ABSTRACT. Introduction: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus which occurs worldwide and spreads between humans mainly through sex, from mother to child, blood and blood products and between injecting drug users. After been infected with HIV for a couple of years the final stage of the infection progress into Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and there is no cure or vaccine, only medication that delays the development of the disease. Objective: The aim of this thesis is to examine the preventive work against HIV in Sweden, the groups at risk for getting infected and to highlight sexual attitudes and behaviours among adolescents and young adults. Method: A literature based study method was used and the material is based on scientific articles and reports from active actors within the field of HIV prevention.

This paper aims to give a comprehensive view in which extent Swedish legislation concerning trafficking in human beings (Brottsbalken 4 kap. 1a §) is efficient. Qualitative interviews have been carried out with professionals within the judicial system in order to comprehend various aspects of efficiency relating to legislative validation of trafficking regarded human beings. Consent, coercion and control brings up miscellaneous issues. Personal observations by authorized people within the area was therefore viewed and found to be highly essential.

The purpose of this study was to create a deeper understanding for, and shine a light on the exit process for former criminal gang members. Which conditions appear to be important and what may constitute the enabling and inhibiting factors of an exit process? The study was based on qualitative semi-structured interviews with respondents who themselves have experience of a criminal lifestyle and gang affiliation, and with professionals in social work. Our theoretical approach is based on Helen Ebaugh?s definition of an exit process, labeling theories, strain theory and control theory.

Since drinking habits are created in social environments the workplace has an important role in alcohol prevention. This study has investigated employees (N=216) in a Swedish municipality work organisation with the purpose to describe the alcohol culture in workplace and how it influences on the workers attitudes towards alcohol. The theoretical baseline for the study has been Ames and Janes framework that explains the relation between workplace culture and drinking habits among workers. The study showed significant relations between restrictive attitude towards alcohol and not drinking with co-workers (POR: 2.5) and feeling low pressure in the work situation (POR: 2.2). Therefore it should be of interest for employers to adopt a cultural perspective and a primary prevention strategy in their alcohol policies that focuses on social relations and the workplace conditions.

Bullying is a big problem in schools and many children are afraid of go to school. There are many methods and measures to prevent bullying, but bullying is still remains. This study is about the differences and similarities between methods to prevent bullying at two classes. The purpose of my essay is to research measure that uses by four teachers to prevent bullying and to get description of their work against bullying.My question is: How is the prevention of bullying in the two classes where informants working?This study is focuses on prevent bullying at two classes on two multicultural schools in Stockholm.

The purpose of this study was to examine young offenders? attitudes towards crime, and to the penalty they have been sentenced to as juveniles. More specifically its aim was to examine an intervention program called Galaxen, specifically used  to deal with  juveniles  in Växjö. This intervention program consists mainly of conversations with social workers from social services,  aiming  towards  better  self-awareness  and  the  ability  to  understand  the  consequences  of one?s actions.

För att förebygga klotterbrott upprättade Västerås år 2012 och Norberg år 2002 varsin laglig graffitivägg. Denna studie undersöker med hjälp av klotterbrottsstatistik huruvida en minskning i antal anmälda klotterbrott har skett i kommunerna efter att väggarna upprättades. Datan har analyserats genom Z-tester. Västerås har delats in i tre områden med olika avstånd till väggen. Indelningen har gjorts då hypotesen i denna uppsats är att det har skett en minskning i antal anmälda klotterbrott i Område 2 och Område 3.

Trycksår medför lidande för patienten, förlängd vårdtid och ökade ekonomiska kostnader för samhället. Ett första led i prevention och behandling av trycksår är riskidentifiering och bedömning av nyinskrivna patienter, patienter vars tillstånd har förändrats under vårdtiden samt patienter som skrivs ut från sjukhuset. Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka följsamheten avseende användande av modifierad Nortonskala för riskbedömning av trycksår på UMAS. Statistik från tre kliniker på UMAS har sammanställts och granskats. Resultatet visar att patienter i hög grad inte riskbedöms vid in- och utskrivning.

This Masters thesis concerns a series of ten police procedural novels, Roman om ett brott, Novel of a crime, by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. These books are among the most translated Swedish novels and have been popular among audiences and critics all over the world. The books were produced 1965 1975, a period during which a left wing movement swept over the Western world. Besides from being detective stories Novel of a crime is an analysis of contemporary society, and this thesis will focus on the social and political ideas and the criticism expressed in the books. Theories used in this study are the Sociology of Literature and the Analysis of Ideas.

Abstract Many researchers in social work believe that in today's society require the interaction between organisations takes place on social problems. This study examined the interaction between the police, social services and schools.The purpose of this study are as follows; the aim is to investigate the interaction between social services, the police and schools about young people aged 12-18 years who are at risk for abuse and crime.My questions are: How do the different professions interact regarding young people at risk for abuse and crime? How do they meet young people in their daily work? What obstacles can the different professions see in interaction? What effects do the different professions see in interaction?The study is a qualitative study conducted with semi-structured interviews. Respondents have been two from each organisation.The theory used in the analysis of empirical data is new-institutionalismen. New-institutionalism is a theory developed from organizational theories.

Ett blodtryck som överstiger 140/85 mmHg diagnostiseras som hypertoni, och upptäcks ofta av läkare och distriktssköterskor i primärvården. Forskare menar att hypertoni går att förebygga med prevention, och att förebyggande åtgärder är ekonomiskt försvarbart då många drabbade är i arbetsför ålder. Prevention av hypertoni innefattar förändring av patientens levnadsvanor och kan implementeras av distriktssköterskan. En kvalitativ studie genomfördes av författaren under hösten 2011. Sex stycken distriktssköterskor från fyra olika vårdcentraler intervjuades om sina erfarenheter av prevention för patienter med hypertoni.

Introduction: Suicide is a major public health problem both internationally and in Sweden. Itis known in research that sex and gender have a bearing on the incidence of suicide andattempted suicide. Gender Bias in medical research could lead to medical errors and to thatthe problem is made invisible. That is why it is important to identify and eliminate them. AimThe purpose of this paper was to examine whether there is gender bias in scientific articlesdealing with suicide prevention interventions and how this is expressed.

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SAMMANFATTNINGBakgrund: Varje år dör ungefär 150 kvinnor i Sverige på grund av cervixcancer. Ändå har dödsfallen minskat sedan cellprovtagning infördes som svensk prevention. Trots detta är det endast 80 % av de kvinnor som blir erbjudna cellprovtagning som deltar i denna typ av kontroll. Kvinnors kunskapsnivå om hur cervixcancer kan förebyggas genom att gå på regelbundna cellprovtagningar påverkade deltagandet i dessa undersökningar.Syfte: Syftet med studien är att beskriva kvinnors kunskap om cervixcancer.Metod: En litteraturstudie med kvantitativ ansats baserad på 9 vetenskapliga originalartiklar.  Texten analyserades enligt Forsberg och Wengström (2008) och Fribergs (2006) riktlinjer för analys av artiklar vid en modifierad systematisk litteraturstudie.Resultat: Studien tar upp kunskapsläget hos kvinnor om cervixcancer under kategorierna, HPV och sambandet med livmoderhalscancer, prevention och faktorer som har samband med kunskapsnivån av cervixcancer.

Background: Mental health problems among children and adolescents have increased. The school is an important arena for prevention of mental health problems. There is a huge demand for successful interventions. SEL is a method that aims to increase the social and emotional competence among children and adolescents. The program SET applies this method.