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HIV-Related Stigma and Discrimination in Small Enterprises: Employers’ and Employees’ Knowledge and Attitudes about HIV workplace Policy in Kabale, Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2010-05-21)Background: In its third decade, the HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect many people’s lives in affected nations. In the world of work, the epidemic has brought about loss of productivity, increased labour costs, and ... -
Household food security and adequacy of child diet in the food insecure region north in Ghana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-11)Background and objectives Adequate diet is of crucial importance for healthy child development. In food insecure areas of the world, the provision of adequate child diet is threatened in the many households that sometimes ... -
Household Food Security and Child Diet in Northern Regions of Ghana: Evidence from the 2012 Ghana Feed the Future Population Baseline Survey
(Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Background and Objectives: There is dearth of literature on the link between household food security and child feeding practices in sub-Saharan Africa. Therefore, this study investigated the relationship between level of ... -
Household-based cash transfer targeting strategies in Zimbabwe: are we reaching the most vulnerable children?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)Census data, collected in July 2009, from 27,672 children were used to compare the effectiveness, coverage and efficacy of three household-based methods for targeting cash transfers to vulnerable children in eastern Zimbabwe: ... -
How can employee empowerment be made conducive to both employee health and organisation performance? An empirical investigation of a tailor-made approach to organisation learning in a municipal public service organisation
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-09-01)Employees are often encouraged to take on more control over their work practices, so as to generate “more for less” solutions to the benefit of their employers, clients and themselves. To employees such increased control ... -
How can local governments level the social gradient in health among families with children? The case of Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)The Norwegian National government has recently developed policies to reduce health inequalities; this should be achieved by a Health in all Policies approach (HIAP). Most policies are to be implemented at the local level ... -
How to evaluate the effect of seven years of The Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (2007-14) on fruit, vegetables, snacks consumption and weight status- A natural experiment.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim: From August 2007 to June 2014, the Norwegian School Fruit Scheme (NSFS) legally established that all pupils in junior high and combined schools (275,000 pupils every year), but not those in primary schools (343,000 ... -
Hva er hovedårsakene til utilsiktet flytting fra fosterhjem? Synspunkter fra veiledere av fosterforeldre
(Master thesis, 2017-10-03)Formålet med denne studien har vært å få kunnskap om hva som kan være årsakene til utilsiktet flytting fra fosterhjem. Forskning viser både i Norge og internasjonalt at et høyt antall barn som flytter i fosterhjem opplever ... -
Hvilke vurderinger foretar barnevernet i bekymringsmeldinger som omhandler vold?
(Master thesis, 2017-06-27)Barnevernstjenesten står ovenfor mange komplekse vurderinger i saker som omhandler vold. Graham, Dettlaff, Baumann, and Fluke (2015) har utviklet et rammeverk (økologisk beslutningsmodell) ut fra hvordan barnevernets ... -
Hvilken betydning har personlige og strukturelle faktorer for gjennomføring av mastergrad?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Med innføring av Kvalitetsreformen fra 2003 har det blitt sterkere fokus på gjennomføring av høyere grad. I denne artikkelen undersøker vi betydning av personlig motivasjon, strukturelle forhold og veileders engasjement ... -
Hvordan beskriver barnevernsarbeidere tverretatlig samarbeid med tannhelsetjenesten?
(Master thesis, 2015-05-20)Hovedoppgaven til barnevernet er å sikre at barn og unge som lever under skadelige forhold får nødvendig hjelp og omsorg til rett tid. Barnevernet er derfor forpliktet til samarbeid med andre tjenester, sektorer og ... -
Hvordan erfarer norske rom møtet med den norske barneverntjenesten? Perspektiver på barnevernets mandat og praksis ovenfor norske rom
(Master thesis, 2017-12-13)Denne masteroppgaven handler om den norske romminoritetens erfaringer i møte med barnevernet. Formålet med denne studien er å få økt innsikt i informantenes opplevelser og erfaringer i møte med barnevernet, samt økt innsikt ... -
Hvordan fungerer tilsyn under samvær etter barnelova § 43 tredje ledd, sett i lys av sakkyndiges forhåndsvurderinger og erfaringer fra bostedsforeldre og tilsynspersoner?
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Bakgrunn og problemstilling: Siktemålet med oppgaven var å få kunnskap om tilsynsordningen, i barnelova § 43 tredje ledd (1981), fungerer i tråd med hensikten, sett i lys av de sakkyndiges anbefalinger og erfaringer fra ... -
Hvordan ivaretar barnevernsarbeidere barns rett til beskyttelse, til å bli hørt og til helsehjelp, når de utsettes for direkte vold i familien?
(Master thesis, 2013-05-20)Saker som omhandler barn som utsettes for vold og overgrep er en problemstilling en møter ofte i barnevernet. Voldsutsatte barn skal beskyttes mot ytterligere vold, de har rett til å bli hørt, og til helsehjelp for å ... -
Hvordan ivaretas medfølgende asylbarns rettigheter i Norge i dag? En litteraturstudie
(Master thesis, 2015-11-19)Voldelige konflikter, krig og katastrofer kan være årsaker til at mennesker må søke om beskyttelse i et annet land enn opprinnelseslandet. 2629 barn søkte i 2014 om asyl i Norge sammen med familiene sine. Prosessen hvor ... -
Hvordan oppleves de belastninger som følger med sekundærtraumatisering hos saksbehandlere i barneverntjenesten, og hvordan påvirker de dagliglivet?
(Master thesis, 2017-12-13)Secondary trauma is a condition that everybody who is involved with people exposed to trauma, is at risk to develop. Within both research and literature there has been very limited focus on secondary trauma, especially in ... -
I Buy Medicines From the Streets Because I Am Poor: A Qualitative Account on why the Informal Market for Medicines Thrive in Ivory Coast
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The informal market for medicines has been growing. In Ivory Coast, this informal market is an unofficial core part of the health system. Given the risks associated with the informal market for medicines, it is important ... -
“I came to escort someone”: Men’s experiences of antenatal care services in urban Ghana—a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Male involvement in maternal healthcare has been widely recognized as essential for positive health outcomes for expectant mothers and their unborn babies. However, few studies have explored men’s experiences ... -
I Do Not Want Her to be Doing Anything Stressful’: Men’s Involvement in Domestic Work during pregnancy in Ghana
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Drawing on qualitative research from rural and urban areas, this article contributes to evolving social research in Ghana on possible changes in the gendered distribution of domestic labour. Formulated within debates on ... -
"I own that house and I believe in myself as a woman". The contribution of the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) Programme to Women's Empowerment: A case of Lwankoni sub-county in Uganda.
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)The government of Uganda, in its endeavours to reduce poverty by empowering women, has since 2001 been implementing the National Agricultural Advisory Services (NAADS) programme. NAADS is aimed at enhancing rural livelihoods, ...