Search for dissertations about: "STDs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 12 swedish dissertations containing the word STDs.

2. 1. Pregnancy outcome and mortality patterns among women in Cape Verde

   Author : Hans Wessel; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : risk screening; birth weight; preterm birth; perinatal mortality; maternal mortality; STDs; female mortality; verbal autopsy;

   Abstract : Objective: To evaluate pregnancy outcome, risk factors for pregnancy complications, genital infections among pregnant women, health seeking behavior and causes of deaths among women of reproductive age in a low income country. Methods: Risk factors and pregnancy outcomes were studied prospectively in a cohort comprising 8% of all pregnant women registered for antenatal care (ANC) in the county of Praia, Cape Verde. READ MORE

4. 2. Young adults in urban Pakistan : barriers and challenges for improving health behaviors in the wake of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

   Author : Syed Farid-ul Hasnain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Young adults; dropouts; knowledge and awareness; HIV AIDS; STDs; family planning; gender roles; life prospects; Karachi;

   Abstract : Background: HIV/AIDS is spreading globally more specifically among the younger generation. The impact of HIV/AIDS on the youth cannot be underestimated. According to the UNAIDS report 2008; an estimated number of 33 million people around the globe were living with HIV in 2007, and overall, 2. READ MORE

5. 3. Type-specific human papillomavirus antibodies : detection, characterization and application in seroepidemiology

   Author : Zhaohui Wang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : antagonism; antibody; capsids; cervical carcinoma; CIN; epidemiology; HPV; isotype; neutralizing epitope; PCR; STDs; trends over time; VLPs;

   Abstract : Background: Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a sexually transmitted DNA virus that causes several human cancers, notably cervical and other anogenital cancers. The antibody response to this virus is of interest both because knowledge of the antigenic structures that induce protective immunity forms the basis for prophylactic vaccine development and because it forms the basis of seroepidemiology, the method of choice for studies of HPV infectivity, of HPV spread in populations and of cancer risks following HPV exposure. READ MORE

6. 4. Sexually transmitted infections in Uganda : implications for control

   Author : Fred Ntoni Nuwaha; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Uganda; STD HIV; condom use; gender; partner treatment; partner notification; lay people s perceptions;

   Abstract : Background: In Uganda, an AIDS control programme was launched in 1986. This served as an ignition for the control of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). There are indications that HIV/AIDS-control may be progressing well. However, the control of STIs/HIV in Uganda is far from ideal. READ MORE

7. 5. Sexually transmitted diseases and sexual behaviour among young Swedish women : a population-based study

   Author : Monica Jonsson; Roger Karlsson; Viveca Odlind; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; population-based; women; symptoms; C.trachomatis; HPV; HSV-2; Chlamydia antibodies; wet smear; STD; sexual behaviour; risk behaviour;

   Abstract : Most epidemiologic studies of sexually transmitted diseases (STD) are based on patients seeking help or advice at various health care settings. Because many STD:s are subclinical, epidemiologic surveys can be strengthened by a population-based approach. READ MORE