Search for dissertations about: "Child and maternal health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 155 swedish dissertations containing the words Child and maternal health.

2. 1. Health systems bottlenecks and evidence-based district health planning : Experiences from the district health system in Uganda

   Author : Dorcus Kiwanuka Henriksson; Stefan Swartling Peterson; Mio Fredriksson; Peter Waiswa; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; District; health systems; decentralization; evidence; planning; bottleneck analysis; governance; decision space; health information systems; maternal and newborn care; child survival; Uganda; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Abstract : In low-income countries where maternal and child mortality remains high, there is limited use of context-specific evidence for decision making and prioritization of interventions in the planning process at the sub-national level, such as the district level. Knowledge on the utility of tools and interventions to promote use of district-specific evidence in the planning process is limited, yet it could contribute to the prioritization of high-impact interventions for women and children. READ MORE

4. 2. Child Maltreatment in Bangladesh : Perceptions, Prevalence and Determinants

   Author : Md. Atiqul Haque; Ulla-Britt Eriksson; Sven Arne Silfverdal; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child Maltreatment; ICAST-C; Public Health; Bangladesh; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Background: Like most low- and middle-income countries Bangladesh have no prevalence data on Child Maltreatment (CM) and lack a reporting system.Objectives: The overall aims of the thesis were to generate knowledge on CM in the Bangladeshi society and to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors. READ MORE

5. 3. Exposure to perfluorinated alkyl substances and health effects in pregnant women and their children

   Author : Matilda Ebel; Avdelningen för arbets- och miljömedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; perfluorinated alkyl substances; epidemiology; prenatal exposure; maternal health; child health; register studies;

   Abstract : Per- and polyfluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals that have gained attention during the last years. There are about 10,000 different PFAS compounds, and due to their unique chemical characteristics, PFAS has been used in a variety of industrial applications and household products since the 1950s. READ MORE

6. 4. Epidemiological studies of sociodemographic factors, early life factors, health, and medical care consumption among small children

   Author : Elisabeth Mangrio; Socialmedicin och hälsopolitik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medical care; early life factors; health related behaviors; social support; socioeconomic status; children; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : By international standards, children in Sweden experience good health. Sweden has low infant mortality rates, low accident mortality rates, a high number of breastfed children and a high proportion of vaccinated children. READ MORE

7. 5. Parent-child feeding dynamics and childhood obesity : The importance of foreign background and effects of early obesity treatment

   Author : Maria Somaraki; Paulina Nowicka; Anna Ek; Pernilla Sandvik; Silje Steinsbekk; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; childhood obesity; parenting practices; feeding practices; child eating behaviours; food intake; obesity treatment; foreign background; Nutrition; Nutrition;

   Abstract : Childhood obesity is often characterised as a global epidemic. Yet, little progress has been made in addressing its increasing levels, especially among certain populations. READ MORE