Search for dissertations about: "disease prevention among school children"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words disease prevention among school children.

2. 1. Celiac disease in Swedish children and adolescents : variations in incidence and essentials of gluten-free eating with a youth perspective

   Author : Cecilia Olsson; Ylva Mattsson Sydner; Claes Hallert; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER; AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES; Adolescent; Celiac disease; Focus groups; Gluten-free diet; Incidence; Infant feeding; Patient compliance; Primary prevention; Social Constructionism; Stigma; Domestic science and nutrition; Hushålls- och kostvetenskap; Kostvetenskap; Food and Nutrition;

   Abstract : Background Sweden has experienced a unique epidemic of celiac disease (CD) in children younger than 2 years of age. The epidemic was partly explained by changes over time in infant feeding and indicated a multifactorial aetiology. READ MORE

4. 2. Introduction of School-Based HPV Vaccination in Sweden : Knowledge and Attitudes among Youth, Parents, and Staff

   Author : Maria Gottvall; Tanja Tydén; Margareta Larsson; Anna T Höglund; Elisabeth Faxelid; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Human papillomavirus; HPV; cervical cancer; vaccination; condom use; adolescents; school-nurses; parents; knowledge; attitudes; intervention; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis is to provide a better understanding of knowledge, attitudes, consent, and decision-making regarding Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination, seen from the perspectives of concerned parties – high school students, school nurses, and parents.Two quantitative studies were performed: one descriptive cross-sectional study and one quasi-experimental intervention study. READ MORE

5. 3. Passive Smoking in Children : The Importance of Parents’ Smoking and Use of Protective Measures

   Author : AnnaKarin Johansson; Johnny Ludvigsson; Arne Halling; Göran Hermansson; Stefan Janson; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : ETS; infant; child; cotinine; smoking behaviour; protective measures; parents; home; tobacco; child health care; ABIS; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Abstract : Passive smoking has been recognised as a health hazard, and chidren are especially vulnerable. The general aim of this thesis was to describe and analyse the importance of parents’ smoking and smoking behaviour for children’s tobacco smoke exposure. READ MORE

6. 4. Immune maturation and modulation in childhood allergies : Aspects of epigenetic, mucosal and systemic immune mediators in allergy development and prevention

   Author : Johanna Huoman; Maria Jenmalm; Lennart Nilsson; Petra Ina Pfefferle; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

   Abstract : The prevalence of allergic diseases has in the past century increased among children in affluent societies. Underlying causes are incompletely disentangled, but decreased diversity in environmental and microbial exposures could drive allergy development. READ MORE

7. 5. A life course perspective on health in childhood and adulthood with special focus on health effects of smoking

   Author : Kristina Hansen; Socialmedicin och hälsopolitik; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; secondhand smoke; smoking; allergies; atherosclerosis; self-rated health; economic stress; life-course perspective;

   Abstract : Abstract: The complexity of health relates to the interplay between numerous factors, e.g., biological and genetic factors, sociodemographic factors, life-style, environmental factors as well as health care services, all possibly acting throughout the life-course. READ MORE