• "Helse i alt kommunen gjør?..." : -en undersøkelse av samvariasjoner mellom kommunale faktorer og norske kommuners bruk av folkehelsekoordinator, fokus på levekår og prioritering av fordelingshensyn blant sosioøkonomiske grupper. 

  Hagen, Susanne (Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-03)

  In 2012, a new public health act took effect in Norway, highlighting the importance of health equity and the use of “health in all policies” (HiAP) approach to reduce social inequalities in health. The act passed the main ...

• Temporal trends in psychological distress and healthcare utilization among young people 

  Potrebny, Thomas (Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-18)

  Background: Young people are generally considered to be healthy, as severe illness and mortality is uncommon during this developmental stage. However, there are increasing concerns that psychological distress may be ...

• Leisure‐time physical activity and participation in organized sports: Changes from 1985 to 2014 in Finland and Norway 

  Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Kokko, Sami; Tynjälä, Jorma; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Participation in organized sports is a popular and important part of the lives of children and adolescents and is associated with improved psychological and social health, as well as an increased likelihood of meeting ...

• Mental well-being among students in Norwegian upper secondary schools: the role of teacher support and class belonging 

  Lekve Brandseth, Oda; Torstveit Håvarstein, Malin; Urke, Helga Bjørnøy; Haug, Ellen; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Knowledge about factors in school that can promote adolescents’ mental health is of great value for national health policies and health promotion work. This cross-sectional study investigated levels of mental wellbeing ...

• Explaining the intention of dental health personnel to report suspected child maltreatment using a reasoned action approach 

  Brattabø, Ingfrid Vaksdal; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Breivik, Kyrre; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-22)

  Background: This study provides an empirical test of the reasoned action approach (RAA) socio-cognitive theory with the aim of 1) predicting the intention of public dental health personnel (PDHP) to report suspected ...

• Young women’s agency to negotiate condom use in sexual relationships: Compromising factors leading to condom use inconsistency among young South African women 

  Lindtner, Kaia Helgemo (Master thesis, 2020-06-25)

  Background. South Africa experiences a high prevalence of HIV, and women are disproportionately affected. Promoting condom use in heterosexual relationships has been one attempt to constrain the spread of HIV. However, ...

• Troverdighet og pålitelighet hos barn som vitner En dokumentanalyse av tidligere seksuallovbruddssaker 

  Midtsand, Marte Elisabeth (Master thesis, 2020-06-25)

  I seksuelle overgrepssaker mot barn foreligger det sjeldent andre beviser og vitner. Barnets forklaring er ofte det eneste og viktigste beviset i saken. Formålet med denne studien var derfor å utforske domstolenes vurderinger ...

• Born og unge vaksne som har vakse opp med foreldre med rusproblem – kva erfaringar beskrive dei og korleis reflekterer dei over desse erfaringane? 

  Sleppen, Anna Njøs (Master thesis, 2020-06-23)

  Det er omlag 31 millionar i verda som har eit rusproblem så stort at det påverkar omgjevnadane rundt på ein negativ måte. Det er store mørketal omkring kor mange born og unge som veks opp i ein heim med alkohol- og rusproblem. ...

• Sosialpedagogiske rådgjevarar sine opplevingar av deira rolle i det psykiske helsearbeidet i den vidaregåande skulen og samarbeidet med barnevernet 

  Nyland, Amalie Teigen (Master thesis, 2020-06-23)

  Mange ungdommar opplever god helse. Likevel aukar omfanget av psykiske vanskar, og skulen vert rekna som viktig arena for psykisk helsearbeid. Føremålet med denne studien er å få kunnskap om korleis sosialpedagogiske ...

• Assessing Risk in Child Protection and Child Welfare Services: a scoping review 

  Østgård, Rebecca Hogrenning (Master thesis, 2020-06-23)

  Background and objectives: Risk assessments in child protection and child welfare services are designed to strategically evaluate and analyze children who are at greatest risk of maltreatment and neglect. Norway does not ...

• Collaboration for drug prevention: Is it possible in a “siloed” governmental structure? 

  Oldeide, Olin Blaalid; Fosse, Elisabeth; Holsen, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Purpose: Norwegian municipalities report that drug misuse is the most important public health challenge. The municipalities play a unique role in drug prevention aimed at youth, since young people rely on several services ...

• Akademisk suksess hos unge som har vært under offentlig omsorg: en scoping review 

  Grenasberg, Merethe Flølo (Master thesis, 2020-06-10)

• Levelling the social gradient in health at the local level: applying the Gradient Equity Lens to Norwegian local public health policy 

  Fosse, Elisabeth; Sherriff, Nigel; Helgesen, Marit Kristine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socioeconomic scale. Norway’s Public Health Act (PHA) specifically ...

• The association between sleep problems and academic performance in primary school-aged children: Findings from a Norwegian longitudinal population-based study 

  Stormark, Kjell Morten; Fosse, Hedvik Elisabeth; Pallesen, Ståle; Hysing, Mari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-07)

  The purpose of this study was to examine the longitudinal association between concurrent, transitory and persistent difficulties initiating and maintaining sleep (DIMS) on academic performance in children in a. longitudinal ...

• Organizing for Empowerment: Exploring the Impact of Unionization on Domestic Workers in India 

  Barua, Padmaja; Haukanes, Haldis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)

  This article seeks to illuminate the impact of unionization on a group of domestic workers in the Indian metropolis of Mumbai. We argue that, as a result of being unionized, these domestic workers have been able to initiate ...

• Promoting Mental Health and Preventing Loneliness in Upper Secondary School in Norway: Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial 

  Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Urke, Helga Bjørnøy; Tobro, Marte; Årdal, Elisabeth; Waldahl, Ragnhild Holmen; Djupedal, Ingebjørg; Holsen, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an intervention with a universal program (single-tier) in one group, and the combination of this universal program and a selected + indicated measure (multi-tier) in ...

• ‘An uneasy compromise’: strategies and dilemmas in realizing a permissive abortion law in Ethiopia 

  Tadele, Getnet; Haukanes, Haldis; Blystad, Astrid; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)

  Introduction At the turn of the century, when the Millennium Development Goals placed maternal mortality reduction high on the global agenda, Ethiopia relaxed its restrictive abortion law to expand grounds on which a woman ...

• When abortion is not within reach. Ethiopian university students struggling with unintended pregnancies 

  Haukanes, Haldis; Zenebe, Mulumebet (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-28)

  Background In spite of increasing international commitment to young people’s sexual and reproductive health, unintended pregnancies remain a major problem for young women worldwide. This article explores the issue of ...

• Vigorous physical activity in relation to family affluence: time trends in Europe and North America 

  Sigmundova, Dagmar; Sigmund, Erik; Tesler, Riki; Ng, Kwok W.; Hamrik, Zdenek; Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Inchley, Jo; Bucksch, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-05)

  Objectives The aim of the study was to determine secular trends in vigorous physical activity (VPA) among adolescents in relation to family affluence across 34 countries. Methods This study used data from the Health Behaviour ...

• “Finally, I Belong Somewhere I can be proud of” – Experiences of Being a Clubhouse Member in Norway 

  Fekete, Orsolya Reka; Langeland, Eva; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Kinn, Liv Grethe (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-26)

  Purpose: The number of psychosocial Clubhouses is growing rapidly in Norway. However, more knowledge is needed about the subjective experience of Clubhouse members in terms of their recuperation processes and experiences ...

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