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2. 1. Adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland : quality of care, community support and health care service needs

   Author : Patricia Thuli Mngadi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adolescents; adolescent pregnancy; content analysis; FGDs; gender identity; maternity care; risky sexual behaviour; social support; Swaziland.;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to study - from different perspectives - adolescent pregnancy and parenthood in Swaziland. The specific objectives were to: i) explore maternity care practices and support for adolescent mothers during their stay in the maternity unit; ii) study the postpartum support to adolescent mothers and their newborns at home by families, communities and health professionals; iii) explore adolescents' views regarding risky sexual behaviour; iv) explore adolescent boys' views on adolescent pregnancy and parenthood; v) explore health care staff provision of adolescent sexual and reproductive health care services in Swaziland. READ MORE

4. 2. Cervical cancer : incidence, screening and prognosis among immigrant women in Sweden

   Author : Fatima Azerkan; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Immigrant studies may help further our understanding of the aetiology of cervical cancer and improve its prevention. The overall aim of this thesis is to study the risk of cervical cancer among immigrant women in Sweden, their cervical screening attendance and their prognosis after cervical cancer diagnosis. READ MORE

5. 3. Quality Assessment and Monitoring of Maternal Referrals in Rural Tanzania

   Author : Andrea Barnabas Pembe; Elisabeth Darj; Pia Olsson; Lennarth Nyström; Anders Carlstedt; Albrecht Jahn; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Quality; maternal referral; counselling; monitoring; rural; Tanzania; Reproductive health; Reproduktiv hälsa; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Abstract : An efficient referral system is essential in providing access to emergency obstetric care at higher levels of care by supporting antenatal and delivery services in the primary level of care facilities (PLCF). The aim of this thesis was to assess community and health service factors affecting the quality of maternal referrals in rural Tanzania. READ MORE

6. 4. Exploring malaria case mangement of underfive children at households and public primary health care facilities in Kibaha district, Tanzania

   Author : Stephen E D Nsimba; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Malaria; underfive children; chloroquine; sulfadoxine pyrimethamine; case management; mothers guardians; households; public health care facilities; Tanzania;

   Abstract : Background: Chloroquine (CQ) was the first line drug for treating malaria in Tanzania until 2001 when it was replaced with sulfadoxine/pyrimethamine (SP). The first four studies (I -IV) were conducted before the policy change, and the last one (V) after. READ MORE

7. 5. ‘Striving to negotiate… dying to escape’ : suicidal expressions among young people in Cambodia

   Author : Bhoomikumar Jegannathan; Gunnar Kullgren; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Suicidal expressions; Young people; Cambodia;

   Abstract : Background Suicide among young people is a global public health problem, but information on determinants and understanding of suicidal expressions are lacking in low and middle income countries (LMIC). Though school-based interventions are common in many parts of the world, evidence for efficacy is less reported, particularly from post-conflict countries. READ MORE