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Journal articles on the topic "Women – Kuwait"
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Luciano, Pellegrino A., and Dana Al-Otaibi. "Kuwaiti Women with Deportable Families: Marginality, Intimacy and Labor." Practicing Anthropology 39, no. 1 (2017): 29–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/0888-4552.39.1.29.
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This paper examines the experiences of Kuwaiti women married to foreigners. We analyze the gendered definitions of citizenship via an intimacy transformation, and assess the ensuing denial or access to rights and resources associated with the stigma attached to the tenuous migrant status of spouses and children. We describe gender and citizenship in Kuwait in the context of national dependency and control of foreign labor. The marginality of Kuwaiti women married to foreigners resonates with the way migrant labor is exploited and disciplined. The data presented is based on ethnographic research conducted in Kuwait and based on a content analysis of in-depth interviews with eleven Kuwaiti women married to non-Kuwaitis. In addition we analyze thirty structured interviews with Kuwaiti men and women expressing their views on mixed citizenship marriages. We also incorporate data from law and media representations. We argue that the struggle over the meaning and control of intimacy leading to marriage leaves women and their families vulnerable to deportation but also shows how the state is vulnerable to its own biopolitics of citizenship. Kuwaiti women married to foreigners stand out as “dually unruly” because as citizens, they challenge the male biased way the state creates subjects, and by law, their spouses and children are categorized as part of the large migrant work force seen as temporary and contingent to the labor needs of country.
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Tétreault, Mary Ann. "A STATE OF TWO MINDS: STATE CULTURES, WOMEN, AND POLITICS IN KUWAIT." International Journal of Middle East Studies 33, no. 2 (2001): 203–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0020743801002021.
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Kuwait, a small city-state on the Persian–Arabian Gulf, has undergone massive political, economic, and social development throughout the 20th century. In spite of this, Kuwaiti rulers continue to cherish what is perhaps an impossible dream: that Kuwait can be simultaneously a “developed” country and a “traditional” tribally organized social formation run by an autocratic ruler. This dream is echoed in equally ambivalent pronouncements and policies regarding women, not only by representatives of the state but also by Kuwaiti citizens. Should Kuwaiti women stand side by side with men in public life as half of a modern society, or should they be secluded, subjected by, and submissive to the men in their lives as local “tradition” demands? In this essay I argue that these two ambivalences are linked. Democratization of Kuwaiti political life has proceeded in fits and starts that parallel the uneven progress of democratization of gender relations in Kuwait. Perhaps in consequence, the politics of both kinds of democratization have become more closely linked.
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Al-Salem, Athmar, and Mark Speece. "Women in leadership in Kuwait: a research agenda." Gender in Management: An International Journal 32, no. 2 (2017): 141–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/gm-02-2016-0025.
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Purpose This study aims to examine perceptions in Kuwait about women’s leadership in management. Design/methodology/approach This study includes a review of data on the gender gap across Middle East/North Africa (MENA) countries, comparison with selected Asian and Western countries and summaries of multiple small surveys in Kuwait on women in management. The surveys were all convenience samples ranging from 100-500, targeting middle-class respondents. Findings The MENA is behind most of the world in closing the gender gap, but progress among Gulf Cooperation Council countries has been fairly rapid. Many Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) indicators are comparable to other non-Western cultural areas. Multiple surveys in Kuwait show fairly widespread acceptance of women in leadership positions. Respondents feel that characteristics of women vs men managers are different, but strengths and weaknesses by gender balance out, so that men and women perform about the same. Traditional Kuwaiti culture seems conducive to women in management, but some specific cultural barriers remain. In particular, the diwaniyya, social gatherings to network and discuss current affairs, and wasta, connections, are dominated by men in modern Kuwaiti society. These are essentially social capital issues. Practical implications Fostering continued progress for women in management requires recognition of the actual social and cultural situation; simply arguing that Kuwait should be more Western in how it does things does not seem very useful. Originality/value Research on women in management in MENA is not very extensive, but is important for understanding how to facilitate opportunities for women. In Kuwait, there seems to be general acceptance that women can be leaders in managerial positions, and little overt discrimination. However, lack of access to traditional social capital networks puts women at a disadvantage. Research needs to focus on this issue to help develop ways to overcome this subtle obstacle to further progress.
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Torki, Mostafa A. "Achievement Motivation in College Women in an Arab Culture." Psychological Reports 56, no. 1 (1985): 267–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1985.56.1.267.
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The present study was designed to explore the achievement motivation and fear of success in the Arab culture. Research was carried out in Kuwait, Lebanon, Quatar and Iraq on achievement motivation of men and women. The relationship between femininity and fear of success was studied. There were no differences in achievement motivation of Arab men and women in Kuwait, Lebanon, Quatar, and Iraq. There was no correlation between femininity and fear of success. The Kuwaiti women showed less fear of success than American women. Factors in the Arab culture which affect achievement motivation were discussed.
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Abdel-Khalek, Ahmed M., and David Lester. "Anxiety in Kuwaiti and American College Students." Psychological Reports 99, no. 2 (2006): 512–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/pr0.99.2.512-514.
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Samples of Kuwaiti ( n = 646) and American ( n = 320) undergraduates responded to the Kuwait University Anxiety Scale in Arabic and English, respectively. Differences by sex were significant, with women having a higher mean anxiety score than men and by country with Kuwaiti women having a higher anxiety score than American women.
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Alroughani, R., SF Ahmed, R. Behbehani, et al. "Increasing prevalence and incidence rates of multiple sclerosis in Kuwait." Multiple Sclerosis Journal 20, no. 5 (2013): 543–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1352458513504328.
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Background: Kuwait was considered as low to intermediate risk area for MS. Objectives: To determine the prevalence and incidence rates of MS among Kuwaiti nationals based on 2011 population census. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between October 2010 and April 2013 using the newly developed national MS registry in Kuwait. Patients with a diagnosis of MS according to 2010 revised McDonald criteria were identified. The crude, age- and sex-specific prevalence and incidence rates among Kuwaiti patients were calculated. Results: 1176 MS patients were identified of which 927 (78.8%) were Kuwaitis and 249 (21.2%) were expatriates. Among Kuwaiti patients, female to male ratio was 1.8:1 with a mean age of 35.40 ± 10.99 years. The prevalence rate of MS was 85.05 per 100,000 persons (95% CI: 82.80 – 87.04). There was a peak in prevalence among patients aged 30–39 years. The incidence of MS was 6.88 per 100,000 persons (95% CI 5.52–8.55). Between 2003 and 2011, the incidence increased 3.22 and 2.54 times in women and men respectively. Conclusion: Kuwait is considered a high-risk area for MS. The significant increase in prevalence and incidence rates may represent a true increase despite the improvement in case ascertainment and case definition.
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Maktabi, Rania. "Reluctant Feminists? Islamist MP s and the Representation of Women in Kuwait after 2005." Die Welt des Islams 57, no. 3-4 (2017): 429–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700607-05734p08.
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Drawing on theories of representation in general, and “the politics of presence” perspective in particular, this article explores whether and how female parliamentarians in Kuwait influenced male MP s to support female civil and economic rights after women’s enfranchisement in 2005. A review of parliamentary documents between 2006 and 2016 reveals that a sharp rise in the number of law proposals occurred in the parliamentary Family and Woman Affairs Committee (FWAC) after the four first-ever female legislators were elected in 2009. Roughly half of all issues regarding women’s interests – 45 per cent – over the past decade were raised during the two years when women were present in the Kuwaiti parliament. In explaining this fact, the paper argues that male Islamist MP s acted as reluctant feminists and diligent opportunists by responding to new opportunities and expectations created by the presence of female MP s. Islamist MP s reformulated demands pertaining to poverty alleviation and social assistance by focusing on women as mothers, widows, and caregivers. They emphasized gender relations in ways where Kuwaiti women, particularly those married to non-Kuwaitis and stateless bidun, were seen as capacitated citizens. Kuwaiti women, some Islamist MP s argued, should be able to act as legal guardians (kafīl) of their husbands and children, be brokers of material welfare services such as free education and health services, and get access to public housing. After the exit of female MP s from parliament in 2011, Islamist MP s stopped arguing along these lines, and their demands on behalf of women through the FWAC dropped sharply.1
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Alkandari, Abdullah, Monira Alarouj, Naser Elkum, et al. "Adult Diabetes and Prediabetes Prevalence in Kuwait: Data from the Cross-Sectional Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program." Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 11 (2020): 3420. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9113420.
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Background: This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of diabetes and prediabetes in adults in Kuwait. Methods: The Kuwait Diabetes Epidemiology Program was a nationally representative, cross-sectional study of diabetes and obesity in Kuwait conducted between 2011 and 2014. The survey sampled 4937 adults in Kuwait aged 20 years or more and recorded participants’ demographics, behaviours, medical history, physical measurements and blood biochemical measurements. Prediabetes was defined as fasting plasma glucose between 6.1 and 6.9 mmol/L or HbA1c between 6 and 6.4% (42–47 mmol/mol). Diabetes was defined as self-reported history with prescribed glucose-lowering medication or FPG ≥7mmol/L or HbA1c level ≥6.5% (≥48 mmol/mol). Results: The overall adjusted prevalence of diabetes was 19.1%. The overall adjusted prevalence of prediabetes was 13.5%. Diabetes prevalence was 5.4%, 14.2%, 38.7% and 64.8% in adults aged 20–29, 30–44, 45–59 and 60 years or more, respectively. Diabetes prevalence was 22.4% in men and 14.4% in women. Prediabetes prevalence was 14.8% in men and 11.5% in women. In Kuwaitis, diabetes and prediabetes prevalence was 21.8% and 11.1%, respectively, while prevalence in non-Kuwaitis was 18.2% for diabetes and 14.3% for prediabetes. Conclusion: These findings illustrate the severe public health challenge posed by diabetes in Kuwait.
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Ali, Souad T. "Sara Akbar." Hawwa 14, no. 2 (2016): 207–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15692086-12341298.
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The history and modernization of women’s rights and leadership in Kuwait is explored through an introspective from Engineer Sara Akbar, ceo of Kuwait Energy. Akbar gives detailed accounts of her brief history of work and life as a woman in leadership. Through a lengthy ethnographic research, I traveled to Kuwait City as a Fulbright Scholar at the American University of Kuwait (auk 2009–2010) and had my first interview with her at the Engineers Society building. In 2013, on our first study abroad program at auk, I invited Sara Akbar to give a lecture to my asu students as part of a Lecture Series I organized; then I had another interview with her in her office in the new premises of her company, Kuwait Energy in Salmiya. Akbar’s dialogue highlights her theoretical feminist framework for life in Kuwait. In addition to her recounts of oppression and struggle as a woman in her workforce, Sara Akbar gives a call to action for people in all social and occupational hierarchies, men, and women, in Kuwait to broaden their horizons for women in leadership.
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Alshayji, Abdullah K. "The 2009 Kuwaiti parliamentary election: the challenges and the future of the Kuwaiti democratic paradigm." Contemporary Arab Affairs 2, no. 4 (2009): 602–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17550910903246955.
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This article discusses the composition of the new 2009 Parliament in Kuwait and compares changes in its composition with the outgoing one, dealing with factors which contributed to the historic victory of women and the demise of the organized political blocs. It traces Kuwait's unique pioneering experience in democracy in the region and sheds light on how economic development and oil politics have altered the historical dynamics between state and society. It concludes by forecasting the future malaise of Kuwaiti politics if changes are not made and provides feasible recommendations to possibly overhaul the system or even amend the Constitution.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Women – Kuwait"
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Alazmi, Marzouqah Q. "An analysis of changing gender relationships in Kuwait : empowering Kuwaiti women in social and political contexts." CardinalScholar 1.0, 2010. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/1562864.
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In this study, I focus on the changing gender relationships between women and men and
on women’s political rights in Kuwaiti society in particular. Specifically, I measure Kuwaiti
citizens’ attitudes toward Kuwaiti women in political roles after Kuwaiti women gained their
political rights, especially after May 16, 2005. Gender relationships continue to change, and in
order to understand these changes it is important to examine the current cultural context in which
they are occurring. This context includes political change, cultural development, the impact of
the media and economic systems, as well as changing laws, religions, socialization, and
globalization. All of these factors influence gender relations in Kuwaiti society. This study
focuses specifically on the way that political ideology and perceptions about gender roles impact
attitudes toward political efficacy for women in Kuwait. This study focuses on Kuwaiti citizens’
attitudes and perceptions about women’s political rights and changing gender relationships in
Kuwaiti society. The study uses survey data based on a random sampling of students at Kuwait
University, along with the snowball technique for the general population, taken from Kuwaiti
employees in public businesses. The data measure the attitudes of both of these populations
towards Kuwaiti women’s political rights.<br>Department of Sociology
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Ashkanani, Zubaydah Ali M. H. "Middle-aged women in Kuwait : victims of change." Thesis, Durham University, 1988. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/1695/.
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Shelash, Mesad F. "Change in the perception of the role of women in Kuwait." The Ohio State University, 1985. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1333120792.
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Dhafiri, Abdul Wahab. "Women, labor force participation, and equality : a study of educated women in Kuwait." The Ohio State University, 1987. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1291116984.
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Almane, M. B. "Adherence to cardiovascular medications among Arabic women living in Kuwait." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2017. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1561302/.
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BACKGROUND: Little is known about Arab women’s (AW) perceptions of medication use in Kuwait. Women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) manage their condition in the context of their lives and responsibilities, so a culturally adapted intervention may have a greater impact on individual behaviour. This study aims to assess adherence to CVD medications among Arab women with cardiovascular disease (AW-CVD), to explore barriers to adherence from the perspectives of both patients and healthcare providers (HCP), to examine possible service developments and to make recommendations to optimise treatment outcomes. METHOD: A mixed methods approach was used, including a cross-sectional survey (N=270) followed by 29 face-to-face and telephone semi-structured interviews with AW-CVD and 17 face-to-face interviews with HCP. Settings: Multiple health centres across Kuwait (N=10). Survey instruments: Patients’ demographics, clinical variables, the 8-item Modified Morisky Adherence Scale (MMAS-8), the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire, the Beliefs about Medication Questionnaire (Necessity and Concern Scale), social support from family and friends section of the Chronic Illness Resources Survey, measurement of healthcare provisions, beliefs about herbal remedies, and measurement of CVD self-care behaviours. All interviews investigated perceived barriers to medication adherence. The HCP interviews further explored HCPs’ current practice, their suggestions on how to improve current practice and a discussion on the difficulties and opportunities of applying these suggestions. Alongside a review of existing worldwide models of chronic disease management, the collected data helped inform the development of culturally sensitive chronic care services and behaviour change intervention. RESULTS: Ninety-three per cent of AW-CVDs were sub-optimally adherent to medications based on MMAS-8. Several barriers to medication adherence were identified from both AW-CVD and HCP perspectives: patient-related factors, HCP-related factors, disease-related factors, therapy-related factors and social factors. The HCPs tried to support medication adherence by educating the patients, simplifying the treatment regimen and ensuring the availability of medications. However, a number of limitations in their work structure restrict such progress, including time constraints, shortage of work force, lack of training and resources, lack of performance evaluations and poor cooperation among HCPs. The development of a chronic disease management model was proposed to overcome this gap. Such a model would suggest integrated services in which the HCP is provided with the necessary skills and resources to educate patients to become proactive and make informed decisions with the support of their communities. CONCLUSION: This research extends our knowledge of barriers to CVD medication adherence. The findings of the thesis suggest that there is a definite need for reorganization of the current chronic care system in Kuwait. This information was used to develop a chronic disease management model. The challenge now for future studies is to understand the feasibility of the proposed model.
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Mohammad, Abdullatif S. H. "Management and work environment in Kuwait society : the implication of gender for management style." Thesis, University of Stirling, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/2204.
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The research focused on three main themes in the Kuwait society. The first study is developed to measure the differences in the characteristics of the work environment between the public and the private sectors within Kuwait labor force. The study had been conducted on 80 managers of both sexes and 266 employees of both sexes from the public sector, and 80 managers of both sexes and 274 employees of both sexes from the private sector. The results had indicated that according to the combined group (employees and managers, both sexes), the private sector exceeded the public sector regarding: involvement, peer-cohesion, task orientation, work-pressure, clarity, control, innovation and physical-comfort. Only the employees sample showed similar results. By comparing the male employees and the female employees in both sectors, it was clear that males had higher mean scores than females regarding involvement, task orientation, work-pressure, clarity, and control. Also, the results of the manager group is consistent with the combined group (both employees and managers, both sexes). However, the comparison between the male managers and female managers in both sectors indicated that, involvement, staff-support, clarity, control, innovation, and physical-comfort were higher in males than their females counterparts. The second study is designed to clarify any differences in personality traits between male and female Kuwaiti managers. The study has been conducted on 150 male and 150 female managers from Kuwait society. The results showed few differences between male and female managers. It was clear that males were more lively or enthusiastic and more imaginative than females. While, females were more depressive (as a personality characteristic) or apprehensive than male managers. The third study is concerned with the status profile of Kuwaiti women during the oil era (1946-1960) and developing period (1960-1985) regarding her social, educational, and vocational status. So, regarding work environment, work in the private sector was more likely to be seen as high in the involvement factor, more concerned with the work's regulations, conscientious, and more likely to remain and conform to the organization's disciplinary systems, more committed to new styles and modern systems in their jobs to achieve their targets, and they were more interested with their work place, than their public staff counterparts. Also, the private sector is often seen as an efficient and productive work sector in comparison with the public sector. Regarding the personality traits, Kuwaiti male managers appear to be more enthusiastic and lively with strong and imaginative personality traits. However, the Kuwaiti female managers appear to have strong apprehensive personality traits.
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Dashti, Manal. "Determinants of the initiation and duration of breastfeeding among women in Kuwait." Thesis, University of Glasgow, 2010. http://theses.gla.ac.uk/2332/.
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Regular breastfeeding surveillance is essential to determine to what extent national breastfeeding targets are being met and how breastfeeding practices change over time. There have been irregular infant feeding studies or national surveys carried out in Kuwait so it is difficult to assess secular trends in breastfeeding practices. The objective of the Kuwait Infant Feeding Study (KIFS) was to identify the incidence and prevalence of breastfeeding up to 26 weeks postpartum among a population of women living in Kuwait and to identify the factors associated with the initiation and duration of breastfeeding. A sample of 373 women recruited shortly after delivery from four hospitals in Kuwait completed a structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire and follow-up telephone interview at 6, 12, 18 and 26 weeks postpartum. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to identify those factors independently associated with the initiation of breastfeeding and survival analysis was used to examine the duration of breastfeeding. In total, 92.5% of mothers initiated breastfeeding and at discharge from hospital the majority of mothers were partially breastfeeding (55%), with only 30% of mothers fully breastfeeding. Prelacteal feeding was the norm (81.8%) and less than 1 in 5 infants (18.2%) received colostrum as their first feed. Only 10.5% of infants had been exclusively breastfed prior to hospital discharge, the remainder of breastfed infants having received either prelacteal or supplementary infant formula feeds at some time during their hospital stay. At six months of age, 39% of mothers were still breastfeeding but none of the women were fully or exclusively breastfeeding. The median duration of any breastfeeding duration was 13.9 weeks. 2 Breastfeeding at discharge from hospital was independently positively associated with paternal support for breastfeeding and negatively associated with delivery by caesarean section and with the infant having spent time in the Special Care Nursery. Mothers originally from other Arab countries were more likely to initiate breastfeeding in hospital than Kuwaiti mothers. Women whose husbands worked in sales or clerical occupations and Kuwaiti national mothers were at higher risk of early breastfeeding termination. Women whose husband or own mother preferred breastfeeding, breastfed for longer than those women whose husbands or mothers preferred formula feeding or were ambivalent about how they fed the infant. Hospital-related factors including time of first feeds, type of first feed, age of introducing a pacifier and feeding on demand were significantly associated with breastfeeding duration. The results of this study indicate that while breastfeeding is almost universally initiated, very few women achieve the WHO recommendations of exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months of age. The reasons for the high use of prelacteal and supplementary formula feeding warrant further investigation. Data collected in this study will contribute to the limited breastfeeding surveillance data available for Kuwait and inform future public health policy. Hospital policies and staff training are needed to promote the early initiation of breastfeeding and to discourage the unnecessary use of infant formula in hospital, in order to support the establishment of exclusive breastfeeding among mothers in Kuwait.
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Alkhamis, Suad S. A. E. "Oral health behaviour among pregnant women in Kuwait : a social cognitive approach." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 2015. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/oral-health-behaviour-among-pregnant-women-in-kuwait(4298427b-2b98-4776-ac4a-248b0819f61a).html.
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Background: Oral health is a concern in pregnancy because of local oral effects such as gingivitis and the potential to have an adverse effect on pregnancy outcomes. In Kuwait, evidence suggests that expectant mothers have poor oral health, are fearful of dentistry, have little awareness of oral health and are in need of dental health education (DHE). In order to design an intervention aiming to change the oral health behaviours of pregnant Kuwaiti women, it was important to have contemporary evidence on the relationship between periodontal disease (PD) and adverse birth outcomes (ABOs), and an understanding of the social and cultural context in Kuwait in which oral health behaviours take place. Aim: The aim of the thesis was to design, implement and evaluate a DHE intervention for Kuwaiti pregnant women. In order to achieve the aim of the thesis three studies were undertaken: 1) A systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the association between PD and ABO, and the efficacy and the safety of non-surgical periodontal treatment (NSPT) during pregnancy to prevent ABOs. 2) A qualitative study amongst Kuwaiti women to investigate perceptions, beliefs, attitudes and expectations about oral health and maintaining and improving oral health during pregnancy. The data were also used to identify social cognition constructs which might be helpful to promote oral health behaviour in this group of women. 3) A randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of dental health education (DHE) with or without a planning intervention on adherence to dental health related behaviours amongst Kuwaiti pregnant women. Results: Study 1) The majority of individual cohort studies support an association between ABOs and PD, the meta-analyses support the association [(PTB: RR1.63 (95% CI: 1.06, 2.50, P=0.03), LBW: RR 2.35 (95% CI: 1.21-4.57, P=0.01) and PLBW: RR 3.53 (95% CI: 1.51 -8.20, P=0.003)] but are compromised by high levels of heterogeneity associated with the insecurity of definition of periodontal disease. The meta-analyses of 13 RCTs found that NSPT during pregnancy did not prevent PTB and PLBW but may prevent LBW (RR 0.75 (95% CI: 0.56-0.99, P=0.05) and stillbirth (RR 0.48 (95% CI: 0.25-0.90, P=0.02). The meta-analyses for PTB, LBW and PLBW were characterised by high levels of heterogeneity also attributable to uncertainty about definition of periodontal disease. None of the RCTs assessed robustly the safety of the periodontal treatment during pregnancy, though no significant adverse events were reported. There remains uncertainty in relation to the efficacy and safety of NSPT to prevent ABOS. Study 2) The qualitative study found that women had low levels of oral health knowledge and information. They had unhelpful cultural beliefs concerning oral health during pregnancy, and were unaware of the effect of pregnancy on oral health. Pregnant women lacked motivation to seek dental care even when they considered dental treatment safe during pregnancy. Dentists, unhelpful cultural beliefs, and lack of motivation were identified as barriers to accessing oral health care and seeking oral health knowledge. A number of social cognition constructs were identified from the qualitative study: knowledge; attitudes; subjective norms; barriers; and intentions. These together with the findings from the first study were used to frame, inform and design the intervention reported upon in study 3). Study 3) At T1 154 women were eligible and randomly allocated to the three groups respectively: Treatment as Usual (TAU) =53; DHE=53; DHE & Planning=48. At T2 the number of women in each group completing the intervention (N=90) was respectively: TAU=28; DHE=30; DHE&P=32. SCM constructs and self-report of behaviours were assessed at T1 and T2 through a questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, barriers, intentions and self-report of oral health behaviours in relation to oral hygiene. Plaque scores (PI ) and gingival scores (GI) were recorded by a trained and calibrated examiner blind to group allocation. There were no demographic differences between the groups at baseline. The mean age of women was 27.80±SD 5.40, 43% (n=38) had a high school level education and 10% no formal education. Twenty eight per cent were in their first pregnancy, the remainder had 2.06±1.98 or more children. A mixed factor ANOVA analysis demonstrated that all women improved their PI (F=94.343 df=1 p=0.001) and GI (F=73.138 df=1 p=0.001) scores. There were no differences in self-reported oral hygiene and PI and GI by intervention group. The SCM constructs changed over time in all women (N=90) except barriers to attendance (F=1.067 df=1 p=0.305). There were no differences in SCM constructs by intervention group at T2. All women reported increasing the frequency of tooth brushing and flossing. Conclusion: Providing a basic oral hygiene leaflet was sufficient to motivate women to change their behaviour in relation to tooth-brushing and dental flossing resulting in improved PI and GI scores. In this study where women had very limited oral health knowledge, information giving was as efficacious as an intervention underpinned by SCMs in influencing behaviour change, but these results must be interpreted with caution given the high attrition rates and possible influence of a Hawthorne effect.
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Jafar, Muna. "The spread of luxury culture amongst Kuwaiti women : analysis of luxury brand development in Kuwait from the oil discovery until present." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2013. https://eprints.soton.ac.uk/355431/.
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This research investigates the distinct characteristics of Kuwaiti heritage in the context of textile and fashion accessories. Moreover, it addresses how these characteristics can be used in the creation of new contemporary designs that reflect Kuwaiti women’s cultural identity at the current time and are perceived as luxury fashion. Luxury has always been associated with privileged and high-class people who use it as a tool to distinguish themselves from the public in any society. This has been practiced as far back as ancient civilisations such as the Ancient Egyptians and Greeks. In Kuwait, before the discovery and production of oil, Kuwaiti society was predominantly living in modesty and poverty, luxury being exclusive to merchants and the ruling family since they could afford it and, importantly, had access to it. Nowadays, a phenomenon exists, mostly among women in Kuwaiti society, in which women’s identity and social status are determined by the visible brands and luxury fashion logos they choose to wear. This research concentrates on the spread of luxury culture in Kuwait from the period just before the discovery of oil until the current time. Furthermore, the research investigates the relationship between the formation of cultural identity and luxury fashion brands within the context of Kuwait. The purpose of this study is to investigate the main factors and events that have a significant impact on Kuwaiti women’s tendency towards the acquisition of Western luxury fashion brands. In addition, it aims to identify the factors that have remarkably contributed to changing the perception of luxury in Kuwaiti society, in order to understand the relationship between luxury and the formation of cultural identity. The researcher uses interviews as the main method for data collection and deploys observation, analysis of visual evidences and participation as supporting methods. Moreover, the chosen strategy is mainly employed in the form of a case study and action research. This study found that there is usually a model for the spread of luxury culture in any society. Kuwait passed through a number of phases in that model within almost 75 years. Currently, Kuwaiti women are recognizing the concept of luxury fashion through their access to Western luxury brands. They wear luxury fashion brands as a means of defining their social position in society, demonstrating that they are economically capable of purchasing expensive fashion labels. However, they are defining their cultural identity through other aspects than fashion. Moreover, both cultural identity and perception of luxury are constantly changing and are influenced and shaped by the surrounding dynamic environment.
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Medayan, Iqbal Al. "The role of women in society : a case study of Kuwait and Saudi Arabia." Thesis, University of Exeter, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.418483.
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Batini, Bazza. Traditions: The folklore of women and children in Kuwait. Kuwait Bookshops Ltd., 1987.
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Mazīnī, Aḥmad. Qālū fī al-marʼah wa-lam aqul ..: Al-marʼah al-Kuwaytīyah .. ilá ayna? Maktabat Dhāt al-Salāṣil, 1988.
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Najib, Dalal, and Paula Tarnapol Whitacre, eds. The Inclusion of Women in STEM in Kuwait and the United States. National Academies Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/25820.
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Moumneh, Rasha. "They hunt us down for fun": Discrimination and police violence against transgender women in Kuwait. Human Rights Watch, 2012.
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Mawsūʻat malḥamat al-taḍḥiyah wa-al-fidāʾ li-nisāʾ al-Kuwayt: Kitāb wathāʾiqī. ʻAbd al-ʻAzīz Yūsuf al-Aḥmad, 2002.
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Najib, Dalal, and Paula Tarnapol Whitacre, eds. The Inclusion of Women in STEM: A Joint Workshop of the U.S. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, and the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences. National Academies Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.17226/26190.
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iʻlāmī, Murād Aḥmad, ред. Nisāʼ rāʼidāt fī masīrat al-Kuwayt. al-Sharikah al-ʻAṣrīyah lil-Ṭibāʻah wa-al-Nashr wa-al-Tawzīʻ, 2008.
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González, Alessandra L. "Veiled Women Are Leading." In Islamic Feminism in Kuwait. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9781137304742_4.
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al-Roomi, Samar. "Women, Blogs, and Political Power in Kuwait." In New Media and the New Middle East. Palgrave Macmillan US, 2007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/9780230605602_8.
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Fontanelli, Filippo. "Sketches for a Reparation Scheme: How Could a German-Italian Fund for the IMIs Work?" In Remedies against Immunity? Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62304-6_8.
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AbstractGiven the deadlock in the current negotiations between Germany and Italy and the unavailability of judicial remedies for the victims, the two states could set up a reparation scheme. This chapter sketches some of the main features of such a hypothetical scheme, considering existing internal or international arrangements in the context of transitional justice (the Foundation ‘Remembrance, Responsibility and Future’ (Erinnerung, Verantwortung und Zukunft) scheme; the Australian DART scheme; the deal between Japan and South Korea on reparations to ‘comfort women’; the US/French schemes for reparations and restitution to holocaust victims; the Eritrea/Ethiopia reparations scheme; and the Iraq/Kuwait scheme). In particular, the emphasis is on the system of identification of the eligible victims, the question of financing and the fate of pending and future judicial claims. Assuming the states’ willingness to explore this project, the chapter outlines some of the ways the scheme could operate in practice, drawing from existing models.
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Alawadhi, Aseel. "From a Smear Campaign to the Kuwaiti Parliament." In Women Rising, translated by Samyah Alfoory. NYU Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479846641.003.0004.
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This chapter is a translated interview with Aseel Alawadhi, a former parliamentary member and a philosophy professor at Kuwait University, who was accused of opposing Islam and the veil during her 2009 race for the Kuwaiti Parliament. In this interview, Alawadhi defends her philosophical beliefs and asserts the focus of her political campaign on women’s representation in Kuwaiti politics.
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Buscemi, Emanuela. "Reclaiming Space(s)." In Women Rising. NYU Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479846641.003.0039.
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Emanuela Buscemi investigates the role of Kuwaiti women activists in the Arab Spring–inspired Karamat Watan (A Nation’s Dignity) protests. This chapter focuses on how women’s activism transgressed two different arenas: the physical space in the streets and cyberspace. Younger and older women drew upon more than a half-century’s worth of activism to voice their dissent against corruption and complacent reforms. Accordingly, the Arab Spring events acted as catalysts of local political disaffection and social alienation inspiring local protests. The chapter draws on fieldwork conducted in Kuwait between 2013 and 2015, and is based on interviews with women activists.
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"Women’s Organizations in Kuwait." In Women and Power in the Middle East. University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.9783/9780812206906.176.
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"Women in Politics: The National and International Debate." In Gender and Politics in Kuwait. I.B.Tauris, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755607914.ch-005.
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AlSalem, Fatima. "Women and Online Political Participation in Kuwait." In Social Media in the Arab World. I.B.Tauris, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350988057.ch-007.
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"Indirect Change: The Status of Women in the Non-Political Arena." In Gender and Politics in Kuwait. I.B.Tauris, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755607914.ch-003.
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"The Long Road to Success: Women in Kuwaiti Politics 1991–2009." In Gender and Politics in Kuwait. I.B.Tauris, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9780755607914.ch-008.
Full textConference papers on the topic "Women – Kuwait"
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El-Bahey, Rehab, and Amir Zeid. "Women in computing A case study about Kuwait." In 2013 IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference (FIE). IEEE, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/fie.2013.6685160.
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Capello, M. A., H. Hashim, B. Abdul Raheem, and N. Borisly. "Advancing Women in the Oil Sector of Kuwait Challenges and Progress." In Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference. Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/183254-ms.
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Ammutammima, Ummu Fatihah, Didik Gunawan Tamtomo, and Bhisma Murti. "Family History with Diabetes Mellitus and the Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: Meta-Analysis." In The 7th International Conference on Public Health 2020. Masters Program in Public Health, Universitas Sebelas Maret, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.54.
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Background: Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a major public health problem because of its associated complications during pregnancy. Studies have suggested that women with positive parental history of diabetes may be predisposed to an increased GDM risk. This study aimed to examine the correlation between family history with diabetes mellitus and the gestational diabetes mellitus. Subjects and Method: This was a meta-analysis and systematic review. The study was collected articles from PubMed, Science Direct, and Google Scholar databases, from year 2017 to 2020. Keywords used “gestational diabetes mellitus” OR “GDM” AND “pregnancy induced diabetes” AND “family history of diabetes” AND “crosssectional”. The study subject was pregnant women. Intervention was family history with diabetes mellitus with comparison no family history of diabetes mellitus. The study outcome was gestational diabetes mellitus. The articles were selected by PRISMA flow chart. The quantitative data were analyzed by ReVman 5.3. Results: 7 studies from Kuwait, Ethiopia, Fiji, Malaysia, and China, reported that family history with diabetes mellitus increased the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (aOR= 1.68; 95% CI= 0.87 to 3.26; p= 0.120). Conclusion: Family history with diabetes mellitus increases the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus. Keywords: gestational diabetes mellitus, pregnancy induced diabetes, family history of diabetes Correspondence: Ummu Fsatihah Ammutammima. Masters Program Universitas Sebelas Maret. Jl. Ir. Sutami 36A, Surakarta 57126, Central Java. Email: ummuftha64@gmail.com. Mobile: 081717252573. DOI: https://doi.org/10.26911/the7thicph.05.54
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Prakoso, S., and I. Timorria. "Woman Participation in Kuwait Politics: A Study of Gender Representation in Islamic Countries." In Proceedings of the First Brawijaya International Conference on Social and Political Sciences, BSPACE, 26-28 November, 2019, Malang, East Java, Indonesia. EAI, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4108/eai.26-11-2019.2295164.
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Pribyl, Barbara, Satinder Purewal, and Harikrishnan Tulsidas. "Development of the Petroleum Resource Specifications and Guidelines PRSG – A Petroleum Classification System for the Energy Transition." In SPE Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition. SPE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.2118/205847-ms.
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Abstract The Petroleum Working Group (PWG) of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) has developed the Petroleum Resource Specifications and Guidelines (PRSG) to facilitate the application of the United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) for evaluating and classifying petroleum projects. The UNFC was developed by the Expert Group on Resource Management (EGRM) and covers all resource sectors such as minerals, petroleum, renewable energy, nuclear resources, injection projects, anthropogenic resources and groundwater. It has a unique three- dimensional structure to describe environmental, social and economic viability (E-axis), technical feasibility and maturity (F-axis) and degree of confidence in the resource estimates (G-axis). The UNFC is fully aligned to holistic and sustainable resource management called for by the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (2030 Agenda). UNFC can be used by governments for integrated energy planning, companies for developing business models and the investors in decision making. Internationally, all classification systems and their application continue to evolve to incorporate the latest technical understanding and usage and societal, government and regulatory expectations. The PRSG incorporates key elements from current global petroleum classification systems. Furthermore, it provides a forward-thinking approach to including aspects of integrity and ethics. It expands on the unique differentiator of the UNFC to integrate social and environmental issues in the project evaluation. Several case studies have been carried out (in China, Kuwait, Mexico, Russia, and Uganda) using UNFC. Specifically, PRSG assists in identifying critical social and environmental issues to support their resolution and development sustainably. These issues may be unique to the country, location and projects and mapped using a risk matrix. This may support the development of a road map to resolve potential impediments to project sanction. The release of the PRSG comes at a time of global economic volatility on a national and international level due to the ongoing impact and management of COVID-19, petroleum supply and demand uncertainty and competing national and international interests. Sustainable energy is not only required for industries but for all other social development. It is essential for private sector development, productive capacity building and expansion of trade. It has strong linkages to climate action, health, education, water, food security and woman empowerment. Moreover, enduring complex system considerations in balancing the energy trilemma of reliable supply, affordability, equity, and social and environmental responsibility remain. These overarching conditions make it even more essential to ensure projects are evaluated in a competent, ethical and transparent manner. While considering all the risks, it is also critical to reinforce the positive contribution a natural resource utilization project provides to society. Such an inquiry can focus on how the project contributes to the quality of life, environment, and the economy – the people, planet, and prosperity triad. Such an approach allows consistent, robust and sustainable investment decision making and energy policy development.
Reports on the topic "Women – Kuwait"
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Albloushy, Hayat E., and Kim Y. Hiller Connell. A Cultural Examination of Environmentally Sustainable Apparel Knowledge and Attitudes from the Perspective of Kuwaiti Women. Iowa State University, Digital Repository, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.31274/itaa_proceedings-180814-443.
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