Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på dokumenttype "Peer reviewed"
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Black Lives Matter in health promotion: moving from unspoken to outspoken
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Racism is a public health crisis. Black communities (including Africans, the African diaspora and people of African descent) experience worse health outcomes as demonstrated by almost any measure of health and wellbeing—e.g. ... -
Body-related concerns and participation in physical education among adolescent students: the mediating role of motivation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: There is a need to understand better factors influencing participation in physical education (PE) and the mechanisms involved. The adolescent years are characterised by increasing levels of body-related concerns. ... -
Breast-, complementary and bottle-feeding practices in Kenya: stagnant trends were experienced from 1998 to 2009
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-02)The pattern of infant and young child feeding that provides the most benefit includes being put to the breast within an hour of birth, exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months, continued breastfeeding along with complementary ... -
Building adherence-competent communities: Factors promoting children's adherence to anti-retroviral HIV/AIDS treatment in rural Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-03)Given relatively high levels of adherence to HIV treatment in Africa, we explore factors facilitating children's adherence, despite poverty, social disruption and limited health infrastructure. Using interviews with 25 ... -
Can sustained arousal explain the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-02-23)We present an integrative model of disease mechanisms in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), unifying empirical findings from different research traditions. Based upon the Cognitive activation theory of stress (CATS), we ... -
Care Order Cases in the European Court of Human Rights. Parents vs. children's rights
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This article aims to examine the intersection where parents’ rights meet children’s rights in care order cases forwarded to the European Court of Human Rights, and how the court balances such rights in their rulings. The ... -
Caregiver perceptions of children in their care and motivations for the care work in children's homes in Ghana: Children of God or children of white men?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07)The perceptions and motivations that workers have in their work and work environment are important determinants of the quality of work they do. For people who work in residential institutions where children who have lost ... -
Change and Stability in Public Beliefs About Same‑Sex Family Rights in Norway in 2008, 2013, and 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction In Norway, legal measures securing equal marriage and parenting rights for same- and different-sex couples took effect on January 1, 2009. The aim of this study was to assess Norwegian public beliefs about ... -
Changes from 1986 to 2006 in reasons for liking leisure-time physical activity among adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Reasons for participating in physical activity (PA) may have changed in accordance with the general modernization of society. The aim is to examine changes in self-reported reasons for liking leisure-time physical activity ... -
Changes in diet through adolescence and early adulthood: longitudinal trajectories and association with key life transitions.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-10)Background: Early adulthood is a period associated with poor diet and rapid weight gain. This is also an age of transition, including environmental, social and lifestyle changes which may be associated with changes in diet. ... -
Changes in optimal childcare practices in Kenya: Insights from the 2003, 2008-9 and 2014 demographic and health surveys
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-17)Objective(s): Using nationally representative surveys conducted in Kenya, this study examined optimal health promoting childcare practices in 2003, 2008–9 and 2014. This was undertaken in the context of continuous ... -
Child begging as a manifestation of child Labour in Dagbon of Northern Ghana, the perspectives of mallams and parents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-05)The existence of begging in Ghana is a historical phenomenon. In the past, it was interpreted in religious and geographical terms where the beggars in the capital city of Accra were said to be destitute Muslims coming from ... -
Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008-09
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-13)Background: Research on trends in child undernutrition in Kenya has been hindered by the challenges of changing criteria for classifying undernutrition, and an emphasis in the literature on international comparisons of ... -
Cognitive Interventions and Nutritional Supplements (The CINS Trial): A Randomized Controlled, Multicenter Trial Comparing a Brief Intervention with Additional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seal Oil, and Soy Oil for Sick-Listed Low Back Pain Patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)STUDY DESIGN: A randomized controlled trial. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a tailored and manualized cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) or nutritional supplements of seal oil and soy oil had any ... -
Collaboration for drug prevention: Is it possible in a “siloed” governmental structure?
(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 ... -
Community groups as "critical enablers" of the HIV response in Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-26)Background: The Investment Framework for a more effective HIV response has become integral to discussions on how best to respond to the HIV epidemic. The Framework calls for greater synergy and attention to factors that ... -
Condom use and sexuality communication with adults: a study among high school students in South Africa and Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-09-23)Background: Fostering adolescents’ communication on sexuality issues with their parents and other significant adults is often assumed to be an important component of intervention programmes aimed at promoting healthy ... -
Considerations made by the general practitioner when dealing with sick-listing of patients suffering from subjective and composite health complaints
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)Objectives. To explore GPs’ considerations in decision-making regarding sick-listing of patients suffering from SHC. Design. Qualitative analysis of data from nine focus-group interviews. Setting. Three cities in different ... -
The Convention on the Rights of the Child’s Imprint on Judgments from the European Court of Human Rights: A Negligible Footprint?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is the sole interpreter of all matters on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and has no obligations toward any other international law and/or jurisprudence. In the ... -
Cross-national variation in the association between family structure and overweight and obesity: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged children (HBSC) study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Trends of increased complexity in family structure have developed alongside increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. This study examines cross-national variations in the likelihood of living with ...