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Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 23 avhandlingar innehållade ordet health-seeking.

1. 6. Adherence to drug treatment and interpretation of treatment effects

   Författare :Erik Berglund; Per Lytsy; Ragnar Westerling; Tove Hedenrud; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Medication adherence; Health-seeking behaviour; Chronic treatment; Cardiovascular treatments; Anticoagulants therapeutic use; Treatment outcome; Effect measure; Quality of care; Medical decision-making; Necessity-concern framework; Choice behaviour; Risk communication; Risk perception; Health communication; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : Suboptimal adherence to medical treatments is prevalent across several clinical conditions and can lead to treatment failure. Adherence is a far from fully explored phenomenon and there is little knowledge about how patients interpret treatment effects. LÄS MER

3. 7. 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. 8. Tuberculosis control in Vietnam : directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) : the role of information and education

   Författare :Nguyen Phuong Hoa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Tuberculosis; DOTS; knowledge; practice; health seeking behaviour; case detection; Vietnam.;

   Sammanfattning : Background: In 1993, the WHO declared tuberculosis (TB) a global emergency. At the same time, the DOTS strategy was recommended for controlling TB. DOTS focuses on sputum smear positive pulmonary TB patients who present themselves to a health facility for diagnosis. LÄS MER

5. 9. Equity and equality : case detection of tuberculosis among women and men in Vietnam

   Författare :Anna Thorson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Tuberculosis; case detection; gender; DOTS; health-seeking behaviour; doctor s delay; equity; chest x-ray; Vietnam;

   Sammanfattning : Background: The global Tuberculosis (TB) control strategy recommended by the WHO, DOTS, is based on identification of sputum smear-positive pulmonary TB cases by self-referral to health services. The target set by the WHO is to detect 70% of all sputum smear-positive TB cases. LÄS MER

7. 10. Challenges and opportunities for tuberculosis prevention and care in an HIV epidemic area, Chiang Rai, Thailand

   Författare :Jintana Ngamvithayapong-Yanai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :TB associated HIV; socio-cultural aspect; health seeking behavior; adherence; Directly Observed Therapy; Thailand; qualitative research.;

   Sammanfattning : Objective: To describe the impact of HIV/AIDS on the perceptions, attitudes and behaviors of various groups of people that may effect TB transmission, prevention and care. Methods: The study was conducted in Chiang Rai, the northernmost province of Thailand with some of the highest rates of TB and HIV. LÄS MER