Sökning: "Women s Empowerment"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 10 avhandlingar innehållade orden Women s Empowerment.

1. 6. Chilean women in midlife : aspects on health, sexuality, migration and gender roles : implications for midwifery

   Författare :Lorena Binfa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Chilean women; health; midlife; sexuality; gender roles; midwifery;

   Sammanfattning : Aims: To explore effects of biological and psychosocial factors on climacteric symptoms in Chilean midlife women (I), - to assess the impact of menopause and sociodemographic variables on quality of life (QoL) (II) - to learn about Chilean women s reflection about womanhood, and sexuality during midlife and the possible influence of migration whether they lived in Sweden or in Chile (III) - to explore how Chilean immigrant women living in Sweden perceived and related their life situations and health status during midlife to their migration experiences (IV) and to find out what Chilean midwives and midifery students regard being Chilean women´s health care needs in midlife (V). Material and Methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect the data. LÄS MER

3. 7. Caring and uncaring encounters in nursing and health care : Developing a theory

   Författare :Sigiridur Halldorsdottir; Marit Kirkevold; Linköpings universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Nursing Theory; Nursing Care - psychological aspects; Patient Satifaction; Nurse-Patient Relations; Nursing Methodology Research Phenomenology; MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim of the present thesis was to develop a theory on caring and uncaring encounters within nursing and health care from the patient's perspective.Results of an analysis of two phenomenological studies (paper I), as well as research findings from five other phenomenological studies (papers II-VI), were used to develop the theory. LÄS MER

4. 8. Domestic violence during pregnancy in Uganda : the social biomedical consequences and the relationship with induced abortion

   Författare :Dan K Kaye; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Adolescents; Coping strategies; Domestic violence; Decision-making; Hospitalization; Induced abortion; Low birth weight; Obstetric complications; Pregnancy; Risk factors; Social construction; Social context; Uganda.;

   Sammanfattning : Objectives: The specific objectives were to 1) determine the prevalence and predictors of domestic violence during pregnancy; 2) explore community perceptions of factors associated with domestic violence in Wakiso district of Uganda; 3) explore pregnant adolescents experiences and coping strategies regarding violence; 4) investigate the association between domestic violence, pregnancy intention and induced abortion; and 5) investigate whether domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with obstetric complications (leading to antepartum hospitalization) or low birth weight (LBW) delivery. Methods: Paper I was a cross-sectional study among 379 women attending antenatal clinic in Mulago hospital, Kampala, Uganda, from January to May 2000, to assess risk factors, nature and severity of domestic violence during pregnancy. LÄS MER

5. 9. The Woke Franchise : Representing and Co-opting Resistance in Young Adult, Superhero, and Speculative Fiction

   Författare :Amélie Hurkens; David Watson; Ashleigh Harris; Paul Crosthwaite; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; identity politics; the publishing industry; popular literary culture; woke capitalism; neoliberalism; racial capitalism; the franchise; blockbusters; awards; YA fiction; superhero fiction; comic books; speculative fiction; science fiction and fantasy; English; Engelska;

   Sammanfattning : In the last decade, U.S. popular literary culture has been under increasing pressure to include more racially and other marginalized groups. LÄS MER

7. 10. Heterogeneous hybrids : Information Technology in Texts and Practices

   Författare :Pirjo Elovaara; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Information Technology; Feminist Technoscientific Studies; Actor-Network Theory; Librarians;

   Sammanfattning : How could one understand and interpret the phenomenon of information technology, is the overall research question of this licentiate dissertation. The point of departure is the way some official texts in Sweden define the concept of information technology. It is possible to identify two dominating discourses; the technical and the social. LÄS MER