Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S."
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Are we doing enough? Improved breastfeeding practices at 14 weeks but challenges of non-initiation and early cessation of breastfeeding remain: Findings of two consecutive cross-sectional surveys in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Horwood, Christiane M.; Haskins, Lyn J.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Connolly, Cathy Anne; Coutsoudis, Anna; Spies, Lenore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Initiative for breastfeeding support (KIBS) was a multipronged intervention to support the initiation and sustaining of breastfeeding, implemented between 2014 and 2017. We present results ... -
Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa
Sanou, Anselme Simeon; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Holding, Penny; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K; Meda, Nicolas; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kashala-Abotnes, Espérance (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background In Burkina Faso, stunting affects children and is a public health problem. We studied the association between stunting and child’s neuro-psychological outcomes at 6–8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso using ... -
Association of maternal HIV‐1 severity with dental caries: an observational study of uninfected 5‐ to 7‐yr‐old children of HIV‐1‐infected mothers without severe immune suppression
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Lie, Stein Atle; Tumwine, James K; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Treatment programs to prevent perinatal and postnatal HIV-1 transmission have become available in sub-Saharan Africa, leading to an emerging population of HIV-1 exposed uninfected (HEU) children. Exposure to HIV-1 in utero ... -
Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa
Doherty, Tanya; Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Magasana, Vuyolwethu; Goga, Ameena; Feucht, Ute; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kauchali, Shuaib; Dhansay, Muhammad Ali; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Breastfeeding education and support are critical health worker skills. Confusion surrounding infant feeding advice linked to the HIV epidemic has reduced the confidence of health workers to support breastfeeding. High ... -
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, ... -
Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars T.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Lie, Stein Atle; Tumwine, James K; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Very few studies consider the oral health status and quality of life in HIV-1 exposed uninfected (HEU) children. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of caries in primary teeth and its oral ... -
Changes in body mass index and hemoglobin concentration in breastfeeding women living with HIV with a CD4 count over 350: Results from 4 African countries (The ANRS 12174 trial)
Somé, Eric; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nagot, Nicolas; Meda, Nicolas Y; Vallo, Roselyne; Kankasa, Chipepo; Tumwine, James K; Singata, Mandisa; Hofmeyr, Justus G; Van De Perre, Philippe; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Marechal, Valerie; Neveu, Dorine; Foulongne, Vincent; Segondy, Michel; Schaub, Roxanne; Blanche, Stephane; Treluyer, Jean-Marc; Hirt, Deborah; Karamagi, Charles; Musoke, Philippa; Ndeezi, Grace; Mugaba, Proscovia M; Kwagala, Mary; Murungi, Joan; Muweesi, Hawa Nabuuma; Ninsiima, Evelyn; Baryeija, Simon; Ouedraogo, Rasmata; Ye, Diarra; Traore, Hugues A; Nadembega, Christelle; Konate, Justin; Zongo, Arsene; Ouedraogo, Abass; Neboua, Desire; Belemvire, Aissatou; Bambara, Armel; Boncoungou, Justine; Zoungrana, Danielle; Nikodem, Cheryl; Harper, Kim; Jackson, Debra; Sanders, David; Sunday, Amwe; Okegbe-Eze, Collins; Williams, Xoliswa; Mshweshwe, Nolundi; Henge, Vatiswa; Gomba, Fikiswa; Nikodem, Lada; Khondowe, Oswell; Mwiya, Mwiya; Lusaka, Mildreed; Chizyuka, Mary; Phiri, Mary; Imakando, Billies; Musaku, Mwenechanya; Kapasa, Monica; Rutagwera, David; Clement, Ngondwe; Mwaba, Hilton Mwila; Matoba, Japhet; Mwaba, Hilton; Siumita, Chafye; Chola, Katai; Mwamutanda, Patricia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-09)Introduction: Breastfeeding is recommended for infants born to HIV-infected women in low-income settings. Both breastfeeding and HIV-infection are energy demanding. Our objective was to explore how exclusive and predominant ... -
Child mental illness and the help-seeking process: a qualitative study among parents in a Ugandan community
Skylstad, Vilde; Akol, Angela; Ndeezi, Grace; Nalugya, Joyce; Moland, Karen Marie; Tumwine, James; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-11)Abstract Background: Child mental illness contributes signifcantly to the burden of disease worldwide, and many are left untreated due to factors on both the provider and user side. Recognising this, the Ugandan Ministry ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda
Chola, Lumbwe; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nkonki, Lungiswa; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-30)Background: Community based breastfeeding promotion programmes have been shown to be effective in increasing breastfeeding prevalence. However, there is limited data on the cost-effectiveness of these programmes in sub-Saharan ... -
Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Wamani, Henry; Karamagi, Charles A. S.; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-22)Background: Child under-nutrition is a leading factor underlying child mortality and morbidity in Sub- Saharan Africa. Several studies from Uganda have reported impaired growth, but there have been few if any community-based ... -
Does child and adolescent mental health in-service training result in equivalent knowledge gain among cadres of non-specialist health workers in Uganda? A pre-test post-test study
Akol, Angela; Nalugya, Joyce; Nshemereirwe, Sylvia; Babirye, Juliet N.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-24)Background: Early identification and management of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) disorders helps to avert mental illness in adulthood but a CAMH treatment gap exists in Uganda. CAMH integration into primary ... -
Does mhGAP training of primary health care providers improve the identification of child- and adolescent mental, neurological or substance use disorders? Results from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda
Akol, Angela; Makumbi, Fredrick Edward; Babirye, Juliet N.; Nalugya, Joyce; Nshemereirwe, Sylvia; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Background. Integrating child and adolescent mental health (CAMH) into primary health care (PHC) using the WHO mental health gap action program (mhGAP) is recommended for closing a mental health treatment gap in low- and ... -
Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women inSouth Africa: an area needing urgent attention toi mprove child health
Doherty, Tanya Mark; Sanders, David; Jackson, Debra; Swanevelder, Sonja; Lombard, Carl; Zembe, Wanga; Chopra, Mickey; Goga, Ameena; Colvin, Mark; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Tylleskär, Thorkild; For the PROMISE EBF study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-24)Background: Breastfeeding is a critical component of interventions to reduce child mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding practice is extremely low in South Africa and there has been no improvement in this over the past ten ... -
Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Doherty, Tanya Mark; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Nankunda, Jolly; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Ramokolo, Vundli; Meda, Nicolas; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Jackson, Debra; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K.; For the PROMISE-EBF study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: Immediate and exclusive initiation of breastfeeding after delivery has been associated with better neonatal survival and child health and are recommended by the WHO. We report its impact on early infant feeding ... -
An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding
Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Goga, Ameena; Doherty, Tanya; Vaughn, John; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Feucht, Ute; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence‐based clinical practice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs). HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised by ... -
An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding
Horwood, Christiane; Haskins, Lyn; Goga, Ameena; Doherty, Tanya; Vaughn, John; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Feucht, Ute; Rollins, Nigel; Kroon, Max; Sanders, David; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Abstract Clinical guidelines are used to translate research findings into evidence‐based clinicalpractice but are frequently not comprehensively adopted by health workers (HWs).HIV and infant feeding guidelines were revised ... -
Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4–5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Birungi, Nancy; Lombard, Carl; Swanevelder, Sonja; Van den Broeck, Jan; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-12)Background: Breastfeeding promotion is regarded as one of the most effective interventions to improve child health, and could reduce under-5-mortality by 8 % globally. Few studies have assessed the health outcomes beyond ... -
Effects of complementary feeding on attained height among lower primary school-aged children in Eastern Uganda: A nested prospective cohort study
Malembaka, Espoir Bwenge; Tumwine, James K; Ndeezi, Grace; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Wamani, Henry; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Nankabirwa, Victoria (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-07)Background: Despite the fact that Uganda has been a signatory to the global strategy for Infant and Young Children Feeding practices (IYCF) for nearly a decade, the prevalence of stunting among children under five years ... -
Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children
Ramokolo, Vundli; Lombard, Carl; Chhagan, Meera Kurson; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Doherty, Tanya; Goga, Ameena E.; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Zembe, Wanga; Jackson, Debra J.; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-02)Background South Africa has the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Assessing the effect of modifiable factors such as early infant feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity is therefore ... -
Effects of schooling on aspects of attention in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa
Sanou, Anselme Simeon; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Holding, Penny; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K; Meda, Nicolas; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Kashala-Abotnes, Espérance (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background We aimed to study the effects of schooling on aspects of attention using the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) among children in rural Burkina Faso. Methods We re-enrolled children of a previously ...