Sökning: "grandmothers"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 13 avhandlingar innehållade ordet grandmothers.

  1. 1. Social Adjustment of Kenyan Orphaned Grandchildren

    Författare :Paul Odhiambo Oburu; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; caregiving stress; child adjustment; physical discipline; grandmothers; orphans;

    Sammanfattning : Oburu, P.O. (2004). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Intervention for improved newborn feeding and survival where HIV is common : Perceptions and effects of a community-based package for maternal and newborn care in a South African township

    Författare :Petrida Ijumba; Lars-Ake Persson; Debra Jackson; Mark Tomlinson; Jerker Liljestrand; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV; Community Health Workers; Exclusive breastfeeding; Formula feeding; South Africa;

    Sammanfattning : South Africa recently changed infant feeding policy within Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) of HIV from free formula to recommendation of breastfeeding for all. The country is evaluating the role of Community Health Workers (CHWs) in supporting mothers and newborns. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Vulnerability in illness : household healthcare-seeking processes during maternal and child illness in rural Lao PDR

    Författare :Helle M Alvesson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :vulnerability;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Despite considerable progress, maternal and child mortality persists and continues to affect many low-income countries, to the extent that the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) 4 and 5 will not be reached. This calls for a broader range of information that will enhance the understanding of the different dimensions of healthcare-seeking. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Causes and consequences of stress and tobacco exposure in utero on birth size, asthma and academic achievement

    Författare :Cecilia Lundholm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The objective of this thesis was to further the understanding of the consequences of stress and smoking during pregnancy, the causes of intrauterine growth and asthma as well as the consequences of asthma on school performance and to explore explanations of observed associations. In Study I we investigated the associations between four measures of subjective distress and cortisol levels in early and late pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Early life determinants of socioeconomic and health inequalities : life course studies within and across generations

    Författare :Muhammad Zakir Hossin; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :;

    Sammanfattning : The role of the early life social and maternal environments in the production of health inequalities was widely documented in the past few decades but the underlying mechanisms were often subject to suboptimal analytic practices. The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) paradigm came with a promise to better document the early life programming of adult diseases, with an emphasis on the postnatal modifiers of prenatal influences. LÄS MER