Search for dissertations about: "Community Meetings"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 37 swedish dissertations containing the words Community Meetings.

2. 21. Maternal Death Surveillance and Response in Tanzania : Challenges to successful implementation

   Author : Ali Said; Mats Målqvist; Claudia Hanson; Siriel Massawe; Andrea B Pembe; Jos van Roosmale; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Maternal death; Maternal death surveillance and response; maternal mortality; MDSR; maternal death review; MDR; quality improvements; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios (MMR) in the world. Tanzania introduced the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response (MDSR) system to facilitate deaths notification and learning from death reviews inorder to prevent future deaths. READ MORE

4. 22. Contextualising a South African social innovation for maternal and child health to mothers with experiences of migration in Sweden

   Author : Per Kåks; Mats Målqvist; Sibylle Herzig van Wees; Anna Bergström; Jenny McLeish; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Social innovation; peer support; migration; parenting; parents; children; health promotion; trust; mistrust; implementation; empowerment;

   Abstract : Despite a universally accessible and high-quality welfare system, disparities in health and wellbeing persist between families who have migrated to Sweden and the native population. The South African Mentor Mother programme, a social innovation for maternal and child health among socially disadvantaged communities, was transferred and adapted to benefit mothers and pregnant women with experiences of migrating to Sweden. READ MORE

5. 23. Social determinants of health care use for Ugandan children : does social capital matter?

   Author : Solome Kiribakka Bakeera; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Social determinants of health care use individually and synergistically contribute to substantial disparities that exist among children. Whilst many of the determinants that influence children’s effective health care use are well defined, social capital as a potential enabling factor is less well evidenced, particularly in low income countries. READ MORE

6. 24. Design, Development, and Adoption of Ontology-Driven Clinical Software

   Author : Marie Gustafsson; Högskolan i Skövde; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIKVETENSKAP; Information technology; Informationsteknologi; Teknik; Technology; online communities;

   Abstract : This thesis addresses how ontology-driven applications can be designed and developed to support distributed clinical knowledge management in oral medicine, where geographically dispersed practitioners need to share practical clinical knowledge. A step in developing tools for knowledge management is representing knowledge in a machine-processable and sharable manner. READ MORE

7. 25. Health promotion and fall prevention for older people : impact, relevance and economic justification for decision making in a municipality context

   Author : Saranda Bajraktari; Marlene Sandlund; Magnus Zingmark; Erik Rosendahl; Beatrice Pettersson; Erja Portegijs; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Older people; health promotion; primary prevention; falls prevention; digital health; mHealth; healthy ageing; self-management; reach; cost-effectiveness; self-reported health outcomes; knowledge translation; impact; Public health; folkhälsa; Public health; folkhälsa;

   Abstract : Background: The proportion of older people is increasing and calls for a shift towards proactive approaches to support healthy ageing. The evidence base on health-promoting and preventive interventions (HPP) is promising in terms of maintaining health in older people, but for such interventions to have an impact on population health, translation of evidence to practice is crucial. READ MORE