Sökning: "Karachi"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Karachi.

  1. 1. Living with violence in the home : exposure and experiences among married women, residing in urban Karachi, Pakistan

    Författare :Tazeen Saeed Ali; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : AIM: A study was conducted in urban Karachi, Pakistan to investigate prevalence, frequency, risk factors, and mental health effects of husbands’ violence against their wife. It also explores current gender roles in urban Karachi, Pakistan, how these are reproduced and maintained, and their influence on life circumstances for both men and women. LÄS MER

  3. 2. The potential of ambulance records for a road traffic safety agenda in low-income cities : studies from Karachi, Pakistan

    Författare :Junaid A Razzak; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Road traffic injuries; prehospital care; vulnerable road users; time trends;

    Sammanfattning : Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major public health problem in low-income countries. The overall aim of the thesis is to increase knowledge about the characteristics of RTI events and victims and their changes over time in an urban, low-income setting. The accuracy of ambulance data for RTI surveillance is also investigated. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Young adults in urban Pakistan : barriers and challenges for improving health behaviors in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

    Författare :Syed Farid-ul Hasnain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Young adults; dropouts; knowledge and awareness; HIV AIDS; STDs; family planning; gender roles; life prospects; Karachi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: HIV/AIDS is spreading globally more specifically among the younger generation. The impact of HIV/AIDS on the youth cannot be underestimated. According to the UNAIDS report 2008; an estimated number of 33 million people around the globe were living with HIV in 2007, and overall, 2. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Global and local road traffic injury epidemiology in children and adolescents

    Författare :Uzma Rahim Khan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Background: Every year around the globe, more than 800,000 children and adolescents under the age of 20 die due to injuries from any cause. Globally, low-and middle-income countries bear a disproportionate 95% of the burden of all childhood injury mortality. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Park Matters: : Studies on Safety and Property Values

    Författare :Asifa Iqbal; Vania Ceccato; Mats Wilhelmsson; Karina Landman; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Urban parks; safety; hedonic modelling; CPTED; and women-only parks; Real Estate and Construction Management; Fastigheter och byggande;

    Sammanfattning : This study develops a better understanding of the nature of urban parks from a safety perspective in two international contexts. To achieve this aim, the study is divided into two geographical scales (a macro scale and a micro scale) that test a set of quantitative and qualitative research methods. LÄS MER