Sökning: "Tuberculosis TB"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 109 avhandlingar innehållade orden Tuberculosis TB.

  1. 11. Improving adherence : an evaluation of the enhanced tuberculosis adherence model in Cape Town, South Africa

    Författare :Salla-Aija Ailikki Atkins; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Tuberculosis;

    Sammanfattning : BACKGROUND: Patient adherence to tuberculosis (TB) treatment continues to be problematic despite the wide implementation of directly observed therapy (DOT). In many settings with high HIV and TB co-infection, the two diseases continue to be treated differently: antiretroviral (ARV) programmes often use a patient support and empowerment approach to treatment, while TB programmes use DOT. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Public Health in Private Hands. Studies on private and public tuberculosis care in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

    Författare :Knut Lönnroth; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tuberculosis; private health care; private-public mix; health sector reform; health-seeking behaviour; quality of care; directly observed treatment;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: This thesis assesses and compares private and public tuberculosis (TB) care in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam, with an aim to identify suitable roles for private and public health care providers in tuberculosis control. Research framework: A set of standardised strategies for TB control advocated by the World Health Organisation and the International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases is used as a framework to analyse private and public providers' ability to deliver care of adequate quality. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Tuberculosis control in Sweden

    Författare :Jerker Jonsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Sweden is a low tuberculosis (TB) incidence country with an incidence of 5.3 cases per 100 000 inhabitants 2017. The majority of new TB cases in Sweden are diagnosed among migrants from high TB incidence countries. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Molecular epidemiology of tuberculosis

    Författare :Ramona Petersson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Tuberculosis (TB) is a global epidemic, with one third of the world's population infected, at least 9 million new active cases per year and about 2 million deaths per year. Without adequate chemotherapy treatment TB may be a mortal disease. LÄS MER

  7. 15. General awareness of HIV, tuberculosis co-infections and the quality of life among patients with HIV in Xinjiang, in western China

    Författare :Rena Maimaiti; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; tuberculosis; quality of life; prevention; pregnancy; isoniazid prophylaxis; treatment outcome;

    Sammanfattning : Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infections are major public health problems, particularly in low and middle-income countries. China has the second-highest number of TB cases per year in the world. The overall aims of my thesis were to analyze awareness of HIV and identify measures for its prevention. LÄS MER