Essays about: "childbearing"

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  1. 1. COVID-19 vaccine uptake among female students at Pwani University in Kilifi, Kenya

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Julia Eriksson; [2023]
    Keywords : COVID-19 vaccine; vaccine acceptance; vaccine hesitance; female university students; women of childbearing age.;

    Abstract : Introduction: COVID-19 infection in pregnant women increases the risk for maternal complications and they are also more likely to suffer from more severe disease. Reasons for COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and hesitancy are well-studied in the general population. READ MORE

  3. 2. Witch hunts and the intersections of gender, age and class : A feminist analysis on the Western European witch hunts in the 16th and 17th century.

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Tema Genus

    Author : Bente de Koeijer; [2022]
    Keywords : gendered ageism; witch hunts; femicide; lookism; marxist feminism; women s history;

    Abstract : Aim: The aim of this thesis is to elucidate the effects of gender, age, and class in witch hunts in the sixteenth and seventeenth century in Western Europe from a feminist perspective. It also aims to understand the perception of these witch hunts in our present society. It centers poor, old, women who were accused of witchcraft. READ MORE

  4. 3. Fertility responses to climate change in West Africa

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Eduardo Arancon Simal; [2021]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : We analyse the effects of climate anomalies on women’s fertility in West Africa. We combine socioeconomic and fertility data from 10 rounds of Burkina Faso, Guinea, Nigeria and Mali ’s Demographic and Health Surveys and long-term high resolution spatial temperature and precipitation records to assess how women and households adapt their fertility preferences and births in response to exposure to local temperature and precipitation anomalies. READ MORE

  5. 4. Association between maternal level of education and female genital cutting in 1-14 years girls in Egypt. A secondary analysis of the 2014 Egypt Demographic and Health Survey.

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kvinnors och barns hälsa

    Author : Eman Ali; [2021]
    Keywords : female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; FGM C; maternal education; Egypt;

    Abstract : Background Female genital cutting (FGC) is a persistent issue of global concern that carries various healthrisks on women and girls. FGC is almost universal in Egypt and despite continuous efforts, the decline of the practice is unsatisfactory. READ MORE

  6. 5. Intergenerational transmissions in reproductive behavior in the context of the historical fertility transition. An analysis of a population in Southern Sweden 1813-1967

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Louise Cormack; [2020]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The fertility decline that occurred in the industrialized world between 1870-1930 has been extensively studied and a considerable amount of theories exist to explain it. However, few of them address past generations’ influence on reproductive behavior. READ MORE