Search for dissertations about: "Women health problem"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 268 swedish dissertations containing the words Women health problem.

  2. 6. 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

  4. 7. 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

  5. 8. 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

  6. 9. Abused Women : Health, Somatization, and Posttraumatic Stress

    Author : Charlotta Samelius; Klaas Wijma; Barbro Wijma; Gun Wingren; Elisabet Sundbom; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Abuse; Prevalence; Psychological health; Somatization; Posttraumatic stress; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The aims of this thesis were to estimate the lifetime prevalence of physical, sexual, and psychological abuse in a random population-based sample of women aged 18-60 years; to estimate current suffering thereof; and to investigate associations between abuse and health problems, more specifically to study abuse related variables associated with somatization and PTSD, respectively.The studies had a cross-sectional design. READ MORE

  7. 10. From young to adult : health consequences of unemployment from a gender perspective

    Author : Ieva Reine; Anne Hammarström; Mehmed Novo; Kristina Alexanderson; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; unemployment; reemployment; unstable labour market position; active labour market measures; psychological health; smoking; alcohol consumption; self-rated health; gender; age; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap; Social Medicine; socialmedicin;

    Abstract : Background The point of departure in this thesis is that unemployment is a recognised determinant of health, which may vary between different ages and among men and women. Despite governmental policies to tackle unemployment and ease its effects on health, unemployment continues to bea growing public health problem. READ MORE