Sökning: "Community safety promotion"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden Community safety promotion.

  1. 1. The impact of safe community program on safety promotion among motorcyclists in Iran with focus on helmet usage

    Författare :Alireza Moghisi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Safe community;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Injuries to motorcyclists are an important public health problem. Motorcycles' riders and pillions have the highest public health burden in terms of disability adjusted life years (DALY) lost. Many countries are facing the problem of a rapidly growing motorcyclists' death. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Injury prevention and safety promotion in rural communities : contribution of community health workers and an injury data registry system in Iran

    Författare :Forouzan Rezapur Shahkolai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Road traffic injuries; Injury healthcare-seeking; Community health worker; Behvarz; Injury prevention; Data registration system; Middle-income countries; Iran;

    Sammanfattning : Injuries affecting people from the rural populations of middle-income countries are poorly documented and so are people health care seeking behaviour and their views and concern about injury prevention. The aim of this thesis, based on studies conducted in rural areas of the Twiserkan district (Iran) is to increase knowledge about injury epidemiology and the potential contribution of community health workers to the control and prevention of injuries. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A health-promotive approach to maintain and sustain health in women-dominated work in Nepal and Sweden

    Författare :Dip Raj Thapa; Anette Ekström-Bergström; Alexandra Krettek; Kristina Areskoug Josefsson; Katarina Swahnberg; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; experiences; health promotion; nursing professionals; resources; salutogenesis; Familjecentrerad hälsa FamCeH ; Family-Centred Health;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The characteristics of women-dominated work differ in Nepal compared to Sweden. Women in Nepal perform household and other low-income work, including nursing, which is a women-dominated occupation in both Nepal and Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 4. My Home is my Castle : Residential Well being and Perceived Safety in Different Types of Housing Areas in Sweden

    Författare :Agneta Kullberg; Kent Lindqvist; Toomas Timpka; Urban Janlert; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Safety in the housing environment is a basic human need and may be a prerequisite for health but studies from the perspective of the residents are limited in the literature. Although historically public health research has recognized the housing environment as an important determinant of health, there is a need for more research on how housing conditions influence residential well-being. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Voices of fear and safety : women’s ambivalence towards breast cancer and breast health practices in Jordan

    Författare :Hana Taha; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :breast cancer;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Although early detection is associated with better prognosis, still, breast malignancies are detected at late stages in Jordan. This thesis aimed to explore women’s and men’s perceptions about breast cancer and breast health in Jordan and to assess the effectiveness of breast health promotion interventions in improving women’s breast health knowledge and practices. LÄS MER