Sökning: "socio-demographic groups"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 57 avhandlingar innehållade orden socio-demographic groups.
1. Smoking cessation in Sweden - gender, pathways, and identity
Sammanfattning : Research on smoking has to a great deal been conducted within a public health or a medical context, or focused on policy making. Fewer studies have taken their point of departure in a social sciences context, and still fewer have analysed why individuals start and cease to smoke, and how and why smoking patterns on an aggregate level change over time and vary between different population groups. LÄS MER
2. Dietary diversity and its relation with health among the older population in Thailand
Sammanfattning : The role of dietary diversity (DD) in the health status among older people has been recognised. However, the evidence from lower-and-middle-income countries is scarce. LÄS MER
3. Closing the gap : applying health and socio-demographic surveillance to complex health transitions in South and sub-Saharan Africa
Sammanfattning : Background: The challenge of research in resource-poor settings remains a profound concern and is closely linked to African social development. Work of this thesis spans the end of apartheid and first decade of the democratic era in South Africa, along with emergence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. LÄS MER
4. Suicide mortality in the South African context : exploring the role of social status and environmental circumstances
Sammanfattning : Suicide is a serious public health problem worldwide, but is differentially distributed across social groups and regions. The goal of this thesis, focusing on the post-apartheid transitional setting of South Africa, is to advance knowledge of the relationship between individual social status (race and sex), contextual factors and suicide mortality. LÄS MER
5. Socio-economic differences in the healthcare utilisation of older persons in Sweden
Sammanfattning : The global population is ageing and this demographic change has important implications for the provision of healthcare and social care. Older people often have multiple and complex health problems and a range of different care needs. LÄS MER