Essays about: "health-seeking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word health-seeking.

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. 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

4. 3. Adressing the first delay in maternal and newborn health : A case study on the Mayuge District in Uganda

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

   Author : Sebastian Dahlström; [2022]
   Keywords : Global Health; Geography; Maternal and newborn health; Mayuge district; Uganda; 3-delays model; health-seeking; stigma; social identity; culture; traditional aspects;

   Abstract : Global maternal and newborn mortality have made much progress in recent years. Forexample, newborn deaths have almost halved since the 1990s, and the global maternalmortality rate (MMR) has been reduced by nearly 38 percent during the same period.Maternal and newborn deaths are still unacceptably high, and an estimated 2. READ MORE

5. 4. 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

6. 5. 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