Search for dissertations about: "Public Health in sub saharan africa"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 33 swedish dissertations containing the words Public Health in sub saharan africa.

  2. 1. Making visible the invisible : Health risks from environmental exposures among socially deprived populations of Nairobi, Kenya

    Author : Thaddaeus Wandera Egondi; Joacim Rocklöv; Nawi Ng; Remare Ettarh; Patrick Kinney; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; air pollution; urban health; temperature-related mortality; particulate matter; exposure assessment; child health; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Background: Most countries of sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are experiencing a high rate of ur­banization accompanied with unplanned development resulting into sprawl of slums. The weath­er patterns and air pollution sources in most urban areas are changing with significant effects on health. READ MORE

  4. 2. Closing the gap : applying health and socio-demographic surveillance to complex health transitions in South and sub-Saharan Africa

    Author : Stephen M Tollman; Stig Wall; Demissie Habte; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; demographic surveillance system; health transition; mortality transition; fertility transition; health policy; primary health care; South Africa; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

    Abstract : Background: The challenge of research in resource-poor settings remains a profound concern and is closely linked to African social development. Work of this thesis spans the end of apartheid and first decade of the democratic era in South Africa, along with emergence of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. READ MORE

  5. 3. Who died, where, when and why? : an investigation of HIV-related mortality in rural South Africa

    Author : Paul Mee; Peter Byass; Mark A Collinson; Sangeetha Madhavan; Frank Tanser; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV; AIDS; Mortality; Determinants; Risk Factor; Spatial Epidemiology; Structural Determinant; Antiretroviral Therapy; Healthcare Access; South Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Traditional Medical Practitioner; Traditional Medicine; Tuberculosis; Health and Demographic Surveillance System; Global Health; Population Health; Epidemiology; Epidemiology; epidemiologi;

    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

  6. 4. Childhood Sexual Abuse Against Girls in Sub-Saharan Africa : Individual and Contextual Risk Factors

    Author : Ismail Yahaya; Gloria Macassa; Joaquim Soares; Antonio Ponce De Leon; Antony Beech; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; alcohol; child sexual abuse; demographic and health survey; multilevel; neighbourhood; sexual violence; smoking; social disorganisation; socio-economic status; sub-Saharan Africa;

    Abstract : Background and objectives: Childhood sexual abuse (CSA) is a substantial public health and human rights problem, as well as a growing concern in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It has both short and long term effects on girls: physical and psychological, including negative sexual outcomes. READ MORE

  7. 5. Control or elimination : terms for public health interventions against tungiasis and schistosomiasis haematobium

    Author : Per Nordin; Ingela Krantz; Stig Wall; Andreas Ruppel; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; tungiasis; urogenital schistosomiasis; control; elimination; public health; intervention; diagnosis; treatment; neglected tropical diseases; praziquantel; mass treatment; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : The thesis revolves around diagnosis and treatment of tungiasis (sand flea disease) and schistosomiasis haematobium. The causing parasites, Tunga penetrans and Schistosoma haematobium, both have the ability to penetrate intact skin. READ MORE