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Individual peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-02-06)Introduction Breastfeeding remains a potent child survival strategy estimated to save up to 1.5 million infant deaths every year when optimally practiced. Despite breastfeeding being universal in most of sub-Saharan Africa, ... -
Individual Variability in Reaction Time and Prediction of Clinical Response to Methylphenidate in Adult ADHD: A Prospective Open Label Study Using Conners’ Continuous Performance Test II
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: The aim of this study was to examine whether reaction time parameters in adult patients with ADHD could predict their response to methylphenidate (MPH). Method: Previously unmedicated patients (N = 123) were ... -
Individual Variation in Adaptive Immune Responses and Risk of Hip Fracture-A NOREPOS Population-Based Cohort Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Immune‐mediated bone loss significantly impacts fracture risk in patients with autoimmune disease, but to what extent individual variations in immune responses affect fracture risk on a population level is unknown. To ... -
Individuals with familial hypercholesterolemia have excess risk of eating disorders - a prospectively matched cohort study
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Indoor Airborne Microbiome and Endotoxin: Meteorological Events and Occupant Characteristics Are Important Determinants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Airborne bacteria and endotoxin may affect asthma and allergies. However, there is limited understanding of the environmental determinants that influence them. This study investigated the airborne microbiomes in the homes ... -
Indoor airborne microbiome, environmental and household determinants and respiratory health in Northern Europe
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-09-22)Bakgrunn: Overgangen fra utemiljø til bygde miljøer har redusert vår eksponering for mikrobielt mangfold. I dag tilbringer det moderne mennesket opptil 80% av tiden innendørs. Tidligere studier har vist at eksponering for ... -
Indoor Environment in University Buildings. Assessment of subjective and objective parametres and outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-05-16)In 2004, symptoms, perceptions and indoor exposures were studied among 173 (86%) of the employees in four University buildings of which two were claimed to have dampness problems (problem buildings), two other buildings ... -
Induction of mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration is associated with mTOR regulation in hepatocytes of rats treated with the pan-PPAR activator tetradecylthioacetic acid (TTA)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01)The hypolipidemic effect of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) activators has been explained by increasing mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation, as observed in livers of rats treated with the pan-PPAR activator ... -
Induction of osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow stromal cells on 3D polyester-based scaffolds solely by subphysiological fluidic stimulation in a laminar flow bioreactor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The fatal determination of bone marrow mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (BMSC) is closely associated with mechano-environmental factors in addition to biochemical clues. The aim of this study was to induce osteogenesis in ... -
Indwelling urinary catheters, aortic valve treatment and delirium: a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-01)Objectives To determine whether an association exists between delirium and length of time indwelling urine catheters (IUC) are used in octogenarian patients treated with surgical aortic valve treatment (SAVR) or transcatheter ... -
Inequalities in utilization of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia: the role of primary health care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-12)Background: Health systems aim to narrow inequality in access to health care across socioeconomic groups and area of residency. However, in low-income countries, studies are lacking that systematically monitor and evaluate ... -
Inequality in oral health related to early and later life social conditions: A study of elderly in Norway and Sweden
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-10)Background A life course perspective recognizes influences of socially patterned exposures on oral health across the life span. This study assessed the influence of early and later life social conditions on tooth loss and ... -
Inequity in utilization of health care facilities during childbirth: a community-based survey in post-conflict Northern Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim To assess inequity in utilization of health care facilities during childbirth and factors associated with home births in Lira district, Northern Uganda. Subjects and methods In 2016, we surveyed 930 mothers with ... -
Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-07)Background: Infant feeding recommendations for HIV-positive mothers differ from recommendations to mothers of unknown HIV-status. The aim of this study was to compare feeding practices, including breastfeeding, between ... -
Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-06)Background Health workers' counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern Uganda ... -
Infant Feeding Experiences of HIV Positive Mothers Enrolled in Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission (PMTCT) Programs - The Case for Rural Malawi
(Master thesis, 2008-06-02)BackgroundThe transmission of HIV from a mother to her child is one of the most tragic aspects of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. For most HIV infected mothers in developing countries, choosing a suitable infant feeding option ... -
Infant feeding in the context of HIV infection: Mothers’ experiences and programme implications for maternal and child health services in Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-02-29)The documentation of breastfeeding as a source of HIV infection in babies has come to represent a public health dilemma in countries with a high prevalence rate of HIV and where breastfeeding is the standard norm and ... -
Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-04)Background: Durations of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) and predominant breastfeeding (PBF) from two different assessments, among the same mother-infant population, were investigated to determine the degree to which the ... -
Infant feeding practices in Bhaktapur, Nepal: a cross-sectional, health facility based survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-01-10)Background: Promotion of proper breastfeeding practices for the first six months of life is the most cost-effective intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and mortality. However, the adherence to breastfeeding ... -
Infant feeding practices in the Saharawirefugee camps Algeria, a cross-sectionalstudy among children from birth to sixmonths of age
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-28)Background: Appropriate breastfeeding and infant feeding practices are crucial to a child’s growth and development. The objective of this paper is to describe breastfeeding and general feeding practices and the nutrition ...