Essays about: "health service utilisation"

Found 5 essays containing the words health service utilisation.

  1. 1. Factors associated with male youth’s utilization of youth clinics –A cross-sectional study in southern Sweden

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Stella Hedlund; [2023]
    Keywords : sexual and reproductive health; mental health; male youth; youth friendly services; health-seeking behaviour; utilization; Sweden; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Background: Sweden has a long-standing tradition of youth-friendly services focusing on sexual, reproductive and mental health. Currently, they are mainly targeting and being used by girls and young women. READ MORE

  2. 2. Maternal Health and the Three Delays Model in rural Guatemala - Examining Factors Affecting Maternal Health-Seeking Behaviours and Health Service Utilisation in Quiché

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management; Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi

    Author : Hugo Dürr; [2019]
    Keywords : health; healthcare system; health seeking-behaviours; health service utilisation; Three Delays Model; rural; Guatemala; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Objectives. Guatemala exhibits disastrous maternal and child health outcomes, with the rural, indigenous populations disproportionately impacted by high maternal mortality, chronic malnutrition, and low skilled birth attendance. READ MORE

  3. 3. Voicing Aspirations to be Heard

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

    Author : Isobel Spaven-Donn; [2019]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Quality of maternal healthcare is one of the many pervasive public health challenges facing India. Maternal healthcare is defined as a fundamental human right and a crucial development issue by the UN, with direct links to the progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially reducing poverty (SDG1), ensuring healthy lives (SDG3) and achieving gender equality (SDG5). READ MORE

  4. 4. Adoption of effective improved cookstoves in sub-Sahara Africa: case study in the Arua District

    University essay from KTH/Energi och klimatstudier, ECS

    Author : Alwin Bubendorfer; [2012]
    Keywords : Effective improved cookstoves; sustainable development; 3-Step approach; improved project methodology; holistic approach; artisan structure; climate change mitigation and adaptation; biodiversity conservation; ecosystem service protection;

    Abstract : In rural areas of least developed countries, the preparation of meals remains the predominant energy consuming activity. Cooking is mostly performed with firewood – using the ancient “technology” of the 3-stone fire. READ MORE

  5. 5. Mothers' Satisfaction with Health Care Services and Health Care Seeking for Children Under-Five: a Case Study in Okwampa in Ghana

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Abigail Nketiah; [2011]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study was to understand the influence of mothers’ satisfaction with health care on health seeking behaviour for children under-five. With a qualitative approach, this study used focus group discussions and one-on-one interviews to collect data from thirty seven (37) respondents but the focus was on twenty (27) mothers with children under-five in Okwampa, a small rural community in Ghana. READ MORE