Search for dissertations about: "training healthcare workers"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 swedish dissertations containing the words training healthcare workers.

2. 1. Prevention of intimate partner violence : community and healthcare workers´ perceptions in urban Tanzania

   Author : Rose Mjawa Laisser; Maria Emmelin; Lennarth Nyström; Katarina Hjelm; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : Intimate partner violence; healthcare workers; perceptions; gender norms; social support; prevention; Tanzania; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is public health and human rights concern. The studies forming this thesis seek to understand healthcare worker and community attitudes and perceptions about IPV; their role in support, care and prevention of IPV, and the feasibility of introducing routine screening for IPV among women attending healthcare. READ MORE

4. 2. Child survival in Rwanda: Challenges and potential for improvement : Population- and hospital-based studies

   Author : Aimable Musafili; Lars-Åke Persson; Birgitta Essén; Baribwira Cyprien; Göran Tomson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Trends; social differentials; child mortality; perinatal mortality; perinatal audit; three delays model; training healthcare workers; Helping Babies Breathe; urban hospitals; Kigali; Rwanda; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

   Abstract : After the 1994 genocide and collapse of the health system, Rwanda initiated major social and health reforms in order to reduce child mortality and health inequities in accordance with the Millennium Development Goals. The aim of this thesis was to assess trends in under-five mortality (U5M) and equity in child survival, to study social barriers for improved perinatal and neonatal survival, and to evaluate Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), a newborn resuscitation program. READ MORE

5. 3. Screening for intimate partner violence in healthcare in Kano, Nigeria : barriers and challenges for healthcare professionals

   Author : Ime Akpan John; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Though there has been increased advocacy for screening for Intimate partner violence (IPV) in healthcare over the past decades, data from developed country context suggest that only one in ten healthcare providers routinely screen for this phenomena suggesting barriers. Knowledge on the screening activity, with regard to IPV, and related barriers among healthcare providers in Sub-Saharan Africa is lacking. READ MORE

6. 4. Female sex workers in Laos : perceptions, care seeking behaviour and barriers related to sexually transmitted infection services

   Author : Ketkesone Phrasisombath; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : female sex workers;

   Abstract : Background: Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) cause health, social and economic burdens in both low- and high-income countries. Not only do STIs impact quality of life, reproductive health and child health, but they also play a crucial role in facilitating sexual transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). READ MORE

7. 5. Improving Health-seeking Behavior and Care among Sexual Violence Survivors in Rural Tanzania

   Author : Muzdalifat Abeid; Pia Axemo; Astrid Blystad; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : healthcare worker; community; sexual violence; rape; intervention; quasi-experimental; qualitative; rural; Tanzania; Obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to assess the effects of providing community education and training to healthcare workers to improve community response, healthcare and support for rape survivors in the Kilombero district of Tanzania. The overall design of the project was to begin with an exploratory study (Paper I) to establish the community’s perceptions towards sexual violence and their perceived recommendations to address this issue. READ MORE