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"Det er jo litt skummelt da, at livet ditt ligger i hendene hos noen du aldri har møtt eller så vidt kjenner" En kvalitativ studie om barn og unges erfaringer med å bli sakkyndig vurdert
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Sakkyndige fagpersoner kan engasjeres av barnevernet i saker der det er behov for ytterligere kompetanse for å vurdere forhold eller oppklare spørsmål ved en omsorgssituasjon. I barnevernskontekst er sakkyndige gjerne ... -
"Det er så ekstremt viktig dette med å føle seg ivaretatt" - En kvalitativ studie om fosterforeldres opplevelser og erfaringer med opplæringsprogrammet "En god start"
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Formålet med denne studien er å evaluere fosterforeldres erfaringer med opplæringsprogrammet "En god start" som gis gjennom individuell veiledning. «En god start» er utviklet for å sikre at nye fosterforeldre får tilstrekkelig ... -
"Det er som å jobbe med voldsproblematikk uten å spørre ‘slo du eller sparket du?’" En kvalitativ studie om samarbeid ved behandling av barn og unge med skadelig seksuell atferd
(Master thesis, 2023-05-16)En betydelig andel seksuelle overgrep mot barn blir begått av andre barn og unge. Likevel er barn og unge med skadelig seksuell atferd en understudert gruppe. For å forebygge seksuelle overgrep mot barn er det viktig at ... -
Detection of child maltreatment, the role of dental health personnel – A national cross-sectional study among public dental health personnel in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-27)Introduction: Research has revealed that child maltreatment is an extensive and global problem. It is argued that the known victims of child maltreatment represent only the tip of the iceberg. Child maltreatment has ... -
Development and evaluation of Be smokeFREE. A school-based smoking prevention program
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-10-03)In 1988, approximately 7500 persons in Norway died from smoking-related diseases like heart failure and cancer (Engeland, 1997). Evidence from epidemiology strongly indicates that smoking is the main cause of a number of ... -
Development of global self-esteem: The transition from adolescence to adulthood
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Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia: A Cross Sectional Study
(Journal article, 2012)Background. A diagnosis is the basis of medical action, the key to various social privileges and national sick leave statistics. The objectives of this study were to investigate which diagnoses general practitioners in ... -
Dialogmøtet - en samtale med eller uten dialog? En kvalitativ studie av sykemeldtes opplevelse av dialogmøtet etter 6 måneders sykemelding
(Master thesis, 2010-06-30)Background: Over the years, science and politics have focused on finding efforts to reduce absence due to illness. One of these efforts is the dialogue meeting after 6 months sickness absence, which is supposed to lead to ... -
Dietary Diversity is a Predictor of Acute Malnutrition in Rural but Not in Urban Settings: Evidence from Ghana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-05)Aims: To document the relationships between child dietary diversity and acute malnutrition (wasting) in urban and rural Ghana, controlling for maternal, child and household socio-demographic characteristics. Study Design: ... -
Distal and proximal family predictors of adolescents' smoking initiation and development: A longitudinal latent curve model analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-09)Background: Studies on adolescent smoking indicate that the smoking behaviours of their parents, siblings and friends are significant micro-level predictors. Parents’ socioeconomic status (SES) is an important ... -
Do School‑Level Anti‑Bullying Interventions Affect Prescriptions of Prescribed Drugs in Young Adulthood? A Case Using the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Several meta-analyses have demonstrated that bullying prevention programs are successful in reducing bullying. However, scant research addresses if and how such anti-bullying efforts affect long-term internalizing health ... -
Documentation of the Implementation strategy. A case study for the Kibwezi Community-Based Health Management Information System project, Kenya
(Master thesis, 2010-05-19)Purpose and Objectives: The purpose of this study was to document the comprehensive implementation strategy of the AMREF Kibwezi Community Based Health Management Information System project (CB-HMIS). The study also attempted ... -
Does Organised Sport Participation Predict Body Appreciation in Adolescents?
(Master thesis, 2021-05-20)Background: Of adolescents in Norway, 70% report experiencing body appearance pressure. Positive body image can be a protective factor against body image concerns and promote healthy behaviours. Sport has been suggested ... -
Does the socioeconomic positioned neighbourhood matter? Norwegian adolescents’ perceptions of barriers and facilitators for physical activity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background and aims: A higher proportion of adolescents from lower socioeconomic position families tend to be less physically active than their counterparts from higher socioeconomic position families. More research is ... -
Doing global investments the Nordic way. The "business case" for Equinor’s support to union work among its employees in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In the Nordic countries, unions are represented in company boards and can infl uence companies’ policies toward labor abroad. Th is article focuses on the Norwegian national oil company Equinor and its support of unionization ... -
Domestic violence and social norms in Norway and Brazil: A preliminary, qualitative study of attitudes and practices of health workers and criminal justice professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Gender-based domestic violence has gained significant visibility in recent years and is currently considered a priority in the field of public health. This preliminary, qualitative study explores how social ... -
Domestic violence and social norms: attitudes and practices of criminal justice and health workers in Norway and Brazil
(Master thesis, 2018-06-21)Background: In recent years, gender-based domestic violence has gained significant visibility and is currently considered a priority in the field of public health. Research objective: To explore how professional and social ... -
Donor-NGO collaboration functioning: Case study of Kazakhstani NGO
(Master thesis, 2010-05-21)The purpose of this study is to increase the knowledge base on the collaboration functioning by using a model developed by Corbin (2006), The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning. The research applied a case study ...