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Walking on a tightrope : caring for ambivalent woman considering abortions in the first trimester
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11)Aims and objectives: To improve the understanding and competence of health personnel when caring for ambivalent pregnant women, the aim of this study was to explore the experiences of encountering women who are unsure ... -
Walking through life with cerebral palsy: reflections on daily walking by adults with cerebral palsy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: Walking is a major target in childhood physiotherapy for children with cerebral palsy (CP). Little information exists on the importance or value of walking when these children grow up. The aim of this study was ... -
Walking with cerebral palsy : task-specific strength training and reflections on daily walking in adults with cerebral palsy
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-10)Background: Adults with cerebral palsy (CP) have impaired walking, affecting their activity and participation in social life. Still, little is known about how walking is experienced as adults. Effective strength training ... -
Wavelet Screening identifies regions highly enriched for differentially methylated loci for orofacial clefts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)DNA methylation is the most widely studied epigenetic mark in humans and plays an essential role in normal biological processes as well as in disease development. More focus has recently been placed on understanding ... -
Wavelet Screening: a novel approach to analyzing GWAS data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Traditional methods for single-variant genome-wide association study (GWAS) incur a substantial multiple-testing burden because of the need to test for associations with a vast number of single-nucleotide ... -
The way forward for ETEC controlled human infection models (CHIMs)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-29)In the absence of good animal models, Controlled Human Infection Models (CHIMs) are useful to assess efficacy of new vaccine candidates against Enterotoxic Escherichia coli (ETEC), as well as other preventive or therapeutic ... -
Ways ahead: protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in the context of HIV
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-26)The HIV epidemic coupled with the assumed benefits of infant formula for the children of all HIV-infected mothers have in complex ways changed public ideas about infant feeding and represents a threat to well establish ... -
“We are like co-wives”: Traditional healers' views on collaborating with the formal Child and Adolescent Mental Health System in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04-10)Background: Early identification and management of mental illness in childhood and adolescence helps to avert debilitating mental illness in adulthood but the attention given to Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMH) ... -
“We live as good a life as we can, in the situation we’re in” – the significance of the home as perceived by persons with dementia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-06)Background: The coming years will see more persons with dementia living longer at home. However, “the home” is a complex concept with a multitude of meanings, varying among individuals and raising ethical and practical ... -
‘We saw she was in danger, but couldn’t do anything’: Missed opportunities and health worker disempowerment during birth care in rural Burkina Faso
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-29)Background: Facility-based births have been promoted as the main strategy to reduce maternal and neonatal death risks at global scale. To improve birth outcomes, it is critical that health facilities provide quality care. ... -
"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-04)Background: Cleansing the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in communities where newborn deaths and home births are common. As a result, the World Health Organization ... -
“We shall count it as a part of kyogero”. The acceptability of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in the cultural context of Central Uganda
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)Background: Over 40% of the 6 million deaths in children under 5 occur in the newborn period. Infections account for a quarter of all newborn deaths. The umbilical cord has been identified as a major route of newborn ... -
Web-based discussion forums on pregnancy complaints and maternal health literacy in Norway: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-26)Background: The Internet is one of the fastest growing information sources for pregnant women and seems to be used across social and economic strata. However, we still lack knowledge on how interaction in Web-based discussion ... -
Welfare Sanitary Facilities for Market Traders in Lusaka District, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Introduction: Welfare sanitary facilities are important for the health, safety and well-being of workers. According to the literature, workers world-wide, and Zambia in particular, might be exposed to poor provisions of ... -
The Western Norway mental health interface study: a controlled intervention trial on referral letters between Primary Care and Specialist Mental Health Care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-14)Background: Referral letters are the main communication means between Primary and Specialised Mental Health Care. However, studies of referral letters reveal that they lack important information, and how this lack of ... -
What circumstances lead to non-disclosure of cancer-related information in China? A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Background: Withholding information from cancer patients is a common practice in many Asian countries, including China, Japan, and Singapore, as well as in some Western countries, such as Spain, Greece, and Italy. Much ... -
What determines subjective health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: importance of symptoms in subjective health status of COPD patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-18)Background: Subjective health status is the result of an interaction between physiological and psychosocial factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is little understanding of ... -
What do workers know and practise? : Occupational noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss among Tanzanian iron and steel workers
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-21)Background: Employees work to earn a living. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to occupational noise is an underrated public health problem that has been increasing during the past two decades, mostly in low-income ... -
What Facilitates Return to Work? Patients Experiences 3 Years After Occupational Rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-26)Objective We have limited knowledge about the specific elements in an occupational rehabilitation programme that facilitate the process leading to return to work (RTW) as perceived by the patients. The aim of the study was ...