Essays about: "HIV IN TANZANIA"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 27 essays containing the words HIV IN TANZANIA.

  1. 6. Nurses experiences of caring for patients with HIV/AIS in Dar es Salaam : A qualitative study at Muhimbili National Hospital and Buguruni Healthcare Center, Tanzania

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för omvårdnad

    Author : Lina Nilsson; Malin Berg; [2015]
    Keywords : nurses; expriences; HIV AIDS; HIV AIDS; sjuksköterska; upplevelser;

    Abstract : ABSTRACT Background: HIV/AIDS is a worldwide disease and exists documented in over 150 countries. There are 25 million infected people with HIV/AIDS in Africa, those stands for almost 71 % of all infected people around the world. READ MORE

  3. 7. Birthweight-specific neonatal health : With application on data from a tertiaryhospital in Tanzania

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statistiska institutionen

    Author : Elisabeth Dahlqwist; [2014]
    Keywords : Birthweight; heaping; neonatal mortality; Gaussian mixture model;

    Abstract : The following study analyzes birthweight-specific neonatal health using a combination of a mixture model and logistic regression: the extended Parametric Mixture of Logistic Regression. The data are collected from the Obstetric database at Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and the years 2009 -2013 are used in the analysis. READ MORE

  4. 8. Using mass media as channel for healthcare information : A minor field study of audience’s media preferences in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Anna Nilsson; [2014]
    Keywords : development journalism; health information; media audience; journalism; Dar es Salaam; Tanzania; development journalism; hälso information; media publik; journalistik; Dar es Salaam; Tanzania;

    Abstract : One of the main tasks for journalism is to provide people with the information they need to be able to make independent decisions that can help them improve their lives. In order to know that the media fullfils this task it is important to study how the information is received by the audience. READ MORE

  5. 9. Poverty and uncertainties : Next of kin providing care for a close one with HIV in Tanzania.

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap

    Author : Linda Norén; Rut Lindén; [2014]
    Keywords : care provider; HIV; experience; support; feeling of security; commitment;

    Abstract : HIV/AIDS is an important health issue worldwide, and in Tanzania the estimated amount of people living with HIV year 2012, was around 1,5 million people. Many of them are living a restricted life at home, leaving the responsibility of care to their next of kin. READ MORE

  6. 10. Between professional ideals and harsh reality : A case study of health journalism and reporting in three Tanzanian daily newspapers

    University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för samhällsvetenskaper

    Author : Henrik Lindstedt; [2014]
    Keywords : Dar es Salaam; development journalism; health reporting; journalism studies; minor field study; professional role;

    Abstract : In Tanzania development has been on the agenda for a long time and one of the steps that has been taken to try to affect change is through communication and information. Under the first president of Tanzania, Julius Nyere, the media was monopolized and utilized as a tool for the government to push its agenda for development. READ MORE