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Small newborns in post-conflict Northern Uganda: Burden and interventions for improved outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2023)Introduction: A small newborn can be the result of either a low birthweight (LBW), or a preterm birth (PB), or both. LBW can be due to either a preterm appropriate-for gestational-age (preterm-AGA), or a term small-for-gestational ... -
Smarte hus, sensorer og ny teknologistøttet omsorg - en praxeologisk studie om det norske velferdsteknologiområdet
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)The research question in this master project is; how can it be that welfare technologies is currently being tested and implemented in municipal home care? The theoretical framework in the thesis is praxeology, which examines ... -
Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Heart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a ... -
Smartphone restriction and its effect on subjective withdrawal related scores
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-13)Excessive smartphone use has been associated with a number of negative consequences for the individual and the environment. Some similarities can be observed between excessive smartphone usage and several behavioural ... -
Smear microscopy and culture conversion rates among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-07-16)Background Tanzania ranks 15th among the world's 22 countries with the largest tuberculosis burden and tuberculosis has continued to be among the major public health problems in the country. Limited data, especially in ... -
Smoking among pregnant women in Norway. Prevalence, self-report validity, and associations to SGA and “early programming” using family and sibling design
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-27)Background: Although a decline in smoking prevalence is seen in most developed countries, smoking during pregnancy remains an important public health concern, affecting both the mothers’ own health as well as that of her ... -
Smoking and body fat mass in relation to bone mineral density and hip fracture: The Hordaland Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-25)Lower bone mineral density (BMD) in smokers may be attributable to lower body weight or fat mass, rather than to a direct effect of smoking. We analyzed the effects of smoking exposure, assessed by plasma cotinine, and ... -
Smoking prevalence and attributable disease burden in 195 countries and territories, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05)Background: The scale-up of tobacco control, especially after the adoption of the Framework Convention for Tobacco Control, is a major public health success story. Nonetheless, smoking remains a leading risk for early death ... -
Smoking, plasma cotinine and risk of atrial fibrillation: the Hordaland Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-01)Background: Cigarette smoking has been identified as a major modifiable risk factor for coronary heart disease and mortality. However, findings on the relationship between smoking and atrial fibrillation (AF) have been ... -
‘‘So you think I’ll survive?’’: a qualitative study about doctor-patient dialogues preceding high-risk cardiac surgery or intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)Objective: To explore doctor-patient interactions and decision-making processes before high-risk cardiac surgery or intervention with special attention to existential challenges. Design, setting and participants: We conducted ... -
The Social Context of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Uganda: Mothers’ and health care providers’ experiences and lessons for programme improvement
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-11-27)Introduction: The prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programme has been operational in Uganda since the year 2000, but its performance remains sub-optimal. The objective of this thesis is to increase ... -
The social context of severe child malnutrition: A qualitative household case study from a rural area of the Democratic Republic of Congo
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)Introduction The magnitude of child malnutrition including severe child malnutrition is especially high in the rural areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (the DRC). The aim of this qualitative study is to describe the ... -
Social cost of mining-related lead (Pb) pollution in Kabwe, Zambia, and potential remediation measures
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Lead (Pb) pollution has been one of the major environmental problems of worldwide significance. It is a latent factor for several fatal illnesses, whereas the exposure to lead in early childhood causes a lifetime IQ loss. ... -
Social determinants and changes in energy drink consumption among adolescents in Norway, 2017-2019: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives: To describe the social determinants and development in energy drink consumption among Norwegian adolescents in 2017, 2018 and 2019. Design: Cross-sectional, online, annual, nationwide surveys (Ungdata). ... -
The social health domain of people bereaved by a drug-related death and associations with professional help: A cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)People bereaved by traumatic deaths are vulnerable to long-lasting impairments in social health, including the quality of social relationships and the capacity to manage their social lives. In this Norwegian study involving ... -
Social inequalities and smoking-associated breast cancer - Results from a prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-22)Objective. The association between smoking and breast cancer has been found in most recent, large cohort studies. We wanted to investigate how smoking-associated breast cancer varies by level of education, a well-established ... -
Social inequalities in the provision of obstetric services in Norway 1967-2009: A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Socioeconomic (SE) inequalities have been observed in a number of adverse outcomes of pregnancy and many of the risk factors for such outcomes are associated with a low SE level. However, SE inequalities persist ... -
Social Jetlag Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Predictor of Insomnia – A MultiNational Survey Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Purpose: Lifestyle and work habits have been drastically altered by restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether the associated changes in sleep timing modulate the risk of suffering from symptoms of insomnia, the ... -
Social Protection, Health Risk, and Household Welfare in Zambia
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-05-03)Households in sub-Saharan Africa face substantial health risk. This threatens their welfare and predisposes them to poverty. Despite the high risk environment, they have little or no access to social protection–a set of ... -
Socio-demographic disparity in oral health among the poor: a cross sectional study of early adolescents in Kilwa district, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-20)Background There is a lack of studies considering social disparity in oral health emanating from adolescents in low-income countries. This study aimed to assess socio-demographic disparities in clinical- and self reported ...