Sökning: "rural poverty"

Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 100 avhandlingar innehållade orden rural poverty.

  1. 21. Millennium Development Goals in Nicaragua : Analysing progress, social inequalities, and community actions

    Författare :Wilton Pérez; Carina Källestål; Ilona Koupil; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Millennium Development Goals; child survival; poverty; inequality; interventions; spatial model; Nicaragua;

    Sammanfattning : The world has made important efforts to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by 2015. However, it is still insufficient and inequalities prevail in the poorest settings. LÄS MER

  3. 22. Co-management Challenges In The Lake Victoria Fisheries : A Context Approach

    Författare :Adolphine G. Kateka; Per Wramner; Vesa-Matti Loiske; Yunus Mgaya; Södertörns högskola; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Lake Victoria; co-management; Nile perch fishery; poverty; illegal fishing; multi-lvel analysis; neo-liberal policies; Bukoba; Tanzania; Human geography; Kulturgeografi; Human Geography; kulturgeografi;

    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis examines the challenges to co-management in the Tanzania part of Lake Victoria. The study mainly addresses the Nile perch fishery and uses the fishing communities of Bukoba Rural district, Tanzania as a case study. LÄS MER

  4. 23. Chronic disease risk factors in a transitional country : the case of rural Indonesia

    Författare :Nawi Ng; Lars Weinehall; Hans Stenlund; Stig Wall; Ann Öhman; Mohammad Hakimi; Cairns Smith; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Chronic disease; risk factor; demographic surveillance system; smoking; elevated blood pressure; overweight and obesity; population-based intervention; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The epidemic of chronic diseases is largely neglected. Although a threatening burden of chronic diseases is emerging, developing public health efforts for their prevention and control is not yet a priority for trans-national and national health policy makers. LÄS MER

  5. 24. Sustainable policy for energy, land and natural resources

    Författare :James MacGregor; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; environmental economics; natural resources; energy; climate; microcredit; sustainability; cost-benefit analysis; poverty; agriculture;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four papers which are related to critical natural resource issues from a developing and emerging country perspective. All four papers demonstrate the importance of financial incentives in driving behaviour and investments. LÄS MER

  7. 25. Bipolar disorder in rural Ethiopia : community-based studies in Butajira for screening, epidemiology, follow-up, and the burden of care

    Författare :Alemayehu Negash; Jayanti Chotai; Hans Ågren; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Butajira; bipolar 1 disorder; screening; epidemiology; neurological soft signs; burden of care; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The challenges of research in economically stunted countries’ settings remains a profound concern and is linked to socioeconomic development of these countries. More research is needed regarding psychiatric morbidity in rural areas of the developing and poverty stricken countries. LÄS MER