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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 16 avhandlingar innehållade orden MEDICINE Social medicine Public health medicine research areas Public health science.
6. Bridging the Gap : implementing tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS collaborative activities in the Northwest Region of Cameroon
Sammanfattning : Introduction The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic has led to the upsurge of tuberculosis (TB) infection globally, but most especially in areas with high HIV prevalence. In the past, there was lack of a coordinated global and national response between TB and HIV programmes to curb the devastating impacts of both infections. LÄS MER
7. Från osynligt till synligt : Bakteriologins etablering i sekelskiftets svenska medicin
Sammanfattning : The fundamental bacteriological research during the second half of the nineteenth century took place in France and Germany. This study investigates how bacteriology gradually became established in Sweden and how knowledge on the bacteriological discoveries were transferred to Sweden from Germany and France. LÄS MER
8. My Home is my Castle : Residential Well being and Perceived Safety in Different Types of Housing Areas in Sweden
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
9. Den rökande människan. : Bilden av tobaksbruk i Sverige mellan 1950- och 1990-tal
Sammanfattning : This dissertation deals with the cultural representations of smoking in Swedish popular press, books of etiquette, advertisment, popular medicine publications, and the health education genre. The questions focus on how tobacco has been used to represent specific values, ideas and ideals in relation to social and cultural contexts, as well as to femininity, masculinity, social stratification, risk, and health. LÄS MER
10. Counted - and then? : trends in child mortality within an Ethiopian demographic surveillance site
Sammanfattning : Background Knowledge of the state of health of a population is necessary for planning for health services for that population. It is a paradox that the health of populations is most commonly measured by mortality and cause of death patterns, but the absence of medical services available to a majority of the world population has made it unavoidable to equate “state of health” with “cause of death pattern”. LÄS MER