Essays about: "Health literacy"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 55 essays containing the words Health literacy.

1. 1. Adherence in patients with heart failure. Relationships to symptom burden and hospitalization frequency : A cross-sectional survey study

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för vårdvetenskap (VV)

   Author : Helen Moe; [2024]
   Keywords : Adherence; Cross sectional study; Heart failure; Hospitalization-frequency; Non-adherence; Symptom burden;

   Abstract : Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate the degree of adherence and non-adherence to treatment regimen in the population with heart failure, as well as to explore relationships to symptom burden and hospitalization-frequency. Introduction: Heart failure – a chronic disease with a somber prognosis and high mortality, incidence and prevalence increasing world-wide. READ MORE

3. 2. How do Social Enterprises transform Education Inequality in Developing Countries?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Marko Golac; [2023-07-19]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Education inequality continues to be a barrier to social progress and reinforces the cycle of poverty. That is best visible in developing countries- where resources dedicated to education are not optimal and traditional approaches to reduce education inequality have proven to be ineffective, if there are any at all, due to resource limitations, bureaucratic barriers, and systemic complexities. READ MORE

4. 3. eHealth Literacy and its relationship with Perceived Health Status and Psychological Distress during COVID-19 A cross-sectional study of older adults in Blekinge, Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för medicin

   Author : Sarah Nauman Ghazi; [2023-01-09]
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5. 4. Sargassum seaweed in Guadeloupe: a public health concern : An interview study in Guadeloupe, French West Indies

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för hälsa och välfärd

   Author : Hanna Grönroos; [2023]
   Keywords : brown algae; Guadeloupe; health; health literacy; lifestyle; sargassum; brunalg; Guadeloupe; hälsa; hälsolitteracitet; livsstil; sargassum;

   Abstract : Bakgrund Strömmar av brunalgen sargassum har drabbat Karibien i flera år, särskilt påtagligt det senaste decenniet, sedan år 2011. Den överväldiga mängden sargassum har förknippats med klimatförändringar och utsläpp av gödningsmedel i havet. READ MORE

6. 5. The state of social media usage to fight malnutrition among children under the age of five years in Tanzania

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Debora Mbilinyi; [2023]
   Keywords : social media; nutrition literacy; malnutrition; behavior change communication; social media usage;

   Abstract : This study has evaluated how Tanzania Food and Nutrition Centre (TFNC), a government institution overseeing nutrition, uses social media to enhance the nutrition literacy of caregivers and parents of children under the age of five years. The study contributes to knowledge on how Tanzania’s resource-constrained health sector’s nutrition communication can benefit from social media by answering the following research questions: Which social media platforms and features does TFNC use to share nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years? What kinds of nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years does TFNC share on social media? How is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years posted on TFNC social media pages packaged? And, how frequently is nutrition knowledge pertaining to children under the age of five years repeated on TFNC social media pages? These questions have been answered from a social-behavioral change communication perspective that has combined the Media Ecology Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior. READ MORE