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Pay for Performance in Maternal Health in Tanzania: Perceptions, Expectations and Experiences in Mvomero district
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)In 2008, Tanzania was one of the 11 countries responsible for 65% of all maternal deaths in the world. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Tanzania in 2008 acknowledged lack of commendable progress in reducing ... -
Perceptions of Gender and Sexual Minorities in Rural Thailand
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)This research examines perceptions of gender and sexual minorities in a community in rural Thailand and considers to what degree society's perceptions of gender and sexual minorities are influential in their self-identification ... -
Perceptions of the Youth towards Homosexuality in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015-05-30)The main purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of the youth towards homosexuality in Accra, Ghana. Data from the study was obtained from male and female student and non-student youth as well as through interviews ... -
The Role of "Islamic feminism" in Somali Immigrant Women's Intra-and Extra-Household Bargaining Power and in Mitigating the Negative Effects of the Image Problem in their Integration in Norway
(Master thesis, 2013-05-31)This research explores the aspirations and life experiences of Somali immigrant women in Bergen as they embark on gender-tuned interpretation of the Quran as a source of bargaining power within the household and in the ... -
Rural Youth, Education and Agriculture: An Exploration of Youth Aspirations and Government Policy in Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)There appears to be a paradox in Ethiopia. On the one hand, the country's development policy emphasises the central role of the agricultural sector and the need of cultivating a new generation of young, literate, and capable ... -
Social changes and women-initiated divorce in Dhaka, Bangladesh: Gaining or Loosing Power?
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)The study attempts to explore the nature of women-initiated divorce in Dhaka, considering the social changes of Bangladesh. The study focuses particularly on the urban middle class women as the scope of the study. By ... -
Socio-cultural Perceptions of Infertility and their Implications:A study of Women Experiencing Childlessness in South Gondar, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)Infertility is a global problem affecting a considerable number of people. However, perceptions on the causes and treatments of infertility vary across societies. This study was conducted to assess the socio-cultural ... -
Telling Stories to Live: Hawaiian Trans Narratives on Gender and Sex Work
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)The overall objective of the thesis is to provide new data about trans identity formation and trans sex work in Hawai i, while simultaneously critically discussing everyday performances of heteronormative gender identity ... -
Trafficking in Women in Bangladesh: Experiences of Survivors and Challenges to their Reintegration
(Master thesis, 2013-05-31)This study aims to focus on the challenges behind the reintegration process of trafficking survivors in their families and communities in Bangladesh. In doing so, this research tries to explore the experiences of trafficked ... -
Voices of male and female university students on youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health services in Kampala, Uganda
(Master thesis, 2015-05-31)This study explored the experiences and expectations of male and female students at Makerere University's main campus and the campus of the University's Business School towards youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health ...