Essays about: "social determinants of health"

Showing result 26 - 30 of 66 essays containing the words social determinants of health.

1. 26. “They are being made into like baby-making machines” : a study of the impact of gender structures and norms on family planning for Xhosa women in rural Zithulele, South Africa

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

   Author : Hannah Hölscher; [2020]
   Keywords : gender norms; gender roles; family planning; South Africa; rural; sexual health and reproductive rights; structural determinants of health; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : Women in rural areas of South Africa battle with many structural issues, including unemployment, education and accessibility to health services, greatly delimiting family planning. However, socially constructed and internalized gender norms pose an additional and potentially greater barrier to family planning in traditional and patriarchal settings. READ MORE

3. 27. “I think about you every day, every night” : Experiences, acceptability and use of the Time Travel Method among Finnish and newly arrived migrant students in Ostrobothnia: A qualitative study

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

   Author : Ulrika Storbacka; [2020]
   Keywords : Culture; refugees; newly arrived; young; acculturation; mental health; the Time Travel method; social determinants of health;

   Abstract : Background Acculturation has effects on mental health outcomes among young newly arrived migrants and refugees. Innovative methods, such as the Time Travel Method, can help understand cultural heritage, contribute to improved acculturation and subsequently lead to positive individual as well as societal outcomes. READ MORE

4. 28. Parental stress and child anxiety and depression : A cross-sectional survey study in Sweden and Switzerland

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för hälsovetenskaper

   Author : Linda Breitkreuz Chauvet; [2020]
   Keywords : parental stress; child anxiety; child depression; RCADS; work-family conflict; föräldrars stress; barns ångest; barns depression; RCADS; work- family conflict;

   Abstract : Introduction: The shift from single- to dual-earner households means that, often, both parents have joined the paid labor force. The demands of work and family can conflict, and this conflict can be a major stressor to parents in today’s high-income countries. READ MORE

5. 29. Social Impacts of Climate Change on Women’s Health in Belize

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för socialt arbete

   Author : Mathilda Jerenius; [2019-10-09]
   Keywords : Climate change; health; women; social work; public health;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to investigate whether climate change affects women’s health in Belize, and if so, how. Belize, being a low-lying coastline country is prone to suffer from repercussions of climate change. The data was collected by conducting four focus group discussions with female participants in four rural villages in Belize. READ MORE

6. 30. Now you see it, now you don’t - A literature-based study on identifying normative whiteness in relation to structural racism and social determinants of health

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för medicin

   Author : Laura Voutilainen; [2019-08-01]
   Keywords : whiteness; critical race and whiteness studies; social determinants of health; public health; structural racism; vithet; kritiska ras- och vithetsstudier; hälsans sociala bestämningsfaktorer; folkhälsovetenskap; strukturell rasism;

   Abstract : Background: Structural racism is increasingly regarded as a central issue for disparities in social determinants of health. Eliminating such structure can be seen as central for achieving racial health equity. READ MORE