Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Recent Submissions
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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 ... -
Ocular manifestations of COVID-19: A systematic review of current evidence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2, commonly presents with symptoms such as fever and shortness of breath but can also affect other organs. There is growing evidence pointing to potential eye complications. In ... -
Colicins and T6SS-based competition systems enhance enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) competitiveness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Diarrheal diseases are still a significant problem for humankind, causing approximately half a million deaths annually. To cause diarrhea, enteric bacterial pathogens must first colonize the gut, which is a niche occupied ... -
Organic food consumption during pregnancy and symptoms of neurodevelopmental disorders at 8 years of age in the offspring: the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Partially driven by public concerns about modern food production practices, organic food has gained popularity among consumers. However, the impact of organic food consumption during pregnancy on offspring ... -
Biparietal diameter vs crown–rump length as standard parameter for late first-trimester pregnancy dating
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective To compare the precision of biparietal diameter (BPD) and crown–rump length (CRL) as predictors of gestational age in the human fetus in the late first and early second trimesters, using a population-based ... -
Effects of photobiomodulation therapy associated with motor control exercise for chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT), as an adjunct therapy to exercise, can reduce pain in musculoskeletal disorders. In addition, PBMT associated with exercise decreases fatigue, accelerates muscle recovery and enhances ... -
Cause of death in patients with tuberculosis: A study based on epidemiological and autopsy records of Western Norway 1931-47
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Without treatment, nearly 50 % of tuberculosis (TB) patients die. World Health Organization’s definition of TB deaths does not take into consideration whether the cause of death was TB or other non-TB co-morbid ... -
Health literacy among people at risk or with type 2 diabetes in Norwegian primary care—A cross sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims This study aims to describe health literacy for people at risk of type 2 diabetes and people with type 2 diabetes using the HLS-EU-Q12, and further examine the association between sociodemographic and clinical ... -
Trends in Non-Tuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease and Treatment Outcomes in a Low-Tuberculosis Prevalence Setting: A Retrospective Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Information on the management of non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung infection and disease is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate the trends in NTM lung infections, and the factors associated ... -
“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 ... -
Moral distress among physicians in Norway: a longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives To explore and compare physicians’ reported moral distress in 2004 and 2021 and identify factors that could be related to these responses. Design Longitudinal survey. Setting Data were gathered from the ... -
Universal Health Coverage of Opioid Agonist Treatment in Norway: An Equity-Adjusted Economic Evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Detailed information on the efficiency of health services targeting opioid use disorder (OUD) and treatment with opioid agonist treatment (OAT) is sparse. Many countries, including Norway, are still falling ... -
Risk of common psychiatric disorders, suicidal behaviours, and premature mortality following violent victimisation: A matched cohort and sibling-comparison study of 127,628 people who experienced violence in Finland and Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Associations between violent victimisation and psychiatric disorders are hypothesised to be bidirectional, but the role of violent victimisation in the aetiologies of psychiatric disorders and other adverse ... -
Individual, community and health systems factors influencing time to notification of tuberculosis: situating software and hardware bottlenecks in local health systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Despite several global interventions, tuberculosis (TB) remains a leading cause of death affecting millions of people globally. Many TB patients either have no access to quality care or go undetected by ... -
Collaborative governance of an integrated system for collecting contributions for social health insurance, pension, and taxes from the informal sector: a synthesis of stakeholder perspectives
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Many low-and middle-income countries have adopted social health insurance schemes. However, the collection of contributions from the large informal sector of these economies poses a significant challenge. ... -
Sex differences in DNA methylation variations according to ART conception-evidence from the Norwegian mother, father, and child cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Previous studies have shown cord-blood DNA methylation differences in newborns conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART) compared to those conceived naturally. However, whether these ART-related DNA methylation ... -
Rotavirus strains in children less than 5 years of age: A case control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Globally, rotavirus A (RV) is a leading cause of acute gastroenteritis (AGE) in young children under 5 years. The main aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of RV in children with and without diarrhea ... -
Effect of integrated hepatitis C virus treatment on psychological distress in people with substance use disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)People with substance use disorders (SUD) have a high prevalence of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and mental health disorders. We aimed to assess the impact of integrated HCV treatment on psychological distress ... -
Willingness to pay for Social Health Insurance and associated factors among Public Civil Servants in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The provision of equitable and accessible healthcare is one of the goals of universal health coverage. However, due to high out-of-pocket payments, people in the world lack sufficient health services, especially ... -
The economic value of reducing mortality due to noncommunicable diseases and injuries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)With population aging, national health systems face difficult trade-offs in allocating resources. The World Bank launched the Healthy Longevity Initiative to generate evidence for investing in policies that can improve ...
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