Essays about: "violence in health care"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 25 essays containing the words violence in health care.

  1. 21. How healthcare workers experience violence against women and how it influences the care : A qualitative study

    University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Institutionen för Vårdvetenskap

    Author : Linda Vingård Frank; [2010]
    Keywords : violence against women; attitudes; nursing practices; gender-based violence; human rights; women’s health; egypt;

    Abstract : Violence against women (VAW) is a global problem existing in all cultures. This study is performed because there is a lack of knowledge about how healthcare personnel treat VAW to promote health and to alleviate suffering. The aim is to describe how healthcare workers experience violence against women and how it influences the care. READ MORE

  3. 22. Mind the Gap - The Rights of Street Children Under the CRC and the Situation in Egypt

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Charlotte Månsson; [2007]
    Keywords : Folkrätt; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The Convention on the Rights of the Child is a legal framework stating what rights children have. Street children also have all these rights but few countries have responded to this. READ MORE

  4. 23. Violence against women in intimate relationships: : Explanations and suggestions for interventions as perceived by health care workers, local leaders and trusted community members in a northern district in Vietnam

    University essay from Nordiska ministerrådet/Nordic School of Public Health NHV

    Author : Robert Jonzon; [2006]
    Keywords : Intimate Partner Violence; Domestic Violence; Women’s Health; Focus-Group Discussions; Content Analysis; Vietnam.;

    Abstract : Objectives: The objectives of the study was to describe how people who face partner violence against women, either as volunteers or as professionals in their everyday work, explain violence against women in intimate relationships and their suggestions for preventive activities. Methods: Twenty men and twenty women were strategically selected for five focus-group discussions. READ MORE

  5. 24. The Cost of Gender-Based Violence in Sweden : and an economic approach to the phenomenon

    University essay from Ekonomiska institutionen

    Author : Tove Emili Kristina Gemzell; [2005]
    Keywords : Gender; Cost of Violence; Genusbaserat våld; Kostnad av våld;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence has been widely recognized as a public health issue and as a major obstacle for development worldwide. This thesis addresses the effects it has on the Swedish community and some of the underlying problems surrounding the prevalence of it. READ MORE

  6. 25. Sjuksköterskors attityder till våld mot kvinnor

    University essay from Malmö högskola/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Neda Parvizi; Emma Sjöstrand; [2005]
    Keywords : attityder; genus; könsrelaterat våld; sjuksköterskor; våld mot kvinnor;

    Abstract : Våld mot kvinnor orsakar flera fysiska- och psykiska sjukdomar och negativa hälsotillstånd. Det finns krav på sjukvården att synliggöra våld mot kvinnor. Syftet med den här kvalitativa, feministiska studien är att undersöka sjuksköterskors attityder till våld mot kvinnor. Studien utformades efter Hartmans analytiska, induktiva metod. READ MORE