Search for dissertations about: "spouse abuse"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words spouse abuse.

  2. 1. Perspectives on intimate partner violence, focusing on the period of pregnancy

    Author : Kerstin E Edin; Ulf Högberg; Lars Dahlgren; Ann Lalos; Margareta Hydén; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; spouse abuse; pregnancy; prenatal care; midwifery; process assessment; professional practice; causality; gender identity; personal narratives; professional discourse.; Public health science; Folkhälsovetenskap;

    Abstract : Målet med denna avhandling var att undersöka partnerrelaterat våld mot kvinnor i Sverige från olika perspektiv och med ett särskilt fokus på graviditetsperioden. Syftet var: 1) att ta reda på barnmorskors erfarenheter, attityder och rutiner angående partnerrelaterat våld mot gravida kvinnor inom mödravården; 2) att utforska hur personer som arbetar inom olika program för våldsbenägna män (inom och utom kriminalvården) talar om manligt och kvinnligt och om partnerrelaterat våld, speciellt i förhållande till graviditet; och 3) att belysa kvinnors erfarenheter av att bli och vara gravid samtidigt som de var utsatta för våld i relationen, samt deras möten med barnmorskorna på mödravårdscentralen. READ MORE

  4. 2. Becoming a woman in silence : studies on preparedness for reproductive life of young women in Pakistan

    Author : Saima Hamid; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : sexuality;

    Abstract : Background: According to the cultural tradition in Pakistan, young women belonging to poor families should marry shortly after menarche. However, existing data show that young people, especially women, are not prepared for sexual life and have poor knowledge about sexuality and reproductive health. READ MORE

  5. 3. Intimate partner violence and depression among women in rural Ethiopia

    Author : Negussie Deyessa Kabeta; Gunnar Kullgren; Wolfgang Rutz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; depression; extreme poverty; intimate partner violence; spousal-control; child death; rural Ethiopia; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; psykiatri; Psychiatry;

    Abstract : Background: Several studies have reported socioeconomic, socio-demographic factors, including violence against women to be associated with depression among women, but knowledge in the area among women living under extreme poverty in developing countries remains scarce. Relationship between intimate partner violence and women’s literacy in societies where violence is normative is complex, there are only limited data describing this difference in the distribution of violence exposure by residency and literacy. READ MORE