• Child and maternal malnutrition: A cohort study from a drought-prone area in southern Ethiopia 

  Dinage, Mehretu Belayneh (Doctoral thesis, 2022-10-18)

  Bakgrunn: I Etiopia er underernæring hos barn og mødre fortsatt store folkehelseproblemer, spesielt i landlige og fattige husholdninger. Landet er langt fra å nå de globale ernæringsmålene, selv om ernæringspolitikk og ...

• “Your heart keeps bleeding”: lived experiences of parents with a perinatal death in Northern Uganda 

  Arach, Anna Agnes Ojok; Kiguli, Juliet; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Nakasujja, Noeline; Mukunya, David; Musaba, Milton W.; Napyo, Agnes Kasede; Tumwine, James K; Ndeezi, Grace; Rujumba, Joseph (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-15)

  Background: Worldwide, two million babies are stillborn and 1.8 million babies die before completing seven days of life. Approximately 4% of pregnant women in Uganda experience perinatal death. The response following a ...

• Factors associated with formal and informal resource utilization in nursing home patients with and without dementia: cross-sectional analyses from the COSMOS trial 

  Vislapuu, Maarja; Berge, Line Iden; Angeles, Renira Corinne; Kjerstad, Egil; Mannseth, Janne; Achterberg, Wilco; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objectives: To investigate the association between clinical, demographic, and organizational factors and formal (health professionals) and informal (relatives) resource utilization in nursing home patients with and without ...

• Digestive tolerability and acceptability of Fibersol-2 in healthy and diarrheal children 1–3 years old at a rural facility, Bangladesh: Results from a four arm exploratory study 

  Shahid, Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayeem Bin; Ahmed, Shahnawaz; Renesa, Tanzina Tazul; Onni, Anindita Tasnim; Dash, Sampa; Kishimoto, Yuka; Kanahori, Sumiko; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Faruque, Abu Syed Golam; Chisti, Mohammod Jobayer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Fibersol-2 has some beneficial effects on human health. We aimed to evaluate the digestive tolerability and acceptability of Fibersol-2 in healthy and diarrheal children, as well as improvement in stool ...

• Primary health care delivery in a Sidama community undergoing demographic transition 

  Areru, Hiwot Abera (Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-14)

  Lav bruk av helsetjenester på den etiopiske landsbygd. Rundt halvparten av verdens befolkning har liten tilgang på livsviktige helsetjenester. Og, spesielt ilavinntektsland,er registreringen av sykelighets, fødsels og ...

• “Death audit is a fight” – provider perspectives on the ethics of the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) system in Ethiopia 

  Cetin, Kaya; Worku, Dawit; Demtse, Asrat; Melberg, Andrea; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background Maternal and neonatal health are regarded as important indicators of health in most countries. Death auditing through, for example, the Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) is viewed ...

• Births and deaths in Sidama in southern Ethiopia: findings from the 2018 Dale-Wonsho Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) 

  Areru, Hiwot Abera; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background: Sidama is one of the most densely populated areas in Ethiopia. Information about the demographic characteristics is scarce, and most studies were census based on interviews. Earlier population studies from ...

• Antiemetic treatment of hyperemesis gravidarum in 1,064 Norwegian women and the impact of European warning on metoclopramide: a retrospective cohort study 2002–2019 

  Erdal, Hilde; Holst, Lone; Heitmann, Kristine; Trovik, Jone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-02)

  Background: Women suffering from severe nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum, have poor quality of life and increased risk of potentially fatal maternal and fetal complications. There is increasing ...

• The value of histological examination in the diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis in the era of rapid molecular diagnosis 

  Tahseen, Sabira; Ambreen, Atiqa; Ishtiaq, Sheeba; Khanzada, Faisal M.; Safdar, Nauman; Sviland, Lisbet; Mustafa, Tehmina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Extrapulmonary tuberculosis often poses a diagnostic challenge. This study aimed to assess the value of histological examination in diagnosing tuberculous lymphadenitis (LNTB) when performed simultaneously with rapid ...

• Dietary practices and nutritional status of young children in the former ensete monoculture dominated Sidama region, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study 

  Kebede, Tsigereda Behailu; Mengesha, Selamawit; Lindtjorn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-14)

  Background: Child undernutrition is a challenge in Ethiopia, where morbidity and mortality among children are attributed to it. This study aimed to describe the dietary practices, household food insecurity, and nutritional ...

• Target Values and Daytime Variation of Bone Turnover Markers in Monitoring Osteoporosis Treatment After Fractures 

  Borgen, Tove Tveitan; Solberg, Lene Bergendal; Lauritzen, Trine; Apalset, Ellen Margrete; Bjørnerem, Åshild Marit; Eriksen, Erik Fink (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The serum bone turnover markers (BTM) procollagen type 1 N-terminal propeptide (P1NP) and C-terminal cross-linking telopeptide of type 1 collagen (CTX) are recommended for monitoring adherence and response of antiresorptive ...

• Steady-state methadone pharmacokinetics in opioid agonist treatment: Influencing factors and clinical outcomes 

  Chalabianloo, Fatemeh (Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-14)

  Bakgrunn: Metadonsubstitusjon er anbefalt for behandling av opioidavhengighet. En betydelig inter-individuell variasjon i metadons daglige doser og oppnådde serumkonsentrasjoner er rapportert. Mulige underliggende årsaker ...

• Some major school health problems in southern Ethiopia: Malnutrition, parasite infections, and skin problems 

  Amare, Hiwot Hailu (Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-02)

  God helse og ernæring er viktige forutsetninger for god utdanning. Selv om dødeligheten hos barn i skolealder er lavere enn hos yngre barn, er ernæringsmessige mangler og infeksjonssykdommer fortsatt de hyppigste dødsårsakene. ...

• Living the dream – but not without hardship: stories about self-directed weight transformation from severe obesity 

  Råheim, Målfrid; Moltu, Christian; Natvik, Eli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The objective of this narrative study was to explore experiences and assigned meanings in stories about self-directed weight loss (WL) maintenance after severe obesity (SO). Design In-depth interviews were conducted with ...

• The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal 

  Schwinger, Catherine; Kvestad, Ingrid; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Chandyo, Manjeswori Ulak; Shrestha, Merina; Ranjitkar, Suman; Strand, Tor Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background There are still many people in the world who prepare their meals on open fires or stoves using solid fuels from biomass, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Although biomass cooking fuels have been ...

• Anaemia, anthropometric undernutrition and associated factors among mothers with children younger than 2 years of age in the rural Dale district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based study 

  Kebede, Tsigereda Behailu; Mengesha, Selamawit; Lindtjorn, Bernt; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Mothers in resource-poor settings are affected by different forms of undernutrition. However, the nutritional status of mothers in rural areas, particularly after delivery, is not well documented. This study assessed ...

• The Norwegian PraksisNett: a nationwide practice-based research network with a novel IT infrastructure 

  Kristoffersen, Espen Saxhaug; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Halvorsen, Peder Andreas; Nilsen, Stein; Fossum, Guro Haugen; Fors, Egil Andreas; Jørgensen, Pål; Øxnevad-Gundersen, Berit; Gjelstad, Svein; Bellika, Johan Gustav; Straand, Jørund; Rørtveit, Guri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Clinical research in primary care is relatively scarce. Practice-based research networks (PBRNs) are research infrastructures to overcome hurdles associated with conducting studies in primary care. In Norway, almost all ...

• Modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors for obstetric anal sphincter injury in a Norwegian Region: a case–control study 

  Klokk, Ragnhild; Bakken, Kjersti Sletten; Markestad, Trond Jacob; Holten-Andersen, Mads Nikolaj (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-01)

  Background: Obstetric anal sphincter injury (OASI) is a common and severe complication of vaginal delivery and may have short- and long-term consequences, including anal incontinence, sexual dysfunction and reduced quality ...

• The global temperature-related mortality impact of earlier decarbonization for the Australian health sector and economy: A modelling study 

  Sharma, Siddhanth; Bressler, R. Daniel; Bhopal, Anand; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-08-03)

  Background: Sustained elevated concentration of GHGs is predicted to increase global mortality. With the Australian health sector responsible for 7% of the nation’s GHG emissions, the benefits and costs of various ...

• Long-term cardiovascular mortality in women with twin pregnancies by lifetime reproductive history 

  Basnet, Prativa; Skjaerven, Rolv; Sørbye, Linn Marie; Morken, Nils-Halvdan; Klungsøyr, Kari; Singh, Aditi; Mannseth, Janne; Harmon, Quaker E.; Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Women with one lifetime singleton pregnancy have increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality compared with women who continue reproduction particularly if the pregnancy had complications. Women ...

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