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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2002)
The Life and Health Status of Urban Elderly People in Beijing, China
Background Population ageing has becoming an important development issue that requires urgent action. Health, economic and social issues of ageing are ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Background: Tuberculosis is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in the world, especially in developing countries. Tuberculosis can transmit from person to person through the air. Thus, household contacts ...
(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 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Objective: The study was designed to estimate the incidence and factors of diabetic retinopathy among Bangladeshi type 2 diabetic subjects.
Methods: A random sample of 977 diabetic patients were recruited in 2008 from ...
(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 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
Objectives: To investigate the use of lactobacillus as a simple tool for the diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis (BV) using wet mounts in pregnant women and to assess the positive predictive value of absence of lactobacillus ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
Objective: The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of food insecurity and its associated socio-demographic characteristics in Oria village North-East Tanzania.
It also aimed at exploring the relationship ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
Objective: Even with an increasing immigrant population in Norway, there are still a limited number of studies among the group. Chronic musculoskeletal and psychiatric disorders frequently occur and there is a need to ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
Sudan TB Reference laboratory need more strengthening in issue of cultures and drug susceptibility testing . Drug-resistant TB is common among previously treated TB patients. Low Weight of the patients, number of previous ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2002)
Objective: The study was designed to estimate the prevalence of
type 2 diabetes among the urban slum population and to make
a valid comparison of differential prevalences along with its
risk factors. Further, the agreement ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2002)
Development of an effective vaccine against HIV has faced great challenges due to the great genetic diversity of the virus. However, in different geographical areas candidate vaccines based on the prevalent HIV-1 subtype(s) ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Settings: The study was carried out in 4 administrative territories of the North-western federal region of Russia Federation. Namely, in Arkhangelsk oblast, Murmansk oblast, Republic of Karelia, and Republic of Komi.
Study ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)
This is a study to explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of high school students in the Capital city and one province in the mountainous area in Lao PDR, the land of million elephants .
The first objective of ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)
Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) in 1985 and 1999 recommended the use of fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and 2-h post glucose load with a 75 gm oral glucose (OGTT) for identification of diabetic cases. The ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)
Background. Malnutrition is a global health problem. Madagascar has had an increase in the percentage of malnourished children since the beginning of 1980. Forty-nine percent of children less than 5 years of age are stunted. ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)
Background: China is undergoing a rapid nutrition transition. While malnutrition is still a problem in rural and low-income urban groups, adolescent obesity is becoming a major nutrition problem in urban areas and is needing ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2003)
Adolescents, like everybody else have a right to health including sexual health. Their sexuality ishowever clouded by problems that increase their vulnerability to HIV infection. Several factors
contribute to this. This ...
(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 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
ABSTRACT
Socio-cultural perceptions and practices of dietary choices with focus on fat intake in middle aged Pakistani women in Oslo – a qualitative study
Introduction: The nutritional transition has resulted globally in ...
(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 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
ABSTRACT
Background: The HIV/AIDS scourge continues to take its toll all over the world. All countries of the world are affected. Regions of the world that were previously thought to have the lowest prevalence’s are now ...
(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: ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
The aim of the thesis was to asses whether global strategies to introduce new vaccines result in new practices at country level and to find out whether implementation of the new vaccine requires changes in the existing ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
ABSTRACT
Background: Globally, an estimated 11.8 million young people aged 15-24 are living with HIV/AIDS. Moreover, about half of the 6000 new infections each day occur among youth fs. Within Sub- Saharan Africa over ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
Background and Objectives: delay in the diagnosis and treatment of new smear-positive tuberculosis may complicate the course of disease, increase the risk of tuberculosis transmission in local domestics and community, and ...
(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 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2004)
The HIV/AIDS pandemic, fuelled by a number of broader political cultural and social factors, affects lives of millions of people and cripples the economy of countries. According to UNAIDS/WHO AIDS Epidemic Update Report ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2005)
Objectives:
To determine the prevalence and incidence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus type-1(HIV-1) infections and to describe change in the prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI’s) and related risk sexual ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
Background
Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in Nepal and most often they are diagnosed as stage 2 or more. Despite having country’s cancer referral hospital B.P Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital (BPKMCH), the biggest ...
(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 ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2008)
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in the Horn of Africa, with Ethiopia being the most affected where TB is increasing at a rate of 2.6% each year. The main contributing factor for this rise is ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2007)
ABSTRACT OF THESIS
ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUG ACCESSIBILITY TO HIV/AIDS PATIENTS IN BAMAKO, MALI (West Africa)
Background
The republic of Mali is a landlocked country located in West Africa. The national HIV infection prevalence ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2006)
Background: Pneumonia is a major cause of under-five morbidity and mortality in Sudan. Pneumonia standard case management has been followed in Sudan through the National ARI Programme. No studies have thus far looked at ...
(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2009)
This is a study about young homeless mothers and their perspective of health and experiences with access to and utilization of health care. The study was conducted in Durban, South Africa with a group of eleven young ...