Search for dissertations about: "Women in Bangladesh"

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2. 21. Causes and consequences of violence against child labour and women in developing countries

   Author : Koustuv Dalal; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Child labour; domestic violence; cost of violence; developing countries.;

   Abstract : Violence against children and women is a serious public health and human rights problem. In low income countries it is closely related to poverty and culture with major social consequences and economic burden for the families. READ MORE

4. 22. Buildning a midwifery profession in South Asia

   Author : Malin Bogren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; midwifery profession; midwife; midwifery education; midwifery strategy; South Asia; Complex Adaptive Systems; mixed-methods approach;

   Abstract : Midwives are key professionals in improving maternal and child health globally, but establishing a midwifery profession in low-income countries is proving to be difficult. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the situation and building of a midwifery profession in South Asia, and to reveal how influential actors are connected to one another in the building of a profession, especially in Nepal and Bangladesh. READ MORE

5. 23. Vitamin A Intake, Status and Improvement Using the Dietary Approach : Studies of Vulnerable Groups in Three Asian Countries

   Author : Viveka Persson; Ulf Svanberg; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Obstetrics and gynaecology; Vitamin A deficiency; vitamin A intake; plant sources; preformed vitamin A; variability; reliability; 24-h recall; helminthiasis; retinol; beta-carotene; iron; bioavailability; children; pregnancy; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; Obstetrics and women s diseases; Obstetrik och kvinnosjukdomar; pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : Studies were performed on methodological issues on vitamin A intake, status and improvement in three Asian countries, to improve the dietary approach recommended by FAO/WHO to alleviate vitamin A deficiency in low-income countries.The reliability of the practical 24-hour dietary recall method to assess individual intake of vitamin A during pregnancy was investigated in Central Java, Indonesia. READ MORE

6. 24. Factors influencing the metabolism of inorganic arsenic in humans

   Author : Anna-Lena Lindberg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Arsenic; AS3MT; Gender differences; GSTO1; Metabolism; Methylation; MTHFR; Nutrition; Polymorphisms;

   Abstract : Inorganic arsenic (iAs), a naturally occurring drinking water contaminant, is a potent human carcinogen and toxicant. It is believed that in humans, as well as in most mammals, inorganic arsenic is biotransformed via reduction and methylation using one-carbon metabolism with S-adenosyl methionine (SAM) as methyl donor, and is excreted mainly in urine as dimethylarsinate (DMA) and methylarsonate (MA) as well as some unmethylated iAs (arsenate (As(V)) and arsenite (As(III)). READ MORE

7. 25. Prevalence of malnutrition and determinants of nutritional status among elderly people : a population-based study in rural Bangladesh

   Author : Tamanna Ferdous; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Introduction: Both the number and proportion of persons aged 60+ years are growing rapidly in almost all countries of the world. Research shows that elderly people are nutritionally vulnerable and that their nutritional profiles differ with type of disease. READ MORE