Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S."
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Efficacy of processed amaranth-containing bread compared to maize bread on hemoglobin, anemia and iron deficiency anemia prevalence among two-to-five yearold anemic children in Southern Ethiopia: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Orsango, Alemselam Zebdewos; Loha, Eskindir; Lindtjørn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Journal article, 2020-09-28)Background: Few studies have evaluated iron-rich plant-based foods, such as amaranth grain, to reduce anemia and iron deficiency anemia. Amaranth is rich in nutrients, but with high level of phytate. The objective of this ... -
Establishing a postgraduate programme in nutritional epidemiology to strengthen resource capacity, academic leadership and research in the democratic republic of Congo
Mapatano, Mala Ali; Haskins, Lyn; Vaughn, John; Hatløy, Anne; Luthuli, Silondile; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Mutombo, Paulin Beya; Horwood, Christiane (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Low- and Middle-income countries (LMIC) face considerable health and nutrition challenges, many of which can be addressed through strong academic leadership and robust research translated into evidence-based ... -
Feeding and growth of infants in Eastern Uganda. Methodological challenges and associated factors
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-29)Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is established as the safest feeding method in the first half of infancy. Mixing breast milk and other foods, including nonhuman milk and semi-solid foods (MF), before 6 months ... -
Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankunda, Jolly; Karamagi, Charles A. S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)Background: In resource-poor settings, HIV positive mothers are recommended to choose between ‘Exclusive breastfeeding’ (EBF) or ‘Exclusive replacement feeding’ (ERF). Acceptability, Feasibility, Affordability, Sustainability ... -
Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Jackson, Debra; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Doherty, Tanya Mark; Lombard, Carl; Swanevelder, Sonja; Nankunda, Jolly; Ramokolo, Vundli; Sanders, David; Wamani, Henry; Meda, Nicolas; Tumwine, James K.; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Van de Perre, Philippe; Kankasa, Chipepo; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tylleskär, Thorkild; on behalf of the PROMISE EBF-study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-21)Background: In this multi-country cluster-randomized behavioural intervention trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Africa, we compared growth of infants up to 6 months of age living in communities where peer ... -
Health managers’ views on the status of national and decentralized health systems for child and adolescent mental health in Uganda: a qualitative study
Akol, Angela; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Skylstad, Vilde; Nalugya, Joyce; Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12-08)Background: Robust health systems are required for the promotion of child and adolescent mental health (CAMH). In low and middle income countries such as Uganda neuropsychiatric illness in childhood and adolescence represent ... -
HIV-1 disease progression in immune-competent HIV-1-infected and breastfeeding mothers participating in the ANRS 12174 clinical trial in Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia: a cohort study
Some, Nagaonle Eric; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nagot, Nicolas; Meda, Nicolas; Vallo, Roselyne; Kankasa, Chipepo; Tumwine, James K; Singata, Mandisa; Harper, Kim; Hofmeyr, G. Justus; Perre, Philippe van de; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Objective: We have assessed HIV-1 disease progression among HIV-1-positive mothers in relation to duration of any or exclusive breast feeding in the context of ANRS 12174 trial. Methods: The analysis was completed on 203, ... -
“I feel good when I drink”—detecting childhood-onset alcohol abuse and dependence in a Ugandan community trial cohort
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nalugya, Joyce; Skylstad, Vilde; Ndeezi, Grace; Akol, Angela; Babirye, Juliet Ndimwibo; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Tumwine, James K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Alcohol, substance use, and mental health disorders constitute major public health issues worldwide, including in low income and lower middle-income countries, and early initiation of use is an important predictor ... -
"If I have money, I cannot allow my baby to breastfeed only …" barriers and facilitators to scale-up of peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda
Rujumba, Joseph; Ndeezi, Grace; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Kwagala, Mary; Mukochi, Michelle; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Meda, Nicolas; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-15)Background Early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months reduces infant morbidity and mortality and can positively impact on cognitive function. In Uganda, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months is recommended ... -
Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda
Eide, Kristiane Tislevoll; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Wamani, Henry; Tumwine, James K; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-28)Background: Undernutrition is highly prevalent among infants in Uganda. Optimal infant feeding practices may improve nutritional status, health, and survival among children. Objective: Our study evaluates the socioeconomic ... -
In Utero ART Exposure and Birth and Early Growth Outcomes Among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants Attending Immunization Services: Results From National PMTCT Surveillance, South Africa
Ramokolo, Vundli; Goga, Ameena E.; Lombard, Carl; Doherty, Tanya; Jackson, Debra J.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)Background. Despite the recognized benefit of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for preventing and treating HIV, some studies have reported adverse birth outcomes with in utero ART exposure. We evaluated the effect of infant ... -
Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Wamani, Henry; Semiyaga, Nulu; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-07)Background: Infant feeding recommendations for HIV-positive mothers differ from recommendations to mothers of unknown HIV-status. The aim of this study was to compare feeding practices, including breastfeeding, between ... -
Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-06)Background Health workers' counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern Uganda ... -
Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Shanmugam, Rebecca; Sommerfelt, A. Elisabeth; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-04)Background: Durations of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and predominant breastfeeding (PBF) from two different assessments, among the same mother-infant population, were investigated to determine the degree to which the ... -
Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-27)Background: Timely vaccination is important to protect children from common infectious diseases. We assessed vaccination timeliness and vaccination coverage as well as coverage of vitamin A supplementation in a Ugandan ... -
"It is her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania
Falnes, Eli Fjeld; Moland, Karen Marie; Tylleskär, Thorkild; De Paoli, Marina M.; Msuya, Sia E.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-26)Background: Partner involvement has been deemed fundamental in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, but is difficult to achieve. This study aimed to explore acceptability of the PMTCT programme ... -
Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Wamani, Henry; Karamagi, Charles A. S.; Semiyaga, Nulu; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-03-01)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding is recommended as the best feeding alternative for infants up to six months and has a protective effect against mortality and morbidity. It also seems to lower HIV-1 transmission compared ... -
Malaria Parasitaemia among Infants and Its Association with Breastfeeding Peer Counselling and Vitamin A Supplementation: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial
Nankabirwa, Victoria; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Nankunda, Jolly; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-07)Background: Malaria is the second highest contributor to the disease burden in Africa and there is a need to identify low cost prevention strategies. The objectives of this study were to estimate the prevalence of malaria ... -
Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child's cognitive performance at 6-8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: An observational study
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, Esperance (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-30)Background: In Burkina Faso, it is not uncommon for mothers to drink alcohol, even during pregnancy. We aimed to study the association between maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and the child’s cognitive performance ... -
More support for mothers: a qualitative study on factors affecting immunisation behaviour in Kampala, Uganda
Babirye, Juliet N.; Rutebemberwa, Elizeus; Kiguli, Juliet; Wamani, Henry; Nuwaha, Fred; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-09-25)Background: The proportion of Ugandan children who are fully vaccinated has varied over the years. Understanding vaccination behaviour is important for the success of the immunisation programme. This study examined influences ...