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1. 6. Det hotade barnet : Tre generationers spädbarns- och barnadödlighet i 1800-talets Linköping

   Författare :Magdalena Bengtsson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; infant mortality; child mortality; family history; 19th century; urban mortality; historical demography; Sweden; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN;

   Sammanfattning : This study deals with the decline in infant and child mortality in Sweden during the 19th century. Around 1800 about a quarter of all children died before the age of one and 100 years later the proportion had been reduced to one tenth. LÄS MER

3. 7. Childhood overweight and obesity in preschool children - an emerging problem in urban and rural Vietnam. A study of epidemiology and associated factors

   Författare :Loan Minh Do; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; overweight; obesity; preschool children; follow-up study; IOTF;

   Sammanfattning : Background: Childhood overweight and obesity is considered a global epidemic. From being a health problem mainly in high-income countries, it is now an emerging problem in low- and middle-income parts of the world as well. Contextual knowledge of obesity development dynamics is important as a basis for prevention and intervention strategies. LÄS MER

4. 8. Social context, social position and child survival : social determinants of child health inequities in Nigeria

   Författare :Diddy Antai; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Social determinants of health; inequities; inequalities; social contexts; social stratification; social position; Nigeria;

   Sammanfattning : Under-five mortality rate is a key indicator of the level of child health and overall well-being of a given population and is an indicator of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals 4. Of the estimated more than 10 million children that die worldwide each year, 41% of these deaths occur in sub-Saharan Africa. LÄS MER

5. 9. 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

7. 10. Antibiotic use and respiratory pathogens with focus on Streptococcus pneumoniae in Tanzanian children

   Författare :Matilda Emgård; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Antimicrobial stewardship; Drug resistance; Bacterial; Drug prescribing; Infant; Pneumococcal conjugate vaccines; Streptococcus pneumoniae; Tanzania; Viruses;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis describes the epidemiology of Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococci) and other respiratory pathogens after introduction of the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and further portrays antibiotic use in Tanzanian children. Pneumococci are a leading cause of pneumonia in children. LÄS MER