Search for dissertations about: "Addis Ababa"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 swedish dissertations containing the words Addis Ababa.

2. 16. Studies of immune response in human tuberculosis

   Author : Senait Ashenafi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : TB (tuberculosis), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), continues to be a world-leading killer and a serious global health problem primarily affecting poor people in many developing countries. The difficult situation with TB/HIV co-infection is also a major key challenge to public health. READ MORE

4. 17. Pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV interaction in a setting with a high prevalence of HIV : clinical, diagnostic and epidemiological aspects

   Author : Judith Bruchfeld; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Tuberculosis; HIV; Ethiopia; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; diagnosis; direct microscopy; sodium hypochlorite; sputum concentration; epidemiology; DNA drug resistance; P. carinii; PCP.;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this study was to elucidate the influence of HIV infection on the occurrence, clinical presentation, diagnostic yield and transmission of M tuberculosis among consecutive out-patients with symptoms suggestive of PTB in a high TB and HIV endemic area. Among 509 consecutive out-patients attending a university hospital in Ethiopia, 33. READ MORE

5. 18. Pulmonary tuberculosis and Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in HIV-infected patients in Ethiopia

   Author : Getachew Aderaye; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The objective of this study initially was to determine the prevalence of culture-verified pulmonary tuberculosis in TB suspects and investigate the impact of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection on the prevalence, clinical and radiological presentation and diagnosis of tuberculosis. During the study, it soon became clear that the HIV sero-prevalence in tuberculosis (TB) suspects who could not be verified to be culture-positive was too high to deserve an explanation. READ MORE

6. 19. Study into the Potential and Feasibility of a Standalone Solar-Wind Hybrid Electric Energy Supply System

   Author : Getachew Bekele; Björn Palm; Philip Eames; KTH; []
   Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Wind Speed; Sunshine Duration; Solar Radiation; Feasibility Study; Standalone System; Solar-Wind Hybrid; Thermal energy engineering; Termisk energiteknik;

   Abstract : The tendency to use renewable energy resources has grown continuouslyover the past few decades, be it due to fear over warnings of globalwarming or because of the depletion and short life of fossil fuels or evenas a result of the interest which has developed among researchers doingscientific research into it. This work can be considered as joining any ofthese groups with an objective of giving electric light to the poorpopulation living in one of the poorest nations in the world. READ MORE

7. 20. Power Outages, Increasing Block Tariffs and Billing Knowledge

   Author : Tensay Hadush Meles; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Power outages; defensive behavior; willingness to pay; Ethiopia; generalized propensity score; Residential electricity demand; shared connections; increasing block tariff; bunching analysis; panel data; Billing knowledge; consumer behavior; non-linear electricity price; field experiment;

   Abstract : Preferences for Improved Electricity Services in Developing Countries: Household’s Defensive Behavior and Willingness to Pay Access to electricity has received much attention but its reliability has been given less focus. Thus, uninterrupted power supply remains a critical challenge facing households in low-income developing countries. READ MORE