Sökning: "iran women"

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  1. 1. Social support, coping, and self-esteem in relation to psychosocial factors : A study of health issues and birth weight in young mothers in Tehran, Iran

    Författare :Mozhdeh Nasseh Lotf Abadi; Mehdi Ghazinour; Lennart Nygren; Jörg Richter; Martin Eisemann; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Pregnant women; Coping; Social support; Mental health; Stress; Self-esteem; Socio-demographic; Iran;

    Sammanfattning : Introduction: Generally, pregnancy is considered to be a positive period in life in Iranian culture. For the parents, it is important to have a healthy pregnancy and, as a result, a healthy child. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Diasporic Narratives of Sexuality : Identity Formation among Iranian- Swedish Women

    Författare :Fataneh Farahani; Lena Gerholm; Beverley Skeggs; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; women’s sexuality; discursive analysis; gender; Islam; Iran; Sweden; veil; virginity; migration; diaspora; agency; hybrid identity; cultural routes; Orientalism; narrative; Ethnology; Etnologi; Ethnology; etnologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis deals with the sexuality of Iranian women living in Sweden. Considering sexuality as gendered and socio-culturally constructed, I examine the impact of Iranian Islamic discourses, contemporary socialization and migration on women’s narrations of sexuality. LÄS MER

  3. 3. Identity Construction : The Case of Young Women in Rasht

    Författare :Padideh Pakpour; Carina Jahani; Nigel Musk; Sally Boyd; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Iran; Rasht; intersectionality; sociolinguistics; identity; membership categorisation analysis; social categories; language norms; Iranska språk; Iranian Languages;

    Sammanfattning : This study took place in the city of Rasht, which is the capital of Gilan Province, situated in North-Western Iran. The aim has been to investigate how a group of young Rashti women constitute their identities through their talk-in-interaction, and how they relate to the concept of Rashti, be it the dialect, people living in a geographical area, or a notion of collective characteristics. LÄS MER

  4. 4. Diet and Metabolic Risk Factors in Immigrant Women from the Middle East and Swedish-Born Women : A Cross-Sectional Study of Women from Iran, Turkey and Sweden

    Författare :Achraf Daryani; Bengt Vessby; Brita karlström; Per Wändell; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Caring sciences; cardiovascular factors; metabolic risk factors; immigrants; Iranian; Turkish; Swedish; Middle East; dietary intake; underreporting; dietary fat; fat sources; antioxidant intake; oxidative stress; inflammation; C-reactive protein; isoprostanes; Vårdvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The increasing number of immigrants in Sweden during the past decades has brought the health of different ethnic groups into focus. Many groups of immigrants in Sweden have a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and coronary heart disease (CHD) than a Swedish reference group. LÄS MER

  5. 5. Beyond ‘Cesarean Overuse’ : Hospital-Based Audits of Obstetric Care and Maternal Near Miss in Tehran, Iran

    Författare :Soheila Mohammadi; Birgitta Essén; Isis Amer Wåhlin; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caesarean section; maternal near miss; clinical audit; care quality; care experience; Afghan migrants; Iran; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Sammanfattning : With one in two women delivering surgically, Iran has one of the highest rates of cesarean section (CS) worldwide. CS overuse in low-risk pregnancies potentially exposes women to Maternal Near-Miss (MNM) morbidity with minimal health benefits. This thesis studied obstetric care quality and MNM at hospitals with high rates of CS in Tehran, Iran. LÄS MER