Annika Johansson
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3893024 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Annika Johansson |
| NOMBRES | Annika |
| APELLIDO | Johansson |
| FIRMA | JOHANSSON A |
| AFILIACIONES | Karolinska Institutet |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6301-1071 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 47 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1998 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
The disengagement process among young athletes when withdrawing from sport
The reasons young athletes drop out of sport have eluded scientists and sport organizations for many decades. Despite a large body of research on the subject, unanswered questions remain. This article reports on a new research approach that analyses sport withdrawal as a process. The study draws on Ebaugh's sociological theory of disengagement and is based on data from semi-structured interviews with 12 girls aged 12 to 17 and 12 of their parents…
Rebuilding research capacity in fragile states
This paper presents an initiative to revive the previous Somali-Swedish Research Cooperation, which started in 1981 and was cut short by the civil war in Somalia. A programme focusing on research capacity building in the health sector is currently underway through the work of an alliance of three partner groups: six new Somali universities, five Swedish universities, and Somali diaspora professionals. Somali ownership is key to the sustainability…
Married men's first time experiences of early childbearing and their role in sexual and reproductive decision making
Male partners' involvement in women's sexual and reproductive health has been increasingly emphasised in international health. A qualitative approach with open-ended qualitative interviews was used to explore young, married men's first time experiences of early childbearing, their sexual and reproductive decision making and the meanings they make of their role as husbands and fathers. The results offer a nuanced picture of the men's vulnerability…
A Five-Year Follow-Up Study of Swedish Adults with Gender Identity Disorder
Women's perceptions of quality of family planning services in Tabriz, Iran
In this qualitative study, women's perceptions and experiences of the quality of family planning services at public primary health centres were explored in the city of Tabriz, Iran. Nine focus group discussions were carried out with a total of 53 married women of reproductive age. The public services were appreciated for being accessible and affordable, but important shortcomings were identified. The need for improved privacy, a wider choice of c…
One Foot Wet and One Foot Dry
This study explores married Vietnamese adolescents' perceptions and experiences related to transition into motherhood and their encounter with health care service. In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 women younger than 20 who were either pregnant or had newly delivered. It emerged from the narratives that young women experienced ambivalence in the transition to motherhood in that they felt too young but also happy to be able to please thei…
Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choose not to be treated despite signs of AIDS. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients, 9 men and 17 women. Six main reasons emerged for not accepting ART: a) fear of taking medication on an empty stomach due to lack of food; b) fear tha…
Deaths among Young, Single Women in 2000-2001 in the West Bank, Palestinian Occupied Territories
A study in 2000–2001 of causes of death of women of reproductive age (15–49) in the West Bank, Palestinian Occupied Territories, found that 154 of the 411 deceased women aged 15–49 with known marital status were single. Death notification forms for reported deaths were analysed and verbal autopsies carried out, where possible, with relatives of the deceased women. We found important differences in the age at death and causes of death among the si…
The Social Construction and Context of Domestic Violence in Wakiso District, Uganda
This study explored community perceptions of factors associated with domestic violence, with an emphasis on events occurring during pregnancy. Ten focus group discussions, 14 key-informant interviews and four case vignettes were conducted in Wakiso district, Uganda between August and December 2003. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Perceived motives and meanings, triggering as well as associated factors, perceived coping mechani…
Abortion Patterns and Reported Sex Ratios at Birth in Rural Yunnan, China
High sex ratio at birth due to son preference has been known in China historically, but it was thought this phenomenon would diminish with modernisation. The aim of this study was to investigate abortion decisions and reported sex ratios at birth in the context of successive family planning policies in Huaning County, Yunnan Province, in China. Abortion patterns and reported sex ratios at birth of a random sample of 1,336 women aged 15-64 were an…
Impact of chemical warfare with agent orange on women's reproductive lives in Vietnam
During the American war in Vietnam, huge quantities of the highly toxic herbicide dioxin (Agent Orange), were sprayed over large areas of central and south Vietnam. In addition to polluting the environment and causing cancers and other diseases in those directly exposed to it, dioxin has caused high rates of pregnancy loss, congenital birth defects and other health problems in their children. This paper reports the findings of a pilot study in th…
Husbands' Involvement in Abortion in Vietnam
This study analyzes the involvement of men in abortion in Vietnam, where induced abortion is legal and abortion rates are among the highest in the world. Twenty men were interviewed in 1996 about the role they played in their wives' abortions and about their feelings and ethical views concerning the procedure. The results showed that both husbands and wives considered the husband to be the main decisionmaker regarding family size, which included …
Population policy, son preference and the use of IUDs in North Vietnam
This paper discusses contraceptive use and discontinuation among women in north Vietnam, in the context of a strong cultural preference for sons and astringent two-child population policy. Among a random sample of 1432 married women aged 15–49 in a rur al province in north Vietnam in 1994, nearly 60 percent used the intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception; other modern methods were hardly used at all. Overall discontinuation rates were high -…
A Five-Year Follow-Up Study of Swedish Adults with Gender Identity Disorder
Husbands' Involvement in Abortion in Vietnam
This study analyzes the involvement of men in abortion in Vietnam, where induced abortion is legal and abortion rates are among the highest in the world. Twenty men were interviewed in 1996 about the role they played in their wives' abortions and about their feelings and ethical views concerning the procedure. The results showed that both husbands and wives considered the husband to be the main decisionmaker regarding family size, which included …
Impact of chemical warfare with agent orange on women's reproductive lives in Vietnam
During the American war in Vietnam, huge quantities of the highly toxic herbicide dioxin (Agent Orange), were sprayed over large areas of central and south Vietnam. In addition to polluting the environment and causing cancers and other diseases in those directly exposed to it, dioxin has caused high rates of pregnancy loss, congenital birth defects and other health problems in their children. This paper reports the findings of a pilot study in th…
Abortion Patterns and Reported Sex Ratios at Birth in Rural Yunnan, China
High sex ratio at birth due to son preference has been known in China historically, but it was thought this phenomenon would diminish with modernisation. The aim of this study was to investigate abortion decisions and reported sex ratios at birth in the context of successive family planning policies in Huaning County, Yunnan Province, in China. Abortion patterns and reported sex ratios at birth of a random sample of 1,336 women aged 15-64 were an…
Population policy, son preference and the use of IUDs in North Vietnam
This paper discusses contraceptive use and discontinuation among women in north Vietnam, in the context of a strong cultural preference for sons and astringent two-child population policy. Among a random sample of 1432 married women aged 15–49 in a rur al province in north Vietnam in 1994, nearly 60 percent used the intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception; other modern methods were hardly used at all. Overall discontinuation rates were high -…
The disengagement process among young athletes when withdrawing from sport
The reasons young athletes drop out of sport have eluded scientists and sport organizations for many decades. Despite a large body of research on the subject, unanswered questions remain. This article reports on a new research approach that analyses sport withdrawal as a process. The study draws on Ebaugh's sociological theory of disengagement and is based on data from semi-structured interviews with 12 girls aged 12 to 17 and 12 of their parents…
Women's perceptions of quality of family planning services in Tabriz, Iran
In this qualitative study, women's perceptions and experiences of the quality of family planning services at public primary health centres were explored in the city of Tabriz, Iran. Nine focus group discussions were carried out with a total of 53 married women of reproductive age. The public services were appreciated for being accessible and affordable, but important shortcomings were identified. The need for improved privacy, a wider choice of c…
Deaths among Young, Single Women in 2000-2001 in the West Bank, Palestinian Occupied Territories
A study in 2000–2001 of causes of death of women of reproductive age (15–49) in the West Bank, Palestinian Occupied Territories, found that 154 of the 411 deceased women aged 15–49 with known marital status were single. Death notification forms for reported deaths were analysed and verbal autopsies carried out, where possible, with relatives of the deceased women. We found important differences in the age at death and causes of death among the si…
Husbands' Involvement in Abortion in Vietnam
This study analyzes the involvement of men in abortion in Vietnam, where induced abortion is legal and abortion rates are among the highest in the world. Twenty men were interviewed in 1996 about the role they played in their wives' abortions and about their feelings and ethical views concerning the procedure. The results showed that both husbands and wives considered the husband to be the main decisionmaker regarding family size, which included …
Population policy, son preference and the use of IUDs in North Vietnam
This paper discusses contraceptive use and discontinuation among women in north Vietnam, in the context of a strong cultural preference for sons and astringent two-child population policy. Among a random sample of 1432 married women aged 15–49 in a rur al province in north Vietnam in 1994, nearly 60 percent used the intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception; other modern methods were hardly used at all. Overall discontinuation rates were high -…
Impact of chemical warfare with agent orange on women's reproductive lives in Vietnam
During the American war in Vietnam, huge quantities of the highly toxic herbicide dioxin (Agent Orange), were sprayed over large areas of central and south Vietnam. In addition to polluting the environment and causing cancers and other diseases in those directly exposed to it, dioxin has caused high rates of pregnancy loss, congenital birth defects and other health problems in their children. This paper reports the findings of a pilot study in th…
Abortion Patterns and Reported Sex Ratios at Birth in Rural Yunnan, China
High sex ratio at birth due to son preference has been known in China historically, but it was thought this phenomenon would diminish with modernisation. The aim of this study was to investigate abortion decisions and reported sex ratios at birth in the context of successive family planning policies in Huaning County, Yunnan Province, in China. Abortion patterns and reported sex ratios at birth of a random sample of 1,336 women aged 15-64 were an…
The Social Construction and Context of Domestic Violence in Wakiso District, Uganda
This study explored community perceptions of factors associated with domestic violence, with an emphasis on events occurring during pregnancy. Ten focus group discussions, 14 key-informant interviews and four case vignettes were conducted in Wakiso district, Uganda between August and December 2003. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Perceived motives and meanings, triggering as well as associated factors, perceived coping mechani…
One Foot Wet and One Foot Dry
This study explores married Vietnamese adolescents' perceptions and experiences related to transition into motherhood and their encounter with health care service. In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 women younger than 20 who were either pregnant or had newly delivered. It emerged from the narratives that young women experienced ambivalence in the transition to motherhood in that they felt too young but also happy to be able to please thei…
Reasons for unsatisfactory acceptance of antiretroviral treatment in the urban Kibera slum, Kenya
The aim of this study was to explore why patients in the urban Kibera slum, Nairobi, Kenya, offered free antiretroviral treatment (ART) at the Médecins Sans Frontièrs (MSF) clinic, choose not to be treated despite signs of AIDS. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted with 26 patients, 9 men and 17 women. Six main reasons emerged for not accepting ART: a) fear of taking medication on an empty stomach due to lack of food; b) fear tha…
Deaths among Young, Single Women in 2000-2001 in the West Bank, Palestinian Occupied Territories
A study in 2000–2001 of causes of death of women of reproductive age (15–49) in the West Bank, Palestinian Occupied Territories, found that 154 of the 411 deceased women aged 15–49 with known marital status were single. Death notification forms for reported deaths were analysed and verbal autopsies carried out, where possible, with relatives of the deceased women. We found important differences in the age at death and causes of death among the si…
Women's perceptions of quality of family planning services in Tabriz, Iran
In this qualitative study, women's perceptions and experiences of the quality of family planning services at public primary health centres were explored in the city of Tabriz, Iran. Nine focus group discussions were carried out with a total of 53 married women of reproductive age. The public services were appreciated for being accessible and affordable, but important shortcomings were identified. The need for improved privacy, a wider choice of c…
A Five-Year Follow-Up Study of Swedish Adults with Gender Identity Disorder
Married men's first time experiences of early childbearing and their role in sexual and reproductive decision making
Male partners' involvement in women's sexual and reproductive health has been increasingly emphasised in international health. A qualitative approach with open-ended qualitative interviews was used to explore young, married men's first time experiences of early childbearing, their sexual and reproductive decision making and the meanings they make of their role as husbands and fathers. The results offer a nuanced picture of the men's vulnerability…
Rebuilding research capacity in fragile states
This paper presents an initiative to revive the previous Somali-Swedish Research Cooperation, which started in 1981 and was cut short by the civil war in Somalia. A programme focusing on research capacity building in the health sector is currently underway through the work of an alliance of three partner groups: six new Somali universities, five Swedish universities, and Somali diaspora professionals. Somali ownership is key to the sustainability…
The disengagement process among young athletes when withdrawing from sport
The reasons young athletes drop out of sport have eluded scientists and sport organizations for many decades. Despite a large body of research on the subject, unanswered questions remain. This article reports on a new research approach that analyses sport withdrawal as a process. The study draws on Ebaugh's sociological theory of disengagement and is based on data from semi-structured interviews with 12 girls aged 12 to 17 and 12 of their parents…
Medicine (11 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Sociology (10 obras) · Population (9 obras) · Political science (8 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (6 obras) · Social Psychology (6 obras) · Demography (5 obras) · Gender Studies (5 obras) · Geography (5 obras)