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Iatrogenic Violence? Lived experiences of recipients of aid that targets vulnerable children in Makete, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Humanitarian aid does not always achieve its intended outcomes but may have unintended side-effects which harm rather than help recipient communities in the long run. In the context of aid, iatrogenic violence refers to ... -
"If you look beautiful, the world would be yours" Does cosmetic surgery lead to gendered empowerment in Bangladesh?
(Master thesis, 2015-08-14)This study tries to explore the interrelated dynamics among patriarchy, cosmetic surgery and empowerment. While poverty, poor health accessibility and gender inequality are common problems in Bangladesh, a growing number ... -
The Impact of Contraceptive Use and Empowerment on Fertility Preference Using Pakistan Demographic Health Survey 2012-13
(Master thesis, 2018-12-21)Background: Fertility preference is an area of interest world over, particularly in the past five or six decades, given the prevalence of high fertility rates in many parts of the world. National and international ... -
The impact of early life factors on cognitive function in old age: The Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-16)Background Previous studies have shown that adverse conditions during fetal and early life are associated with lower performance on neurocognitive tests in childhood, adolescence and adult life. There is, however, a paucity ... -
The Impacts of Gender Attitudes and Socio-Economic Determinants on Ideal Fertility: A Study among Young Men in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2017-06-24)Introduction Fertility is one of most important factors of demographic studies; alarming Total Fertility Rate (TFR) threatens developing indicators in many ways. Gender equality, child and infant mortality, achieving of ... -
"Implementation of the Public Health Act in a Norwegian municipality with regard to Health in all Policies and Health Inequity"
(Master thesis, 2014-05-20)Background In Norway, as in the rest of Europe, people live on average longer and healthier lives than previous generations but are faced with increasing health inequities revealing socio-ecological factors as the main ... -
Implementing the Public Health Act in a local setting: Addressing the social inequities in health in a Norwegian municipality
(Master thesis, 2014-05-20)Background: The increasing presence of social inequities in health defies the values of solidarity and justice. In an attempt to address this challenge The Public Health Act was adopted 2012 in Norway. The Act proposes to ... -
The importance of the football coach on Norwegian adolescents' competence: A cross sectional study of the association between coach created climate and adolescent motivation.
(Master thesis, 2012-05-11)Introduction: Organised physical activity has been suggested as specifically conducive for adolescents’ physical and psychological health. This thesis employed a health promotion approach to investigate the associations ... -
Increased gaming during COVID-19 predicts physical inactivity among youth in Norway a two-wave longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: A concern for the COVID-19 measures and the potential long-term consequences the measures may have on physical inactivity and gaming among youth. Objectives: Examine the stability and change in internet and ... -
The inescapable question of fairness in Pay-for-performance bonus distribution: A qualitative study of health workers' experiences in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-11-25)Background: During the last decade there has been a growing concern about the lack of results in the health sectors of many low income countries. Progress has been particularly slow in maternal- and child health. Prompted ... -
Influence of childcare practices on nutritional status of Ghanaian children: a regression analysis of the Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-03)Objectives: Guided by the UNICEF framework for childcare, this study examined the association of childcare practices (CCP) with infant and young children’s growth (height-for-age Z-scores, HAZ), and investigated ... -
The influence of fatalism on health beliefs of diabetic patients in Khartoum: A comparison between the Copts and Muslims
(Master thesis, 2014-05-19)Objectives: The objectives of this research was to explore how the belief in fatalism influences health beliefs in diabetic patients and to compare the differences in fatalistic beliefs between Coptic and Muslim diabetics ... -
The influence of public opinion on tobacco control policy-making in Georgia: Perspectives of governmental and non-governmental stakeholders
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01)Introduction: Georgia has one of the highest smoking rates (36%) in Europe. This may be due partly to the fact that the present Georgian tobacco control regulations are weakly enforced. It is unclear if the authorities are ... -
Innovative Pedagogies in a Health Promotion Specialisation: Knowledge, Practice and Research
(Chapter, 2022)Educating health promotion professionals must involve learning activities that not only facilitate for attainment of health promotion knowledge but that also develop students’ competencies in health promotion. The objective ... -
Inside the Outdoor Experience. On the distinction between pleasant and interesting feelings and their implication in the motivational process
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-08-24)Inspired by the functional well-being approach (Vittersø, 2013a, 2013b), this study set out to explore the distinction between hedonic and eudaimonic dimensions of feeling states to understand more about the variety ... -
An Integral Approach to Health: Perspectives on Health from Mayan-Tz'utujil Women in Lake Atitlán, Guatemala. A Photovoice study
(Master thesis, 2018-06-19)Background: Health is a complex issue and can be approached from varying perspectives, from a technology-driven biomedical approach to a more intricate understanding of health as a result of social surroundings. In Guatemala, ... -
An Integral Approach to Menstrual Hygiene Management - Understanding adolescent girls’ experiences of menstruation in Sri Puram, India
(Master thesis, 2018-06-09)Background: Menstruation and menstrual hygiene management are central to the lived experiences of most girls and women around the world for much of their lives, yet is often under researched and ignored on the development ... -
"Integrering er ikke bare å sitte i samme rom, altså". En studie av lærernes erfaringer med integrering av fysisk funksjonshemmede elever i grunnskolen
(Master thesis, 2000)Integration of children with disabilities is regulated through legislation aiming at normalising and improving children's quality of life. School is an important arena for realisation. The aim of the study is to examine ... -
Integrering gjennom organisert fysisk aktivitet: Hva sier unge gutter med flerkulturell bakgrunn?
(Master thesis, 2013-05-16)Background: An important social objective is that all children should have equal opportunity to participate regardless of background. This may entail the need to facilitate things even more to ensure that vulnerable groups ... -
Interaction between Norwegian counties and municipalities to reduce social health inequalities: an exploratory study
(Master thesis, 2015)Background: Social inequalities in health are systematic differences in health between social groups, and are considered as unjust. The social determinants of health are factors external to the human body, which affects ...