Sökning: "culture and vaccination"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 19 avhandlingar innehållade orden culture and vaccination.

  1. 1. Introduction of School-Based HPV Vaccination in Sweden : Knowledge and Attitudes among Youth, Parents, and Staff

    Författare :Maria Gottvall; Tanja Tydén; Margareta Larsson; Anna T Höglund; Elisabeth Faxelid; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; HPV; cervical cancer; vaccination; condom use; adolescents; school-nurses; parents; knowledge; attitudes; intervention; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of knowledge, attitudes, consent, and decision-making regarding Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, seen from the perspectives of concerned parties – high school students, school nurses, and parents.Two quantitative studies were performed: one descriptive cross-sectional study and one quasi-experimental intervention study. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Acute respiratory infections among children in the Democratic Republic of Congo - nasopharyngeal pathogens, antibiotic resistance and vaccination

    Författare :Archippe M. Birindwa; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Acute respiratory infections; nasopharynx; culture and vaccination;

    Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT Acute Lower Respiratory Infections (ALRI) remain a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine PCV13 was introduced in the in the South-Kivu region in 2013. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b in Sweden : Aspects of epidemiology, economy and the process of introduction

    Författare :Örjan Garpenholt; Birger Trollfors; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Sammanfattning : Since 1992-1993 vaccination against Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) with conjugated vaccines is included in the general Swedish childhood vaccination programme. In this thesis the introduction of Hib vaccination has been evaluated.The epidemiology and clinical spectrum of invasive H. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Feeding Lactobacillus paracasei ssp. paracasei strain F19 to infants during weaning : effects on adaptive immunity and gut microbial function

    Författare :Christina West; Olle Hernell; Marie-Louise Hammarström; Outi Vaarala; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adaptive immunity; allergy; complementary food; eczema; gut microbiota; infections; probiotics; short-chain fatty acids; Th1 Th2; weaning; Paediatric medicine; Pediatrisk medicin;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Gut microbial composition has been associated with immune-mediated diseases. Breastfeeding yields a microbiota rich in bifidobacteria and promotes colonization by lactobacilli. Bifidobacteria and lactobacilli are considered health-promoting and are used as probiotics, i.e. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Targeting HIV-1 entry and reverse transcription by vaccination

    Författare :Bartek Zuber; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :HIV-1; DNA vaccination; coreceptor; CCR5; RT; drug resistance; CpG; pseudovirus;

    Sammanfattning : Human immunodeficiency virus type I (HIV-1) is a complex retrovirus, which uses the CD4 receptor and chemokine receptors to infect its target cells. The chemokine receptor CCR5 is essential for primary HIV-1 infection. The hallmark of retroviruses is the enzyme reverse transcriptase (RT), which transcribes the virus genome from RNA to DNA. LÄS MER