11-08)Use of snus is most prevalent in Nordic countries, and especially in Sweden, where 18% of men and 3% of women are daily users. Snus is also used to a minor extent in the United States where an increasing interest is seen ... -
Going unlicensed : related behaviors and car crash experience among young drivers
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-10-31)Background: Globally road traffic injuries are a major cause of injury and mortality, not least among the young. Although unlicensed driving is prevalent in that age group, the phenomenon has not received much attention. ... -
Women as victims and perpetrators of intimate partner violence (IPV) in Maputo City, Mozambique : occurence, nature and effects
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-10-25)Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is a widespread bad behavior, and its effects on women’s lives encompass injuries, mental ill-health, decreased intimacy, and a financial burden. Growing evidence ... -
Evidence and context : knowledge translation for newborn health in low-income settings
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-10-03)Background: Neonatal mortality (death within the first 28 days of life), presently accounts for 41% of the global burden of under-5 deaths. Estimates indicate that about two-thirds of the 3.1 million neonatal deaths could ... -
‛The virus stops with me’ : couples living positively with HIV in rural, eastern Uganda
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-09-21)Background: Historically people living with HIV (PLHIV) were left out of the center of the HIV prevention agenda in Africa, yet more recently greater attention has been placed on interventions that forefront PLHIV. Aim: ... -
Antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected persons in northeastern Vietnam : impact of peer support on virologic failure and mortality in a cluster randomized controlled trial
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-09-18)Background: Wide access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) has substantially improved the prognosis of patients living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV). However, in resource-limited countries, sustaining ART programs to prevent drug ... -
Managing adversity : qualitative studies of long-term social assistance recipiency in Sweden in a resilience perspective
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-09-14)This thesis is based on four qualitative studies and aimed to explore the experiences of living long term on social assistance, and to increase knowledge on how social workers providing social assistance perceive their ... -
Female sex workers in Laos : perceptions, care seeking behaviour and barriers related to sexually transmitted infection services
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-23)Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause health, social and economic burdens in both low- and high-income countries. Not only do STIs impact quality of life, reproductive health and child health, but they ...