Search for dissertations about: "help-seeking behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words help-seeking behaviour.

2. 1. Young people's contact with healthcare before and after suicidal behaviour

   Author : Hans Idenfors; Ellinor Salander Renberg; Gunnar Kullgren; Lotta Strömsten; Øivind Ekeberg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Young people; Self-harm; Interview study; Help-seeking; Treatment experiences; Case-control; Register study; Somatic disorders; Suicide risk; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

   Abstract : BackgroundSelf-harm is a major and growing public health issue among young people worldwide. Self-harm is an important risk factor for suicide, which is one of the leading causes of death for young people. Although suicide rates are declining overall, this trend is not seen in young people. READ MORE

4. 2. Discovery and management of child allergy from the parent perspective

   Author : Nina Gunnarsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Allergy; exclusion diet; illness behaviour; help-seeking behaviour; care-givers strategies; narratives;

   Abstract : The overall objective of this thesis is to extend the knowledge and deepen the understanding of care-givers management of child allergy, especially of suspected food allergy. This is done by describing and exploring how parents with children who have exclusion diets at school discover and responds to their children’s allergy-related problems. READ MORE

5. 3. Cultural explanatory models of depression i Uganda

   Author : Elialilia Sarikiaeli Okello; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Depression; depression subtype; psychotic depression; culture; cultural competence; emic; etic; explanatory models; case vignette; qualitative research; help seeking; pathway to care; indigenous model; traditional healer; health policy.;

   Abstract : Background: Depressive disorders are among the most frequent psychiatric disorders, accounting for up to 30% of primary care service utilisation in developing countries in general, and Uganda in particular. However, delays in seeking treatment, misdiagnosis and non-specific treatments have compromised appropriate care for people with depression. READ MORE

6. 4. Gender matters : understanding of access barriers to community-based tuberculosis care in Bangladesh

   Author : Fazlul Karim; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Community-based DOTS programme; Bangladesh; Gender; Delays; Stigma; Cultural epidemiology; Socio-economic divides; Smear-positive PTB prevalence;

   Abstract : Background: Females lesser use of TB control services is a grave concern worldwide, entailing more gender research in quest of practical remedies. Objective: To understand the gender differences in various clinical steps for TB care, explore gender-specific access barriers to TB control; and measure smear-positive PTB prevalence in different population groups of rural Bangladesh. READ MORE

7. 5. Lower Urinary Tract symptoms in women – Aspects on epidemiology and treatment

   Author : Anna Lena Wennberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Urinary incontinence; Overactive bladder; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Epidemiology; Prevalence; Incidence; Progression; Twins; Genetic; Heritability;

   Abstract : Lower urinary tract symptoms in women – aspects on epidemiology and treatment Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) are common conditions that compromise a person’s quality of life and result in increased health care costs for society. The aims of this thesis were to describe the prevalence and natural course of different LUTS in women (Paper I), to assess prevalence changes over time (Paper II), and to evaluate the importance of genetic factors on LUTS (Paper III). READ MORE