Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på tidsskrift "BMC Public Health"
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Adolescent determinants of life-course leisure-time vigorous physical activity trajectories: a 27-Year longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Adolescence is regarded as formative years for building the foundations for life-long health and well-being, and adolescent determinants of physical activity (PA) development is particularly interesting. Novel ... -
Associations between family structure and young people’s physical activity and screen time behaviors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-25)Background: Identifying factors that can influence young peoples’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors is important for the development of effective interventions. The family structure in which children grow up ... -
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 ... -
Distal and proximal family predictors of adolescents' smoking initiation and development: A longitudinal latent curve model analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-12-09)Background: Studies on adolescent smoking indicate that the smoking behaviours of their parents, siblings and friends are significant micro-level predictors. Parents’ socioeconomic status (SES) is an important ... -
Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12-14: A cluster randomised controlled trial in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-04-17)Background: Unsafe sexual practices continue to put adolescents at risk for a number of negative health outcomes in Tanzania. While there are some effective theory-based intervention packages with positive impact on important ... -
Employment status and perceived health in the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-08-29)Background: Most western countries have disability benefit schemes ostensibly based upon requiring (1) a work inhibiting functional limitation that (2) can be attributed to a diagnosable condition, injury or disease. The ... -
Family affluence and cultural capital as indicators of social inequalities in adolescent’s eating behaviours: a population-based survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-28)Background: Dietary inequality, via socio-economic inequality, may involve several mechanisms. Different aspects of adolescents’ socio-economic circumstances should therefore be considered in order to make effective ... -
Multiple transitions in sick leave, disability benefits, and return to work. - A 4-year follow-up of patients participating in a work-related rehabilitation program
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-06)Background: Return to work (RTW) after long-term sick leave can be a long-lasting process where the individual may shift between work and receiving different social security benefits, as well as between part-time and ... -
The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: protocol for a pragmatic RCT with longitudinal follow-up on physical activity and diet for adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-05)Background: The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) be established in primary health care to support behaviour change and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. The aim of the ... -
Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE): project design and conceptual framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-18)Background: Young people in sub-Saharan Africa are affected by the HIV pandemic to a greater extent than young people elsewhere and effective HIV-preventive intervention programmes are urgently needed. The present article ... -
Reaching the hard to reach: longitudinal investigation of adolescents' attendance at an after-school sexual and reproductive health programme in Western Cape, South Africa
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-04)Background: Adolescents need access to effective sexual and reproductive health (SRH) interventions, but face barriers accessing them through traditional health systems. School-based approaches might provide accessible, ... -
The role of community conversations in facilitating local HIV competence: case study from rural Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-17)Background: This paper examines the potential for community conversations to strengthen positive responses to HIV in resource-poor environments. Community conversations are an intervention method through which local people ... -
The role of tobacco promoting and restraining factors in smoking intentions among Ghanaian youth
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-15)Background: In Western countries, the relationship between smoking intentions and smoking behaviour is well established. However, youth smoking intentions and associated factors in developing countries are largely unexplored ... -
Social acceptability and perceived impact of a community-led cash transfer programme in Zimbabwe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-15)Background: Cash transfer programmes are increasingly recognised as promising and scalable interventions that can promote the health and development of children. However, concerns have been raised about the potential for ... -
Social determinants of rest deprivation amongst Ghanaian women: national and urban-rural comparisons with data from a cross-sectional nationally representative survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-28)Background: Rest deprivation (rest/napping/sleep 6 or less hours daily) is a clinically recognised risk factor for poor health, but its epidemiology is little studied. This study reports prevalence’s and social correlates ... -
Sustainable prevention of obesity through integrated strategies: The SPOTLIGHT project’s conceptual framework and design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-17)Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Europe is high. It is a major cause of the overall rates of many of the main chronic (or non communicable) diseases in this region and is characterized by an unequal ... -
Up in smoke? Limited evidence of a smoking harm paradox in 17-year cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Socioeconomic differences in the impact of alcohol consumption on health have been consistently reported in the so-called “alcohol harm paradox” (i.e., individuals from higher socioeconomic backgrounds (SES) ... -
Utilization of health services in relation to mental health problems in adolescents: A population based survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-02-16)Background: Only a minority of adolescents reporting symptoms above case-levels on screenings for mental health seeks and receives help from specialist health services. The objective of this study was to a) examine ...