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Adolescents' perceptions of masculinity and femininity in the context of sexual and reproductive health in Southern Province, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2017-06-28)Adolescence is a very critical period in which gender norms develop for young people and are carried into adulthood. The gender norms of how adolescents construe themselves as fitting the masculine ideal for boys or the ... -
Analysis of role-play in medical communication training using a theatrical device the fourth wall
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-10-14)Background: Communication training is a central part of medical education. The aim of this article is to explore the positions and didactic functions of the fourth wall in medical communication training, using a role-play ... -
Barriers to Implementing Emergency Obstetric Care in Northern Tanzania: Balancing Quality and Quantity
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-06-04)Background: Improving obstetric care is one key factor for the achievement of the millennium development goals concerning maternal and child mortality. Earlier studies of barriers to implementation of health policies, ... -
The changing role of gatekeepers: Rationing and shared decision-making in primary care
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-06-21)The Norwegian health care system is increasingly dependent on the general practitioner’s(GP’s) gatekeeper function for cost containment and for fair and effective resource allocation.GPs enjoy extensive professional freedom ... -
Combining evidence and values in priority setting: testing the balance sheet method in a low-income country
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-09-24)Background: Procedures for priority setting need to incorporate both scientific evidence and public values. The aim of this study was to test out a model for priority setting which incorporates both scientific evidence and ... -
Cost and cost-effectiveness of treating smear-positive tuberculosis by health extension workers in Ethiopia: an ancillary cost-effectiveness analysis of community randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-17)Background: Evidence for policy- and decision-making related to the cost of delivering tuberculosis (TB) control is lacking in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the cost and cost-effectiveness of involving health extension ... -
Depression and sleep in the postnatal period. A study in Nepal and Norway.
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-03-17)Background: Mental disorders are highly prevalent across the world and are associated with serious impairment. Depression after childbirth affects both the mother and her infant. Women sleep less in the postnatal period, ... -
(En)gendering body politics. Physiotherapy as a window on health and illness
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-02-13)The aim of this study is to gain knowledge about what patients do to negotiate possibilities and constraints for recuperative encounters with physiotherapists. The historical tenets of Norwegian physiotherapy are recapitulated ... -
Epidemiological studies of multiple sclerosis in a Sardinian population, insular Italy : cluster studies and health status
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-03-30)MS is a disorder of the central nervous system, manifesting as acute focal inflammatory demyelination and axonal loss, and culminating with chronic multifocal sclerotic plaques. MS involves several nervous functional systems ... -
Faster, better, safer? Studies of safety, workload and performance in naval high-speed ship navigation
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-09-04)Ship navigation in the Royal Norwegian Navy (RNoN) involves high demands on navigators, who are required to work under a number of dangers. Operations are carried out in poor weather and darkness, at day and night, in ... -
Folate and reproductive health. An epidemiologic study of folic acid supplement use and its relation to birth outcomes in Norwegian pregnant women
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-04-23)Background: Randomized trials and observational studies have consistently shown that maternal intake of folic acid supplements before and early in pregnancy reduces the risk of neural tube defects in infants. These reports ... -
Generations, reproduction and birth outcome. A registry-based cohort study in Norway 1967-2006
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-01-22)Aims: Our aim was to describe associations between birth outcomes across two generations. Hypotheses were proposed about how genetic and environmental, behavioural and socioeconomic factors may act on reproduction and birth ... -
The health related quality of life of people living with HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa - a literature review and focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-16)Background: While health outcomes of HIV/AIDS treatments in terms of increased longevity has been the subject of much research, there appears to be very limited research on the improved health related quality of life (HRQL) ... -
Human resources for emergency obstetric care in northern Tanzania: distribution of quantity or quality?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2005-07-29)Background: Health care agencies report that the major limiting factor for implementing effective health policies and reforms worldwide is a lack of qualified human resources. Although many agencies have adopted policy ... -
The Institutional Practice: Dynamics of practice at nursing homes: An ethnographic study of variation in hospitalization amidst uncertainty and continuity
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-06-10)In this thesis we aim to analyze how and why nursing homes vary in practices, in general and for specific practices relating to hospitalization of elderly residents. The main objective is to analyze and understand how ... -
Intimate partner violence and infant morbidity: evidence of an association from a population-based study in eastern Uganda in 2003
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-11-07)Background: Although recent studies suggest that there is an association between intimate partner violence and child mortality, the underlying mechanisms are still unknown. It is against this background that as a secondary ... -
Lost opportunities in HIV prevention: programmes miss places where exposures are highest
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-24)Background: Efforts at HIV prevention that focus on high risk places might be more effective and less stigmatizing than those targeting high risk groups. The objective of the present study was to assess risk behaviour ... -
Maternal and paternal contribution to intergenerational recurrence of breech delivery: population based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-03-27)Objective: To investigate intergenerational recurrence of breech delivery, with a hypothesis that both women and men delivered in breech presentation contribute to increased risk of breech delivery in their offspring. ... -
Media campaign for improving Knowledge, Attitude and Practice in low back pain - an evaluation of the “Active Back” project
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-02-26)This thesis is a scientific evaluation of an implementation project of the Norwegian Guidelines on acute back pain in two Norwegian counties, Aust-Agder and Vestfold, during 2002 to 2005. The project consisted of specific ...