Blar i Faculty of Medicine på tidsskrift "BMC Public Health"
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Probing key informants’ views of health equity within the World Health Organization’s Urban HEART initiative
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)To date, no studies have assessed how those involved in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) work understand the concept of health equity. To fill the gap, this research poses the question, “how do Urban Health Equity ... -
Progress towards the 2020 fast track HIV/ AIDS reduction targets across ages in Ethiopia as compared to neighboring countries using global burden of diseases 2017 data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.3, targets to eliminate HIV from being a public health threat by 2030. For better tracking of this target interim Fast Track milestones for 2020 and composite complementary ... -
Psychosocial and environmental determinants of child cognitive development in rural south africa and tanzania: findings from the mal-ed cohort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Approximately 66% of children under the age of 5 in Sub-Saharan African countries do not reach their full cognitive potential, the highest percentage in the world. Because the majority of studies investigating ... -
Reducing uncertainties in global HIV prevalence estimates: the case of Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-04-02)Background: The premise for using antenatal care (ANC) clinic data for estimating HIV prevalence in the general population is the finding from community studies in sub-Saharan Africa that total HIV prevalence in pregnant ... -
Reforms: a quest for efficiency or an opportunity for vested interests'? a case study of pharmaceutical policy reforms in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-07-13)Background: Regulation of the pharmaceutical sector is a challenging task for most governments in the developing countries. In Tanzania, this task falls under the Food and Drugs Authority and the Pharmacy Council. In 2010, ... -
Registered health problems and demographic profile of integrated textile factory workers in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Textile and garment factories are growing in low and middle-income countries as worldwide demand for inexpensive clothing increases each year. These integrated textile and garment production factories are often ... -
Research protocol local ingredients-based supplementary food as an alternative to corn-soya blends plus for reatingmoderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Wolaita
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background In Ethiopia, 12.5% of children below 5 years are wasted, and 9.7% are moderately wasted. The present strategy for the management of moderate acute malnutrition (MAM) is a supplementary feeding program; however, ... -
Screening for latent tuberculosis in Norwegian health care workers: high frequency of discordant tuberculin skin test positive and interferon-gamma release assay negative results
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-04-17)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) presents globally a significant health problem and health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of contracting TB infection. There is no diagnostic gold standard for latent TB infection ... -
Self-management and HeAlth Promotion in Early-stage dementia with e-learning for carers (SHAPE): study protocol for a multi-centre randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: With an increasing number of people with dementia worldwide and limited advancement in medical treatments, the call for new and cost-effective approaches is crucial. The utility of self-management has been ... -
Self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees in Ireland – data from a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction As a response to the humanitarian crisis in Syria, the Irish government agreed to accept up to 4000 refugees for resettlement in Ireland in 2016. Prior to their arrival in Ireland, health screening was carried ... -
“She gives it to her child who doesn’t even talk”: a qualitative exploration of alcohol and drug use among primary school-age children in Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background There is little research on alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use by school-age children in low-resource settings like Uganda. Including the voices of children in research can inform prevention and early intervention ... -
Sick leave and disability pension among TMD patients with musculoskeletal diseases, mental and behavioural disorders – a SWEREG-TMD population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are associated with musculoskeletal diseases (MSD), mental and behavioural disorders (MBD), and patients with TMD have been shown to have 2–3 times more days of sick leave ... -
Sick-leave and disability pension among TMD patients in a hospital setting – A registry-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) are common and affect approximately 10% of the adult population. TMD is usually associated with headache, pain in the masticatory muscles and/or the temporomandibular joint, ... -
Sleep and energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents – a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Adolescents are recommended to get 8–10 h of sleep at night, yet more than 80% fail to obtain this goal. Energy drink (ED) consumption has been linked to later bedtime in adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to ... -
Steep HIV prevalence declines among young people in selected Zambian communities : population-based observations (1995–2003)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-11-10)Background: Understanding the epidemiological HIV context is critical in building effective setting-specific preventive strategies. We examined HIV prevalence patterns in selected communities of men and women aged 15–59 ... -
Subjective health complaints are not associated with tick bites or antibodies to Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato in blood donors in western Norway: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-14)Background: There is controversy about chronic health consequences of tick-borne infections, especially Lyme borreliosis. This study aims to assess whether general function, physical fitness and subjective health complaints ... -
A systematic literature review of reported challenges in health care delivery to migrants and refugees in high-income countries - the 3C model
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-14)Background Migrants and refugees have important health needs and face inequalities in their health status. Health care delivery to this patient group has become a challenging public health focus in high income countries. ... -
A systematic review of the effects of intimate partner violence on HIV-positive pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) affects more than one in three women in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). It is associated with both pregnancy and HIV, adversely affecting women in this region. This is the first ... -
Targeting condom distribution at high risk places increases condom utilization-evidence from an intervention study in Livingstone, Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-05)Background: The PLACE-method presumes that targeting HIV preventive activities at high risk places is effective in settings with major epidemics. Livingstone, Zambia, has a major HIV epidemic despite many preventive efforts ... -
‘There is nowhere to take the child’: a qualitative study of community members’ views on managing early childhood substance use in Mbale, Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Harmful alcohol use by 5–8-year-old children has been identified in Mbale District, Uganda. To further examine this finding, the present study explores the experiences and perceptions of community members ...