Sökning: "Health care expenditure"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 44 avhandlingar innehållade orden Health care expenditure.

1. 21. Computer-based support for maternal and child care at primary health centres

   Författare :Khalid Moidu; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : Health infonnation systems are reported to be weak and inadequate in supporting public health programs, since at the primary health centre, which is the level of first contact, the information infrastructure is weak. This thesis reports a health systems research effort to strengthen the infonnation infrastructure, specifically to develop an application software to support the delivery of maternal and child care at the primary health centre. LÄS MER

3. 22. Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh

   Författare :Syed Masud Ahmed; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Bangladesh; disadvantaged populations; health-seeking behaviour; health-system; self-care;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Improving ability of the health system to reach the poor/disadvantaged populations is important for health and essential to mitigate the income-erosion consequences of ill- health in Bangladesh. This study examined the health-seeking behaviour of some identified disadvantaged population groups, including the effect of poverty focused non-governmental development interventions. LÄS MER

4. 23. The health economics of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

   Författare :Erik Landfeldt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :;

   Sammanfattning : Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neuromuscular disease characterized by progressive muscle degeneration resulting in loss of independent ambulation, serious multisystem complications, and a mean life expectancy at birth of about 25 years. Several therapies are on the horizon for DMD and it has thus become urgent to better understand the health economic context of the disease to enable assessments of cost-effectiveness and inform decisions regarding reimbursement of new health technologies. LÄS MER

5. 24. Access to tuberculosis care in rural China : comparing the impact of alternative control projects

   Författare :Biao Xu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Tuberculosis; DOTS; socioeconomic status; diagnostic delay; expenditure; health care seeking; rural; China;

   Sammanfattning : 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 Programme (NTP) with subsidized or free TB care to smear-positive TB patients. LÄS MER

7. 25. Utilisation of health services in a transitional society : studies in Vietnam 1991-1999

   Författare :Ngo Van Toan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Utilisation; expenditure; exemption; reproductive health; outpatient services; transition; Vietnam.;

   Sammanfattning : General objective: The general objective is to assess the utilisation of public health services among different social groups in a period of rapid policy and society changes in Vietnam. Methods: Studies on the utilisation of reproductive health services were based on one household survey conducted in a lowland district in 1992 and two other surveys performed in 1991 and 1994 in a highland district. LÄS MER