Sökning: "healthcare seeking behavior"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden healthcare seeking behavior.

  1. 1. Improving Health-seeking Behavior and Care among Sexual Violence Survivors in Rural Tanzania

    Författare :Muzdalifat Abeid; Pia Axemo; Astrid Blystad; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :healthcare worker; community; sexual violence; rape; intervention; quasi-experimental; qualitative; rural; Tanzania; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

    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

  3. 2. Managing children with pneumonia symptoms in malaria endemic Uganda

    Författare :Helena Hildenwall; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Pneumonia; malaria; Uganda; healthcare seeking behavior; drug utilizati;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Pneumonia is one of the leading killers of children under five years of age. In sub-Saharan Africa, symptoms of pneumonia often overlap with those of malaria. While many countries have made public commitments to improve malaria management, similar efforts for pneumonia are lacking. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Classification, care-seeking behaviour and pre-hospital triage of patients exposed to whiplash trauma

    Författare :Artur Tenenbaum; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Whiplash; WAD; Pre-hospital triage; Medical decision-making; Clinical decisions;

    Sammanfattning : Classification, care-seeking behaviour and pre-hospital triage of patients exposed to a whiplash trauma Artur Tenenbaum Avdelning för samhällsmedicin och folkhälsa, Institutionen för medicin, Sahlgrenska akademin, Göteborgs universitet, Sverige. Abstract Knowledge about the optimal first acute care level and classification after exposure to a whiplash trauma is important for the injured individual and for the healthcare system. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Healthcare when the bets are off : symptoms, trajectories and treatment of individuals with gambling disorder

    Författare :Viktor Månsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Gambling Disorder is a debilitating condition associated with several adverse outcomes. Despite available treatment, most of those suffering never seek help and those that do often present a complex clinical picture with a long duration of gambling problems and additional psychiatric disorders. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Female sex workers in Laos : perceptions, care seeking behaviour and barriers related to sexually transmitted infection services

    Författare :Ketkesone Phrasisombath; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :female sex workers;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause health, social and economic burdens in both low- and high-income countries. Not only do STIs impact quality of life, reproductive health and child health, but they also play a crucial role in facilitating sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). LÄS MER