Sökning: "low-and-middle-income countries"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 87 avhandlingar innehållade orden low-and-middle-income countries.

1. 21. A community-based child drowning prevention program in Bangladesh : a model for low income countries

   Författare :Aminur Rahman; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Child drowning;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Drowning is a global public health problem of children. Children of low- and middle-income countries are the most susceptible victims. Prevention measures implemented in high-income countries have effectively reduced drowning. LÄS MER

3. 22. Working with community : exploring community empowerment to support non-communicable disease prevention in a middle-incom country

   Författare :Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi; Lars Weinehall; Hans Stenlund; Ann Öhman; Charli Eriksson; Umeå universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; NCD; cardiovascular disease; community intervention; prevention; community empowerment; middle-incom countries; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Non communicable diseases (NCD) are recognized as a major burden of human health globally, especially in low and middle-income countries including Indonesia. This thesis addresses a community intervention program utilizing a community empowerment approach to study whether this is a reasonable strategy to control NCD. LÄS MER

4. 23. Global policy to local implementation : experiences from active tuberculosis case-finding in high-burden countries

   Författare :Olivia Biermann; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the world’s leading infectious killers. Every year, an estimated 10 million people fall ill with the disease, of whom 2.9 million people are never diagnosed and treated. Thirty low- and middle-income countries account for almost 90% of the global TB burden. LÄS MER

5. 24. Tuberculosis : diagnosis and drug susceptibility testing where resources are scarce

   Författare :Kristian Ängeby; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Tuberculosis; diagnosis; microscopy; drug susceptibility testing; low-income countries;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Tuberculosis remains a major global public health problem. Not surprisingly, most cases of this disease occur in poor countries and an increasing number of patients harbor drug - resistant bacteria. The cornerstone of bacteriological diagnosis of tuberculosis is direct sputum smear microscopy. LÄS MER

7. 25. Child Maltreatment in Bangladesh : Perceptions, Prevalence and Determinants

   Författare :Md. Atiqul Haque; Ulla-Britt Eriksson; Sven Arne Silfverdal; Karlstads universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child Maltreatment; ICAST-C; Public Health; Bangladesh; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Like most low- and middle-income countries Bangladesh have no prevalence data on Child Maltreatment (CM) and lack a reporting system.Objectives: The overall aims of the thesis were to generate knowledge on CM in the Bangladeshi society and to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors. LÄS MER