Search for dissertations about: "perceived discrimination"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the words perceived discrimination.
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21. Experiencing life as migrants living with HIV in Sweden
Abstract : The focus of this thesis is on the life situation of migrants living with HIV in Sweden. The overall aim of this thesis was to explore the knowledge of HIV-positive migrants’ life situation in Sweden, with a focus on health and well-being as well as healthcare contacts. This thesis comprises four studies. READ MORE
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22. Integration of national community-based health worker programmes in health systems : Lessons learned from Zambia and other low and middle income countries
Abstract : Background: To address the huge human resources for health (HRH) crisis that Zambia and other low and middle income countries (LMICs) are experiencing, most LMICs have engaged the services of small scale community-based health worker (CBHW) programmes. However, several challenges affect the CBHWs’ ability to deliver services. READ MORE
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23. Promises and pitfalls of value-based reimbursement in healthcare : A mixed method health economic approach
Abstract : Financial incentives can be an effective tool to influence behaviour in almost any context and healthcare is no exception. The healthcare market is, however complex, characterised by uncertainty, information asymmetry and multiple agency connections. The reach and limits of financial incentives in healthcare has been widely debated for decades. READ MORE
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24. Roots and Routes : Life stories of exiled Hungarian women in Sweden
Abstract : This dissertation analyses the narrated life stories of Swedish Hungarian women, sharing the numerous values and experiences of Hungarian exiles. With the help of interview transcripts of five women from the first generation of Hungarians living in exile in southern Sweden, the study presents seldom-discussed angles of ascertained membership in the Hungarian nation, moving beyond traditional definitions of ethnic belonging, official census figures, and organizational categorizations. READ MORE
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25. Immigration, security and the public debate on US language policy : A critical discourse analysis of language attitudes in the United States of America
Abstract : The narrative of the United States is of a "nation of immigrants" in which the language shift patterns of earlier ethnolinguistic groups have tended towards linguistic assimilation through English. In recent years, however, changes in the demographic landscape and language maintenance by non-English speaking immigrants, particularly Hispanics, have been perceived as threats and have led to calls for an official English language policy. READ MORE