Search for dissertations about: "Madhya Pradesh"

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2. 6. Local Fashionalities : Växbo Lin and WomenWeave

   Author : David Goldsmith; Högskolan i Borås; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Slow Fashion; Textiles; Sustainability; Local Fashion; Small Enterprise; Social Enterprise; Design Management; Sustainable Development; Textiles and fashion; Textiles and Fashion General ; Textil och mode generell ;

   Abstract : Global Fashion, via the logic of high-speed, large-scale industrial production and anachronistic high-volume consumption habits, causes significant social and environmental damage. Local Fashion is understood as part of the Slow Fashion movement that aims to change the functions of fashion so that they support or lead the quest to flourish within known human and planetary boundaries. READ MORE

4. 7. Policy development and implementation : maternal health in India

   Author : Linda Sanneving; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: The progress to improve maternal health in India is characterized by a wide spread of success stories as well as failures. Policies and programs have been developed and implemented to reduce maternal mortality; however, many women stil lack access to health care during pregnancy and delivery and approximately 68 000 women die in pregnancy related complication each year. READ MORE

5. 8. Study of conditional cash transfer programme Janani Suraksha Yojana for promotion of institutional births : Studies from selected provinces of India

   Author : Bharat Randive; Lars Lindholm; Ayesha De Costa; Kyllike Christensson; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Maternal health; Condititonal cash transfer; Inequality; Referral; India; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background: To accelerate the coverage of skilled birth attendance, in 2005, the Indian government initiated a conditional cash transfer (CCT) programme, Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY) that provides cash to women upon delivering in health facilities. The attempt to increase the utilization of facilities through the JSY, given the health system’s fragile state, has raised concerns about the programme’s success at achieving its intended goal of reducing maternal mortality ratio (MMR). READ MORE

6. 9. Encounters with power : health care seeking and medical encounters in tuberculosis care : experiences from Ujjain District, India

   Author : Grethe Fochsen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Medical encounters; health care seeking; power relations; gender; tuberculosis; DOTS; RNTCP; India;

   Abstract : Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has been declared a government priority in India and public TB care is delivered by the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP). Despite having achieved a significant increase in reported cure rates and coverage, the RNTCP is associated with access barriers and there is no indication that the incidence of TB is declining. READ MORE

7. 10. Antibiotic use and resistance in under five children in rural central India : implications of caregivers’ healthcare-seeking behaviour and informal healthcare providers’ practices

   Author : Shweta Khare; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are becoming increasingly prevalent around the world, and this is true for both pathogenic and commensal bacteria. The findings of prior investigations have revealed a statistically significant relationship between antibiotic usage and the development of antibiotic resistance. READ MORE