Search for dissertations about: "Higher education in india"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the words Higher education in india.
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1. Too Hot! : an Epidemiological Investigation of Weather-Related Mortality in Rural India
Abstract : BackgroundMost environmental epidemiological studies are conducted in high income settings. The association between ambient temperature and mortality has been studied worldwide, especially in developed countries. READ MORE
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2. "In general, how do you feel today?" Self-rated health in the context of aging in India
Abstract : Background: Most aging research comes from the developed world. Aging research in India is focused on disease states and risk factors. Evidence on elderly health, physical performance and disability to understand the psycho-social or socio-behavioral risk is limited in India. READ MORE
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3. Gender inequity in child survival : travails of the girl child in rural north India
Abstract : Background: While substantial progress has been made globally towards achieving United Nations Millennium Development Goal 4 (MDG 4) on child mortality, the decline is not sufficient to reach the targets set for 2015. The South Asian region, which includes India, was to achieve the MDG 4 target of 39 deaths per 1000 live births by 2015 but was estimated to have reached only 61 by 2011. READ MORE
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4. Influencing HIV treatment success in India : do mobile phones really work?
Abstract : Background: Sustaining treatment adherence and long-term virological suppression is a global health challenge in HIV management. Mobile phone-based interventions are increasingly harnessed to enhance medication adherence in HIV infection, although supporting evidence for implementation is limited by lack of robust efficacy trials in settings such as India. READ MORE
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5. Going places : Local settings and global horizons in young people’s education and work trajectories
Abstract : The recent trend for mass higher education and a growing policy focus on a knowledge-driven economy has created the expectation that everyone can enter a fulfilling and rewarding career. However, young people often experience discrepancies between expectations of social mobility and local or national labour market opportunities. READ MORE