Search for dissertations about: "Syndromic approach"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words Syndromic approach.

  2. 1. Sexual Behaviour and Sexually Transmitted Infections Among Urban Ugandan Youth – Perceptions, Attitudes and Management

    Author : Eva-Britta Råssjö; Elisabeth Darj; Gunilla Lindmark; Gunta Lazdane; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; International health; Adolescents; Uganda; Syndromic approach; STI; VCT for HIV; Safe sex behaviour; Internationell hälsa; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to expand the knowledge about sexual and reproductive health among urban Ugandan youths, living in a slum, and to evaluate the national flow-chart for management of the abnormal vaginal discharge (AVD) syndrome in adolescent girls. Data collection included individual interviews, focus-group discussions and clinical investigations with tests for chlamydia trachomatis (CT), neisseria gonorrhoea (NG), trichomonas vaginalis (TV), syphilis, and HIV infection. READ MORE

  4. 2. Management of reproductive tract infections among health providers and in the community in Lao People's Democratic Republic

    Author : Amphoy Sihavong; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Reproductive tract infection; prevalence; syndromic case management; antimicrobial self-medication; community; perception; treatment-seeking behaviour; competence; health provider; Lao PDR;

    Abstract : Background: Reproductive tract infections (RTI), including sexually transmitted infections (STI) constitute an important health threat, both directly and through their potential effect in facilitating HIV transmission. Creating community awareness of RTI/STI and how to prevent them is essential in minimising their spread. READ MORE

  5. 3. Canine inherited retinal degenerations: a model for visual impairment in humans

    Author : Suvi Mäkeläinen; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs) form a clinically and genetically heterogeneous group of diseases, leading to visual impairment or blindness in both humans and dogs. The prevalence of IRDs is estimated at 1 in 2,000 in humans. READ MORE

  6. 4. Selling drugs or providing health care? The role of private pharmacies and drugstores, examples from Zimbabwe and Tanzania

    Author : Nina Viberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: In low-income countries many people do not have access to formal health care because of poverty and weak health systems. Instead people seek care at private pharmacies and drugstores. Infectious diseases such as sexually transmitted infections (STI) and diarrhoea are common and access to correct management is of big importance. READ MORE

  7. 5. The pragmatic randomised trial : a simple research design for real-world evaluation of innovation in tuberculosis care

    Author : Merrick Zwarenstein; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Tuberculosis was the first disease in history whose treatment regimens were systematically established using randomised controlled trials (RCTs). As a result TB drug treatment regimens are standardised globally, and have been entirely evidence-based for decades. READ MORE