Christian Unge
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 7989867 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Christian Unge |
| PRENOMES | Christian |
| SOBRENOME | Unge |
| ASSINATURA | UNGE C |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Karolinska Institutet |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 3 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 0 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2008 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2011 |
| ÍNDICE H | 0 |
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…
Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choose not to be treated despite signs of AIDS. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients, 9 men and 17 women. Six main reasons emerged for not accepting ART: a) fear of taking medication on an empty stomach due to lack of food; b) fear tha…
Are donor allocations for humanitarian health assistance based on needs assessment data
Donors have agreed to fund humanitarian assistance according to needs. We studied if project applications to a major donor, and the subsequent funding decisions for humanitarian health projects contained needs assessment data. In 2003, a total of 258 million SEK (37 million USD) was allocated by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to 38 humanitarian health projects. Only 14 applications (37%) had data on the size of the ta…
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Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choose not to be treated despite signs of AIDS. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients, 9 men and 17 women. Six main reasons emerged for not accepting ART: a) fear of taking medication on an empty stomach due to lack of food; b) fear tha…
Are donor allocations for humanitarian health assistance based on needs assessment data
Donors have agreed to fund humanitarian assistance according to needs. We studied if project applications to a major donor, and the subsequent funding decisions for humanitarian health projects contained needs assessment data. In 2003, a total of 258 million SEK (37 million USD) was allocated by Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) to 38 humanitarian health projects. Only 14 applications (37%) had data on the size of the ta…
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…
Medicine (3 obras) · Business (2 obras) · Environmental health (2 obras) · Family medicine (2 obras) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (2 obras) · Political science (2 obras) · Population (2 obras) · Psychology (2 obras) · Sociology (2 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (1 obras)