Doktorsavhandlingar / Doctoral Theses - K9 (GPH): Recent submissions
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Uptake, adherence and discontinuation of antiretroviral treatment in the Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2010-10-08)Background: As antiretroviral treatment (ART) is being scaled-up, long-term success depends on high adherence to ART and retention in care. Rapid urbanization and growing slum populations present specific challenges for ... -
Managing children with pneumonia symptoms in malaria endemic Uganda
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2008-12-23)Background: Pneumonia is one of the leading killers of children under five years of age. In sub-Saharan Africa, symptoms of pneumonia often overlap with those of malaria. While many countries have made public commitments ... -
Genital mutilation of girls in Sudan : community- and hospital-based studies on female genital cutting and its sequelae
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2005-04-19)Background: In spite of many decades of campaigns, female genital mutilation (FGM) is still highly prevalent in Sudan. One reason for this might be that campaigns have failed to approach fundamental values of FGM. In the ... -
Exposure to motor exhaust in the occupational and general environment in Stockholm county
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-11-02)In recent years, health hazards associated with air pollution from motor exhaust have received increasing attention. Lung cancer and heart disease have been linked to air pollution exposure. However, the knowledge concerning ... -
Toward safety promotion among road users : epidemiology and prevention of road traffic injuries in Iran
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2009-04-29)Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health problem. Iran has one of the highest RTI mortality and morbidity rates in the world. This thesis aims to contribute understandings on fatal road-user patterns ... -
Quality of reproductive health services at primary health centres in an urban area of Iran : Emphasis on family planning
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2009-02-16)Background: Detailed knowledge of the present situation is needed in order to design and implement quality improvement programmes to achieve the national goal of planned and safe fertility for all in Iran. An understanding ... -
The Minnesota model treatment for substance dependence : program evaluation in a Swedish setting
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2006-11-10)The Minnesota model treatment for substance dependence is a group-based psychosocial intervention program that rests on the principles and twelve-step program of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA). The model was introduced to Sweden ... -
Enhancing survival of mothers and their newborns in Tanzania
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2005-05-06)General aims: The main purpose of the present studies was to examine the problem of maternal and perinatal mortality in an upcountry region of a low-income country. This was done by estimating the magnitude of maternal and ... -
Work and neck/shoulder pain : risk and prognostic factors
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2006-09-08)This thesis presents the results from a population-based cohort study on risk and prognostic factors for neck/shoulder pain. The four papers in the thesis were based on a four to six year follow-up of both the cases and ... -
Issues of validity in longitudinal studies of youth tobacco use
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2009-04-03)In the Stockholm region, a prospective longitudinal study: BROMS Cohort Study (Children s Smoking and Environment in the Stockholm County) was conducted between 1997 and 2005, with the primary aim to investigate determinants ... -
Intimate partner violence against women : foundation for prevention and for an educational programme for new couples in an Iranian city
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2009-05-04)Understanding how community members conceive the occurrence and prevention of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW) can help set the stage for contextrelevant and sustainable preventive interventions, including ... -
Men and sex : construction of male sexuality and the implications for HIV prevention in urban settings in Kenya and South Africa
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2010-09-24)Background: The perspectives of heterosexual males who engage in high risk sexual behaviours with large sexual networks and concurrent partners are scarcely documented, but these are crucial in the understanding of the ... -
Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland : quality of care, community support and health care service needs
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2006-12-25)The aim of this thesis was to study - from different perspectives - adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland. The specific objectives were to: i) explore maternity care practices and support for adolescent mothers ... -
Adolescent motherhood in Uganda : dilemmas, health seeking behaviour and coping responses
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2008-11-14)Introduction: Maternal mortality remains one of the most daunting public health problems in resource limited settings. Maternal health services play a critical role in the improvement of sexual and reproductive health and ... -
Challenges and constraints encountered by women and midwives during childbirth in low-income countries : experiences from Angola and Mozambique
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2004-03-05)This thesis aimed to study the actual and perceived quality of midwifery practices during childbirth at peripheral and central health care levels in two low-income countries, Angola (I-III) and Mozambique (IV-V). Theoretical ... -
Psykosocial arbetsmiljö i en yrkesgrupp med krav på hög kvalitet : orkestrar inom konstmusik
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2010-09-15)The long-term goal of the studies performed within the framework of the thesis was to contribute to an improved psychosocial work environment for orchestra musicians. The perspective was the daily round of life of orchestra ... -
Diarrhoeal diseases in low- and middle-income countries : trends, management and control
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-08-17)Background: Diarrhoeal diseases constitute a major disease burden on children in low- and middle-income countries (LMC), with an estimated 2 million 0-4 years old dying annually due to diarrhoea. Dehydration is the main ... -
Mortality in rural Vietnam : validity of routine reporting and experiences from a surveillance system
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2007-05-25)Background: Findings from many low-income countries, Vietnam included, show that mortality estimates based on death data collected in routine systems have low validity. Aims: The overall aim of this thesis is to ... -
Child health promotion : analyses of activities and policy processes in 25 Swedish municipalities
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2005-09-30)The Swedish municipalities are important actors that offer appropriate environments for healthpromoting activities directed at children and adolescents. Enhanced understanding on how such activities develop is needed ... -
Access to tuberculosis care in rural China : comparing the impact of alternative control projects
(Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap / Department of Public Health Sciences, 2006-02-03)Background: China has the second highest burden of tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. The modern TB control strategies Directly Observed Treatment, Short Course (DOTS) has, since 1992, been adopted by the National TB Control ...