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Treatment of the critically ill child in low-resource settings : Essential paediatric emergency and critical care
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-10-25)Introduction: In 2019 approximately 5.2 million children died before the age of 5 years. Around 2.2 million children and young people died between the age of 5‐24 years. A large number of these deaths are attributable to ... -
Treatment, transport, and primary care involvement when helicopter emergency medical services are inaccessible: a retrospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective: To examine handling of cancelled helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) missions with a persisting medical indication. Design: Retrospective observational study. Setting and subjects: Cancelled HEMS ... -
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 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 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 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 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 ... -
Triangulating data sources for further learning from and about the MDSR in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional review of facilitybased maternal death data from EmONCassessment and MDSR system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-09)Background Triangulating findings from MDSR with other sources can better inform maternal health programs. A national Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (EmONC) assessment and the Maternal Death Surveillance and Response ... -
Tribal differences in perception of tuberculosis : a possible role in tuberculosis control in Arusha, Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-10)SETTING: Arusha, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To determine tribal differences in knowledge and practices that might influence tuberculosis control. METHOD: Twenty-seven villages were selected randomly out of 242 villages in four ... -
The triglyceride-glucose index as a measure of insulin resistance and risk of obesity-related cancers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The role of insulin resistance as a mediator in the association of body mass index (BMI) with site-specific cancer risk has, to our knowledge, never been systematically quantified. Methods: Altogether 510 471 ... -
Trunk Control and Lesion Locations According to Alberta Stroke Program Early CT Score in Acute Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-14)Background: Stroke is a leading cause of disability in elderly people. Lesion location and size, and trunk control early after stroke have been found predictive of functional outcome. Trunk control is an important aspect ... -
Trunk control in stroke. Aspects of measurement, relation to brain lesion, and change after rehabilitation
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-09-19)Stroke is a leading cause of disability worldwide and affects mostly elderly people. Neurorehabilitation is important for reducing the long-term consequences of stroke, aiming to achieve an optimal functional recovery for ...