Search for dissertations about: "hiv and pregnancy"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words hiv and pregnancy.
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1. General awareness of HIV, tuberculosis co-infections and the quality of life among patients with HIV in Xinjiang, in western China
Abstract : Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and human immune deficiency virus (HIV) infections are major public health problems, particularly in low and middle-income countries. China has the second-highest number of TB cases per year in the world. The overall aims of my thesis were to analyze awareness of HIV and identify measures for its prevention. READ MORE
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2. Health in Women of Reproductive Age : A Survey in Rural Zimbabwe
Abstract : General and reproductive health and reproductive outcome were described in rural women of childbearing age (15-44 years) during 1992-93 in a cross-sectional study in Zimbabwe. Through a two-stage sampling procedure twelve villages were selected at random, and 79% of the women in the villages accepted to participate (n=1213). READ MORE
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3. Whose Knowledge Counts? : A Study of Providers and Users of Antenatal Care in Rural Zimbabwe
Abstract : This thesis presents perspectives and experiences of different stakeholders and their ways of reasoning around pregnancy and pregnancy care. Data were generated from individual interviews with 25 health care providers, 18 women and 6 traditional birth attendants (TBAs) as well as 11 focus groups discussions with women, men and TBAs. READ MORE
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4. Sexuality in women living with HIV
Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate different aspects of sexuality in women living with HIV in Sweden. Study I was a meta-synthesis of 18 qualitative studies describing experiences of sexuality and reproduction in women living with HIV. READ MORE
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5. Immunological aspects of latent tuberculosis infection during pregnancy
Abstract : Pregnancy-induced immune modulation might lead to reactivation of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI). This thesis explores aspects of immune-based LTBI diagnostics and how pregnancy affects the immune control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. We studied a prospective cohort of women recruited during pregnancy in Ethiopia. READ MORE