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Pneumonia perceptions and management : a focused ethnographic study in rural area of Lalitpur, Nepal (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)Childhood pneumonia is one of the main reasons for childhood mortality in Nepal. In this study, local beliefs, perceptions and illness management in childhood pneumonia are explored. A focused ethnographic study was carried ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Background: Evidence-based obstetric care is widely advocated for in developing countries. However, the success of its implementation is not well documented. Selected normal childbirth practices in the main referral hospital ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)Abstract This short follow-up study was part of a larger prospective cohort of clients followed up for 18 months in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission program in Lilongwe-Malawi. It was set out to investigate ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)This short follow-up study was part of a larger prospective cohort of clients followed up for 18 months in a prevention of mother-to-child transmission program in Lilongwe-Malawi. It was set out to investigate why women ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)Background: Information on prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) in Ethiopian prisons is non-existent, despite its highly endemic nature. So, the aim of this study was to determine prevalence and associated risk factors for ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)Background: Antibiotic resistance has become a worldwide problem. Recently, there has been a global increase in infections caused by microorganisms resistant to multiple antibiotics. This has led to increases in morbidity ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)ABSTRACT The prevalence of and risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy among type 2 diabetic outpatients in Bangladesh Author: Kjersti Mørkrid Supervisors: Akhtar Hussain, Liaquat Ali Aims/hypothesis: The purpose ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)Aims/hypothesis: The purpose of the study was to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN), and additionally, evaluate the sensory and musculoskeletal lower-leg function, in type 2 ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)Tuberculosis (TB) is still a big and growing health problem in most developing countries. In Vietnam, the intensity of spread of tubercle bacilli seems to increase with a higher number of TB patients detected year by year ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)Health Care Workers (HCWs) exposure to blood and body fluids is frequent during health care practice, through various procedures (surgical procedures, injections, disposal of used sharps, cleaning etc) and in the different ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)Rationale Mother to child transmission of HIV is the predominant manner in which children acquire HIV. UNAIDS estimates 1800 HIV infected infants continue to be born every day in the developing world. In the absence of any ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2002)Malaria is one of the most challenging problems in the tropical parts of the world, causing about 1.5 to 2.7 million deaths annually. Ninety percent of these deaths occur in Sub-Saharan Africa and 5% of children die from ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Rationale for the study: The Maternal Mortality Ratio was estimated to 690 /100 000 in 2005. This lies above the average for the other countries with comparable income. (8) To reduce the MMR it is vital to increase the ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2001)Background: Most refugees live in low-income countries. More than one hundred thousand Bhutanese refugees have been living in Nepal for several years. The association of torture and psychiatric morbidity with disability ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)Background. The prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in the general population is alarming. Studies on musculoskeletal pain in clinical settings and in the community show that there exists a relationship between widespread ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)This thesis presents the results of a qualitative study into the experience of an economic intervention for landmine victims with chronic pain syndrome in rural Cambodia. The study aims to find changes in chronic pain after ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Background: HIV/AIDS has the potential to become a leading cause of death in Nepal. The around 30,000 street youth here are especially vulnerable to HIV as they share characteristics with and closely interact with higher ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)Mental health has become an increasingly important concern in our society with more and more psychological disorders affecting the younger population. Moreover, the prevalence and seriousness of psychological disorder ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)Abstract Directed to address program process evaluation agenda; broadly, this study describes the intervention process for Kahe community health development Project (K-CHDP), through gathered information crucial for ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)Objectives: To describe the quality of life of women participating in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) program and how it has influenced their coping towards risky sexual behaviors. Methods: ...