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Trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinomas reported at a tertiary cancer hospital in Nepal during 1999 to 2009
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Reliable data describing the trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in the Nepalese population are very limited. The current study aimed to examine the demographics, ... -
Trends and determinants of HIV prevalence in Zambia : evidence from surveys in selected communities
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-02-02)HIV epidemics continue to represent a public health threat worldwide, leading in causing deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. UNAIDS has largely relied on the ANC based sentinel surveillance system to estimate the magnitude, ... -
Trends in and socio-demographic factors associated with caesarean section at a large Tanzanian hospital, 2000 to 2013
(Master thesis, 2014-03-21)Introduction: Caesarean section (CS) can prevent maternal or fetal complications. Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest CS levels in the world but large variations are seen between and within countries. The tertiary hospital, ... -
Trends in and socio-demographic factors associated with caesarean section at a Tanzanian referral hospital, 2000 to 2013
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-16)Background: Caesarean section (CS) can prevent maternal or fetal complications. Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest CS levels in the world but large variations are seen between and within countries. The tertiary hospital, ... -
Trends in antimicrobial resistance and empiric antibiotic therapy of bloodstream infections at a general hospital in Mid-Norway: A prospective observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-02)Background: The occurrence of bloodstream infection (BSI) and antimicrobial resistance have been increasing in many countries. We studied trends in antimicrobial resistance and empiric antibiotic therapy at a medium-sized ... -
Trends in congenital anomalies in Europe from 1980 to 2012
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-05)Background: Surveillance of congenital anomalies is important to identify potential teratogens. Methods: This study analysed the prevalence of 61 congenital anomaly subgroups (excluding chromosomal) in 25 population-based ... -
Trends in Diagnosis and Surgical Management of Patients with Perforated Peptic Ulcer
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-13)Introduction While the laparoscopic treatment of perforated peptic ulcers (PPU) has been shown to be feasible and safe, its implementation into routine clinical practice has been slow. Only a few studies have evaluated its ... -
Trends in HIV Prevalence and Sexual Behaviour among Young People in Zambia: geographical and socioeconomic differentials
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-05-07)Introduction: Differences in the distribution of HIV between and within SSA countries is striking. Recent evidence indicates that HIV prevalence of young people, which is used as a proxy of HIV incidence, has been declining. ... -
Trends in maternal use of snus and smoking tobacco in pregnancy. A register study in southern Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-16)Background: The use of tobacco products including Swedish snus (moist snuff) in pregnancy may cause adverse health outcomes. While smoking prevalence has decreased among fertile women in Norway, snus use has increased ... -
Trends in Mortality Due to Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, and Pulmonary Embolism in Patients Receiving Dialysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Importance: During the past decades, improvements in the prevention and management of myocardial infarction, stroke, and pulmonary embolism have led to a decline in cardiovascular mortality in the general population. ... -
Trends in smoking initiation in Europe over 40 years: A retrospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Tobacco consumption is the largest avoidable health risk. Understanding changes of smoking over time and across populations is crucial to implementing health policies. We evaluated trends in smoking initiation ... -
Trends in TB case notification over fifteen years: the case notification of 25 Districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Background: The aims of tuberculosis (TB) control programme are to detect TB cases and treat them to disrupt transmission, decrease mortality and avert the emergence of drug resistance. In 1992, DOTS strategy was started ... -
Trends in the occurrence of ischaemic heart disease over time in rheumatoid arthritis: 1821 patients from 1972 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective To evaluate trends of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and ischaemic heart disease (IHD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients compared with the general population over time. Method We performed a retrospective ... -
Trends in the prevalence of breastfeeding up to 6 months of age using structured data from routine child healthcare visits
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim The Norwegian Action Plan for a Healthier Diet (2017–2021) set the target that 25% of infants should be exclusively breastfed for 6 months by 2022. Our aim was to determine trends in the prevalence and duration of ... -
Trends in treatment for patients with depression in general practice in Norway, 2009–2015: nationwide registry-based cohort study (The Norwegian GP-DEP Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Depression is highly prevalent, but knowledge is scarce as to whether increased public awareness and strengthened government focus on mental health have changed how general practitioners (GPs) help their depressed ... -
Trends of non-tuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease in a low-tuberculosis prevalence setting
(Master thesis, 2023-08-11)Background: Limited data are available regarding factors associated with initiation of treatment and treatment outcomes after diagnosis of non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) pulmonary infection and disease. Objective: To ... -
Trends of tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the sidama zone, southern ethiopia: Ten-year retrospective trend analysis in urban-rural settings
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-02)Background: Ethiopia is one of the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. An analysis of trends and differentials in case notifications and treatment outcomes of TB may help improve our understanding of the performance ... -
Trends, challenges and opportunities in tuberculosis control in rural Ethiopia : Epidemiological and operational studies in a resource-constrained setting
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-02-21)Many people still die of tuberculosis (TB). One-third of the world’s population is infected with M. tuberculosis, and the poor suffer most. More than 95% of TB cases and deaths are in developing countries and TB is closely ... -
Triaging HPV-Positive Cervical Samples with p16 and Ki-67 Dual Stained Cytology within an Organized Screening Program—A Prospective Observational Study from Western Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The implementation of high-risk human papillomavirus testing (hrHPV testing) as a screening method in substitute for cytology has evoked the need for more sensitive and less objective tests for the triage of HPV-positive ...