Search for dissertations about: "illiteracy and mortality"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words illiteracy and mortality.
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1. Child health and acute respiratory infections in Ethiopia : epidemiology for prevention and control
Abstract : This thesis is based on studies in Butajira district in the south central part of Ethiopia and one study in the Ethio-Swedish Children's Hospital in Addis Ababa. The Butajira project has a continuous demographic surveillance system, established in 1987 in a sample of 10 communities with a total baseline population of about 30,000. READ MORE
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2. Mortality and survival from childhood to old age in rural Ethiopia
Abstract : This thesis examines ways of establishing cause of death, assessing trends in mortality, and identifying factors that affect mortality and survival among the different population groups in rural and semi-urban Ethiopia. These data are important for health care planning; however, such vital data are unavailable in many developing countries. READ MORE
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3. Empirical Essays on Public Policies : Social Insurances, Safety Nets, and Health Care
Abstract : Screening Efficiency in Sickness Insurance: Evidence from a Spell Limit ReformI estimate the effects of the removal of a limit on sick leave spells in the Swedish Sickness Insurance program, on labor market outcomes and sick leave. The removal of the spell limit led to longer sick leave spells. READ MORE