Browsing ODA Open Digital Archive by Subject "Immigrants"
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Early-career income trajectories among physicians and dentists : the significance of ethnicity
(European sociological review;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-09-07)This article analyses early-career income trajectories among non-Western immigrant and native-born physicians and dentists in Norway. Register data comprising all medical and dental graduates from Norwegian universities ... -
eHealth Use Among First-Generation Immigrants From Pakistan in the Oslo Area, Norway, With Focus on Diabetes: Survey Protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-25)Background: A variety of eHealth services are available and commonly used by the general public. eHealth has the potential to eng age and empo wer people with managing their ... -
Ein nasjonal integreringspolitikk som er utfordrande å iverksetje? Norske kommunar som lykkast.
(Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning;Årgang 23, nr. 4-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-15)Denne artikkelen er eit bidrag til forsking på kommunalt integreringsarbeid og ser på korleis to kommunar vel å tolke og iverksetje norsk integreringspolitikk ut frå si problemforståing av integrering. Artikkelen bygger ... -
Empowerment of citizens in a multicultural society
(Journal of Intercultural Communication;30, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)This article is based on the project: Empowerment of Citizens in aMulticultural Society. We wanted to explore theatre as intercultural communication related to the challenges faced by our diverse society. Drama students ... -
Et voksende prekariat? Langvarige tilknytninger til arbeidslivet blant kjernegruppene i arbeidsmarkedet
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet;Årgang 36, nr. 3-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-30)Artikkelen bruker registerdata for å analysere fordelingen av fem typer langvarige arbeidstilknytninger blant voksne alder ca. 30–55 år. Andelen som kontinuerlig hadde mer enn 3,5G i årlig arbeidsinntekt, økte fra 51 ... -
Ethnic boundary-making in health care: Experiences of older Pakistani immigrant women in Norway
(Social Science and Medicine;Volume 239, October 2019, 112555, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-12)Older immigrant women experience several barriers in accessing health care. In this study, we explored how older Pakistani women are met with, and respond to, barriers to health care in Norway, using an ethnic boundary-making ... -
Expectations of the future : immigrant, asylum seeker, or refugee - does it matter?
(Journal of Psychiatric Intensive Care;6 (1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2010-05)Background: Refugees and asylum seekers may have other feelings and expectations about the future than immigrants do. The aim of this study was to explore and analyse the expectations for the future among populations of ... -
Female Pakistani carers’ views on future formal and informal care for their older relatives in Norway
(BMC Health Services Research;20:603, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-01)Background: The aging of Pakistani immigrants in Norway raises questions related to their increased need for care and help from relatives, as well as those concerning what future formal and informal care and healthcare ... -
Flere eldre innvandrere i framtidens arbeidsstyrke
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet; Årgang 38, nr. 1-2021, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-05-04)Antall innvandrere i Norge vil øke framover, men utelukkende i de eldre aldersgruppene. I aldersgruppen 55-66 år vil det bli nesten tre ganger så mange innvandrere de neste 20 årene. Hva vil dette bety for norsk arbeids- ... -
Food literacy among a group of immigrants in Oslo, Norway and their experience with a food and health course
(MAEH;2020, Master thesis, 2020)tudies have shown that immigrants are a vulnerable group when it comes to health and nutrition. Immigrants to European countries have a higher prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) than the general population. ... -
Forventninger til fremtiden: Betydningen av innvandrerbakgrunn, kjønn og hatefulle kommentarer for orientering mot høyere utdannelse
(SSA;2019, Master thesis, 2019)Purpose: The purpose of this study has been to investigate the significance of immigrant background on orientation towards higher education in context of gender and socioeconomic background. An additional purpose has ... -
Gender, letters, relatives, and God: mediating actors in mammographic screening among Pakistani women in Norway.
(Acta Radiologica Open;Volume 8, issue 9, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)Background: Pakistani immigrant women in Norway have lower attendance rates in the national breast cancer screening program (BreastScreen Norway) compared to non-immigrants and immigrants from most other countries. Purpose: ... -
Gjennom Nåløyene: Forskjellsbehandling i rekrutteringsprosesser i offentlige virksomheter
(Søkelys på arbeidslivet;Årgang 38, nr. 3-4-2021, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-02)I hvilken grad er det likebehandling mellom etniske minoriteter og majoriteter i rekrutteringsprosesser i offentlige virksomheter? I denne artikkelen besvares dette spørsmålet med bruk av data som omfatter alle faser i ... -
Health care-seeking patterns for female genital mutilation/cutting among young Somalis in Norway
(BMC Public Health;18:517, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-18)Background Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is a great concern, considering all the potential health implications. Use of health care services related to FGM/C by women who have been subjected to FGM/C in Norway ... -
How Assad changed population growth in Sweden and Norway: Syrian refugees’ impact on Nordic national and municipal demography
(Plos One;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-20)In an increasingly interconnected world, the demographic effects of wars are not confined only to war zones and neighbouring areas; wars and conflicts may also change populations far away. Without the war in Syria under ... -
Immigrant Healthcare Assistants in Norwegian Elderly Care: Roles and Experiences in the Land of Equality
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2019)This dissertation draws attention to ‘unskilled’ immigrant health care assistants in Norwegian elderly care. Their everyday experiences and reflections on their role in the workplace are explored through an ethnographic ... -
Immigrants’ utilization of specialist mental healthcare according to age, country of origin, and migration history: a nation-wide register study in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose As the immigrant population rises in Norway, it becomes ever more important to consider the responsiveness of health services to the specific needs of these immigrants. It has been questioned whether access to ... -
The impact of having a child with special needs: Labour market adaptations of immigrant and majority mothers
(Acta Sociologica;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-26)This article compares how having a child with special needs shapes the labour market adaptations of immigrant and majority mothers. We use longitudinal data from Norwegian public registers including all women who gave ... -
Inclusive or Elusive Housing? Homeownership among Muslims in Norway
(Journal of Muslims in Europe;Volume 9, issue 3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-18)Norway has a unique political focus on homeownership as a key to welfare and happiness. “Eierlinja” in Norwegian housing policy aims for a very high rate of homeownership leading to social integration of the communities ... -
Is female circumcision evolving or dissolving in Norway? A qualitative study on attitudes toward the practice among young Somalis in the Oslo area
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-26)Female genital mutilation or female circumcision (FC) is increasingly visible on the global health and development agenda – both as a matter of social justice and equality for women and as a research priority. Norway is ...