Search for dissertations about: "chilean women"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words chilean women.

2. 1. Chilean women in midlife : aspects on health, sexuality, migration and gender roles : implications for midwifery

   Author : Lorena Binfa; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Chilean women; health; midlife; sexuality; gender roles; midwifery;

   Abstract : Aims: To explore effects of biological and psychosocial factors on climacteric symptoms in Chilean midlife women (I), - to assess the impact of menopause and sociodemographic variables on quality of life (QoL) (II) - to learn about Chilean women s reflection about womanhood, and sexuality during midlife and the possible influence of migration whether they lived in Sweden or in Chile (III) - to explore how Chilean immigrant women living in Sweden perceived and related their life situations and health status during midlife to their migration experiences (IV) and to find out what Chilean midwives and midifery students regard being Chilean women´s health care needs in midlife (V). Material and Methods: Quantitative and qualitative methods were used to collect the data. READ MORE

4. 2. Essays on Gender, Development and Political Economy

   Author : Divya Dev; Torsten Persson; Ingvild Almås; Sascha Becker; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; reservation in India; missionary activity; expatriate voter participation; Chilean presidential election; Tanzanian public sector; representation of women; female labour-force participation; Economics; nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : The Long-Run Impact of Protestant Missionary Activity on Female Labour-Force ParticipationResearch has shown that missionary activity, in general, and Protestant missionary activity, in particular, has had a long-lasting positive effect on literacy, education and democratic values. In this chapter, I analyse the differential effect of early 20th century Protestant and Catholic missionary activity in three former British colonies - Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda - on female labour-force participation with a particular focus on formal-sector employment. READ MORE

5. 3. Physical activity in Swedes in general and minority women in particular

   Author : Marita Södergren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Background: Despite the well-known positive effects of physical activity on health, many people are not sufficiently active. Several studies have reported a low level of physical activity among minority women, but few studies have investigated the reason why. READ MORE

6. 4. Polycystic ovary syndrome and maternal obesity : does it programme transgenerational dysfunction?

   Author : Haojiang Lu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : As one of the most prevalent syndromes among reproductive-aged women, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) manifests with endocrine, reproductive and metabolic disturbances. However, the etiology of PCOS is yet to be fully understood. Here in this thesis, we set out to understand whether and how PCOS can be transmitted to the future generations. READ MORE