Public Defences - Page 11

M.Phil. Cynthia Khamala Wangamati at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Sexual violence against minors in Western Kenya: Community perceptions and institutional responses” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MD. Andrea Solnes Miltenburg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Quality of Maternity Care in Rural Tanzania: Understanding Local Realities and Identification of Opportunities for Improvement” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Niels Einar Kirkhus at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Exposure and pulmonary effects in offshore drill floor workers” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Jeanette Varpen Unhjem at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Nurses' experiences of professional boundaries in mental health care” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

Cand.med. Guro Haugen Fossum at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Respiratory tract infections and prescription drugs in mother and child. A study from Norwegian general practice” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MPA Joackim Peter Kessy at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Provision of microfinance services and integration of health education programs - Case of Northern Tanzania” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

M.Sc. Gunnhild Berdal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Patient-specific goals and supportive follow-up in rheumatology rehabilitation. Analysis of content, summary of evidence, and evaluation of health effects.” for the degree of PhD (Philosophiae Doctor).

MA. Rannveig Svendby at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Becoming the ‘Other’ A qualitative study of power, masculinities and disabilities in the lives of young drivers after road traffic accidents" for the degree of PhD.

M.Sc. Kjersti Stormark Rabanal at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Cardiovascular disease and ethnicity - Focus on the high risk of CVD among South Asians living in Norway and New Zealand" for the degree of PhD.

Master Ingrid Nyborg at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “User participation among older hospitalized people and their relatives; a qualitative case‐oriented study” for the degree of PhD.

M.Phil. Gudrun Maria Waaler Bjørnelv at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis Health Care Utilization, Costs and Benefits of Treatments in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer for the degree of PhD.

MPhil Søren Toksvig Klitkou at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "Essays on socioeconomic health inequalities within a setting of specialist health care" for the degree of PhD.

M.Phil. Camilla Beck Olsen at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis "The Impact of Financial Incentives on Demand and Supply of Health Care Services in Norway: Empirical Studies on co-payments and activity-based hospital financing" for the degree of PhD.

MD Charlotte von der Lippe at Institute of Health and Society will be defending the thesis “Not just a carrier – A qualitative study of psychosocial aspects of women's experiences of living with an X-linked disorder" for the degree of PhD.