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Acute Lower Respiratory Infection in Childhood and Household Fuel Use in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05)Background: Globally, solid fuels are used by about 3 billion people for cooking. These fuels have been associated with many health effects, including acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI) in young children. Nepal has ... -
The ambivalence of losing weight after bariatric surgery
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-29)This study is grounded in a phenomenological lifeworld perspective. It aims at providing rich descriptions of lived experience of the process of losing weight after obesity surgery. Two women participated in in-depth ... -
Avoiding 40% of the premature deaths in each country, 2010-30: Review of national mortality trends to help quantify the UN Sustainable Development Goal for health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-18)Background. The UN will formulate ambitious Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, including one for health. Feasible goals with some quantifiable, measurable targets can influence governments. We propose, as a quantitative ... -
‘Born before arrival’: user and provider perspectives on health facility childbirths in Kapiri Mposhi district, Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-16)Background: Maternal mortality remains high in sub-Saharan Africa. Health facility intra-partum strategies with skilled birth attendance have been shown to be most effective to address maternal mortality. In Zambia, the ... -
Child survival and BCG vaccination: A community based prospective cohort study in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-02-22)Background Data on non-specific effects of BCG vaccination in well described, general population African cohorts is scanty. We report the effects of BCG vaccination on post-neonatal infant and post-infancy mortality in a ... -
Correlates of peer violence among 13-to-15-year-olds in Gampaha district schools in Sri Lanka: Findings from a comparison between violent and non-violent adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Violence among adolescents in schools is a relatively new research area in South Asian countries. Limited knowledge about factors associated with peer violence hinders the design of prevention programs. This study was ... -
Det som sitter i veggene
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Rommet ser ut til spille en viktig rolle når man informerer om helse. Et forskningsprosjekt i samarbeid mellom Høgskolene Sør-Trøndelag, Molde og Volda har invitert en gruppe pårørende til mennesker med demens til ... -
Development of the Sri Lankan early teenagers' violence inventory: An instrument to measure peer violence in schools
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-29)This study was designed to develop an inventory to measure peer violence among early teens (13–15 years of age) in schools in Sri Lanka. Development of SLETVI was carried out in two phases. In phase I, development of an ... -
Dietary behaviour and parental socioeconomic position among adolescents: The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)Background The positive association between parental socioeconomic position (PSEP) and health among adolescents may be partly explained by dietary behaviour. We investigated the associations between fruit intake, vegetable ... -
Do smoking and fruit and vegetable intake mediate the association between socio-economic status and plasma carotenoids?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Background: The aim was to study whether the association between educational attainment and antioxidant status is mediated by smoking and fruit and vegetable intake. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of the Oslo Youth Study ... -
Effect of withholding breastfeeding on the immune response to a live oral rotavirus vaccine in North Indian infants
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-11)Interference from transplacental and breast milk antibodies may impede the performance of oral livevaccines. The effect of breastfeeding on the immunogenicity of Rotarix®, a two-dose oral monova-lent rotavirus vaccine, was ... -
Employment Trends During Preschool Years Among Mothers of Term Singletons Born with Low Birth Weight
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11)Children born at term with low birth weight (LBW) are regarded growth restricted and are at particular risk of adverse health outcomes requiring a high degree of parental participation in the day-to-day care. This study ... -
Factors associated with delivery outside a health facility: Cross-sectional study in rural Malawi
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-06)objective To identify factors associated with delivery outside a health facility in rural Malawi. method A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Balaka, Dedza, Mchinji and Ntcheu districts in Malawi in 2013 among women ... -
Geographic variation in access to dog-bite care in Pakistan and risk of dog-bite exposure in Karachi: prospective surveillance using a low-cost mobile phone system
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-12-12)Background: Dog-bites and rabies are under-reported in developing countries such as Pakistan and there is a poor understanding of the disease burden. We prospectively collected data utilizing mobile phones for dog-bite and ... -
Health gains and financial risk protection afforded by public financing of selected interventions in Ethiopia: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Background: The way in which a government chooses to finance a health intervention can affect the uptake of health interventions and consequently the extent of health gains. In addition to health gains, some policies such ... -
Health rights litigation and access to medicines: Priority classification of successful cases from Costa Rica’s constitutional chamber of the supreme court
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Although Costa Rica has no explicit constitutional right to health, its constitutional chamber of the Supreme Court (Sala IV) has become increasingly central to the resolution of many health care decisions. Some argue that ... -
In utero exposure to maternal tobacco smoke and subsequent obesity, hypertension, and gestational diabetes among women in the MoBa Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)Background: Environmental factors influencing the developmental origins of health and disease need to be identified and investigated. In utero exposure to tobacco smoke has been associated with obesity and a small increase ... -
Increased access to care and appropriateness of treatment at private sector drug shops with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea: A quasi-experimental study in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-26)Introduction: Drug shops are a major source of care for children in low income countries but they provide sub-standard care. We assessed the feasibility and effect on quality of care of introducing diagnostics and pre-packaged ... -
Low Serum Levels of 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Predict Hip Fracture in the Elderly: A NOREPOS Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-08)Background: Despite considerable interest, the relationship between circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and the risk of hip fracture is not fully established. Objective: The objective of the study was to study the association ... -
Maternal and neonatal mortality in south-west Ethiopia: Estimates and socio-economic inequality
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-30)Introduction: Ethiopia has achieved the fourth Millennium Development Goal by reducing under 5 mortality. Nevertheless, there are challenges in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality. The aim of this study was to estimate ...