Search for dissertations about: "thesis in maternal and child health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 160 swedish dissertations containing the words thesis in maternal and child health.

2. 1. Health systems bottlenecks and evidence-based district health planning Experiences from the district health system in Uganda

   University dissertation from Uppsala : Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis

   Author : Dorcus Kiwanuka Henriksson; Uppsala universitet.; [2017]
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; District; health systems; decentralization; evidence; planning; bottleneck analysis; governance; decision space; health information systems; maternal and newborn care; child survival; Uganda; International Health; Internationell hälsa;

   Abstract : In low-income countries where maternal and child mortality remains high, there is limited use of context-specific evidence for decision making and prioritization of interventions in the planning process at the sub-national level, such as the district level. Knowledge on the utility of tools and interventions to promote use of district-specific evidence in the planning process is limited, yet it could contribute to the prioritization of high-impact interventions for women and children. READ MORE

4. 2. Child Maltreatment in Bangladesh Perceptions, Prevalence and Determinants

   University dissertation from Karlstad : Karlstads universitet

   Author : Md. Atiqul Haque; Karlstads universitet.; [2019]
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child Maltreatment; ICAST-C; Public Health; Bangladesh; Public Health Science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Background: Like most low- and middle-income countries Bangladesh have no prevalence data on Child Maltreatment (CM) and lack a reporting system.Objectives: The overall aims of the thesis were to generate knowledge on CM in the Bangladeshi society and to estimate the prevalence and associated risk factors. READ MORE

5. 3. Epidemiological studies of sociodemographic factors, early life factors, health, and medical care consumption among small children

   University dissertation from Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University

   Author : Elisabeth Mangrio; Lund University.; Lunds universitet.; [2011]
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; medical care; early life factors; health related behaviors; social support; socioeconomic status; children; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : By international standards, children in Sweden experience good health. Sweden has low infant mortality rates, low accident mortality rates, a high number of breastfed children and a high proportion of vaccinated children. READ MORE

6. 4. Women´s health after childbirth

   University dissertation from Stockholm : Universitetsservice US

   Author : Erica Schytt; Högskolan Dalarna.; Karolinska Institutet.; Karolinska Institutet.; [2006]
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; postpartum health; maternal health; physical symptoms; self-rated health; postpartum health; maternal health; physical symptoms; self-rated health;

   Abstract : Abstract Women’s health after childbirth Erica Schytt, Department of Woman and Child Health The overall aim of this thesis is to describe women’s health after childbirth in a national Swedish sample by investigating the prevalence of a number of physical symptoms and self-rated health (SRH). The prevalence of stress incontinence at one year after delivery, and possible predictors, was investigated specifically. READ MORE

7. 5. The Impact of Violence Against Women on Child Growth, Morbidity and Survival Studies in Bangladesh and Nicaragua

   University dissertation from Uppsala : Universitetsbiblioteket

   Author : Kajsa Åsling Monemi; Uppsala universitet.; [2008]
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Violence against women; Birth-weight; Child growth; Under-nutrition; Infant morbidity; Under-five mortality; Bangladesh; Nicaragua; INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH AREAS Health and medical services in society; TVÄRVETENSKAPLIGA FORSKNINGSOMRÅDEN Hälso- och sjukvård i samhället;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to explore the impact of physical, sexual and emotional violence against women of reproductive age and the level of controlling behaviour in marriage on child health and survival in two different cultural settings: Bangladesh and Nicaragua. Data were acquired from four quantitative community-based studies. READ MORE