Search for dissertations about: "HIV surveillance"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 36 swedish dissertations containing the words HIV surveillance.
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1. Epidemiological aspects of tuberculosis in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa
Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) has plagued the humanity for several thousands of years. The bacteria causing TB is mainly spread from person to person as an aerosol transmission. It is estimated that one third of the world’s population is infected with the disease; about 10% of these will develop active TB during their lifetime. READ MORE
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2. Who died, where, when and why? : an investigation of HIV-related mortality in rural South Africa
Abstract : BackgroundSouth Africa has experienced the most severe consequences of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Every community has been affected in some way, many experiencing huge increases in mortality,particularly before antiretroviral therapies (ART) were readily available. READ MORE
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3. HIV-2 infection in Guinea-Bissau, West Africa, with special reference to clinical, immunological and epidemiological aspects
Abstract : We have followed a cohort of police officers in Guinea-Bissau between 1990 and 1997 for the study of clinical, immunological and epidemiological aspects of HIV-2 infection. Initially the prevalence of HIV-2 was high (11.6 %) and HIV-1 infection was rare (0. READ MORE
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4. Trends of HIV infection in the Kagera region of Tanzania 1987-2000
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5. Governing the manifold subject : a praxiography of Swedish HIV treatment
Abstract : This thesis investigates a multiplicity of ways in which the subject of Swedish HIV treatment is enacted. Drawing on my own experiences of living with HIV in Sweden, the thesis articulates a concern with reflexive, performative, and normative dimensions of contemporary governing assemblages, research practices, and medical interventions. READ MORE