Sökning: "Bo Burström"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade orden Bo Burström.

1. 1. Risk factors for measles mortality : studies from Kenya and 19th century Stockholm

   Författare :Bo Burström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :measles mortality; immunization; crowding; clustering; social factors; child;

   Sammanfattning : Measles kills about 1 million children per year in low-income developing countries. In many industrialized countries, the transmission of measles and its lethal effects have become controlled through immunization and social developments in general. LÄS MER

3. 2. Health and Healthcare Utilization Among Swedish Single Parent Families

   Författare :Marcus Westin; Ragnar Westerling; Claes Sundelin; Bo Burström; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Social medicine; inequity; single parent; children; health; health care utilization; social capital; Socialmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : One of the most vulnerable groups in Swedish society today is single parent families, a group that has increased over the last thirty years in proportion to married and cohabiting parents. The aims of this thesis are to study inequality and inequity in health and health care utilization with regard to whether parents are single or couple (married/cohabiting), to investigate whether the concept of social capital may provide us with further understanding when analyzing inequality and inequity in health and to investigate how the mental health of single parent children may differ from couple parent children and to what extent this difference may be due to parental socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics, including social capital. LÄS MER