Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Title
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End-of-life priorities in complex settings - An ethical analysis of decisions in Indian neonatal units
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-06-07)Background: In India, 1.2 million of the 26 million infants born annually die during the neonatal period. The National Neonatal Forum in India estimated that the need for intensive care beds in India is 72,000, but only ... -
End-stage renal disease: incidence and prediction by coronary heart disease, and educational level. Follow-up from diagnosis of childhood-onset type 1 diabetes throughout Norway 1973–2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Purpose To investigate incidence of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and the association of education and coronary heart disease (CHD) with ESRD, in subjects throughout Norway followed from the diagnosis of childhood-onset ... -
Endotoxin, dust and exhaled nitrogen oxide among hand pickers of coffee; a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-04-12)Background Primary coffee processing takes place in countries where coffee is grown, and may include hand picking of coffee to remove low quality beans. Hand picking is mostly performed by women. No previous studies on ... -
Endra posisjon på skulderbladet kan gje endra svar på isometrisk test ved epicondyalgi
(Master thesis, 2012-11-01)Purpose: The purpose of this report is to show that altered position of the scapula can provide altered response due to isometric testing of extension of the wrist in persons with lateral epicondyalgia, without changing ... -
Endret beslutningsstøtte i legevaktsentralen: effekter på hastegradsvurdering og ressursbruk
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bakgrunn: Beslutningsstøtteverktøy skal hjelpe operatørene i medisinsk nødmeldetjeneste til å prioritere mellom henvendelser om akutt sykdom og skade. Vi ønsket å undersøke om endret bruk av beslutningsstøtte påvirket ... -
Endringsledelse - fleip eller fakta? En studie av ansatte og ledere sine opplevelser av en endringsprosess i Psykisk helsevern for barn og unge i Helse Bergen HF
(Master thesis, 2009-06)Bakgrunn:Oppgaven er en studie av de erfaringene ulike grupper av ansatte erfarte i tilknytning til en organisasjonsendring i barne- og ungdomspsykiatrien i Helse Bergen HF.Hensikt: Oppgaven søker å belyse de opplevde ... -
Engagement in agriculture protects againstfood insecurity and malnutrition in peri-urban Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Urbanization is occurring rapidly in many low- and middle-income countries, which may affect households’ livelihoods, diet, and food security and nutritional outcomes. Objective: The main objective of our study ... -
Engaging with complexity to improve the health of indigenous people: a call for the use of systems thinking to tackle health inequity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)The 400 million indigenous people worldwide represent a wealth of linguistic and cultural diversity, as well as traditional knowledge and sustainable practices that are invaluable resources for human development. However, ... -
Engineering Emergence: A Survey on Control in the World of Complex Networks
(Journal article, 2022)Complex networks make an enticing research topic that has been increasingly attracting researchers from control systems and various other domains over the last two decades. The aim of this paper was to survey the interest ... -
Ensuring disability inclusive healthcare in Nepal: A qualitative case study in Sindhupalchok District
(Master thesis, 2023-08-31)Persons with disabilities often face barriers to accessing healthcare services. Since the ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Nepal has shown its commitment to disability ... -
Enteral Calcium or Phosphorus Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To assess effects of calcium or phosphorous supplementation compared with no supplementation in human milk-fed preterm or low birth weight infants. METHODS Data sources include Cochrane Central Register of ... -
Enteral Iron Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Iron is needed for growth and development of infants globally, but preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants are at risk for severe iron deficiencies. To assess the effect of enteral iron ... -
Enteral Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation in Preterm and Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)OBJECTIVES To assess effects of supplementation with 3 or more micronutrients (multiple micronutrients; MMN) compared to no MMN in human milk-fed preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. RESULTS Data on a subgroup ... -
Enteral Vitamin D Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Many preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants have low vitamin D stores. The objective of this study was to assess effects of enteral vitamin D supplementation compared with no vitamin D ... -
Enteral Zinc Supplementation in Preterm or Low Birth Weight Infants: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Evidence on the effect of zinc supplementation on health outcomes in preterm or low birth weight (LBW) infants is unclear. We estimated the effect of enteral zinc versus no zinc supplementation ... -
Entering a World with No Future. A phenomenological study describing the embodied experience of time when living with severe incurable disease
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03)This paper presents findings from a phenomenological study exploring experience of time by patients living close to death. The empirical data consists of 26 open-ended interviews from 23 patients living with severe incurable ... -
Enterovirus genotyping
(Master thesis, 2020-06-12)En molekylærbiologisk metode for typebestemmelse av enterovirus er under utprøving og skal etter hvert etableres på Mikrobiologisk avdeling ved Haukeland universitetssjukehus. Før etablering av metoden skal den være i stand ... -
Entomologic Inoculation Rates of Anopheles arabiensis in Southwestern Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)We collected anophelines every second week for one year from randomly selected houses in southwestern Ethiopia by using Centers for Disease Control (CDC) light traps, pyrethrum spray catches, and artificial pit shelter ... -
An EPIC predictor of gestational age and its application to newborns conceived by assisted reproductive technologies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Gestational age is a useful proxy for assessing developmental maturity, but correct estimation of gestational age is difficult using clinical measures. DNA methylation at birth has proven to be an accurate ... -
An epidemiologic study of diabetes-related foot ulcers. Issues related to prevention and mortality based on the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT 2)
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-02-05)The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing dramatically and type 1 diabetes moderately both in Norway and globally. As a result, long-term diabetes-related complications are also likely to increase. One long-term ...