Essays about: "poor families"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 75 essays containing the words poor families.

  1. 21. In Search for Secure Families : A study of what qualifies as a suitable family for vulnerable children at a child protection organization in South Africa

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/HHJ, Avd. för beteendevetenskap och socialt arbete

    Author : Linnéa Dahl; Hanna Sandström; [2018]
    Keywords : Vulnerable Children; Suitable Family; Foster Care; South Africa;

    Abstract : Problem. Approximately 400 000 children are in the year 2018 living in foster care in South Africa. Many of these children have wounds from neglect and abuse from their original family. READ MORE

  3. 22. Father groups in Burkina Faso – towards changed behaviors and a reconstruction of masculinities?

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Förvaltningshögskolan

    Author : Andrea Hallberg; [2017-06-22]
    Keywords : Africa; Burkina Faso; Nakamtenga; Yennenga Progress; father groups; fatherhood; family life; masculinities; gender roles;

    Abstract : Introduction: The importance of the involvement of men when it comes to increasing quality of life for women and children as well as for men themselves are evident, and has been shown repeatedly in academic research. Women globally are the ones responsible for children and household. READ MORE

  4. 23. 'A Food Culture in Transition'. Perceptions of Healthy Eating and Reasoning in Food Choices - A Grounded Theory Study of Young Mothers in South Tarawa, Kiribati

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Anna Fallgren; [2017]
    Keywords : Public health; Food choices; Healthy eating; Kiribati; Pacific; Qualitative study; Mothers; Non-communicable diseases; Poverty; Climate change; Nutrition; Culture; Food policy; Non-governmental organisations; Participation; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The recent shift towards energy-dense and nutrient-poor diets has led to an increase of diseases such as obesity, diabetes and cardio-vascular disease. Due to poverty, geographical remoteness and lack of cultivable land, Kiribati experiences a double burden of malnutrition with high levels of NCDs among adults, and undernourishment among children. READ MORE

  5. 24. Effects and safety of selected antagonistic bacteria against Escherichia coli in leafy green vegetables

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Livsmedelsteknik och nutrition (master)

    Author : Noora Ulla Annikki Nurminen; [2017]
    Keywords : ready-to-eat salad; Antagonist; Escherichia coli; food technology; livsmedelsteknologi; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : We live in a busy world, where the demand of ready-to-eat (RTE) salad products has increased rapidly in a relatively short time. Despite of being an easy and fast way to add more vegetables to the daily diet, RTE salads have a serious underlying risk and the amount of vegetable-derived foodborne disease outbreaks has been increasing. READ MORE

  6. 25. Being damned if you do and damned if you don't - a qualitative study about the life situation of Romanian women who beg in the streets of Malmö.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Socialmedicin och global hälsa

    Author : Matilda Ottelid; [2017]
    Keywords : Begging; Migration; Agency; Coping Strategies; Discrimination; Exclusion; Poverty; Sweden; Malmö; Health Equity; Socio-Economy; Social Determinants of Health; Mental Health; Health; Public Health; Romania; Romanians; Romas; Roma; EU migrants; Vulnerable EU citizens; Beggars; Harassment; Homelessness; Unemployment; anti-Gypsyism.; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : Title: Being damned if you do and damned if you don’t - a qualitative study about the life situation of Romanian women who beg in the streets of Malmö. Background: Health is unevenly distributed within and among the countries of the world, and usually follows a population’s socio-economic status. READ MORE