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Literature review on user participation in the introduction programme: Barriers and drivers
(Master thesis, 2021)My thesis is a part of a larger project which is titled as “CHAPAR” project. The primary objective of the project is to develop knowledge that will contribute towards active user participation in the Introduction program ... -
A lonely life- A qualitative study of immigrant women on long-term sick leave in Norway
(International Journal of Nursing Studies;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-03)Background This study focuses on the everyday life of immigrant women with chronic pain on long-term sick leave in Norway. Research has shown that rehabilitation of immigrant women with chronic pain might be challenging ... -
Long Sickness absence differences between natives and immigrant workers: The role of differences in self-reported health
(Journal of International Migration and Integration;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-05-05)The limited empirical evidence on sickness absence among immigrants indicates that non-Western immigrants have a higher incidence of sickness-related absence than natives. The purpose of this article is to examine whether ... -
Lower attendance rates in immigrant versus non-immigrant women in the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objective The Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Programme invites women aged 50-69 to biennial mammographic screening. Although 84% of invited women have attended at least once, attendance rates vary across the country. ... -
Mental health challenges of young labor migrants from the healthcare professionals perspective: Lessons learned from a multi‐country meeting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The mental health of young labor immigrants (YLI’s) is a public health issue that has become notably more apparent during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is well established in the literature that most YLI’s are young and healthy ... -
Migrant participation in Norwegian health care. A qualitative study using key informants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article; Journal article, 2011)Background: Little is known about how migrants adapt to fi rst-world public health systems. In Norway, patients are assigned a registered general practitioner (RGP) to provide basic care and serve as gatekeeper for other ... -
Migration, Gender Roles, and Mental Illness: The Case of Somali Immigrants in Norway
(International Migration Review;Published online: August 21, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This article explores why Somali immigrant women in Norway have a lower utilization rate of mental-health services compared to Somali men. Based on qualitativeresearch, it argues that the maintenance of traditional gender ... -
Multicultural competence and identity in young immigrants and refugees in Oslo and New York City : challenges and assets
(Master thesis, 2011)This research project is aimed at providing insight into the life worlds of 16 young immigrants and refugees currently residing in Oslo and New York City, specifically into how they see themselves in terms of multicultural ... -
Municipality characteristics and the fertility of refugees in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Abstract The study of the fertility of immigrants has received much attention in recent years, particularly in societies with fertility rates below replacement levels. However, fertility in refugee populations remains ... -
Neighbourhood selection by natives and immigrants: Homophily or limited spatial search?
(Housing Studies;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)Substantial influxes of international immigrants during recent decades have transformed metropolitan housing markets across Europe, North America, and Australia. Where and under what physical and sociodemographic conditions ... -
Opportunities and risks among migrant workers in the hotel industry in Oslo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article; Journal article, 2016-07-23)This article examines working conditions, careers and aspirations among immigrants working in the hotel industry in the Greater Oslo region. Using theories of labour market segregation and segmentation, and drawing ... -
Pathways to Integration: Cross-cultural Adaptations to the Housing Market in Oslo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Immigrants move not only from one country to another, but also to different ways of living and different kinds of housing systems. Based on the studies among households with Pakistani, Tamil and Somali background in Oslo, ... -
Perceived Discrimination, Its Impact on Health, and the Influence of Identity Among Western Muslims
(Master thesis, 2022)The purpose of this literature review is to contribute to a better understanding of the role played by perceived ethnic and religious discrimination on health among Muslims living in the West. It is also an important goal ... -
The Problem of Equal Opportunities in Housing. Immigrants in a Liberalized Housing Market
(Scandinavian Studies in Law;68 Equality, March 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03)This chapter focuses on equality in the realm of housing, and the dilemma raised when universal policy objectives are combined with market mechanisms. More specifically, the focus here is on the equality of opportunities ... -
Rethinking Civil Society in Development: Scales and situated hegemonies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Ethnic residential segregation is often explained with the claim that ‘immigrants don’t want to integrate—they prefer to stick together with co-ethnics’. By contrast, mixed neighbourhoods are seen as crucial for achieving ... -
Satisfaction with maternity care among recent migrants: an interview questionnaire-based study
(BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 7, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-16)Objective: To examine factors associated with recently migrated women’s satisfaction with maternity care in urban Oslo, Norway. Design: An interview-based cross-sectional study, using a modified version of Migrant Friendly ... -
Social investment as a means of integrating immigrants in Europe
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Specialized healthcare utilization among children and adolescents in Norway: Does immigrant background matter? A nation-wide register study
(Master thesis, 2017)The purpose of this register study was to examine whether utilization of somatic and mental specialized healthcare services differed between ethnic Norwegian children and adolescents, and first and second-generation immigrant ... -
A study of the incidence of poverty and social integration of migrant children in Norway
(MALKS;2018, Master thesis, 2018)The first article gives the outlook of the dynamics of child poverty in Norway. It considers the different paradigms within which child poverty can be understood: reductionist and complexity approaches. The latter is viewed ... -
Supporting immigrants' political integration through discussion and debate in public libraries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Using Habermas’ theory of the public sphere, this article examines the potential of conversation-based programming (e.g. conversation groups and language cafes) in public libraries to bring immigrant voices into the public ...