Björn Södergård
Biographic Data
| ID | 7561322 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Björn Södergård |
| GIVEN NAMES | Björn |
| FAMILY NAME | Södergård |
| SIGNATURE | SÖDERGÅRD B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Karolinska Institutet |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7841-3396 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Being perceived as ‘a real woman’ or following one's own convictions
Despite potentially playing a key role in improving maternal and child health, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, health facility delivery rates remain low in Kenya. Understanding how place of childbirth is determined is therefore important when developing interventions to improve safe motherhood and childbirth outcomes. As part of a qualitative study, we conducted 25 in-depth interviews with mothers (13) and…
The influence of traditional medicine and religion on discontinuation of ART in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the influence of traditional medicine and religion on discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in one of Africa's largest informal urban settlement, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS: Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 patients discontinuing the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) ART program in Kibera due to issues related to traditional medicin…
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The influence of traditional medicine and religion on discontinuation of ART in an urban informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to explore the influence of traditional medicine and religion on discontinuation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in one of Africa's largest informal urban settlement, Kibera, in Nairobi, Kenya. METHODS: Semi-structured face-to-face interviews were conducted with 20 patients discontinuing the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) ART program in Kibera due to issues related to traditional medicin…
Being perceived as ‘a real woman’ or following one's own convictions
Despite potentially playing a key role in improving maternal and child health, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV, health facility delivery rates remain low in Kenya. Understanding how place of childbirth is determined is therefore important when developing interventions to improve safe motherhood and childbirth outcomes. As part of a qualitative study, we conducted 25 in-depth interviews with mothers (13) and…
Medicine (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Alternative medicine (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Business (1 works) · Childbirth (1 works) · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies (1 works) · Discontinuation (1 works) · Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (1 works) · Family medicine (1 works)