Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Recent Submissions
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General practitioners' attitudes and practices regarding sick leave certification for patients with depression in Norway - a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Depression is among the most frequent reasons for sick leave, whereas health authorities recommend a rather strict practice, arguing that work is health-promoting. We aimed to explore GPs’ attitudes and practices regarding ... -
Association between bullying victimization and obsessive-compulsive disorder: a population-based, genetically informative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The extent to which bullying victimization is associated with an increased risk of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) has received little empirical attention. This longitudinal, population-based, genetically informative ... -
Health-related quality of life among extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients and inequalities by disease manifestations: a longitudinal study analysing the impact of TB treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background To understand the impact of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) and its treatment on quality of life, we analysed patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) among presumptive ETPB patients. Methods EuroQol’s ... -
A Population-Based Multigenerational Family Coaggregation Study of Severe Infections and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Postinfectious autoimmune processes have been proposed as potential causal risk factors for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this large population-based study, we aimed to clarify the familial coaggregation ... -
Global burden of bacterial antimicrobial resistance 1990–2021: a systematic analysis with forecasts to 2050
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses an important global health challenge in the 21st century. A previous study has quantified the global and regional burden of AMR for 2019, followed with additional publications ... -
Variation in general practitioners' follow-up of depressed patients starting antidepressant medication: a register-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Guidelines recommend follow-up within 2 weeks for patients starting medication for depression. Knowledge is lacking about how general practitioners’ (GPs) follow-up varies with patients’ sociodemographic ... -
Parental epigenetic age acceleration and risk of adverse birth outcomes: the Norwegian mother, father and child cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Few studies have examined associations between maternal epigenetic age acceleration and adverse birth outcomes, and none have investigated paternal epigenetic age acceleration. Our objective was to assess the ... -
Educational gradients in the quality of mortality data: a nationwide, registry-based study on heart failure listed incorrectly as underlying cause of death in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aim: In the context of mortality, heart failure (HF) represents an intermediate factor and should not be used to describe underlying cause of death (UCoD). We explored the potential educational gradients in use of HF to ... -
Perceived discrimination and its association with self-rated health, chronic pain, mental health, and utilization of health services among Syrian refugees in Norway: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: There is a scarcity of research on discriminatory experiences and their association with health outcomes among Syrian Refugees in Norway. Thus, this study aims to examine the relationship between perceived ... -
Insecticide-treated bed nets and residual indoor spraying reduce malaria in areas with low transmission: a reanalysis of the Maltrials study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The malaria incidence data from a malaria prevention study from the Rift Valley, Central Ethiopia, were reanalysed. The objective was to investigate whether including an administrative structure within the ... -
The prevalence and agreement of questionnaire-reported versus manikin-reported chronic neck and shoulder pain – the Tromsø Study
(Master thesis, 2018)Bakgrunn: Kroniske nakke og skulder plager er vanlig i den vestlige verden. The vanligste metoden i epidemiologiske studer er spørreskjemabasert. I løpet av de siste årene har det digitale samfunnet blitt mer avansert og ... -
Traditional, cyberbullying, and suicidal behaviors in Argentinian adolescents: the protective role of school, parental, and peer connectedness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-03-04)Introduction: Bullying, both in person and online, is a significant risk factor for a range of negative outcomes including suicidal behaviors among adolescents and it is crucial to explore the protective effects of parental, ... -
Gatekeeping and referral of patients holding private health insurance: a survey among general practitioners in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective Private health insurance is becoming more common in Norway. The aim of this study was to investigate GPs’ opinions on private health insurance, and their experiences from consultations where health insurance ... -
Associations between sleep duration, insomnia, depression, anxiety and registry-based school grades: A longitudinal study among high-school students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study explored the prospective associations between sleep patterns, mental health and registry-based school grades among older adolescents. In the spring of 2019, 1st year high-school students in Western Norway were ... -
Cohort profile: the WHO Child Mortality Risk Stratification Multi-Country Pooled Cohort (WHO-CMRS) to identify predictors of mortality through early childhood
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose: To provide details of a pooled data set that will be used to estimate absolute and relative mortality risks and other outcomes among children less than 59 months of age and the predictive performance of common ... -
Impact of nutritional and multiple micronutrients supplementation to lactating mothers 6 months postpartum on the maternal and infant micronutrient status: a randomised controlled trial in Delhi, India
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives: To assess the impact of nutritional and multiple-micronutrient supplementation to lactating mothers on the micronutrient status of mother–infant dyad at 6 months of age postnatally. Design: This study ... -
Cumulative ADHD medication use and risk of type 2 diabetes in adults: a Swedish Register study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Little is known about the impact of cumulative attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication use on the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Objective The objective is to examine the association between ...