Jerker Liljestrand
Biographic Data
| ID | 1445413 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jerker Liljestrand |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jerker |
| FAMILY NAME | Liljestrand |
| SIGNATURE | LILJESTRAND J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Lund University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 115 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Level of confidence in and endorsement of the health system among internet users in 12 low-income and middle-income countries
Confidence and endorsement of the health system were low across 12 LMICs. This may hinder efforts to gain support for universal health coverage. Positive patient experience was strongly associated with confidence in and endorsement of the health system
High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era
and respecting all workers to deliver the best care possible. Fourth, governments and civil society should ignite demand for quality in the population to empower people to hold systems accountable and actively seek high-quality care. Additional targeted actions in areas such as health financing, management, district-level learning, and others can complement these efforts. What works in one setting might not work elsewhere, and improvement efforts…
Socio-economic improvements and health system strengthening of maternity care are contributing to maternal mortality reduction in Cambodia
Maternal mortality has been falling significantly in Cambodia since 2005 though it had been stagnant for at least 15 years before that. This paper analyzes the evolution of some major societal and health system factors based on recent national and international reports. The maternal mortality ratio fell from 472 per 100,000 live births in 2000–2005 to 206 in 2006–2010. Background factors have included peace and stability, economic growth and pove…
Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting
We sought to evaluate the experiences and knowledge of health care providers in Sweden regarding female genital cutting (FGC) as a health issue. Questionnaires (n = 2,707) were sent to providers in four major cities in Sweden and evaluated by means of descriptive statistics. Twenty-eight percent (n = 769/2,707) responded, of whom 60% had seen such patients. Seven providers, including 2 pediatricians, were suspicious of patients with signs of rece…
Confidentiality for Adolescents Seeking Reproductive Health Care in Lithuania
Confidentiality is a major determinant of the accessibility and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents. Previous research has revealed that Lithuanian adolescents lack confidence in guarantees of confidentiality in primary health care settings. This study aimed to assess the factors that affect general practitioners' decisions whether to respect confidentiality for Lithuanian adolescents under the age of 18. Twenty i…
Characteristics of antenatal care attenders in a rural population in Tamil Nadu, South India
The objectives of the study were to identify factors associated with utilisation of antenatal care facilities in a rural population in South India. A community-based, cross-sectional questionnaire study of 30 randomly selected areas was used. A total of 1254 women (95%) had at least one antenatal care visit. The median number of visits was four. High utilisation of antenatal care facilities was associated with low parity and adverse obstetrical h…
Candies in hell
Fertility and infant mortality trends in Nicaragua 1964-1993. The role of women's education
OBJECTIVES: To assess trends in fertility and infant mortality rates (IMR) in León, Nicaragua, and to examine the effect of women's education on these trends during 1964-1993, a period of rapid social change. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey, based on random cluster sampling. A retrospective questionnaire on reproductive events was used. SETTING: The municipality of León, which is the second largest city in Nicaragua, with a total population of 195…
Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua
OBJECTIVES: This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in León, Nicaragua. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n = 360). Spousal violence was significantly positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and hist…
The background of adolescent pregnancies in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan network of women against violence
Public awareness in Nicaragua regarding domestic violence has undergone a profound transformation in the last few years. Once viewed as a private problem affecting few women, it is now considered a major social problem. This is largely due to the work of a broad-based movement spearheaded by the National Network of Women Against Violence, which includes over 150 women's groups and hundreds of individual women all over the country. This Network co…
Candies in hell
Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua
OBJECTIVES: This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in León, Nicaragua. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n = 360). Spousal violence was significantly positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and hist…
The Nicaraguan network of women against violence
Public awareness in Nicaragua regarding domestic violence has undergone a profound transformation in the last few years. Once viewed as a private problem affecting few women, it is now considered a major social problem. This is largely due to the work of a broad-based movement spearheaded by the National Network of Women Against Violence, which includes over 150 women's groups and hundreds of individual women all over the country. This Network co…
Socio-economic improvements and health system strengthening of maternity care are contributing to maternal mortality reduction in Cambodia
Maternal mortality has been falling significantly in Cambodia since 2005 though it had been stagnant for at least 15 years before that. This paper analyzes the evolution of some major societal and health system factors based on recent national and international reports. The maternal mortality ratio fell from 472 per 100,000 live births in 2000–2005 to 206 in 2006–2010. Background factors have included peace and stability, economic growth and pove…
The background of adolescent pregnancies in Nicaragua
Characteristics of antenatal care attenders in a rural population in Tamil Nadu, South India
The objectives of the study were to identify factors associated with utilisation of antenatal care facilities in a rural population in South India. A community-based, cross-sectional questionnaire study of 30 randomly selected areas was used. A total of 1254 women (95%) had at least one antenatal care visit. The median number of visits was four. High utilisation of antenatal care facilities was associated with low parity and adverse obstetrical h…
Fertility and infant mortality trends in Nicaragua 1964-1993. The role of women's education
OBJECTIVES: To assess trends in fertility and infant mortality rates (IMR) in León, Nicaragua, and to examine the effect of women's education on these trends during 1964-1993, a period of rapid social change. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey, based on random cluster sampling. A retrospective questionnaire on reproductive events was used. SETTING: The municipality of León, which is the second largest city in Nicaragua, with a total population of 195…
The background of adolescent pregnancies in Nicaragua
The Nicaraguan network of women against violence
Public awareness in Nicaragua regarding domestic violence has undergone a profound transformation in the last few years. Once viewed as a private problem affecting few women, it is now considered a major social problem. This is largely due to the work of a broad-based movement spearheaded by the National Network of Women Against Violence, which includes over 150 women's groups and hundreds of individual women all over the country. This Network co…
Fertility and infant mortality trends in Nicaragua 1964-1993. The role of women's education
OBJECTIVES: To assess trends in fertility and infant mortality rates (IMR) in León, Nicaragua, and to examine the effect of women's education on these trends during 1964-1993, a period of rapid social change. DESIGN: Cross sectional survey, based on random cluster sampling. A retrospective questionnaire on reproductive events was used. SETTING: The municipality of León, which is the second largest city in Nicaragua, with a total population of 195…
Wife abuse among women of childbearing age in Nicaragua
OBJECTIVES: This study measured the prevalence, frequency, and severity of physical wife abuse and its risk factors in León, Nicaragua. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was conducted with a representative sample of 488 women 15 to 49 years of age. RESULTS: The lifetime prevalence of spousal violence was 52% among ever-married women (n = 360). Spousal violence was significantly positively associated with poverty, parity, urban residence, and hist…
Candies in hell
Characteristics of antenatal care attenders in a rural population in Tamil Nadu, South India
The objectives of the study were to identify factors associated with utilisation of antenatal care facilities in a rural population in South India. A community-based, cross-sectional questionnaire study of 30 randomly selected areas was used. A total of 1254 women (95%) had at least one antenatal care visit. The median number of visits was four. High utilisation of antenatal care facilities was associated with low parity and adverse obstetrical h…
Swedish Health Care Providers’ Experience and Knowledge of Female Genital Cutting
We sought to evaluate the experiences and knowledge of health care providers in Sweden regarding female genital cutting (FGC) as a health issue. Questionnaires (n = 2,707) were sent to providers in four major cities in Sweden and evaluated by means of descriptive statistics. Twenty-eight percent (n = 769/2,707) responded, of whom 60% had seen such patients. Seven providers, including 2 pediatricians, were suspicious of patients with signs of rece…
Confidentiality for Adolescents Seeking Reproductive Health Care in Lithuania
Confidentiality is a major determinant of the accessibility and acceptability of sexual and reproductive health care for adolescents. Previous research has revealed that Lithuanian adolescents lack confidence in guarantees of confidentiality in primary health care settings. This study aimed to assess the factors that affect general practitioners' decisions whether to respect confidentiality for Lithuanian adolescents under the age of 18. Twenty i…
Socio-economic improvements and health system strengthening of maternity care are contributing to maternal mortality reduction in Cambodia
Maternal mortality has been falling significantly in Cambodia since 2005 though it had been stagnant for at least 15 years before that. This paper analyzes the evolution of some major societal and health system factors based on recent national and international reports. The maternal mortality ratio fell from 472 per 100,000 live births in 2000–2005 to 206 in 2006–2010. Background factors have included peace and stability, economic growth and pove…
High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era
and respecting all workers to deliver the best care possible. Fourth, governments and civil society should ignite demand for quality in the population to empower people to hold systems accountable and actively seek high-quality care. Additional targeted actions in areas such as health financing, management, district-level learning, and others can complement these efforts. What works in one setting might not work elsewhere, and improvement efforts…
Level of confidence in and endorsement of the health system among internet users in 12 low-income and middle-income countries
Confidence and endorsement of the health system were low across 12 LMICs. This may hinder efforts to gain support for universal health coverage. Positive patient experience was strongly associated with confidence in and endorsement of the health system
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Political science (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Domestic violence (3 works) · Healthcare Systems and Reforms (3 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (3 works)