Browsing SAM - Master in International Social Welfare and Health Policy by Title
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Fathering in New Culture- The Experiences of Pakistani Born Fathers in Norway
(Master thesis, 2018)Pakistani parents while bringing up their children in Norway. Motivated by personal observation and curiosity to know the different ways of parenting of new country, current study was designed to explore and document the ... -
Fertility, Gap Between Ideal and Reality: Cross-Sectional Analysis of Fertility Decline in 17 High-Income Countries
(Master thesis, 2020)To maintain the current population of a country in the long run, the key threshold of the fertility level is 2.1 births per women. Among the approximately 80 countries that so far have reached this so-called replacement ... -
Free primary health care for vulnerable social groups in low income settings : lessons from Malawi and Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012)Due to the increased burden of poor health on poor and rural households, Malawi and Zambia waived user fees in health. Malawi introduced an Essential Health Package (EHP) in 2004 to address common causes of morbidity and ... -
From Dignity to Employment - Newly arrived immigrants and refugees’ interpretations of opportunities to improve labor market participation through the Introduction Program
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to explore how newly arrived immigrants and refugees interpret their opportunities to improve labor market participation through the Introduction Program. The thesis is based on qualitative ... -
From Youth Participation to Social Innovation and Policy Change – An Observational Study of Stakeholder Management Strategies in Youth Citizen Social Science
(Master thesis, 2022)Participatory democracy has increasingly influenced contemporary western political development, research, and innovation in the last decades. Citizen Social Science is seen as a tool for incorporat-ing the ideals of ... -
Front-line experiences of work on victims of domestic violence in Peru. An approach to considering front-line workers’ perspectives
(Master thesis, 2020)Domestic violence in Peru is becoming more recurrent and brutal, with a total of 181,885 cases being reported to the Women’s Emergency Center in 2019, equating to approximately 400 cases per day. Those who work directly ... -
A gender perspective of poverty, shame, and social exclusion nexus: A case study of Uganda
(Master thesis, 2012)Contemporary studies on poverty have suggested a relationship between poverty, shame and social exclusion. This is increasingly becoming a focal point for contemporary scholars, policy makers and analysts in a bid to fully ... -
Has NCMS improved equity in access to healthcare for the Chinese rural population? - An assessment based on the framework “benchmarks of fairness”
(Master thesis, 2019)Introduction: The collapse of the previous medical insurance made most of the rural population restricted to healthcare services. The launching of NCMS since 2003 has been expected to help change this severe situation. ... -
Health inequalities in older Norwegians and the mediating role of social networks
(Master thesis, 2021)This study aims to understand how social networks serve as an intervening pathway leading to socioeconomic health inequality among older adults in Norway. Longitudinal survey data and annual national register data from the ... -
Health Inequalities in Temporary Employment. A Cross-National Comparative Study of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
(Master thesis, 2018)BACKGROUND: Health inequalities in temporary employment are of much concern recently due to the adverse effects it could have on an individual’s already ill health and the effects on entire society in the form of reduced ... -
Health worker migration: what can be done?
(Master thesis, 2010)A shortage of health workers is one of the most serious challenges that health systems face in many areas of the world. Whereas the reasons for this shortage vary across regions, health worker migration is assuming an ... -
Health workers’ experiences of barriers and enablers in using m-health in the Kabarole district, Uganda. A qualitative fieldwork study
(Master thesis, 2021)This thesis aims to explore health workers' experiences with barriers and enablers in using m-health (mobile health) in health care service delivery in the Kabarole district of Western Uganda. The rapid increase of mobile ... -
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Initiative in Cameroon and the fight to reduce malaria related under-five mortality
(Master thesis, 2012)A review of how the HIPC Initiative has translated in fight against under-5 mortality due to malaria in Cameroon has yet to be presented in published literature despite considerable documentation on HIPC Initiative. This ... -
High Infant and Maternal Mortality Rate and Health Services: A Comparative Study between Far Western and Central Development Regions of Nepal
(Master thesis, 2014)Safe Motherhood Conference convened in Kenya in 1987 put light on the global maternal mortality rates and its dominant presence in the developing countries securing an agreement to establish Safe Motherhood initiatives. ... -
A historical perspective on church asylum : what are the reasons for the decline of church asylums after the 1990’s?
(Master thesis, 2008)Church asylum is a phenomenon that has a long history. Especially in medieval times it had a wide extent, and was also recognised within secular law. With the reformation the religious functions of the church buildings ... -
House of Belonging-Integration in Social Housing A comparative study of ethnic minorities’ position in the social housing market in Oslo and Copenhagen
(Master thesis, 2019)Aims and objectives: In what follows, my aim is to shed light on the social housing sector in Oslo, and how it impacts the ethnic minorities living there. Based on the Norwegian government’s goal for everyone to live well ... -
How Can We Learn from Evaluations? A Qualitative Study on Learning from Evaluations in Norwegian Development Cooperation
(Master thesis, 2023)This thesis seeks a fundamental understanding of the connection between evaluations and learning in Norwegian development cooperation through four objectives shaped by a literature review. The objectives are to identify ... -
How Do Social Workers' Make Sense Of The Encounter And Action Towards Families?
(Master thesis, 2023)Traditionally, research has focused on financial constraints as a risk factor for neglect within a family, thereby explaining the overrepresentation of low-class families in child welfare service. This thesis aims to ... -
How has the #MeToo movement affected victims’ perception of reporting sexual harassment in the workplace? a critical interpretive synthesis
(Master thesis, 2022)Aim: The aim of this thesis is to explore facilitators and barriers of victims’ perception of reporting sexual harassment in the workplace and their perception of organizational complaint mechanisms. The thesis also aims ... -
ICT and Primary Health Care in Germany: Patterns of Innovation Adoption and Dissemination
(Master thesis, 2017)The research explores the current state of information and communication technologies (ICT) in primary health care, as well as its adoption and implementation patterns in Germany. The research looks also into financial, ...