Essays about: "health information seeking behaviour"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words health information seeking behaviour.

1. 1. Omplacering av hund med fokus på adoptionshundar : orsak och förebyggande

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Environment and Health

   Author : Isa Lundell; [2023]
   Keywords : hund; adoption; omplacering; hundköp;

   Abstract : Today, rehoming of dogs is a growing issue all around the world. Especially after the covid-19 pandemic, which opened the possibility for more people to purchase dogs due to working from home. Purchases of shelter dogs also increased during the pandemic and are therefore an expanding part of the dogs being giving up for rehoming as well. READ MORE

3. 2. Moving from Daji towards Noma: Changing the perception of a spiritual towards a treatable disease : A case study of Hilfsaktion Noma e.V. in Niger

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Shauni Denise De Vriese; [2021]
   Keywords : Noma; impediments to healthcare; social cognitive theory; access to healthcare; community-based surveillance system; Hilfsaktion Noma e.V.; Niger;

   Abstract : Noma is a neglected non-contagious disease of the face and mouth affecting children living in extreme poverty. Due to the quick spread of the disease, the mortality rate is estimated at 90% when treatment is not started within two weeks of onset. Even though Hilfsaktion Noma e.V. READ MORE

4. 3. The relationship between institutional and interpersonal trust and health information seeking behaviour in Sweden – a quantitative analysis

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Gabriella Stuart; [2020]
   Keywords : Medical sociology; health information seeking behaviour; interpersonal trust; institutional trust; health information; health behaviour;

   Abstract : Trust for health care professionals (interpersonal trust) and the health care system (institutional trust) is imperative for the performance of health care systems. However, at the same time, contemporary societies today are characterised by decreasing levels of trust and citizens today are increasingly inclined to seek health information from sources beyond health care professionals. READ MORE

5. 4. Coping with malaria : Experiences of strategies for prevention and treatment in a village in Uganda

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

   Author : Linn Jansson Öhlén; [2020]
   Keywords : Malaria prevention; Treatment seeking; Mosquito net use; Rural Uganda; Political Ecology of Health; Human Agency; Healthcare System;

   Abstract : Few studies regarding treatment seeking behaviour related to Malaria have been conducted in Uganda, and most of the studies regarding use of mosquito nets that have been conducted are quantitative. There is thus a need for qualitative studies for a deeper understanding of the complex issue of coping with malaria in a resource limited setting. READ MORE

6. 5. Voices of Female Youths Living with HIV/AIDS on their Experiences regarding access and Utilisation of Contraceptives: A case of Kawempe Division Kampala City, Uganda.

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Brenda Nanyonga; [2018-07-17]
   Keywords : HIV AIDS; contraception; access to contraceptives; utilisation of contraceptives; experiences of FYLWHA.;

   Abstract : This study aimed at documenting experiences of FYLWHA regarding their access and utilisation of contraceptives with reference to Kawempe division of Kampala city-Uganda. Basically the study was guided by three objectives i.e. READ MORE