Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Qureshi, Samera Azeem"
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A community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among immigrants in Norway
Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Gele, Abdi; Kour, Prabhjot; Møen, Kathy Ainul; Kumar, Bernadette N.; Diaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-12)Background The attendance to cervical cancer screening is low among immigrants in many high-income countries. Although several interventions have been experimentally tested,implementation remains a challenge. Several factors ... -
Differences in cervical cancer screening between immigrants and non-immigrants in Norway: a primary health care register based study
Møen, Kathy Ainul; Kumar, Bernadette. N; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Diaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The prevalence of cervical cancer is high among some groups of immigrants. Although there is evidence of low participation in cervical cancer screening programs among immigrants, studies have been subject to selection bias ... -
Effect of a community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and Somali women in Norway
Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Igland, Jannicke; Møen, Kathy Ainul; Gele, Abdi; Kumar, Bernadette; Diaz, Esperanza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Norway implemented a regular cervical cancer screening program based on triennial screening in 1995, recommending participation of all women between 25 and 69 years of age. Somali and Pakistani women have the ... -
The Hordaland Women's Cohort: A prospective cohort study of incontinence, other urinary tract symptoms and related health issues in middle-aged women
Jahanlu, David; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Hunskår, Steinar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-08-23)Background: Urinary incontinence (UI) is a prevalent symptom in middle-aged women, but data on incidence is limited and rarely reported. In order to analyze incidence, remission, or development patterns of severity and ... -
Lowering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in Norway: Opinions and suggestions by immigrants
Kour, Prabhjot; Gele, Abdi; Arild, Aambø; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Vedaa, Øystein; Sheikh, Naima Said; Indseth, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Even though COVID-19 vaccine has been proved effective, vaccine uptake and coverage has been and still is a great concern across different immigrant groups. Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to accept the vaccine among ... -
Polymorphisms in hormone metabolism and growth factor genes and mammographic density in Norwegian postmenopausal hormone therapy users and non-users
Ellingjord-Dale, Merete; Lee, Eunjung; Couto, Elisabeth; Ozhand, Ali; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Hofvind, Solveig; Van Den Berg, David J.; Akslen, Lars A.; Grotmol, Tom; Ursin, Giske (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-10-27)Introduction: Mammographic density (MD) is one of the strongest known breast cancer risk factors. Estrogen and progestin therapy (EPT) has been associated with increases in MD. Dense breast tissue is characterized by ...