Search for dissertations about: "women children"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 426 swedish dissertations containing the words women children.

  2. 11. Anaemia and iron deficiency in children and women in Tanzania. Effects of dietary iron intake, low iron bioavailability and supplementation with multiple micronutrient beverage

    Author : Simon Tatala; Chalmers tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; serum ferritin; haemoglobin; multiple micronutrient beverage; dietary iron intake; anaemia; serum retinol; iron deficiency; children and Tanzania; pregnant women; iron bioavailability;

    Abstract : Anaemia was investigated in a rural Tanzanian community to determine its magnitude and causative factors in different population groups. Nutritional anaemia resulting mainly from a diet with a low bioavailability of iron affected more than half of the total number of women and children. READ MORE

  4. 12. Effects of violent conflict on women and children : Sexual behavior, fertility, and infant mortality in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

    Author : Elina Elveborg Lindskog; Elizabeth Thomson; Sunnee Billingsley; Henrik Urdal; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Violent conflict; war; premarital first sexual intercourse; fertility transition; infant mortality; Rwanda; the DRC; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

    Abstract : This thesis investigates the relationship between violent conflicts and sexual and reproductive health in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The aim of the thesis is to investigate how war affects demographic outcomes across individual life courses. READ MORE

  5. 13. BarnSäkert : Studies of the Safe Environment for Every Kid model in the Swedish Child Health Services for early identification of psychosocial risk factors in the home environment of young children

    Author : Maria Engstrom; Steven Lucas; Staffan Janson; Inna Feldman; Thomas Wallby; Boel Andersson Gäre; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Public health; Child health; Prevention; Health promotion; Child health services; Child health nursers; Nursing; Psychosocial risk factors; Child maltreatment; Psychometrics; Validation; Evidence-based practice; Women; Men; Hälso- och sjukvårdsforskning; Health Care Research;

    Abstract : Psychosocial risk factors in the home environment may impair children’s health and development and increase the risk of child maltreatment. The Swedish child health services (CHS), provide health-promoting and primary preventive services for all children 0-6 years of age. READ MORE

  6. 14. Shortchanged : Elderly Women Street Vendors in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea

    Author : Adelaida Caballero; Sverker Finnström; Don Kulick; Koenraad Stroeken; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Elderly women; old age in Africa; street vendors; Malabo; relational personhood; autonomy in later life; authoritarianism; Equatorial Guinea; cultural gerontology; anthropology of aging; Mujeres mayores; vejez en Africa; comercio informal; Malabo; personalidad relacional; autonomía en la edad avanzada; autoritarismo; Guinea Ecuatorial; gerontología cultural; antropología de la vejez; Kulturantropologi; Cultural Anthropology; Geriatrics; Geriatrik; Genusvetenskap; Gender Studies;

    Abstract : Normative assumptions regarding reciprocity between adult children and elderly parents continue to dominate narratives on later life in sub-Saharan Africa. Yet strenuous socioeconomic conditions make it difficult for families to meet expectations of care and support. READ MORE

  7. 15. Women giving birth at an advanced age and their children : obstetric and neonatal outcomes, health and social support

    Author : Malin Lindell Pettersson; Gunilla Sydsjö; Elizabeth Nedstrand; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Stina Järvholm; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Postponement of parenthood is an increasing trend in Western societies today. Delaying motherhood to a later time in life increases the use of assisted reproduction technology (ART), and the risk for adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes. READ MORE