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Proliferation of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli strain TW11681 in stools of experimentally infected human volunteers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-16)Background: As part of the efort to develop an enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) human challenge model for testing new heat-stable toxin (ST)-based vaccine candidates, a controlled human infection model study based ... -
Promising outcomes of a national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Addis Ababa: a retrospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-09)Background Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) is still the most effective intervention in combating new HIV infections. In 2008, revised national PMTCT guidelines that incorporated new policies on HIV ... -
Promoters and inhibitors for quality improvement work in general practice: a qualitative analysis of 2715 free-text replies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Continuous quality improvement (QI) is necessary to develop and maintain high quality general practice services. General Practitioners (GPs’) motivation is an important factor in the success of QI initiatives. ... -
Promoting leadership and quality improvement through external inspections of management of sepsis in Norwegian hospitals: a focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective Inspections and other forms of external assessment may contribute to positive changes in the health services, but the mechanisms of such change remain unclear. We did a study to explore how external inspections ... -
Promoting Movement Quality in Hip Osteoarthritis : Evaluation and treatment from the perspective of Basic Body Awareness Therapy
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-05-20)Background Osteoarthritis (OA) may have consequences for individuals’ physical, social and personal functioning. In the physiotherapy modality Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), movement quality is promoted by movement ... -
Promotion of self-efficacy and health-related quality of life in socially vulnerable school children: the role of the school nurse
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-01-21)Background: The school is an important setting for promoting social skills that may enhance the health of children. The quality of life of school children may be influenced by social and individual resources such as social ... -
Promotors and barriers to the implementation and adoption of assistive technology and telecare for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review of the literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background One of the most pressing issues in our society is the provision of proper care and treatment for the growing global health challenge of ageing. Assistive Technology and Telecare (ATT) is a key component in ... -
Promotors and barriers to the implementation and adoption of assistive technology and telecare for people with dementia and their caregivers: a systematic review of the literature
(Master thesis, 2022-05-16)Background One of the most pressing issues in our society is the provision of proper care and treatment for the growing global health challenge of ageing. Assistive Technology and Telecare (ATT) is a key component in ... -
Proportion of Deaths and Clinical Features in Bundibugyo Ebola Virus Infection, Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12)The first known Ebola hemorrhagic fever (EHF) outbreak caused by Bundibugyo Ebola virus occurred in Bundibugyo District, Uganda, in 2007. Fifty-six cases of EHF were laboratory confirmed. Although signs and symptoms were ... -
The prospective association between health anxiety and cancer detection: A cohort study linking the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK) with the Norwegian Cancer Registry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08)Objective: Health anxiety is associated with distress and disability, and overutilization of health services, but it is not known whether high levels of health anxiety may lead to increased detection of severe diseases ... -
A prospective study on metabolic risk factors and gallbladder cancer in the metabolic syndrome and cancer (Me-Can) collaborative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-21)Objective: To investigate the association between metabolic risk factors (individually and in combination) and risk of gallbladder cancer (GBC). Methods: The metabolic syndrome and cancer project (Me-Can) includes cohorts ... -
A prospective study on the role of smoking, environmental tobacco smoke, indoor painting and living in old or new buildings on asthma, rhinitis and respiratory symptoms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)We studied associations between tobacco smoke, home environment and respiratory health in a 10 year follow up of a cohort of 11,506 adults in Northern Europe. Multilevel logistic regression models were applied to estimate ... -
Prostitusjon, kriminalisering og endring. Hvordan forbud mot kjøp av seksuelle tjenester påvirker sosiale hjelpetiltak i Norge
(Master thesis, 2011-05)Background: Since January 1st 2009 the purchase of sexual services has been criminalized in Norway. The new law criminalizing the clients has been understood to impose a zerotolerance-strategy towards prostitution. So far, ... -
Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health spending and decision making during and in the ... -
Proteomic analysis of peripheral blood mononuclear cells isolated from patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A pilot study from Zanzibar, Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study aimed at exploring the proteomic profile of PBMCs to predict treatment response in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB). This was a pilot study conducted among 8 adult patients from Zanzibar, Tanzania with confirmed ... -
Protocol for a multicentre, parallelgroup, open-label randomised controlled trial comparing ferric carboxymaltose with the standard of care in anaemic Malawian pregnant women: the REVAMP trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Anaemia in pregnancy remains a critical global health problem, affecting 46% of pregnant women in Africa and 49% in Asia. Oral iron therapy requires extended adherence to achieve correction of anaemia and ... -
Providing emergency care and assessing a patient triage system in a referral hospital in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-06)Background: In resource-poor settings, where health systems are frequently stretched to their capacity, access to emergency care is often limited. Triage systems have been proposed as a tool to ensure efficiency and optimal ... -
Providing free heroin to addicts participating in research - ethical concerns and the question of voluntariness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-02)Providing heroin to people with heroin addiction taking part in medical trials assessing the effectiveness of the drug as a treatment alternative breaches ethical research standards, some ethicists maintain. Heroin addicts, ... -
Proximity to vector breeding site and risk of Plasmodium vivax infection: a prospective cohort study in rural Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-19)Background: Despite falling incidence and mortality since the turn of the century, malaria remains an important global health challenge. In the future fight against malaria, greater emphasis will have to be placed on ... -
Psychiatry out-of-hours: a focus group study of GPs’ experiences in Norwegian casualty clinics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-27)Background: For Norwegian general practitioners (GPs), acute treatment of mental illness and substance abuse are among the most commonly experienced emergency situations in out-of-hours primary healthcare. The largest share ...