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Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 25 avhandlingar innehållade orden urban mothers.

  1. 11. The Chiranjeevi Yojana (CY) : a public-private-partnership to promote institutional births in Gujarat, India : studies of providers and users

    Författare :Veena Iyer; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : Introduction: National, regional and local governments, particularly in lower middleincome countries, are encouraged to pursue partnerships with the pool of private providers available to them, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal for maternal health. The state of Gujarat in India (population 60 million) has been a pioneer in designing a large-scale Public-Private-Partnership (PPP), the Chiranjeevi Yojana (CY), for emergency obstetric care (EmOC) for vulnerable women through qualified obstetricians. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Childbirth care in affluence and poverty : maternity routines in Sweden and Zambia

    Författare :Anna-Berit Ransjö Arvidsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :newborn behaviour and physiology; reproductive epidemiology; midwifery care; international health;

    Sammanfattning : The general aim of this thesis is to explore maternity practices during normal childbirth, both in an industrialised and in a low-income country, and to increase the knowledge about how these practices affect mother/newborn interaction and health. The studies have been carried out in Sweden and Zambia. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Maternity care in Zambia : with special reference to social support

    Författare :Margaret C Maimbolwa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Social support; safe motherhood; maternity care; midwifery care; breastfeeding.;

    Sammanfattning : The Zambian woman starts childbearing early and gives birth to an average of 5.9 children during her reproductive period. The already high levels of maternal deaths are increasing in Zambia. Only 43 per cent of the women deliver with the assistance of a skilled attendant. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Human exposure to organohalogen compounds in the Faroe Islands

    Författare :Britta Fängström; Åke Bergman; Jake Ryan; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; PCB; PBDE; OH-PCB; human serum; Environmental chemistry; Miljökemi;

    Sammanfattning : The Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic are part of the sub-Arctic region, a remote region far from industrial activity. In spite of this remoteness, the Islands are not a sanctuary: exposures and effects of environmental pollutants mar its natural beauty and wildlife. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Essays on Public Policy in the Informal Sector Context

    Författare :Carolin Sjöholm; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; community-based health insurance; adverse selection; price sensitivity; female self-employment; childcare; microenterprises; daycare program; healthcare quality; structural inputs; process quality; Rwanda;

    Sammanfattning : The Price Sensitivity of the Demand for Health Insurance – Evidence from the Community Health Insurance Scheme in Rwanda This study estimates the price elasticity of the demand for health insurance, exploiting the variation in insurance premiums created by the implementation of a new premium subsidy scheme for community-based health insurance in Rwanda. The subsidy scheme created variation in insurance premiums across households, over time. LÄS MER