Sökning: "Care-seeking behaviour"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade orden Care-seeking behaviour.

1. 11. Afflicted by an acute myocardial infarction : patients' thoughts, feelings and actions prior to care-seeking

   Författare :Carolin Nymark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is the most prevalent cause of death in Europe. The primary aim of early medical contact when afflicted by an AMI is to be able to treat fatal arrhythmias and to save heart muscle and thereby decreasing morbidity and mortality. LÄS MER

3. 12. Adolescent motherhood in Uganda : dilemmas, health seeking behaviour and coping responses

   Författare :Lynn Muhimbuura Atuyambe; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Adolescent; motherhood; health seeking behaviour; coping responses; qualitative; narratives; Uganda;

   Sammanfattning : 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 rights, especially for adolescent mothers. LÄS MER

4. 13. Healthcare-seeking behaviour and management of type 2 diabetes in Uganda : Perspectives of persons with diabetes, traditional healers and healthcare providers

   Författare :Fortunate Atwine; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Omvårdnad; Nursing;

   Sammanfattning : Healthcare-seeking behaviour is important as it determines acceptance ofhealthcare and outcomes of chronic conditions, but it has been investigated to alimited extent, and not in developing countries. The overall aim was to explorehow persons with type 2 diabetes seek care to manage diabetes using differenthealthcare providers including the use of complementary alternative medicine andtraditional healers in Uganda. LÄS MER

5. 14. Health financing systems and drug use in rural China

   Författare :Hengjin Dong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Health financing system; Health insurance; Drug use; Pharmaceuticals; Antibiotics; Care-seeking behaviour; Prescribing behaviour; Outpatient; Provider; Exit interview; China;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to study the association between health-care financing systems and health-care consumers' drug use and health providers' prescribing in six Chinese counties. In a cross-sectional study, a multistage sampling procedure was used to select provinces, counties, townships and villages. LÄS MER

7. 15. From Children of the Garbage Bins to Citizens : A reflexive ethnographic study on the care of “street children”

   Författare :Wanjiku Kaime-Atterhög; Beth Maina Ahlberg; Gillian Ann Lewando Hundt; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Health care seeking behaviour; Child participation; Re habilitation ; Street children; Caregiver; Reflexive ethnography; Transformative learning; Kenya; Africa; Southeast Asia;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the study on which this thesis is based was to gain an understanding of the life situation of street children in Kenya and to investigate how caring institutions care for these children.  A reflexive ethnographic approach was used to facilitate entry into the children’s sub-culture and the work contexts of the caregivers to better understand how the children live on the streets and how the caregivers work with the children. LÄS MER