Sökning: "health-seeking"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade ordet health-seeking.
1. "We Are In-Between". : Health-seeking, Gender and Authority in a Charismatic Church in Mbeya, Tanzania
Sammanfattning : This study examines health-seeking, healing practices, gender and authority in a charismatic, locally founded church, the International Church for Healing and Glory (ICHG) in Mbeya, Tanzania. Based on ten months of ethnographic fieldwork carried out in 2013 and 2014, it addresses the situation of people who resort to faith-healing in a medically pluralistic context. LÄS MER
2. Exploring health-seeking behaviour of disadvantaged populations in rural Bangladesh
Sammanfattning : Background: Improving ability of the health system to reach the poor/disadvantaged populations is important for health and essential to mitigate the income-erosion consequences of ill- health in Bangladesh. This study examined the health-seeking behaviour of some identified disadvantaged population groups, including the effect of poverty focused non-governmental development interventions. LÄS MER
3. Adolescent motherhood in Uganda : dilemmas, health seeking behaviour and coping responses
Sammanfattning : Introduction: Maternal mortality remains one of the most daunting public health problems in resource limited settings. Maternal health services play a critical role in the improvement of sexual and reproductive health and rights, especially for adolescent mothers. LÄS MER
4. Improving Health-seeking Behavior and Care among Sexual Violence Survivors in Rural Tanzania
Sammanfattning : The aim of this thesis was to assess the effects of providing community education and training to healthcare workers to improve community response, healthcare and support for rape survivors in the Kilombero district of Tanzania. The overall design of the project was to begin with an exploratory study (Paper I) to establish the community’s perceptions towards sexual violence and their perceived recommendations to address this issue. LÄS MER
5. Health literacy among newly arrived refugees in Sweden and implications for health and healthcare
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine the distribution of health literacy (HL) levels in newly arrived Arabic-, Dari-, or Somali-speaking refugees in Sweden. Further aims were to investigate sociodemographic characteristics associated with inadequate HL in this group, and to investigate whether HL levels are associated with experiences of the health examination for asylum seekers (HEA), health seeking behaviour and health. LÄS MER