Sökning: "socio-cultural barriers"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 9 avhandlingar innehållade orden socio-cultural barriers.

  1. 1. Exposure to household air pollution among women and children in Ethiopia: Socio-cultural factors and the association with airway health

    Författare :Mulugeta Tamire; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Household air pollution; Solid fuel use; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Particulate matter; socio-cultural barriers; Ethiopia;

    Sammanfattning : Abstract Using solid fuel generates emissions of many health-damaging pollutants including inhalable fine particulate matter (PM2.5). Such exposure is known to cause morbidity and mortality in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia, where solid fuel, mainly wood, is a primary source of energy. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Product-service systems: Panacea or myth?

    Författare :Oksana Mont; Internationella miljöinstitutet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Production technology; Produktionsteknik; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; communal washing centres.; car sharing; systems for sharing power tools and garden-care equipment; product policy; drivers and barriers for companies; servicising; life cycle thinking; Product-service systems; functional thinking;

    Sammanfattning : Life cycle environmental problems have been addressed by a number of strategies. However, the results are mostly lamentable because solutions are searched for within the same paradigms that give rise to the problems. LÄS MER

  4. 3. A world on the move : challenges and opportunities for hiv/aids and tuberculosis care and prevention among vulnerable migrant populations in Sweden

    Författare :Faustine Nkulu Kalengayi; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Allan Krasnik; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV AIDS; Tuberculosis; Caregivers caregiving; Culture cultural competence; Discrimination; Diversity; Immigrants Migrants; Interpretive description; Language linguistics; Interpreters; Thematic analysis; Screening; Sweden; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Migration is a global phenomenon that characterize today’s globalized world. Although, the relationship between migration and health in the host countries is not always negative, many countries, including Sweden are concerned about possible spread of infectious diseases of public health significance such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis (TB). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Exploring the Under Reporting of Pregnancy and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Population and Health Surveys : A Multi-Country Qualitative Study

    Författare :Doris Kwesiga Kambugyiro; Mats Målqvist; Leif Eriksson; Peter Waiswa; Chris Garimoi Orach; Hannah Blencowe; Everd Maniple Bikaitwoha; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pregnancy; Adverse pregnancy outcomes; Demographic and Health Survey;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Globally in 2021, an estimated 2.3 million newborn deaths and 1.9 million stillbirths occurred, with highest mortality in sub-Saharan Africa and southern Asia. True mortality is likely higher due to under reporting of pregnancies and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes (APOs). LÄS MER

  7. 5. Maternal morbidity in Uganda : studies on life-threatening pregnancy complications in low-income settings

    Författare :Pius Okong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Life threatening; pregnancy complications; maternal morbidity; audits; near miss; HIV; abortion; risk factors; endometritis-myometritis; adolescents; transition; Uganda.;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Life-threatening complications in pregnancy rarely achieves public health prominence in the same way as maternal mortality partly because they represent a wide spectrum of conditions. The improved level of care in many high-income countries has significantly reduced morbidity and risk of death from these conditions. LÄS MER