Search for dissertations about: "Attitudes of health personnel"

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2. 6. Men and Masculinities in Sexual Healthcare: Exploring Notions and Discourses among Healthcare Professionals

   Author : Tommy Persson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Masculinity; ; Sexual Health; Attitude of Health Personnel; Focus Groups; Gender; Qualitative Research;

   Abstract : Aim: Healthcare professionals (HCP) have been described as vital for men’s experiences of sexual healthcare (SHC). However, HCPs in SHC have to a low extent been included in research on men and masculinity. The aim of this thesis was to explore HCPs’ attitudes, notions and discourses on men and masculinities in the SHC context. READ MORE

4. 7. Being able to be stable : exploring primary weight maintenance as a public health strategy for obesity prevention

   Author : Kristina Lindvall; Lars Weinehall; Mai-Lis Hellenius; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Overweight; Obesity; Weight maintenance; Primary weight maintenance; Sweden; US; Middle-aged; Obesity prevention; Public health; folkhälsa; Public health;

   Abstract : Background Overweight and obesity are considerable public health issues internationally as well as in Sweden. On a global level, the obesity prevalence has nearly doubled over the last 30 years. Currently in Sweden, more than one third of all women, and slightly more than half of all men, are either overweight or obese. READ MORE

5. 8. Infant Dental Enucleation in Sweden : Perspectives on a Practice among Residents of Eastern African Origin

   Author : Jir Barzangi; Kristina Arnrup; Kirsti Skovdahl; Lennart Unell; Ivar Espelid; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Infant; Africa; Traditional Medicine; Cuspid; Postoperative Complications; Child Advocacy; Emigrants and Immigrants; Sweden;

   Abstract : Infant dental enucleation (IDE) is a practice consisting of the removal of deciduous canine tooth buds in infants. Practiced mainly in Eastern Africa, the purpose is to treat or to prevent bodily symptoms and diseases. IDE can cause both general and oral complications. READ MORE

6. 9. Worlds Apart? : Sexual Behaviour, Contraceptive Use, and Pornography Consumption Among Young Women and Men

   Author : Elisabet Häggström-Nordin; Tanja Tydén; Ulf Hanson; Barbro Wijma; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; Adolescents; attitudes; emergency contraception; gender differences; grounded theory; pornography; sexual behavior; Sweden; youth; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate the knowledge of, attitudes toward, and experiences of the emergency contraceptive pill (ECP), sexual behaviour, and pornography consumption among high school students and young people. Data were obtained by questionnaires (studies I, II, and III), and by qualitative in-depth interviews (study IV). READ MORE

7. 10. Heteronormativity in a Nursing Context : Attitudes toward Homosexuality and Experiences of Lesbians and Gay Men

   Author : Gerd Röndahl; Marianne Carlsson; Sune Innala; Kerstin Segesten; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Caring sciences; lesbians and gay men; homosexual; social norms; heteronormativity; intergroup relation; attitude; communication; nursing; Vårdvetenskap; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : The general aim of the project was to describe the situation of lesbians and gay men in a nursing environment by studying the attitudes of nursing staff and students, and the experiences of gay nursing staff in their work environment and of gay patients and partners in their encounters with nursing. The study for papers I and II had a descriptive, comparative design. READ MORE