Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Kismul, Hallgeir"
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Determinants of child malnutrition. Studies from a rural area in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Kismul, Hallgeir (Doctoral thesis, 2015-12-15) -
Diet and kwashiorkor: A prospective study from rural DR Congo
Kismul, Hallgeir; Van den Broeck, Jan; Lunde, Torleif Markussen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-15)The etiology of kwashiorkor remains enigmatic and longitudinal studies examining potential causes of kwashiorkor are scarce. Using historical, longitudinal study data from the rural area of Bwamanda, Democratic Republic ... -
Incidence and course of child malnutrition according to clinical or anthropometrical assessment: a longitudinal study from rural DR Congo
Kismul, Hallgeir; Schwinger, Catherine; Chhagan, Meera; Mapatano, Mala; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-28)Background: Longitudinal studies describing incidence and natural course of malnutrition are scarce. Studies defining malnutrition clinically [moderate clinical malnutrition (McM) marasmus, kwashiorkor] rather than ... -
“The midwife helped me ... otherwise I could have died”: women’s experience of professional midwifery services in rural Afghanistan - a qualitative study in the provinces Kunar and Laghman
Thommesen, Trude Gro; Kismul, Hallgeir; Kaplan, Ian; Safi, Khadija; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality ratios, with more than 60% of women having no access to a skilled birth attendant in some areas. The main challenges for childbearing Afghan women ... -
Seasonal and spatial factors related to longitudinal patterns of child growth in Bwamanda, DR Congo
Schwinger, Catherine; Lunde, Torleif Markussen; Andersen, Peter; Kismul, Hallgeir; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: Studying the influence of geographical factors on child growth is important, especially given the increasing interest in climate change and health in resource-poor settings and the recognized importance of ... -
The social context of severe child malnutrition: A qualitative household case study from a rural area of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Kismul, Hallgeir; Hatløy, Anne; Andersen, Peter; Mapatano, Mala; Van den Broeck, Jan; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)Introduction The magnitude of child malnutrition including severe child malnutrition is especially high in the rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (the DRC). The aim of this qualitative study is to describe the ...