Search for dissertations about: "HIV and pregnancy"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 30 swedish dissertations containing the words HIV and pregnancy.
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6. Role of Genital Infections on pregnancy outcome with emphasis on syphilis
Abstract : OBJECTIVES: To elucidate the role of genital infections in last trimester pre-labour foetal death and the role and aetiology of chorioamnionitis in stillbirth in Maputo, Mozambique. To determine the role of current syphilis as a risk factor for foetal death in Maputo and the prevalence and risk factors for syphilis and HIV infection in displaced pregnant women in rural Zambezia province. READ MORE
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7. HIV and pregnancy : an epidemiological, clinical and virological study of HIV-infected pregnant women and their offspring
Abstract : Background: HIV infection is spread throughout most parts of the world with a substantial risk for a fatal outcome within 10 years. The virus is transmitted sexually, by infected blood and from mother to child. Whether the course of am HIV infection in women is changed by pregnancy is not known. READ MORE
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8. HIV-1 infection during pregnancy and in children : significance of HIV-1 variability and the placental barrier
Abstract : With the global increase in human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infection in women of childbearing age, there has also been an alarming increase in the number of mother-to-child transmissions of HIV-1. Although antiretroviral therapy and Cesarian section have been demonstrated to significantly decrease the vertical transmission rate of, these interventions are not widely available in the developing world. READ MORE
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9. ‛The virus stops with me’ : couples living positively with HIV in rural, eastern Uganda
Abstract : Background: Historically people living with HIV (PLHIV) were left out of the center of the HIV prevention agenda in Africa, yet more recently greater attention has been placed on interventions that forefront PLHIV. Aim: The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge on the ways couples living with HIV prevent further transmission of HIV and live with health and dignity. READ MORE
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10. Sexual and reproductive health services for young people in Kenya and Zambia : providers’ attitudes and young people’s needs and experiences
Abstract : Background: Unintended pregnancy, abortion and STI, including HIV are common sexual and reproductive health problems among young people in Kenya and Zambia. Yet, the reproductive health services are underutilised. Nurses and midwives are key providers in the promotion young people s sexual and reproductive health in Kenya and Zambia. READ MORE
