Sökning: "sexually transmitted infections"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 79 avhandlingar innehållade orden sexually transmitted infections.

  1. 11. Control of HIV and other sexually transmitted infections : studies in Tanzania and Zambia

    Författare :Stefan Hanson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :HIV; STI; ART; Health Sector Reform; imbalanced plans; prioriterisation; disease determinants; local context; prevention.;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Efforts to control STI/HIV in sub-Saharan Africa has met with difficulties. Although the epidemic seems to be levelling off, prevalence and incidence are still high in many parts. In spite of 20 years of HIV control activities little or no behavioural change has been reported in Tanzania. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Sexual Risk Taking : – Perceptions of Contraceptive Use, Abortion, and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Adolescents in Sweden

    Författare :Maria Ekstrand; Margareta Larsson; Tanja Tydén; Elisabeth Darj; Ann Lalos; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Obstetrics and gynaecology; Adolescents; attitudes; sexual risk taking; contraceptive use; unintended pregnancy; teenage abortion; communication; gender; decision making; STI; Chlamydia; condom use; Health Belief Model; emergency contraception; RCT; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to inestigate Swedish adolescents' perceptions and behaviours regarding sexual risk taking. Specific objectives were to explore teenagers' perceptions of contraceptive use, unintended pregnancy, and abortion; teenage girls' experiences of decision making process and support connected to abortion; and male adolescents' perceptions of sexual risk taking and barriers to practicing safe sex. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Sexual Behaviour and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Urban Ugandan Youth – Perceptions, Attitudes and Management

    Författare :Eva-Britta Råssjö; Elisabeth Darj; Gunilla Lindmark; Gunta Lazdane; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; International health; Adolescents; Uganda; Syndromic approach; STI; VCT for HIV; Safe sex behaviour; Internationell hälsa; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The aims of this thesis were to expand the knowledge about sexual and reproductive health among urban Ugandan youths, living in a slum, and to evaluate the national flow-chart for management of the abnormal vaginal discharge (AVD) syndrome in adolescent girls. Data collection included individual interviews, focus-group discussions and clinical investigations with tests for chlamydia trachomatis (CT), neisseria gonorrhoea (NG), trichomonas vaginalis (TV), syphilis, and HIV infection. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Natural History of Human Papillomavirus Infections and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Rwanda-Immunological Aspects of the Uterine Cervix

    Författare :Marie Francoise Mukanyangezi; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; cervical cancer; IL28B SNP rs12979860; Rwanda; screening; squamous intraepithelial lesion; radiotherapy; hyperbaric oxygen therapy;

    Sammanfattning : Objective: Cervical cancer stands for the predominant cause of cancer death among Rwandan women. Chronic Human Papillomavirus (HPV) infection constitutes the main risk factor. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Riskfyllda möten : en studie om unga människors upplevelser av sexuellt överförbara infektioner och sexuellt risktagande

    Författare :Kina Hammarlund; Maria Nyström; Ingela Lundgren; Eva Nissen; Växjö universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; caring science; existential issues; focusgroups; gender perspective; hermeneutic; lifeworld; patient perspective; sexual risk-taking; sexually transmitted infections; teenagers; young people; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Medical sciences;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of the present thesis is to contribute to the knowledge in young people´s experiences, thoughts and norms regarding sexually transmitted infections (STI) and sexual risk-taking. The specific aims are two-fold. LÄS MER