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2. 6. Lone parenting, socioeconomic conditions and severe ill-health : longitudinal register-based studies

   Author : Gunilla Ringbäck Weitoft; Denny Vågerö; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; Single parent; single mother; single father; children; risk factor; socio-economic status; mortality; morbidity; injury; psychiatric disease; education; epidemiology; longitudinal; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : The general aims of this dissertation are to analyse how family situation, and especially lone parenting, influence health and life chances in Sweden and the extent to which possible relations are influenced by socioeconomic circumstances and health selection. In two population-based cohort studies we analysed overall and cause-specific mortality (1991-95), and also severe morbidity (1991-94) from different causes among lone mothers in comparison with mothers with partners. READ MORE

4. 7. Self-rated quality of life among unemployed people and people in work in northern Sweden

   Author : Barbro Hultman; Sven Hemlin; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Unemployment; Quality of Life; Health; Well-being; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden;

   Abstract : Self-assessed quality of life (QoL) is analysed using a QoL questionnaire (Hörnquist’s QLcs)covering the life spheres: somatic health, mental well-being, cognitive ability, social and family life,activity, financial situation, meaning in life and a global score for ‘entire life’. In all, 487unemployed and 2917 employed subjects aged 25-64; and 651 unemployed subjects and 2802 inwork (including employment, studying and military service) in the 18-24 age group, wereinvestigated in a population-based cross-sectional study on life and health in northern Sweden in1997. READ MORE

5. 8. Gender power dynamics in sexual and reproductive health. A qualitative study in Chiredzi District, Zimbabwe

   Author : Jeremiah Chikovore; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden;

   Abstract : This thesis presents perspectives of men regarding abortion, contraceptive use and sexuality. Contrary to what we had expected, men expressed anxiety over abortion and contraceptive use, not because the issues concerned women’s health, but rather because men associated them with extramarital sexual activity they thought women were concealing. READ MORE

6. 9. Partner violence during pregnancy, psychosocial factors and child outcomes in Nicaragua

   Author : Eliette Valladares Cardoza; Ulf Högberg; Berit Schei; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; abuse during pregnancy; partner violence; pregnant women; low birth weight; small for gestational age; Nicaragua; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden;

   Abstract : The objectives of the thesis was to explore partner violence during pregnancy in Nicaragua – its prevalence and characteristics, how women perceive, understand and cope with it, its association with specific child outcomes such as low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm birth, and possible pathways. A cross-sectional community-based study was conducted with 478 pregnant women and for a sub-sample of 147 salivary cortisol was measured. READ MORE

7. 10. Home alone : sibling caretakers in León, Nicaragua

   Author : Kjerstin Dahlblom; Lars Dahlgren; Rodolfo Peña; Bengt Höjer; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; sibling caretakers; life skills; school absenteeism; ethnographic approach; children’s participation; children’s rights; developing country; Nicaragua; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Sibling caretaking, although common across time and cultures, has not been well researched from the carer’s point of view. In Nicaragua, ranked as one of the poorest countries in the Americas, sibling caretaking is common. READ MORE