Sökning: "swedish women immigration"

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  1. 16. Clinical encounters with different illness realities : qualitative studies of illness and restructuring of illness meaning among two cultural groups of female patients in a multicultural area of Stockholm

    Författare :Sofie Bäärnhielm; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Transcultural psychiatry; somatization; illness meaning; immigration; sense of coherence;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Mental health care in Sweden encounters a multicultural population. Meaning given to illness may differ between patient, family and caregiver and this affects the clinical encounter and outcome of treatment. LÄS MER

  3. 17. Female genital mutilation : studies on primary and repeat female genital cutting

    Författare :Vanja Berggren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Female genital mutilation; female genital cutting; reinfibulation; vulva; sexuality; midwife; immigration; migration; Sudan; Sweden; Somalia; Eritrea;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Worldwide at least 130 million now living women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM), also called female genital cutting (FGC). Reinfibulation (RI) is a secondary form, mainly performed after delivery. LÄS MER

  4. 18. Elderly Iranians in Sweden : the impact of migration on risk factors for cardiovascular disease

    Författare :Afsaneh Koochek; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Acculturation; aged; cardiovascular disease; diet survey; emigration and immigration; ethnicity; health-related quality of life; Iran; lifestyle; nutrition; obesity; risk factors; Sweden.;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: To analyze determinants of and differences in risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) among elderly Iranians in Sweden, elderly Swedes, and elderly Iranians in Iran. Method: A total of 1212 men and women aged 60 84 were studied. Study I included 167 Iranianborn and 235 Swedish-born residing in Stockholm, Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 19. Traditionens estetik : Spelet mellan inhemsk och internationell hemslöjd

    Författare :Charlotte Hyltén-Cavallius; Birgitta Svensson; Cecilia Fredriksson; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; materiality; handicraft-aesthetics; tradition; actor; quality; network; bureaucratic logic; craft; cognitive practice; authenticity; social movement; Daughters of the American Revolution; Ethnology; Etnologi; Etnologi; Ethnology; Ethnology;

    Sammanfattning : The aim of this dissertation is to show how a handicraft-aesthetics are shaped and reshaped, with a particular focus on the interplay between domestic and international handicraft. This is studied in a number of forums, and the negotiations often revolve around what it is that characterises good craft. LÄS MER

  7. 20. Cancer and migration : epidemiological studies on relationship between country of birth, socio-economic position and cancer

    Författare :Omid Beiki; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Country of birth; immigrants; breast neoplasm; uterine cervical neoplasm; endometrial neoplasm; ovarian neoplasm; prostatic neoplasm; testicular neoplasm; socio-economic position; incidence; survival; Sweden;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Migrant studies offer a unique opportunity to analyze variation in disease occurrence due to background factors. The role of environmental and lifestyle exposures are of particular interest in cancer research, and migrant studies can be considered as "natural experiments" in epidemiological research. LÄS MER