Essays about: "status of urban women"

Showing result 16 - 19 of 19 essays containing the words status of urban women.

  1. 16. Freedom to choose : Women's possibility to take reproductive decisions in Babati, Tanzania

    University essay from Institutionen för livsvetenskaper

    Author : Marie Rapp; [2009]
    Keywords : family planning; fertility; socioeconomic; influence; urban; rural;

    Abstract : This thesis study women’s possibility to take reproductive decisions in Babati, Tanzania. Tanzania has one of the highest total fertility rates in Sub-Saharan Africa and hence a high child- and maternal mortality rate. Family planning service can help individuals to reach their reproductive goals but it is not always available or accessible. READ MORE

  3. 17. Stress, social support and health status among postpartum women in an urban and a rural area of Thailand

    University essay from Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : Clara Gronowitz; Helena Henrysson; [2009]
    Keywords : Postpartum; stress; health status; social support; Thailand; Postpartum; stress; health status; social support; Thailand;

    Abstract :   Background: The birth of an infant can represent additional, financial and emotional stress. Lack of social support negatively impacts these women’s ability to cope with already difficult circumstances after childbirth. Poorer health care for the postpartum women may be the consequence of deficient understanding. READ MORE

  4. 18. Women's Empowerment in southern Africa: The Case of South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

    Author : Kristian Olsson Selerud; [2008]
    Keywords : South Africa; Zimbabwe; Mozambique; Intersectionality; Women s empowerment; Social sciences; Samhällsvetenskaper; Human rights; Mänskliga rättigheter; Social Sciences; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In Africa, women's status in politics, their economic standard and their position within social hierarchies and practices is subordinated to that of men. The aim of this thesis is to examine how colonialism, liberation ideology and women's movements have influenced the empowerment of women in South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique and attempt to account for why women in South Africa have attained a higher level of political empowerment than women in the other two countries. READ MORE

  5. 19. Social variations in nutritional habits and their trends in Lithuanian adult population

    University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

    Author : Vilma Kriaucioniene; [2006]
    Keywords : Nutritional Habits; Socioeconomic Status; Food Frequency Questionnaire; Trends;

    Abstract : The aim of this study was to assess the socio-demographic variations in nutritional habits and their trends over the last decade in Lithuanian adult population. Methods: Six health behaviour surveys were carried out within the international FINBALT HEALTH MONITOR project between 1994-2004. READ MORE