Search for dissertations about: "Gender Differences"

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  2. 6. Gender equality and health experiences : workplace patterns in Northern Sweden

    Author : Sofia Elwér; Anne Hammarström; Annika Härenstam; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gender equality; workplace; health experiences; focus groups; cluster analysis; gender; work environment; gender regimes; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Abstract : Gendered practices of working life create gender inequalities through horizontal and vertical gender segregation in work, which may lead to gender inequalities in health experiences. The workplace is an important part of the social circumstances under which health opportunities and constraints are shaped. READ MORE

  4. 7. “I am solely a professional – neutral and genderless” : on gender bias and gender awareness in the medical profession

    Author : Gunilla Risberg; Toine Lagro-Janssen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : Gender; gender bias; gender awareness; physicians; clinical decision-making; research evaluation; medical education; medical teachers; tutors; division of labour; hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; health services research;

    Abstract : Aim: During the last decades research has reported seemingly unjustified differences between how women and men are perceived as patients, medical students and physicians. Most studies have been performed outside Scandinavia. READ MORE

  5. 8. Development of allergic and respiratory symptoms in adolescence and early adulthood : Risk factors and gender differences

    Author : Pia Kalm-Stephens; Kjell Alving; Andrei Malinovschi; Åsa Neuman; Gunn Engvall; Eva Rönmark; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Adolescents; allergy; asthma; breath test; epidemiology; gender; health status indicator; incidence; nitric oxide; prevalence; wheeze.; Epidemiologi; Epidemiology; Lungmedicin; Lung Medicine; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

    Abstract : Background: Asthma and allergic diseases have increased in prevalence for several decades and affect a substantial number of individuals in everyday life, as well as their families and public healthcare resources. Subjects with asthma report impaired self-rated health. READ MORE

  6. 9. Gambling and gender : A public health perspective

    Author : Jessika Svensson; Mikael Nordenmark; Anna Månsdotter; Gerda Reith; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Gender; problem gambling; concerned significant others; relatives; PGSI; SOGS-R; Internet; public health; social support; incidence;

    Abstract : Prevalence studies around the world show that men are the largest group at risk of becoming problem gamblers and that men gamble more than women. However, gambling research has long been gender blind. The gambling market is rapidly changing, with the Internet making gambling more accessible. READ MORE

  7. 10. Health and the elusive gender equality : Can the impact of gender equality on health be measured?

    Author : Ann Sörlin; Ann Öhman; Lars Lindholm; Tuija Muhonen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; gender equality; health; gender gap; index; organizations; companies; couple relations; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Public health; folkhälsa;

    Abstract : Background: All over the world men and women show different health patterns, and therecan be many and various reasons for these differences. This thesis therefore evaluates theimpact of gender equality on health. To do this, we must be able to measure gender equality. READ MORE