Karin Båge

• Doctoral student at Karolinska Institutet

Background Sweden has a longstanding history of promoting sexual reproductive health and rights. Reproductive decision-making is a fundamental right, but an individual’s decision-making power differs across contexts. We examined self-reported reproductive agency and the acceptability of divorce, abortion and homosexuality among migrants in Sweden o...

Plain language summary People’s reproductive health depends on their freedom of choice and control over childbearing. This is what the concept “reproductive agency” means. In this study, we explored people's values and attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and towards gender equality. We then analysed whether these value...

Background Addressing attitudes is central to achieving sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and Agenda 2030. We aimed to develop a comprehensive index to measure attitudinal support for SRHR, expanding opportunities for global trend analyses and tailored interventions. Methods We designed a new module capturing attitudes towards diffe...

Background Sweden has a longstanding history of promoting sexual reproductive health and rights. Reproductive decision-making is a fundamental right, but an individual’s decision-making power differs across contexts. We examined self-reported reproductive agency and the value individuals place on reproductive choice among migrants in Sweden origina...

Sustainable health , a multisectoral area for study, research, and practice towards improving health and well-being for all while staying within planetary boundaries, is a prerequisite to reaching the 2030 agenda and the work and journey towards a world in which everyone, everywhere can live a healthy and fulfilled life.

Background We investigated the association between reproductive agency and subjective well-being among respondents of reproductive age in four African countries. Methods We used nationally representative data from the World Values Survey (WVS) conducted in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe between 2017–2021 (N = 4,948). Subjective well-being...

There is great urgency for action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, especially in fragile settings, which face acute and complex challenges. Yet, the public sector may be limited in its capacity to address these appropriately, with devastating effects on the health of people and environment now and in the future. The challenges to susta...

Background Central and western Africa struggle with the world’s lowest regional proportion of facility birth at 57%. The aim of the current study was to compare beliefs related to maternal health care services, science/technology, gender norms, and empowerment in states with high vs. low proportions of facility birth in Nigeria. Methods Face-to-fa...

This EBA report aims to increase the understanding of values and norms related to SRHR and gender in Sub-Saharan Africa. In addition, it maps Swedish aid to SRHR and identifies gaps and opportunities for Swedish development cooperation supporting SRHR. In the first part of the study, data on values and norms related to gender and SRHR are collected...

In recent years, there has been growing interest amongst universities around the world on reflecting upon the contribution of higher education to a global society and exploring ways to broaden the curriculum to enable students to make a meaningful contribution to the world (de Wit et al. 2015). This paper will suggest that Higher Education Institut...

The growth of English-medium instruction (EMI) calls for a new model of teaching and learning fit for the 21st century. It has been argued that formal education must be transformed to enable the new forms of learning needed to tackle complex global challenges. Much EMI research offers compelling arguments for transforming pedagogy to better support...