Search for dissertations about: "vaccination"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 358 swedish dissertations containing the word vaccination.
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1. Communicating Care : The Contradictions of HPV Vaccination Campaigns
Abstract : Denna avhandling undersöker tre statligt finansierade kampanjer mot human papillomvirus (HPV) i Sverige. Författaren visar att kampanjerna innehåller och artikulerar olika former av omsorg som inte är begränsade till att endast uppmana människor att ”ta hand om sig själva” eller ”bry sig om andra”. READ MORE
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2. Introduction of School-Based HPV Vaccination in Sweden : Knowledge and Attitudes among Youth, Parents, and Staff
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of knowledge, attitudes, consent, and decision-making regarding Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, seen from the perspectives of concerned parties – high school students, school nurses, and parents.Two quantitative studies were performed: one descriptive cross-sectional study and one quasi-experimental intervention study. READ MORE
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3. Genital tract CD4+ T cells for vaccination and protection against Chlamydia trachomatis
Abstract : Vaccination strategies for protection against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) are lacking due to an incomplete understanding of genital tract T cell responses. This thesis dissects the generation of T helper subsets, including the recently discovered Th17 subset, during genital tract infection with a common sexually transmitted pathogen, Chlamydia trachomatis, and addresses vaccine requirements for the generation of genital tract CD4+ T cell immunity. READ MORE
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4. Aspects of pertussis, pertussis vaccination and adverse events associated with aluminum adsorbed vaccines
Abstract : The thesis originates in a clinical study of one of the new acellular pertussis vaccines performed in Göteborg in the 1990s. The monocomponent vaccine, pertussis toxoid adsorbed to aluminium hydroxide, had previously been shown to have an efficacy of 71%. READ MORE
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5. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), human papillomavirus (HPV) and cervical cancer prevention in Uganda : prevalence, risk factors, benefits and challenges of post-exposure profylaxis, screening integration and vaccination
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