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Paralegal Services and the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence and Other Gendered Injustices in Tanzania, The Case of Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC)
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)Gender-based violence (GBV) is a key dimension which has brought attention across gender stakeholders in Tanzania regarding its prevalence. It is a phenomenon which we face every day from household levels to national levels. ... -
Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Raising children in new social and cultural contexts can be challenging for parents. In order to help parents address these challenges, the Norwegian government has instituted a policy of mandatory parent ... -
Participation and Empowerment? Health Promotion for Youth at the Community Level
(Master thesis, 2003)During the past few decades there has been a renewed awareness of the need for health promotion internationally. The World Health Organisations’ strategies for health promotion have also influenced the Norwegian policy. ... -
‘Passed and cleared’ – Former tobacco smokers’ experience in quitting smoking
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)The literature contains many reports on cigarette smokers and smoking cessation, but there are fewer qualitative studies on smokers’ and ex-smokers’ experiences with smoking cessation and health care professionals. The aim ... -
The past, present and future of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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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 ... -
Peer Acceptance Protects Global Self-esteem from Negative Effects of Low Closeness to Parents During Adolescence and Early Adulthood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Having a distant relationship with parents seems to increase the risk of developing a more negative global self-esteem. This article describes a longitudinal study of 1,090 Norwegian adolescents from the age of 13–23 (54 ... -
Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: To examine perceived consequences for everyday life, learning outcomes, family relations, sleep problems and worries for infection, for friends and their future, among youth aged 12–19 years during weeks 7 to 9 of ... -
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 ... -
Physical activity and life satisfaction in adolescence: The mediating role of initiative
(Master thesis, 2008-05-28)Background: The ability to take initiative is considered an important developmental task in adolescence. Organised leisure time activities have been suggested as especially conducive contexts for initiative development. ... -
Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-29)Background: The school has been identified as a key arena for physical activity promotion for young people. Effective change of physical activity behaviour requires identification of consistent and modifiable correlates. ... -
Positive deviance. A literature review about the relevance for health promotion
(Student paper, others, 2015-01)The purpose of this paper is to explore if positive deviance can be a relevant concept for health promotion. Health promotion focusses on enabling individuals and communities to increase control over and to improve their ... -
Potentially traumatic events in foster youth, and association with DSM -5 trauma- and stressor related symptoms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background In DSM 5, three disorders are related to trauma and/or maltreatment: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED) but how these ... -
The power of context in health partnerships:Exploring synergy and antagony between external and internal ideologies in mplementing Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) for HIV prevention in Botswana
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-18)Background The aim of this thesis is to explore partnership functioning and the power of context in a North-South partnership in Botswana whose mission is to promote sexual health via Safe Male Circumcision (SMC) for HIV ... -
Predicting Primary and Secondary Abstinence Among Adolescent Boys and Girls in the Western Cape, South Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)Two of the most effective health behaviours with regard to HIV prevention are condom use and sexual abstinence. While determinants of condom use among sub-Saharan African adolescents have been studied extensively, factors ... -
Predictors of quality of life among youths in foster care—a 5‑year prospective follow‑up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose Few studies have investigated possible predictors of positive outcomes for youths in foster care. The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to examine quality of life (QoL) among youths in foster care and ... -
Presters møte med utsatte barn og unge. «Poenget er jo ikke å melde noen, poenget er jo at de får hjelp»
(Master thesis, 2021-06-03)Prester i Den norske kirke har jevnlig kontakt med barn og unge. Til tross for dette har de ikke meldeplikt til barneverntjenesten, samtidig er de strengt regulert av taushetsplikten (Forvaltningsloven, 1967, §13; Straffeloven, ... -
Prevalence and Factor Associated with IPV among the Married Women in Nepal: Further Analysis of NDHS 2016
(Master thesis, 2018-12-18)Introduction: Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is a predominant form of violence against women around the world. One in third women experience IPV globally and almost 38% of women in South Asia experience it. In Nepal, one ... -
Prevalence of mood and anxiety disorder in self reported irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). An epidemiological population based study of women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-05)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is commonly regarded as a functional disorder, and is hypothesized to be associated with anxiety and depression. This evidence mainly rests on population-based studies utilising ...