Search for dissertations about: "HIV and pregnancy"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words HIV and pregnancy.

  2. 16. Maternal antibody transfer in HIV-1 infected women and impact on infant health : the role of antiretroviral prophylaxis and breastfeeding practices

    Author : Rose Bosire; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Children born to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infected women are more vulnerable to infections and are more likely to die even when they are not HIV-1 infected. These adverse outcomes may blunt any gains made in escaping HIV-1 infection and could be ameliorated by improving maternal antibody transfer to the baby. READ MORE

  4. 17. Implementing prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania : human resources, client and provider satisfaction and cost-effectiveness

    Author : Helga Elineema Naburi; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Despite advancement in global efforts to prevent mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT), more work needs to be done to protect children from HIV transmission particularly in eastern and southern Africa. The integration of PMTCT into routine antenatal care (ANC) services is one costeffective intervention for averting mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV. READ MORE

  5. 18. Adolescent sexuality and sexual abuse : a Swedish perspective

    Author : Karin Edgardh; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : adolescence; health surveys; sexual behavior; gender; puberty; sexual orientation; risk-taking behavior; teenage abortion; contraception; sexually transmitted infections; child sexual abuse; peer sexual abuse; suicidal ideation; medicolegal examination; hymen; injuries;

    Abstract : In the late 1980’s, teenage abortions and genital chlamydial infections were increasing adolescent health problems in Sweden, indicating unsafe sex practices among young people. The emergence of HIV highlighted the need for research on adolescent sexual health issues. READ MORE

  6. 19. Monitoring pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique

    Author : Kenneth Challis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Preterm birth; small for gestational age; low birth weight; anthropometry; socioeconomical factors; birth weight; genital infections; intrauterine fetal death; symphysis-fundus height; fetal growth; gestational diabetes; HbA1c; syphilis; intervention; malaria; sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; Mozambique;

    Abstract : The general aim was to monitor pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique. A cohort of 817 Mozambican pregnant women were followed from their first antenatal clinic visit to the end of the perinatal period in two suburban/semirural antenatal clinics in Maputo. Nine percent were lost to follow-up. READ MORE

  7. 20. Maternal morbidity in Uganda : studies on life-threatening pregnancy complications in low-income settings

    Author : Pius Okong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Life threatening; pregnancy complications; maternal morbidity; audits; near miss; HIV; abortion; risk factors; endometritis-myometritis; adolescents; transition; Uganda.;

    Abstract : Introduction: Life-threatening complications in pregnancy rarely achieves public health prominence in the same way as maternal mortality partly because they represent a wide spectrum of conditions. The improved level of care in many high-income countries has significantly reduced morbidity and risk of death from these conditions. READ MORE