Search for dissertations about: "Right to womens health"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Right to womens health.

2. 1. Maternal health and health care in Madhya Pradesh state of India : an exploration using a human rights lens

   Author : Tej Ram Jat; Miguel San Sebastian; Anna-Karin Hurtig; Isabel Goicolea; Karen Marie Moland; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Maternal health; right to health; reproductive and sexual health; Madhya Pradesh; India;

   Abstract : Pregnancy and motherhood are natural processes in the lives of women of reproductive age. These processes are generally considered to be positive and fulfilling experiences. However, for various reasons, many women end up dying as a result of these processes. READ MORE

4. 2. 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

5. 3. Exposure to domestic violence during pregnancy : impact on outcome, midwives’ awareness, women´sexperience and prevalence in the south of Sweden

   Author : Hafrún Finnbogadóttir; Malmö högskola; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Domestic violence; Pregnancy; Midwives awaerness; Women s experience; Prevalence; Vårdvetenskap;

   Abstract : Objective: The overall aim of this thesis was to investigate pregnant women’shistory of violence and experiences of domestic violence during pregnancy andto explore the possible association between such violence and various outcomemeasures as well as background factors. A further aim was to elucidate midwives’awareness of domestic violence among pregnant women as well as women’sexperiences and management of domestic violence during pregnancy. READ MORE

6. 4. Perspectives on intimate partner violence, focusing on the period of pregnancy

   Author : Kerstin E Edin; Ulf Högberg; Lars Dahlgren; Ann Lalos; Margareta Hydén; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; spouse abuse; pregnancy; prenatal care; midwifery; process assessment; professional practice; causality; gender identity; personal narratives; professional discourse.; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

   Abstract : Målet med denna avhandling var att undersöka partnerrelaterat våld mot kvinnor i Sverige från olika perspektiv och med ett särskilt fokus på graviditetsperioden. Syftet var: 1) att ta reda på barnmorskors erfarenheter, attityder och rutiner angående partnerrelaterat våld mot gravida kvinnor inom mödravården; 2) att utforska hur personer som arbetar inom olika program för våldsbenägna män (inom och utom kriminalvården) talar om manligt och kvinnligt och om partnerrelaterat våld, speciellt i förhållande till graviditet; och 3) att belysa kvinnors erfarenheter av att bli och vara gravid samtidigt som de var utsatta för våld i relationen, samt deras möten med barnmorskorna på mödravårdscentralen. READ MORE

7. 5. To give birth in late- and post-term pregnancy - women's experiences and perspectives

   Author : Helena Nilvér; Gothenburg University; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; childbirth experience; late-term pregnancy; post-term pregnancy; induction of labour; systematic review; validated questionnaire; randomised controlled trial; phenomenology; thematic analysis;

   Abstract : Childbirth is a lifechanging event, and women carry with them the experience throughout life. Around one in five pregnancies reach gestational week 41. When to recommend induction of labour for those extending 41 gestational weeks has been debated. Also, knowledge of women’s experiences and perspectives is limited. READ MORE