Essays about: "Health inequality"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 107 essays containing the words Health inequality.

  1. 21. Covid-19 and gender inequality in Mexico : The unequal impact of the pandemic on women’s healthcare

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Nordiska Latinamerikainstitutet

    Author : Maria Alexandra Moise; [2021]
    Keywords : Gender inequality; Healthcare access; Covid-19 pandemic; Mexico;

    Abstract : Healthcare systems and medical services all over the world have been facing a significant reliability crisis that has peaked in the past couple of decades from a series of criticisms regarding inequality. It is well-established that the inequality problem, especially in the Latin American region is an abiding and deep-routed phenomenon particularly in regards to gendered relationships, which has only recently been given the necessary attention. READ MORE

  3. 22. Boys Will Be Boys? A Study of the Menstrual Health Literacy amongst Adolescent Boys and the Human Right to Education in the Township of Langa, South Africa

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maja Shapiro; [2021]
    Keywords : gender and development; menstrual health; critical menstrual studies; education; the human rights; adolescent boys; south africa;

    Abstract : The study was conducted throughout November 2021 in the township of Langa, in the Western Province of Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the study is to explore the menstrual health literacy of adolescent boys through collecting data capturing knowledge, experiences and attitudes. READ MORE

  4. 23. “And If Something, Antiracism Is a Pedagogical Matter” - Finnish Early Childhood Education Teachers’ Understanding and Experiences of Antiracism and White Normativity

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Saara Loukola; [2021]
    Keywords : early childhood education; critical pedagogy; antiracism; racism; white normativity; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Early childhood education (ECE) builds the base for a child’s learning and socialization. Studies prove that racism and unequal treatment are present already in early childhood education, affecting negatively on an individual’s wellbeing. Antiracism is seen as a way to act against racism and lessen inequality. READ MORE

  5. 24. Cultural Barriers in Healthcare Delivery from the Perspective of Patients

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för folkhälso- och vårdvetenskap

    Author : fru Ngum Awasom; [2021]
    Keywords : Cultural barriers; Patients perspectives; cultural competent care.; Kulturella barriärer; Patientperspektiv; kulturellt kompetent omvårdnad.;

    Abstract : Background Many patients especially from minority backgrounds are typically faced with cultural barriers during health care encounters and this hinders the delivery of culturally competent healthcare. This study seeks to understand how cultural barriers faced by patients are crucial in attaining the delivery of culturally competent healthcare. READ MORE

  6. 25. Primary health care and the challenges of identifying bipolar disorder : A regional comparative study in Sweden

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för folkhälsovetenskap

    Author : Fia Andersson; [2021]
    Keywords : Bipolar disorder; primary health care; mental health; diagnostic delay; regional inequality;

    Abstract : Bipolar disorder (BD) is a severe psychiatric diagnosis that is difficult to identify. Diagnostic delays are 5-10 years and cause irreversible harm for the patient and burden health care systems. Health deterioration and societal costs may be avoided if BD were diagnosed and treated at an early stage in the disease progression. READ MORE