Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
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Studies in youth alcohol consumption and prevention
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-21)Background: Alcohol remains the ‘drug of choice’ for most young people and is responsible for a sizable proportion of deaths and injuries every year. In Sweden, total consumption and rates of heavy episodic drinking have ... -
Targeting malaria elimination : an assessment of malaria control interventions for children in Zanzibar
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-08-20)Background: After decades of neglect, a renewed global focus on malaria was initiated in the 90s, followed by global financial support in the early 2000s. Zanzibar has been in the forefront of these renewed efforts: Case ... -
Antibiotic resistance and environmental factors : focusing on the situation in Odisha, India
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-05-24)Background: The rise of antibiotic resistant bacteria is a major challenge to global public health. The environment has a significant impact on health and infectious diseases; however, there is a lacuna of information on ... -
Potential mechanisms for acute health effects and lung retention of inhaled particles of different origin
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-05-11)Background: Environmental particle exposure is known to have negative health effects. There is limited knowledge about how size and origin of particles influence these effects. There is also little known regarding the fate ... -
Public road safety policy change and its implementation : Vision zero a road safety policy innovation
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-05-03)It has been estimated that, worldwide, the number of people killed in road traffic crashes each year is almost 1.2 million, while the number of injured could be as high as 50 million. Although road traffic injuries make ... -
Lessons from diagnosis-prescribing and antibiotic resistance surveillance in Ujjain, India : the lull before the storm
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-05-02)Background: The evolution of antibiotic resistance is a global public health crisis building over decades. In this build-up antibiotic use has been the main driver for antibiotic resistance. To develop context-specific ... -
Type 1 diabetes in pregnancy : perinatal outcome with special reference to fetal macrosomia
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-04-16)The aim of this epidemiological study was to elucidate whether in recent years, obstetric and perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by type 1 diabetes (T1DM) have improved or not. The objective was also to identify ... -
Missed opportunities : prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-04-05)Background: Despite the existence of effective interventions such as prophylactic antiretroviral medicines, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is still a major reason for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. ... -
Work absenteeism and productivity losses associated with overweight
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-03-22)Background: Overweight has increased dramatically in the Western world during the past decades. The condition is associated with impaired health through, e.g., cardiovascular disease, musculo-skeletal disorders, type II ... -
Drug use at licensed premises : prevalence and prevention
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-03-09)Background: There are a number of public health concerns related to the use of illicit drugs such as violence, injuries, unprotected sex, and drug dependence. Particularly, there is a strong need to reach adolescents and ... -
Respiratory symptoms and lung function in foundry workers exposed to low molecular weight isocyanates
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-03-06)Background: Some foundries use the Hot Box method, which involves use of a nitrogen-containing binder system to produce cores for hollow castings. During the process, low molecular weight isocyanates such as isocyanic acid ... -
Child injury in Europe : scope, circumstances and association with country-level housing conditions and economic disparities
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-02-22)Background: Injuries are a major cause of social inequality in child health in Europe and the leading cause of mortality. There is a need for information to assist in developing a coordinated policy action to tackle these ... -
Community case management of malaria and pneumonia in children : exploring use of diagnostics by community health workers in Uganda
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-01-27)Background: Malaria and pneumonia are leading causes of under-five mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. WHO/UNICEF recommend integrated community malaria and pneumonia care in situations where febrile children also have cough ... -
Contraceptive use among young people in Uganda : exploration of obstacles, enablers, and quality of services
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-01-20)Background: Unsafe abortions, a life shortening condition leading to untimely deaths of young women in low income countries, are a public health concern. The bio-social gap, which is the period between menarche and marriage ... -
Burnout: a matter of impaired recovery?
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2012-01-13)The general aim of this thesis work was to investigate physiological and subjective markers of recovery from stress in order to identify and discuss possible risk factors precipitating burnout, as well as factors related ... -
Epidemiology and prevention of drowning in northern Iran : a community based program
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2011-12-20)Background: Drowning in developing countries is a major, but often neglected, public health problem. However, due to a lack of reliable or statistical data concerning the impact of drowning in Iran, the need for ... -
Child health problems and use of health services in a rural district in Vietnam
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2011-11-28)Background: Like many other low and middle income countries, Vietnam has experienced a period of social, economic and epidemiological transition. The health care system has undergone considerable changes, and it is important ... -
Living with violence in the home : exposure and experiences among married women, residing in urban Karachi, Pakistan
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2011-11-25)AIM: A study was conducted in urban Karachi, Pakistan to investigate prevalence, frequency, risk factors, and mental health effects of husbands’ violence against their wife. It also explores current gender roles in urban ... -
Social capital as a health asset for young people's health and wellbeing
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2011-11-21)Background: The concept of social capital has been identified as a ‘resource for societies, contributing to a range of beneficial economic, social and health outcomes and as such has the potential to help further articulate ... -
Socioeconomic determinants of health : a matter of economic or social capital?
(Inst för folkhälsovetenskap / Dept of Public Health Sciences, 2011-11-16)Background: There is currently a growing interest in the role of social structures, social conditions and social relationships in explaining patterns of population health, as well as the need to connect individual health ...