Sökning: "medical anthropology"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 31 avhandlingar innehållade orden medical anthropology.

  1. 11. Medicine for Uncertain Futures : A Nigerian City in the Wake of a Crisis

    Författare :Ulrika Andersson Trovalla; Jan Ovesen; Sten Hagberg; Rachel Spronk; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Cultural anthropology; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Sammanfattning : The Nigerian city of Jos used to be seen as a peaceful place, but in 2001 it was struck by clashes that arose from what was largely understood as issues of ethnic and religious belonging. The event, which would become known as ‘the crisis’, was experienced as a rupture and a loss of what the city had once been, and as the starting point of a spiral of violence that has continued up to today. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Cultural Discord in a Medical Context: A Challenge for Physicians

    Författare :Caroline Wachtler; Allmänmedicin och samhällsmedicin; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ethnology; medical training; Allmän medicinsk utövning; medicinsk utbildning; Cultural anthropology; General practice; Folkhälsa; epidemiologi; epidemiology; Public health; Equity in health; Communication; Medical education; Kulturantropologi; etnologi; Social medicine; Socialmedicin; samhällsmedicin; Cultural difference;

    Sammanfattning : Physician and patient do not meet as equals in the consultation. It is the responsibility of the physician to actively work for better communication in order to provide equitable health care for all individuals. LÄS MER

  4. 13. The shifting conditions of support groups in transition : an ethnography of respiratory disease in Northern England

    Författare :Fredrik Nyman; Andrew Russell; Marijn Nieuwenhuis; Sahra Gibbon; Durham University; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; United Kingdom; biosocial medical anthropology; biosociality; breathlessness; patient advocacy; community medicine;

    Sammanfattning : Breathlessness is a condition we all know something about, as it is normal to get out of breath when physically overexerted. However, breathlessness may also be an abnormal manifestation commonly understood, assessed, and defined as the first vital symptom of respiratory disease-such as in asthma, bronchiectasis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or pulmonary fibrosis. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Bodily Practices and Medical Identities in Southern Thailand

    Författare :Claudia Merli; Ing-Britt Trankell; Jan Ovesen; Rosalind C. Morris; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Cultural anthropology; biopolitics; minorities; Muslims; Southern Thailand; childbirth; medical practices; circumcision; embodiment; Kulturantropologi; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology;

    Sammanfattning : This study explores contemporary practices concerning women’s and children’s bodies, with a special focus on postpartum practices, the treatment of the afterbirth and its cosmological dimensions, and male and female circumcision. At the intersection between traditional midwifery and modern medicine, Muslim women cross the boundaries between different cosmologies and medical systems. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Biobanks and informed consent : An anthropological contribution to medical ethics

    Författare :Klaus Hoeyer; Paul Martin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical ethics; empirical ethics; social anthropology; policy; informed consent; stored human tissue; etik; Ethics;

    Sammanfattning : Background: 1985 saw the beginnings of a population-based biobank in Västerbotten County, Sweden. In 1999, a start-up genomics company, UmanGenomics, obtained ‘all commercial rights’ to the biobank. The company introduced an ethics policy, which was well received in prestigious journals, focusing on public oversight and informed consent. LÄS MER