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Disabled education? : a study concerning young adults with physical disabilities and their experiences with school in Livingstone, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2013)There are about one billion people living with a disability in the world today. In Zambia, this number might be closer to two million. People with disabilities in the global South are almost always less likely to be in ... -
The discrepancy between policy and practice in primary education for children with disabilities in Kabarole district, Uganda. The implementation gap explored through the lens of the capability approach
(Master thesis, 2018)World-wide 57 children of primary school going age remain out of school, and more than half of these children live in sub-Sahara Africa. According to the Ugandan legal framework, all children should be given free, ... -
Discriminatory issues for children with special needs: the case of Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017)Across all regions of Ghana, impaired children are largely victims of deep-rooted traditional/cultural beliefs on disability that exclude them form the mainstream social community and deny them the opportunity to explore ... -
Domestic Violence and Child Welfare - Dilemmas and Challenges for Child Welfare Services when Involving the Police Department
(Master thesis, 2016)The aim of this thesis is to illustrate some of the challenges and dilemmas the Child Welfare Services (CWS) face when involving the Police Department, specifically in domestic violence cases. Exploring the considerations ... -
Domestic Violence: A study on the physical abuse of women and children in Teshie, Ghana
(Master thesis, 2019)Women and children are mostly at the receiving end of abuse in homes and societies. Abuse against women and children has been documented for many decades and is very common in many countries, especially the developing ... -
Eradication of Polio in Tribal Areas of Pakistan: A comparative analysis of the situation before and after the inclusion of Tribal areas into the Khyber Pukhtoon Khwa (KPK) province of Pakistan.
(Master thesis, 2022)The study analyzes the eradication of polio in the tribal areas of Pakistan by employing a qualitative methodology for the collection of data and thematic analysis for subsequent analysis of the collected data. The data ... -
Ethnic inequalities in health : why is the prevalence of type 2 diabetes higher among South Asian immigrants?
(Master thesis, 2013)Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a major public health problem with the burden of the disease distributed unevenly. The prevalence of the disease is higher among South Asian immigrants in comparison to the prevalence ... -
Evaluation of social inequalities in health on different health indicators across several social dimensions in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2023)Aim: To evaluate the social inequalities in Ghana’s health sector on different health indicators across several social dimensions in Ghana. Background: In recent decades, global health indicators have improved, yet ... -
Everyday Life Experiences of Post-Stroke Patients: A Qualitative Study on the: Importance of Adjustment Strategies of Post-stroke Patients
(Master thesis, 2020)This study is an attempt to describe the everyday life experiences of post-stroke patients and their adjustment strategies. It examines the coping strategies of post-stroke patients and analyzes how these strategies have ... -
An Examination of Help-Seeking Behaviour Among Adolescents with a History of Suicide Attempts: A Cross-Sectional Study in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023)Understanding the help-seeking behavior of youth who have attempted suicide is critical. Individuals who have attempted suicide are typically reluctant to seek assistance, highlighting the importance of improving ... -
Experience of Collaboration between Advocacy NGO’s and Government Social Welfare Officers in Preventing Children from Sexual, Emotional and Physical abuse in Arusha City, Tanzania
(Master thesis, 2016)It is estimated that 86% of children aged 2 to 14 are subjected to sexual, emotional and physical abuse globally. Regardless of the vulnerable situations, which expose children to the risk of being harmed, it is very ... -
The experience of retired civil servants in claiming their old age pension in Tanzania: A case of National Social Security Fund (NSSF) Kinondoni Branch Dar es Salaam
(Master thesis, 2017)The objective of the study was to investigate the experience of retired civil servants in accessing their old age pension from National Social Security (NSSF) pension fund. The study employed qualitative research design ... -
Experiences of Filipino Nurses in Migration and Workforce Integration in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019)The study is centralized on Filipino nurse migration and workforce integration into Norway. The Philippines is the leading exporter of nurses in developed countries, and this export-oriented strategy is placed by ... -
Exploring perceived safety among children living with disabilities in Nepal: A mixed-method study. A diegesis from Karnali Province
(Master thesis, 2021)Defining disability is complicated as it is complex, dynamic, multidimensional, and contested. The purpose of this mixed-method study was to explore the perceived safety of children living with disabilities, reasons behind ... -
Exposure to physical and sexual violence, mental health and help-seeking behaviors among Norwegian youth: A cross-sectional study using data from Ungvold, 2015.
(Master thesis, 2019)This thesis is written with consideration of adolescents’ mental health by looking at the connections with help-seeking and two types of violence, physical and sexual. The purpose was to investigate the association between ... -
Factors Associated with Self-Rated Health Among Elderly People Living in Old Age Homes of Kathmandu Valley, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2016)Background: Self-rated health (SRH) is the subjective assessment of own general health. It has been used frequently to predict future health, disability, functional ability and mortality. Exploring factors associated with ... -
Family Planning Services in Rural Areas of province Punjab, Pakistan
(Master thesis, 2018)The population of Pakistan is growing everyday as the fertility rate is at second position among South-Asian countries (Ali, Azmat and Hamza 2018, 2). Pakistan is the second most populous Muslim country in the world after ... -
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 ...