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Alcohol intoxication among adolescents from the ecological theory of human development perspective: A quantitative study on Norway and US
(Master thesis, 2018)Introduction: The study examined social environmental factors of adolescents of grade 8 and 10 (age 13-16) in Norway and the US to determine which factors influence the behaviour of having been intoxicated on alcohol. ... -
Barriers to accessing health care services for children with disabilities in Southern Africa: The case of Namibia
(Master thesis, 2014)In developing countries there has been a reduction in infant and child mortality as a result of advancement in disease management and socio-economic developments. Within this survivor group are children with disabilities. ... -
Challenges and Barriers to Adolescent Friendly Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Girls in Kaski, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2017)Introduction: The overall adolescent’s sexual and reproductive health status is poor in Nepal. This shows the demand for the adolescent sexual and reproductive health services but at the same time the utilization of existing ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Migrants’ (ill)health : migrant health policies in the European Union
(Master thesis, 2013)As the migration trends seem to go towards an increased proportion of migrants in the EU countries, there is an increased interest in research concerning migrant health care and migrant health policies. Often, specific ... -
Positions on Social versus Legal Measures as the Proper and Most Effective Tools in Dealing with Prostitution: a Comparative Study of Norway and Sweden
(Master thesis, 2009)The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore, and as a result, to better understand the positions of two central prostitution organisations, Pro Sentret in Norway, and Prostitutionsenheten (Prostitution Centre) ... -
‘Raising our Voices': The perspectives of stakeholders on the challenges present within the service provision towards disabled children in Kabarole district, Uganda, and their suggestions for improvement
(Master thesis, 2018)The service provision towards disabled children in the global south is often far from optimal. Despite the fact that when a child has a disability, the health and welfare system around the child should be strengthened ... -
Recognition of sanitation as human right - Analysis of UN Reports submitted by Nepal, Bangladesh, and India
(Master thesis, 2016)The recognition of right to sanitation has been a significant step and an important vehicle that has helped different organizations make their plans on what needs to be done and implement actions to inequities and injustice ... -
Refugees in the Norwegian welfare state : marginalized when unfit for labour market participation?
(Master thesis, 2013)The aim of this thesis is to shed light on some challenges facing the Norwegian welfare state associated with accommodating for refugees with poor health. It might also provide knowledge to policy makers on local and ... -
Remote Patient Monitoring: The Role of and Impact on the Older Spouse
(Master thesis, 2019)Aims and objectives: This master thesis examines the topics of Welfare Technology and Family Caregiving. The Welfare Technology in focus is Remote Patient Monitoring. The aim of the study is to obtain better knowledge ... -
Responsiveness of Offshored Clinical Trials among Women in the Philippines
(Master thesis, 2019)The state of responsiveness of the offshored clinical trials in the Philippines on the health needs of Filipino women is a quantitative research using the feminist standpoint as the theoretical framework. To test ... -
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 ... -
Student's perspectives on school based sex education in Kaski district, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2017)Introduction: Sex education in school helps youth acquire information skills and development behavioral skills to maintain a good sexual and reproductive health. But very little is known about students' perceptions towards ... -
What is Respectful Maternity Care? An Ethnography Study of Mothers and Midwives in Fort Portal, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2018)Globally, the maternal mortality rate is high at 216 deaths per 100,000 live births. Within Sub-Saharan Africa the rate remains much higher at 546 deaths per 100,000 births. Uganda makes up two percent of the global maternal ...