Search for dissertations about: "HIV and pregnancy"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words HIV and pregnancy.

  2. 26. The survival and nutritional status of children in relation to aspects of maternal health : follow-up studies in rural Uganda

    Author : Gershim Asiki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Low income countries continue to experience high under-five mortality and a high prevalence of protein energy malnutrition (PEM) among surviving children. There is lack of empirical data for accurate tracking of child survival and for determining the consequences of early childhood PEM on future health and education. READ MORE

  4. 27. Lifelong antiretroviral treatment for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in routine healthcare in Tanzania, what works?

    Author : Goodluck Willey Lyatuu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The UNAIDS estimate of the risk of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) in Tanzania remains unacceptably high at 11%, despite 84% coverage of lifelong antiretroviral treatment (ART) for the prevention of MTCT (PMTCT). ART is known to reduce MTCT to ... READ MORE

  5. 28. Human papillomavirus infections among sexually active young women in Uganda : implications for a vaccination strategy

    Author : Cecily Banura; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HPV; women; pregnancy; incidence; prevalence; risk factors; HIV; Uganda;

    Abstract : Introduction: Information about the genital (human papilloma virus) HPV infection is needed to support the introduction of HPV vaccination in Uganda. Objectives: (i) To estimate the prevalence, incidence, clearance and to evaluate the associated risk factors for the genital HPV infection. READ MORE

  6. 29. 'Striving for motherhood': understanding the socio-cultural context of realizing childbearing among women in Kenya

    Author : Opondo Awiti Ujiji; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : PMTCT allows people living with HIV to actualize childbearing. However, it also complicates motherhood, as the medical consequences and public health implications of non-adherence to PMTCT service recommendations disrupt socio-cultural expectations of childbearing and parenthood. READ MORE

  7. 30. Agnostic studies in epidemiology

    Author : Torsten Dahlén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : In epidemiology there has been an consistent effort to construct refined methods aiming towards the ability to draw casual inference between an exposure and an outcome. This thesis, partly inspired by the genome-wide association studies, has on the contrary strived towards exploration of data. READ MORE