Sökning: "Health and Demographic Surveillance Site HDSS"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 6 avhandlingar innehållade orden Health and Demographic Surveillance Site HDSS.
1. Abdominal obesity among older population in Indonesia : socioeconomic and gender inequality, pattern and impacts on disability and death
Sammanfattning : Background: Population ageing has contributed to the rise of chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Concurrently, obesity prevalence is increasing in all age groups and has become a serious public health problem. Obesity is the main risk factors of the major chronic NCDs such as type 2 diabetes and has been linked to disability and mortality. LÄS MER
2. Who died, where, when and why? : an investigation of HIV-related mortality in rural South Africa
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
3. Groin hernias and unmet need for surgery in Uganda : Epidemiology, mosquito nets and cost-effectiveness
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
4. Paediatric surgery in Uganda : burden of disease and barriers to quality of care
Sammanfattning : Background: In recent years there has been an increased awareness of surgical conditions within global health. A special emphasis is needed for children which constitute a large proportion of the populations in many countries. Many surgical conditions affect children, and an estimated 85% of all children in LMIC aged 15 will require surgery. LÄS MER
5. Missed opportunities : prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Uganda
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