Search for dissertations about: "intimate public"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 29 swedish dissertations containing the words intimate public.
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1. Intimate partner violence in Nicaragua : studies on ending abuse, child growth, and contraception
Abstract : Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a pervasive, worldwide public health problem and one of the most common violations of human rights. The aim of this thesis were twofold: (i) to study the process and factors related to ending of IPV of Nicaraguan women and (ii) to examine to what extent IPV exposure is associated with the child linear growth and women’s contraceptive use after pregnancy. READ MORE
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2. Prevention of intimate partner violence : community and healthcare workers´ perceptions in urban Tanzania
Abstract : Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women is public health and human rights concern. The studies forming this thesis seek to understand healthcare worker and community attitudes and perceptions about IPV; their role in support, care and prevention of IPV, and the feasibility of introducing routine screening for IPV among women attending healthcare. READ MORE
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3. An insight into institutional responses to intimate partner violence against women in Spain
Abstract : BackgroundIntimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been widely acknowledged as a major public health issue and a human rights concern. The international burden of this type of violence have lead countries to develop institutional responses to address the consequences for women as well as to reduce its prevalence. READ MORE
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4. Imagining Safe Space : The Politics of Queer, Feminist and Lesbian Pornography
Abstract : There is a current wave of interest in pornography as a vehicle for queer, feminist and lesbian activism. Examples include Dirty Diaries: Twelve Shorts of Feminist Porn (Engberg, Sweden, 2009), the Pornfilmfestival Berlin (2006-) and the members-only Club LASH in Stockholm (1995-). READ MORE
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5. Intimate partner violence: Beliefs and psychological predictors of intentions to intervene among the Swedish general public
Abstract : Intimate partner violence (IPV) is considered a global public health issue. Most people disapprove of partner-related abuse, yet are disinclined to personally intervene in order to stop the violence. READ MORE