Search for dissertations about: "community medicine thesis of tuberculosis"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words community medicine thesis of tuberculosis.

2. 1. 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

4. 2. Antiretroviral Treatment at Ethiopian Health Centers

   Author : Anton Reepalu; Klinisk infektionsmedicin; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : In 2017,for the first time, more than half of all people living with HIV (PLHIV) had access to antiretroviral treatment (ART). This expansion of ART has in part been achieved through decentralization of HIV care in resource-limited settings. There, many PLHIV now receive care at ART clinics integrated within the primary health care system. READ MORE

5. 3. Barriers, Enablers and challenges in the practice of directly observed treatment for tuberculosis patients in a local Thai community

   Author : Jiraporn Choowong; Maja Söderbäck; Per Tillgren; Maria Emmelin; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care Sciences; vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) has presented a challenge to the public health community in Thailand, especially as regards patient adherence to TB treatment. Direct observed treatment (DOT) is recommended for promoting patient adherence to TB treatment. There is good evidence that DOT can significantly increase the patient adherence to TB treatment. READ MORE

6. 4. 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

7. 5. Dying to make a fresh start : mortality and health transition in a new South Africa

   Author : Kathleen Kahn; Anneli Ivarsson; Stig Wall; Michel Garenne; Debbie Bradshaw; Vinod Diwan; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; age-specific mortality; agincourt; demographic surveillance system; epidemiologic transition; health transition; mortality trends; rural; South Africa; verbal autopsy; vital registration.; Epidemiology; Epidemiologi;

   Abstract : Rationale: Vital registration is lacking in developing settings where health and development problems are most pressing. Policy-makers confront an “information paradox”: the critical need for information on which to base priorities and monitor progress, and the profound shortage of such information. READ MORE