Essays about: "health care inequalities"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 essays containing the words health care inequalities.

  1. 1. Sensing the situation : A qualitative study investigating child health service nurses’ experiences of supporting and talking with families about overweight and obesity

    University essay from Mälardalens universitet/Hälsa och välfärd

    Author : Jonna Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Children; nurses; parents; family-nurse relationship; obesity; overweight;

    Abstract : The Swedish child health services (CHS) is an important arena for health promotion and reducing inequalities in health. Addressing overweight has shown to be challenging for nurses. The aim of this study was to investigate CHS nurses’ experiences of supporting and talking with parents and children about overweight and obesity. READ MORE

  3. 2. Does Ethnic Origin matter for Health Inequalities in Bolivia? An Assessment of the Effect of Ethnicity on Health Care Access and Health Outcomes

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Brianna Gerlach; [2022]
    Keywords : Health inequalities; ethnicity; Bolivia; health outcomes; indigenousness; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Good health is of utmost importance to individuals and economic growth. Nevertheless, inequalities concerning health services and conditions are observed in developed as well as developing countries. Often such disparities are related to ethnicity, with indigenous populations exhibiting lower health performance. READ MORE

  4. 3. Exploring Roma CSO’s Work on Empowering Reproductive Choices among Roma Women and Girls in Serbia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Alice Hansson; [2022]
    Keywords : Empowerment; Intersectionality; Serbia; Roma women; reproductive choice; Civil Society Organizations; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Reproductive choice, one’s ability to make informed decisions regarding sexual relations, contraceptive use, and reproductive health care, is not a given. Empowerment is considered a tool for improving women’s ability to make reproductive choices. However, it is a very context-specific approach needing contextual pathways of change. READ MORE

  5. 4. Maternity Healthcare Services in Refugee Communities : A Literature Review on Barriers to Healthcare Access and Provision – Analysing the Greek Context

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

    Author : Jamila Odeh-Moreira; [2021]
    Keywords : Refugee Health; Antenatal Care; Social Determinants of Health; Health Disparities;

    Abstract : Health appears as a fundamental right on the Declaration of Human Rights of 1948 onarticle XXV. In humanitarian research, health is often viewed as a secondary theme anddid not have that much relevance. This has changed recently and nowadays health isconsidered an important factor. READ MORE

  6. 5. A quantitative study on : Women's reproductive health complication termination of pregnancy among ever-married women of Bangladesh.

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för hälso- och vårdvetenskap (HV)

    Author : Tanbin Sultana; [2021]
    Keywords : pregnancy termination; prevalence; ever-married women; reproductive health; Bangladesh;

    Abstract : Termination of pregnancies is a public health concern in many developing countries. In Bangladesh women faces barrier to access health care service for pregnancy termination. READ MORE