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Visar resultat 21 - 25 av 165 avhandlingar innehållade ordet stigma.

1. 21. Crime, punishment, and counselling – a study of the local judicial and social work application of prostitution policy in Sweden

   Författare :Narola Olsson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; prostitution policy; the Swedish Sex Purchase Act; buying sex; implementation; law in action; social work; Sweden; stigma; policy analysis; WPR analysis; social construction;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis explores the social construction of a purchase of a sexual service within the implementation of prostitution policy in Sweden and seeks to contribute to the current knowledge about how a purchase of a sexual service is regulated based on how the law and social work are locally implemented. The thesis consists of four papers based on two empirical studies, including legal documents concerning the enforcement of the Swedish Sex Purchase Act (Chapter 6 Section 11 of the Criminal Code), and interviews with professionals within social services providing counselling to individuals with the experience of purchasing sexual services. LÄS MER

3. 22. Averting HIV and AIDS epidemic in Nicaragua : Studies of prevalence, knowledge, attitudes, and behavior

   Författare :William J. Ugarte Guevara; Birgitta Essén; Ulf Högberg; Eliette Valladares Cardoza; Lena Marions; Uppsala universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; HIV-related knowledge; vulnerability; risk behaviors; stigma; discrimination; men who have sex with men; gender; sexuality; Nicaragua; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science; Social Medicine; Socialmedicin;

   Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to obtain an understanding of the dynamics of the HIV epidemic by estimating prevalence and exploring the relationship between HIV-related knowledge, attitudes, behavior, and HIV status in Nicaragua. Structured questionnaires were administered to adults from a health and demographic surveillance system in León, Nicaragua (Papers I–III). LÄS MER

4. 23. Children with spina bifida and their mothers in Palestine. Lived experiences, self perceived health and sense of coherence

   Författare :Maha Sudki Hmeidan Nahal; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Childhood; Disability; Experience; Family; Mother; Palestine; Perceived health; Phenomenological-hermeneutical; Spina bifida; Stigma; Sense of coherence;

   Sammanfattning : ABSTRACT The overall aim in this thesis was to describe the lived experiences of children with spina bifida (SB) and their mothers while living under specific social and cultural conditions in West Bank, Palestine. A further aim was to gain knowledge about the impact of SB on self-perceived health and sense of coherence (SOC) among a group of children and adolescents with SB in comparison to their healthy peers. LÄS MER

5. 24. Elusive Relations : A Phenomenology of Interpersonal Understanding in Social Work

   Författare :Karl Eriksson; Professioner och organisering; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; interpersonal understanding; phenomenology; empathy; self-stigma; peer-support; interpersonell förståelse; fenomenologi; empati; själv-stigma; kamratstöd;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to explore how phenomenological philosophy may contribute to the conception of interpersonal understanding in the context of social work practice. The thesis consists of an extended introduction and four original papers, investigating modalities of interpersonal understanding in relation to three different subjects, namely empathy, stigmatization, and peer-support. LÄS MER

7. 25. Unmet need for mental healthcare among men Sweden: Gendered pathways to care

   Författare :Sara Blom; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Unmet need; Barriers to care; Mental health services; Common mental disorders; Depression; Mental health literacy; Stigma; Gender; Masculinity;

   Sammanfattning : Aim: Depression and anxiety disorders have a lifetime prevalence of about 10% among men in high-income countries but many do not seek and receive the care that they need. The aim of this thesis was to explore gendered pathways to care focusing on unmet need for mental healthcare among men in Sweden at three steps: 1) not perceiving a need for mental healthcare despite symptoms indicating a clinical need for care, 2) refraining from seeking mental healthcare when perceiving a need for it, 3) perceiving care as insufficient when seeking it. LÄS MER