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Flood and socio-economic vulnerability. New challenges in women's lives in northern Pakistan
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-31)
There is growing concern regarding issues related to Climate change like periodic floods, earthquakes, cyclones, melting glaciers and so on. Pakistan was extremely hard hit by the flash flooding in 2010, which occurred due ...
Sick leave for patients with severe subjective health complaints. Challenges in general practice
(The University of Bergen, 2013-02-08)
The main purpose of this thesis was to contribute to a better understanding of factors
that are important when general practitioners (GPs) make decisions for sick leave for
patients with severe subjective health complaints ...
Health promotion capacity building. An exploratory study of the Norwegian health promotion workforce
(The University of Bergen, 2012-06-11)
Introduction. The international Union for Health Promotion and Education highlights that developing a competent Health Promotion workforce is a key component of capacity building for the future and is critical to delivering ...
Mestring, sosioøkonomisk status og subjektive helseplager hos pasienter med uspesifikke ryggplager
(The University of Bergen, 2011-05-20)
Background: According to the cognitive activation theory of stress, sustained activation due to lack of positive response outcome expectancies, may lead to bad health and subjective health complaints. Sensitization mechanisms ...
The Meaning of Religion in Lives of Orthodox Christians in Georgia. A Salutogenic Perspective
(The University of Bergen, 2012-05-21)
The present qualitative study was aimed to describe the meaning of religion in the lives of Orthodox Christians in Georgia through salutogenic perspective. Wittingly, to what degree people's descriptions of their experience ...
Mellom makt og hjelp: En komparativ undersøkelse av sosialt arbeid med risikoutsatte familier i Norge og Brasil
(The University of Bergen, 2014-05-20)
Denne masteroppgaven tok utgangspunkt i datamateriale som var innsamlet i forbindelse med en intervjuundersøkelse av marginaliserte familier i Norge og Brasil som hadde lav samfunnsinkludering. Masteroppgavens problemstilling ...
Kalsiumparadokset. En casestudie av prosessen fra kunnskapsgrunnlaget til utformingen av kalsiumanbefalingene
(The University of Bergen, 2010-06-23)
Background: Osteoporosis and osteoporotic fractures represent a major problem for public health in Norway. The World Health Organisation has estimated that the problem will have multiplied by a factor of four on a global ...
Connectedness with Mangrove forest "Sundarbans": Perceptions and Behaviors of the forested community 'Shora' in Bangladesh
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-31)
The recurrence of environmental calamities is causing the degradation of the Sundarbans' forest in Bangladesh. The thesis aims to discover the forest societies' perceptions and behaviors about the Sundarbans,' considering ...
Challenges of pursuing schooling for former street and working children - The voices of adolescent girls in Bangalore, India
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-30)
India signed the Right to Education Act' in 2009. However,
national policies in India do not always acknowledge the most
vulnerable groups, in particular the group of street and working
children and girls. This study ...
Barneverntjenestens deltakelse i oppfølging av fosterbarns skolegang: Hva er god praksis?
(The University of Bergen, 2010-11-22)
Bakgrunn og problemstilling: Den viktigste målsettingen i denne masteroppgaven var å få mer kunnskap om hvordan barneverntjenesten involverer seg i fosterbarns faglige og sosiale fungering i skolen. Utgangspunktet for ...