Public Health & Primary Care (Theses and Dissertations): Recent submissions
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The distribution and determinants of home-based social care utilisation in older people : Irish and comparative perspectives
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2012)The demand for home-based long-term care Is expected to grow as our population ages. This thesis aimed to address current knowledge deficits related to the distribution and determinants of home-based social care utilisation ... -
Modelling the cost-effectiveness of cancer prevention : reframing models to better match policy questions
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Centre of Health Policy and Management, 2013)This thesis comprises six papers concerning methodological issues in cost- effectiveness analysis (CEA) of healthcare interventions. The unifying theme to these studies is the reframing of CEAs to better correspond to the ... -
The development of appropriate and consistent information for policy-making in post-conflict settings : lessons from the use of a household survey in Bosnia and Herzegovina
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2012)This study looks at the challenges in developing a national health information system (HIS) that is ‘fit for purpose’ to support policy-making in poorly resourced and postconflict settings. It examines how, and to what ... -
The role of vitamin D and UVB on the risk and survival of oesophageal and gastric cancer
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2018)The Role of Vitamin D and UVB on the Risk and Survival of Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer By Fiona O?Sullivan Background: Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin which has many sources. Currently, there are numerous ways in ... -
Understanding lived experiences and contextual realities of Ebola outbreaks: A case studies approach in Western Uganda
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Medicine. Discipline of Public Health & Primary Care, 2018)Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) is caused by a highly infectious and fatal filovirus of zoonotic origin among human and primate populations on the African continent. EVD is classified as a potential ?public health emergency of ... -
Understanding volunteer community health worker motivation : a longitudinal cohort study in Sierra Leone
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2014)Governments and non-profit organisations are once again turning to alternative cadres of health workers in an effort to accelerate health targets and address the severe global shortage of human resources for health. In low ... -
The natural history of injecting drug use in a Dublin community (1985-1995)
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2000)The number of drug users within Ireland and the European Union is increasing. It is estimated that there are about 14 thousand drug users in Ireland and a total of between 1.5 and 2 million within the European Union. Drug ... -
Child health and survival in urban slums in Malawi : healthcare seeking practices and relative significance of health system factors in influencing care seeking decisions among care givers of under-five children
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2014)Despite significant improvements in child health indicators over the past few decades globally and in Malawi, various challenges remain. Globally, cost effective interventions to promote child health exist but coverage for ... -
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and HIV in the Irish prisoner population : an overview of prevalence rates and risk factors
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2002)Introduction: This thesis reports the estimated prevalence of antibodies to hepatitis B core antigen, hepatitis C virus and HIV in two distinct prison populations. -- Objective: This thesis provides a synthesised analysis ... -
The effect of HIV / AIDS on households' access to, perceptions and determinants of willingness to pay for water, sanitation and hygiene in Uganda
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2014)Improved water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) is of critical importance in reducing WASH-related diseases among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA). The frequency of diarrhoea and skin infections among PLWHA is closely ... -
Peer support in type 2 diabetes : a radomised controlled trial in primary care
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2010)Type 2 diabetes has now reached epidemic proportions in many countries. Self management programmes for type 2 diabetes have recently moved away from the traditional didactic interventions to patient empowerment and peer-led ... -
Alcohol intervention programme in a sporting setting : a cluster randomised trial to evaluate a setting-based alcohol intervention programme in the GAA
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2010)The link between alcohol and sport is pervasive in many countries, including Ireland, but there is a dearth of information on alcohol use among amateur sporting organisations in Ireland and internationally. A cluster ... -
Development of an adjusted scan statistic for the efficient detection of road collision 'hot spots' along the road network in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2012)Road traffic collisions impose a major burden on society, thus there is a real incentive for inter-sectoral collaboration when decisions and policies are being formulated. This research is set in the context of the latest ... -
Psychosocial determinants of glycaemic control in people with type two diabetes
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2006)Whilst the number of people diagnosed with type 2 diabetes continues to rise to epidemic proportions, there has been a more moderate rise in the acknowledgement of the psychosocial factors that play a role in the treatment ... -
Changing illness perceptions in poorly controlled Type 2 diabetes : a randomised controlled trial of a psychological, family-based intervention
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2009)Poor glycaemic (blood sugar) control in type 2 diabetes is associated with the development of microvascular and macrovascular complications, which have serious health and quality of life implications for patients themselves, ... -
Methodological considerations in the development of small area deprivation indices
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2007)Health inequalities exist such that people with lower incomes and poorer social conditions experience poorer health. When individual level characteristics are aggregated to an area level, the socioeconomic status or ... -
Improving equity in resource allocation in the Irish health service
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Public Health and Primary Care, 2004)Health systems worldwide are moving towards making their systems more transparent and more equitable, often due to pressure from consumers. Reforms to resource allocation systems are one attempt to do this. The nature of ...
