Sökning: "HDSS"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade ordet HDSS.

1. 1. Towards Climate Based Early Warning and Response Systems for Malaria

   Författare :Maquins Odhiambo Sewe; Joacim Rocklöv; Clas Ahlm; Yesim Tozan; Madeleine Thomson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Malaria; Mosquito; Lead time; Early Warnings; Forecasts; Economic Evaluation; Rainfall; KEMRI CDC HDSS; Kenya; Temperature; LST; NDVI; Climate; HDSS; GAM; GAMBOOST; DLNM; Remote Sensing; Net Benefit; Cost-Effectiveness; Boosting Regression; Weather; Public Health; Infectious Diseases; folkhälsa; Public health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Great strides have been made in combating malaria, however, the indicators in sub Saharan Africa still do not show promise for elimination in the near future as malaria infections still result in high morbidity and mortality among children. The abundance of the malaria-transmitting mosquito vectors in these regions are driven by climate suitability. LÄS MER

3. 2. "For a better life..." : a study on migration and health in Nicaragua

   Författare :Cecilia Gustafsson; Gunnar Malmberg; Aina Tollefsen; Mark Rosenberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; migration; health; health care; migration-health nexus; Nicaragua; remittances; mobile livelihoods; translocal geographies; vulnerability; suffering; coping; undocumentedness; mixed-methods; HDSS; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores and analyses the manifold relations between migration and health, what I call the migration-health nexus, in the contemporary Nicaraguan context. The study is based on fieldwork in León and Cuatro Santos and a mixed-methods approach combining qualitative in-depth interviews and quantitative survey data. LÄS MER

4. 3. Missed opportunities : prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda

   Författare :Elin C Larsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :HIV; prevention of mother-to-child transmission PMTCT ; HIV testing; access; Uganda; Health and Demographic Surveillance Site HDSS ;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Despite the existence of effective interventions such as prophylactic antiretroviral medicines, mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV is still a major reason for HIV transmission in sub-Saharan Africa. Antenatal care (ANC) facilities are the main location for implementing prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) programmes and HIV testing is the first step in PMTCT. LÄS MER

5. 4. Who died, where, when and why? : an investigation of HIV-related mortality in rural South Africa

   Författare :Paul Mee; Peter Byass; Mark A Collinson; Sangeetha Madhavan; Frank Tanser; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; AIDS; Mortality; Determinants; Risk Factor; Spatial Epidemiology; Structural Determinant; Antiretroviral Therapy; Healthcare Access; South Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Traditional Medical Practitioner; Traditional Medicine; Tuberculosis; Health and Demographic Surveillance System; Global Health; Population Health; Epidemiology; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

   Sammanfattning : BackgroundSouth Africa has experienced the most severe consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Every community has been affected in some way, many experiencing huge increases in mortality,particularly before antiretroviral therapies (ART) were readily available. LÄS MER

7. 5. Groin hernias and unmet need for surgery in Uganda : Epidemiology, mosquito nets and cost-effectiveness

   Författare :Jenny Löfgren; Andreas Wladis; Pär Nordin; Birger Forsberg; Thomas Weiser; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Global surgery; groin hernia; groin hernia surgery; hernia epidemiology; low cost surgery; cost-effectiveness; kirurgi; Surgery;

   Sammanfattning : Background Surgery has traditionally been considered more expensive than many other health care interventions and with little impact on the burden of disease in a global perspective. One of the reasons behind this misconception is that the effects of surgical conditions and their treatment have not been factored into the equation. LÄS MER