Essays about: "Treatment as Prevention"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 104 essays containing the words Treatment as Prevention.

1. 1. The impact of Covid-19 on malaria healthcare delivery services, treatment and prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

   Author : Caroline Fundi; [2023]
   Keywords : Covid-19; malaria; Sub-Saharan Africa; Covid-19; malaria; sub-saharan afrika;

   Abstract : Introduktion: Covid-19-pandemin och dess förebyggande åtgärder har fått många länder i subsahariska Afrika att kämpa för att tillhandahålla grundläggande hälso- och sjukvårdstjänster till sina befolkningar i redan ansträngda hälsosystem. På grund av pandemin har störningar i rutinmässiga grundläggande hälso- och sjukvårdstjänster som malariakontroll i subsahariska Afrika rapporterats som utbredda med allvarliga konsekvenser såsom ökad dödlighet. READ MORE

3. 2. Care and the Potential of Genetic Counseling: A Clinical Fieldwork

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Socialantropologi

   Author : Frederik Jacques Paulsen; [2023]
   Keywords : Medical anthropology; genetics; care; telecare; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Recent decades have witnessed an innovation in genetics and biomedical practices, shifting the practice from treatment to prevention. Testing healthy individuals for genetic inherited diseases has now become increasingly common, preventing potential disease by offering early screenings, medication, or potentially surgery, reducing the genetic risk from developing into disease. READ MORE

4. 3. A qualitative study on professionals’ perception of unaccompanied minors’ uniqueness and its impact on drug prevention

   University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

   Author : Amelie Hoffren; [2023]
   Keywords : Unaccompanied minors; drug prevention; professionals; uniqueness; vulnerability;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how professionals working with unaccompanied minors (UM) perceive the uniqueness of this group in relation to substance use and prevention. Findings from the study suggest that professionals’ perceptions of UM’s uniqueness could be divided into five themes: financial situation; age; contact persons and authorities; prolonged waits at the migration agency; and access to health care. READ MORE

5. 4. DEVELOPMENT AND PRELIMINARY VALIDATION OF “THE FALLS PREVENTION QUESTIONNAIRE -RWANDA”

   University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd

   Author : Maurice Mwenedata; [2023]
   Keywords : fall prevention; older adults; physiotherapists’ knowledge; attitude; clinical practice.;

   Abstract : Abstract Background: Physiotherapists’ knowledge, attitude and practice patterns in falls prevention are studied mainly in middle- and high-income countries. This study aims to develop and validate a questionnaire for studying the attitude, self-reported knowledge and clinical practice of Rwandan physiotherapists in falls prevention of older adults. READ MORE

6. 5. Analyzing the Benefits and Downsides of Mobile Mammography Units in Sweden

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för kemi, bioteknologi och hälsa (CBH)

   Author : Sadia Masoom; [2022]
   Keywords : Mammography; Mobile Mammography Units; MMUs; Fixed Mammography Units; Stationary Mammography Units; Breast Cancer; Screening; Screening in Sweden.;

   Abstract : Breast Cancer is the second most common cancer in Sweden. More treatment options are available with a higher chance of survival if Breast cancer is diagnosed early. WHO has recommended performing Breast Cancer screenings on women even before they develop any symptoms. READ MORE