Search for dissertations about: "female partners"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 58 swedish dissertations containing the words female partners.

  2. 1. Female urinary incontinence : impact on sexual life and psychosocial wellbeing in patients and partners, and patient-reported outcome after surgery

    Author : Margareta Nilsson; Ann Lalos; Othon Lalos; Håkan Lindkvist; Martin Stjernquist; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; female; partner relationship; patient-reported outcomes; overactive bladder; sexual life; social impact; suburethral slings; quality of life; urgency; urinary incontinence; obstetrik och gynekologi; Obstetrics and Gynaecology;

    Abstract : Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) and urgency are common conditions and can have a profound influence on many aspects of life. Approximately one in four women has UI and one in ten has daily symptoms. READ MORE

  4. 2. Female reproductive strategies and sexual conflicts in a polygynous mating system

    Author : Maria Sandell; Biologiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; female aggression; nestling feeding; intraspecific brood parasitism; mating system; parental investment; sexual conflict; intrasexual competition; Animal ecology; Djurekologi;

    Abstract : In this thesis, I have investigated conflicts of interest in the facultatively polygynous European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) with a focus on female reproductive strategies. The extent to which males provided parental care was a key issue in understanding the mating system of the starling. READ MORE

  5. 3. The meaning of living with pain of fibromyalgia type as narrated by affected men, their partners, nurses and physicians

    Author : Margareta Paulson; Astrid Norberg; Ella Danielsson; Gerd Ahlström; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; content analysis; encounters; female partner; fibromyalgia; health care staff; interviews; lived experience; metaphorical expression; men; pain; phenomenological hermeneutics; Caring sciences;

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  6. 4. Biology of HIV transmission and antiviral mucosal immunity in the female genital tract

    Author : Pauline Levinson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is primarily transmitted through heterosexual intercourse and women in Sub-Saharan Africa are disproportionately affected. Correlates of protective immunity and mucosal factors influencing sexual HIV transmission need to be identified as they may serve as critical targets for HIV intervention. READ MORE

  7. 5. Modern contraceptive use among female refugee adolescents in northern Uganda : prevalence, effect of peer counselling, adherence, and experiences

    Author : Ritah Bakesiima; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: Adolescent pregnancies have remained high globally, with the highest rates occurring in low- and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings. The high adolescent pregnancy rates have been attributed to low and inconsistent use of modern contraceptives, resulting from limited knowledge on contraception, fear of side effects, and social norms among others. READ MORE