Sökning: "inequities"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 46 avhandlingar innehållade ordet inequities.

1. 1. Discovering the capabilities of ageing persons who are born abroad: crossing norms, moving health promotion forward

   Författare :Qarin Lood; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Emigration and immigration; Delivery of health-care; Implementation; Inequities; Health; Mixed-methods; person-centredness;

   Sammanfattning : To improve the possibilities for the whole population to take control over their health is an important goal for health promotion and public health. Yet, with improved possibilities for international migration and extended life spans, there are more and more people who are considered less capable to reach such a goal. LÄS MER

3. 2. Gender inequity in child survival : travails of the girl child in rural north India

   Författare :Anand Krishnan; Nawi Ng; Peter Byass; Chadrakant Pandav; Per Ashorn; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Conditional cash transfers; girl child; inequities; gender; prejudice; mortality; non-specific effects; sex; socio-economic; vaccines; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: While substantial progress has been made globally towards achieving United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) on child mortality, the decline is not sufficient to reach the targets set for 2015. The South Asian region, which includes India, was to achieve the MDG 4 target of 39 deaths per 1000 live births by 2015 but was estimated to have reached only 61 by 2011. LÄS MER

4. 3. Socioeconomic inequalities in musculoskeletal disorders outcomes and care. Educational inequalities in fracture-related mortality and osteoarthritis

   Författare :Maria Lindéus; Centrum för ekonomisk demografi; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Education; Sweden; Osteoarthritis surgery; Mortality; Osteoarthritis; Health inequities; Fracture;

   Sammanfattning : Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are a major cause of disability worldwide, and two conditions that are major contributors to the overall burden of MSDs are fractures and osteoarthritis (OA). The Swedish Health and Medical Services Act (HSL 2017:30) states that the goal of all health care services is good health and health care on equal terms for the entire population. LÄS MER

5. 4. Social context, social position and child survival : social determinants of child health inequities in Nigeria

   Författare :Diddy Antai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Social determinants of health; inequities; inequalities; social contexts; social stratification; social position; Nigeria;

   Sammanfattning : Under-five mortality rate is a key indicator of the level of child health and overall well-being of a given population and is an indicator of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals 4. Of the estimated more than 10 million children that die worldwide each year, 41% of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. LÄS MER

7. 5. Income distribution and health in Latin America. The interplay between social determinants of health for explaining health inequities

   Författare :Natalia Vincens; Socialmedicin och global hälsa; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; income distribution; social capital; neighborhood; infrastructure; socioeconomic position; health; equity; mixed-methods; Latin America; Brazil;

   Sammanfattning : Even though there is persuasive evidence to support the association between income distribution and health, research in the field is still progressing. There are questions, for instance, about the significance of the association in different countries and about the mechanisms linking income distribution and health. LÄS MER