Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Mapatano, Mala"
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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 ... -
A North-South-South partnership in higher education to develop health research capacity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the challenge of finding a common language
Horwood, Christiane; Mapumulo, Sphindile; Haskins, Lyn; Vaughn, John; Luthuli, Silondile; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Mutombo, Paulin Beya; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv; Mapatano, Mala; Hatløy, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Globally, increasing numbers of higher education institutions (HEIs) in non-English-speaking countries have adopted English as a medium of instruction (EMI), because of the perception that this provides ... -
Predictors of persistent Anaemia in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: A retrospective cohort study from Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo
Akilimali, Pierre Zalagile; Kashala Abotnes, Esperance; Musumari, Patou Masika; Kayembe, Patrick Kalambayi; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Mapatano, Mala (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-16)Background. Anaemia is associated with adverse outcomes including early death in the first year of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This study reports on the factors associated with persistent anaemia among HIV-infected ... -
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 ...