Sökning: "care-seeking behaviour"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 27 avhandlingar innehållade orden care-seeking behaviour.

1. 21. Pre-hospital Barriers to Emergency Obstetric Care : Studies of Maternal Mortality and Near-miss in Bolivia and Guatemala

   Författare :Mattias Rööst; Birgitta Essén; Jerker Liljestrand; Veronique Filippi; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :pre-hospital barriers; maternal mortality; near-miss; traditional birth attendants; social marginalization; Bolivia; Guatemala; barreras pre-hospitalarias; mortalidad materna; morbilidad obstétrica severa; parteras tradicionales; marginalización social; Bolivia; Guatemala; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Sammanfattning : Maternal mortality is a global health concern but inequalities in utilization of maternal health care are not clearly understood. Severe morbidity (near-miss) is receiving increased attention due to methodological difficulties in maternal mortality studies. LÄS MER

3. 22. Cerebral palsy in Uganda : prevalence, mortality, functional development, access to services and wheelchair intervention

   Författare :Carin Andrews; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background and aim: Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common causes of childhood physical disability, but little is known of children and young people with CP living in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). The studies in this thesis are some of the first population-based studies on CP from sub-Saharan Africa. LÄS MER

4. 23. Evaluation of the user-provider interface in malaria control programme : The case of Jepara District, Central Java Province, Indonesia

   Författare :Adi Utarini; S.W. Lindsay; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :malaria control programme; early diagnosis; case management; rapid assessment procedures; user-provider interface; Indonesia; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Sammanfattning : Introduction: Early detection and case management remain the main strategies in malaria control programme (MCP) in a low endemic area such as in Java Island, Indonesia. These strategies require an understanding of the community’s care-seeking behaviour in relation to the various health services. LÄS MER

5. 24. A model for injury surveillance at the local level in Bangladesh : implications for low-income countries

   Författare :Fazlur Rahman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Injury; Surveillance; Low-income countries; Bangladesh;

   Sammanfattning : Injury is a major public health problem in Bangladesh as in other low income countries throughout the world, but one that has gained very little attention from policy makers or even health professionals, mainly due to the lack of valid injury information in these countries. The establishment of surveillance systems for injuries at the national and local levels for the purpose of measuring trends, detecting clusters, identifying injury related risk factors, and developing intervention strategies are now essential steps to be taken in low-income countries. LÄS MER

7. 25. Access to health care for children in Amazonian Peru : focus on antibiotic use and resistance

   Författare :Charlotte Kristiansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :equitable access to health care; antibiotic use; health insurance; policy implementation; inequity; antibiotic resistance;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Infectious diseases remain a big problem in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Problems of access to adequate health care (including antibiotics) prevail despite the availability of many elaborate interventions. Antibiotic resistance further endangers access to effective infectious illness management. LÄS MER