Search for dissertations about: "sub-Saharan Africa"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 226 swedish dissertations containing the words sub-Saharan Africa.

  2. 16. 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. 17. Modernisation and farmer-led irrigation development in Africa : A study of state-farmer interactions in Tanzania

    Author : Chris de Bont; Lowe Börjeson; Gert Jan Veldwisch; Mats Widgren; Anna Mdee; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; irrigation development; modernity; modernisation; farmer-led irrigation development; expert knowledge; Tanzania; sub-Saharan Africa; Geography with Emphasis on Human Geography; geografi med kulturgeografisk inriktning;

    Abstract : After years of relatively low investment, irrigation development in Africa has been put back on the policy agenda as a way of increasing agricultural productivity. In spite of existing evidence of farmers’ irrigation initiatives across the African continent, current policy prescriptions still revolve around (large-scale) state intervention. READ MORE

  5. 18. Beyond “test and treat” : Malaria diagnosis for improved pediatric fever management in sub-Saharan Africa

    Author : Emily White Johansson; Stefan Peterson; S. Patrick Kachur; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : This thesis examined malaria test use, adherence and integration into clinical practice for improved pediatric fever management in sub-Saharan African countries and explored Access, Facility Readiness and Clinical Practice bottlenecks to achieve this program goal.Study I examined diagnostic testing rates and its determinants for pediatric fevers across 13 countries in 2009-2012 including Access bottlenecks. READ MORE

  6. 19. Human demographic history : Insights on the human past based on genomes from Southern through Central Africa

    Author : Gwenna Breton; Mattias Jakobsson; Carina Schlebusch; Per Sjödin; Paul Verdu; David Comas; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : high-coverage genomes; Sub-Saharan Africa; demography; genetic admixture; population genetics; human evolutionary genetics; Khoe-San; rainforest hunter-gatherers; Biology with Specialisation in Human Evolution and Genetics; Biologi med inriktning mot människans evolution och genetik;

    Abstract : Evidence from paleontology, archaeology and population genetics support that modern humans originated in Africa. While the out-of-Africa event and subsequent colonization of all continents are well documented, human history in Africa at that time and before is less studied. READ MORE

  7. 20. Isotopic and Molecular Characterization of Incomplete Combustion Products in sub-Saharan Africa

    Author : Leonard Kirago; Örjan Gustafsson; Samuel Gaita; Sophie Haslett; Antti Hyvärinen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Air pollution; climate change; savanna; Nairobi; black carbon; Environmental Sciences; miljövetenskap;

    Abstract : Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is a global hotspot for incomplete combustion emissions from large-scale savanna fires, agricultural burning and growing city emissions. However, air pollution is understudied in the SSA region, resulting in a gap in the scientific understanding of regional emissions, source contributions, and impacts of air pollutants on regional climate and health. READ MORE