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Why is there a gap in self-rated health among people with hypertension in Zambia? A decomposition of determinants and rural‒urban differences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Hypertension affects over one billion people globally and is one of the leading causes of premature death. Low- and middle-income countries, especially the sub-Saharan Africa region, bear a disproportionately ... -
Suicide Attempt and Its Correlates Among School-Going Argentinian Adolescents with Suicidal Thoughts: Insights from a National Survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)A combination of personal, psychological, and environmental factors contributes to the risk of suicide attempts among those with suicidal thoughts and warrants further research. The study explored the associations of ... -
User satisfaction with the National Health Insurance Program: A community-based survey from the Ilam district of Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-05-24)Background: The Government of Nepal initiated a family-based National Health Insurance Program (NHIP) in April 2016, aiming to ensure universal health coverage (UHC) by enhancing access to and utilization of quality health ... -
Risk of Perinatal and Maternal Morbidity and Mortality among Pregnant Women with Epilepsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Importance: Maternal epilepsy is associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes. A better understanding of this condition and the associated risk of mortality and morbidity at the time of delivery could help reduce ... -
Distinct Longitudinal Brain White Matter Microstructure Changes and Associated Polygenic Risk of Common Psychiatric Disorders and Alzheimer's Disease in the UK Biobank
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: During the course of adulthood and aging, white matter (WM) structure and organization are characterized by slow degradation processes such as demyelination and shrinkage. An acceleration of such aging processes ... -
Practical recommendations for biochemical and genetic diagnosis of the porphyrias
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The porphyrias are a group of rare inborn errors of metabolism associated with various clinical presentations and long-term complications, making them relevant differential diagnoses to consider for many clinical specialities, ... -
Prenatal exposure to antiseizure medications and fetal growth: a population-based cohort study from the Nordic countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The short- and long-term consequences of restricted fetal growth cause considerable concern, and how prenatal exposure to different antiseizure medications (ASMs) affects fetal growth remains uncertain. Methods: ... -
Study protocol for a stepped-wedge implementation study investigating the intersectoral collaboration of implementering the TREAT INTERACT intervention for primary school teachers and the mhGAP for health care workers for child mental health promotion in Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Mental and neuropsychological disorders make up approximately 14% of the total health burden globally, with 80% of the affected living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) of whom 90% cannot access mental ... -
Guidelines for Treatment of Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Implementation in Clinical Practice in Norway: A Descriptive Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The severe pregnancy complication hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) requires intravenous fluids, antiemetics, and nutrition to prevent maternal and fetal complications. Several guidelines exist for the treatment of ... -
Oral health and quality of life among patients born with cleft lip and/or palate in Bergen, Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2025-01-31)Leppe-kjeve-ganespalte (LKG) er en medfødt misdannelse som forekommer blant 1,8/1000 fødsler i Norge. Behandling i Norge utføres og administreres av to nasjonale tverrfaglige medisinske grupper, en på Rikshospitalet i Oslo ... -
A scoping review of early childhood caries, poverty and the first sustainable development goal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Poverty is a well-known risk factor for poor health. This scoping review (ScR) mapped research linking early childhood caries (ECC) and poverty using the targets and indicators of the Sustainable Development ... -
Oral Health Educational Intervention for Primary Healthcare Providers Using the Flipped Approach
(Journal article, 2024)Objectives: This study evaluated the effect of a flipped oral health educational program for primary healthcare providers (PHCPs) on their knowledge, attitude, and practice. Materials and Methods: This field trial was ... -
Can the sustainable development goal 9 support an untreated early childhood caries elimination agenda?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Early childhood caries (ECC) is a global public health challenge that requires innovation, infrastructure, and health system influences to bolster initiatives for its management and control. The aim of this ... -
Mentorship as an overlooked dimension of research capacity strengthening: how to embed value-driven practices in global health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Mentorship in global health remains an overlooked dimension of research partnerships. Commitment to effective mentorship models requires value-driven approaches. This includes having an understanding of (1) what mentorship ... -
Daily snuff use during pregnancy, gestational length and birth weight; register-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-04)Background: Snuff is a smokeless source of nicotine that is common in Scandinavia and increasingly used by women of fertile age. Persistent use of snuff during pregnancy has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. ... -
Equity considerations for the implementation of health insurance benefit package in Ethiopia: result of expert Delphi exercise
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Efficiency, equity and financial risk protection are key health systems objectives. Equitable distribution of health care is among the priority strategic initiative of the government of Ethiopia. However, data ... -
Update of statistical analysis plan for: Integration of smoking cessation into standard treatment for patients receiving opioid agonist therapy who are smoking tobacco: protocol for a randomised controlled trial (ATLAS4LAR)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-01-06)This protocol paper presents an updated statistical analysis plan of the protocol of a randomised controlled trial. The randomised controlled trial investigates the effect of integrating smoking cessation interventions at ... -
Gas cooking indoors and respiratory symptoms in the ECRHS cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Gas cooking is an important source of indoor air pollutants, and there is some limited evidence that it might adversely be associated with respiratory health. Using repeated cross-sectional data from the ... -
“Whatever is bad goes back to the woman”: The gendered blame game of sickle cell disease in Malawi and Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Mothers are commonly blamed for the ill-health of their children, and this is well documented in research. However, few studies have considered gendered patterns of blame for hereditary conditions caused by mutations from ... -
Impacts of Norway's extended free choice reform on waiting times and hospital visits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Norway's extended free choice (EFC) reform extends the patient's choice of publicly funded hospitals for treatment to authorized private institutions (EFC providers). We study the effects of the reform on waiting times, ...
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