Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på emneord "Risk factors"

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    • Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in offspring of mothers with inflammatory and immune system diseases 

      Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Halmøy, Anne; Engeland, Anders; Haavik, Jan; Furu, Kari; Klungsøyr, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)
      Background: Prenatal inflammatory mechanisms may play a role in the pathogenesis of psychiatric disorders and could be relevant for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We investigated maternal chronic somatic ...

    • Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial 

      Some, Nagaonle Eric; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nagot, Nicolas; Meda, Nicolas; Lombard, Carl; Vallo, Roselyne; Peries, Marianne; Kankasa, Chipepo; Tumwine, James K; Hofmeyr, G. Justus; Singata, Mandisa; Harper, Kim; Van De Perre, Philippe; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-02)
      Background:  HIV-1 transmission rates have been reduced over the last decade, an estimated 2 million new infections per year arise, including 220,000 paediatric cases. The main post-natal HIV exposure is through breastfeeding, ...

    • Cerebral palsy among children of immigrants in Denmark and the role of socioeconomic status 

      Petersen, Tanja Gram; Forthun, Ingeborg; Lange, Theis; Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted; Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie; Uldall, Peter; Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)
      Background Children of immigrants in Denmark have excess risk for some of the most well-established risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP). Objectives To study differences in risk of CP between children of immigrants and ...

    • Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: a household survey of incidence and risk factors 

      El Tayeb, Sally; Abdalla, Safa; Mørkve, Odd; Heuch, Ivar; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)
      Low- and middle-income countries have a higher burden of fatal and non-fatal injuries. The lack of evidence-based information hampers efforts for injury prevention. The aim of this study was to calculate non-fatal injury ...

    • Level of education and multiple sclerosis risk over a 50-year period: Registry-based sibling study 

      Bjørnevik, Kjetil; Riise, Trond; Benjaminsen, Espen; Celius, Elisabeth Gulowsen; Dahl, Ole-Petter; Kampman, Margitta Theodora; Løken-Amsrud, Kristin Ingeleiv; Midgard, Rune; Myhr, Kjell-Morten; Torkildsen, Øivind; Vatne, Anita; Grytten, Nina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Background: The conflicting results from studies on socioeconomic status (SES) and multiple sclerosis (MS) risk might be due to a change in the distribution of environmental exposures over time or to methodological limitations ...

    • Magnitude and risk factors of non-communicable diseases among people living with HIV in Tanzania: a cross sectional study from Mbeya and Dar es Salaam regions 

      Kagaruki, Gibson Benard; Mayige, Mary T.; Ngadaya, Ester S.; Kimaro, Godfather D.; Kalinga, Akili K.; Kilale, Andrew M.; Kahwa, Amos M.; Materu, Godlisten S.; Mfinanga, Sayoki G. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-02)
      Background: HIV and Non communicable diseases (NCDs) are major problem of public health importance in developing countries. This study was conducted to explore and establish information on the magnitude, distribution of ...

    • Prevalence of maternal preconception risk factors: an Italian multicenter survey 

      Mastroiacovo, Pierpaolo; Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Leoncini, Emanuele; Gastaldi, Paolo; Allegri, Valentina; Boiani, Arianna; Faravelli, Francesca; Ferrazzoli, Federica; Guala, Andrea; Madrigali, Valeria; Scarano, Gioacchino (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-23)
      Objectives: Adequate preconception maternal health care is essential to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancy outcomes and complications. Still, many women are exposed to a number of unhealthy risk factors both before and ...

    • Recurrence of perinatal death in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study 

      Mahande, Michael Johnson; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Obure, Joseph; Masenga, Gileard; Manongi, Rachel; Lie, Rolv Terje (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08-29)
      Background Perinatal mortality is known to be high in Sub-Saharan Africa. Some women may carry a particularly high risk which would be reflected in a high recurrence risk. We aim to estimate the recurrence risk of perinatal ...

    • Relationships between Lifestyle Factors and Self-reported General Health 

      Dogisso, Tadesse Washo (Master thesis, 2013-09-02)
      Background: Current health problems are complex and often related to a person's lifestyle, and thus it is necessary to examine them with self-reported data. These kinds of data can be an important complement to more objective ...