Search for dissertations about: "diagnostic and case reporting"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words diagnostic and case reporting.

2. 1. Dengue Prevention and Control in Indonesia : a case study in Yogyakarta City

   Author : Sulistyawati Sulistyawati; Åsa Holmner; Maria Nilsson; Lutfan Lazuardi; Cecilia Stålsby Lundborg; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; dengue; control and prevention; community empowerment; diagnostic and case reporting;

   Abstract : Background: Integrated efforts that involve many public health sectors are required to combatdengue in any setting. Hospitals are responsible for providing accurate diagnosis and reportingconfirmed dengue cases to the health authorities, which serves as an alarm for increasingpreventive measures. READ MORE

4. 2. Asthma, chronic bronchitis and respiratory symptoms : prevalence and important determinants

   Author : Bo Lundbäck; Jacob Boe; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; asthma; chronic bronchitis; epidemiology; prevalence; determinants;

   Abstract : The Obstructive Lung Disease in Northern Sweden study's (OLIN) overall aim is prevention of obstructive airways diseases; asthma, chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The first part of the OLIN study was a cross- sectional study in three phases, which aimed to estimate the prevalence obstructive lung diseases and to collect data on possible determinants of diseases. READ MORE

5. 3. Evaluating and optimizing surveillance and response strategies for malaria elimination in the Asia Pacific region

   Author : Chris Cotter; Andreas Mårtensson; Arantxa Roca-Feltrer; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; malaria elimination; surveillance and response; reactive case detection; sociobehavorial; reactive drug administration; molecular diagnostics; microsatellite genotyping; Plasmodium vivax; low transmission;

   Abstract : Malaria case investigation and reactive case detection (RACD) activities are widely implemented in low transmission settings to identify additional malaria infections and gather surveillance information, but with varying degrees of success. Challenges in conducting RACD include poor diagnostic sensitivity (particularly for low density and asymptomatic infections), knowledge gaps among those conducting RACD, financial and resource constraints, and operational and logistical difficulties. READ MORE

6. 4. Hazardous alcohol use and alcohol use disorders in women : characteristics and vulnerability factors

   Author : Åsa Magnusson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to study vulnerability factors associated with hazardous alcohol consumption during pregnancy and alcohol use disorders among Swedish women. Different risk-factors and characteristics were studied, and examined for their ability to discriminate or identify different subtypes (type I/late onset and type II/early onset) of alcohol dependence (alcoholism). READ MORE

7. 5. Cross-cultural differences in patients with temporomandibular disorders-pain : a multi-center study

   Author : Mohammad H. Al-Harthy; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; TMD-smärta; Sverige; Saudiarabien; Italien; Kvinnliga patienter; Behandling;

   Abstract : The overall objective of this thesis was to investigate patients with TMD-pain and TMD-free controls in three cultures (Saudi Arabia, Sweden, and Italy) to determine the influence of culture on and crosscultural differences in pain prevalence and intensity, sensitivity to mechanical and electrical stimulation, pain-related disability for four comorbid pain conditions (back, head, chest, and stomach pain) in the last 6 months, and the type of treatment that patients with TMD pain received. The specific aims were: (i) To determine the frequency of TMD pain in Saudi Arabians (I). READ MORE