Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
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Narrative review of occupational exposures and noncommunicable diseases
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective Within the scope of the Exposome Project for Health and Occupational Research on applying the exposome concept to working life health, we aimed to provide a broad overview of the status of knowledge on occupational ... -
Factors leading to excessive fatigue in nurses – a three-year follow-up study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Global nursing shortages necessitate the identification of mitigatable factors that may reduce nursing absence and turnover. Fatigue has been shown to be associated with these issues. This study aimed to identify factors ... -
Prevalence of drugs used for chronic conditions after diagnosis of thyroid cancer: a register-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objective Little is known about thyroid cancer survivors' risk of chronic conditions. We, therefore, investigated the prevalence of drugs used for chronic conditions among thyroid cancer patients using population-wide ... -
Cost of treating severe malaria in children in Africa: a systematic literature review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Malaria is a major cause of ill health and death in children in Africa. The disease also imposes a severe social and economic burden on households and health systems and is strongly associated with poverty. ... -
Stakeholder perspectives on landslide triggers and impacts in five countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Expert perspectives drive landslide mitigation and post-disaster policy planning. This study examines landslide risk perceptions among the stakeholders (government officials, academics, policy experts, local community ... -
Sending emails to reduce medical costs? The effect of feedback on general practitioners’ claiming of fees
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Audit and feedback is employed as a strategy to guide practices of health care professionals towards certain targets. The outcome of interest can be quality improvements, but also ensuring that health care workers adhere ... -
Comparing the cost-effectiveness of the MPT64-antigen detection test to Xpert MTB/RIF and ZN-microscopy for the diagnosis of Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis: An economic evaluation modelling study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis (EPTB) poses challenges from patient and health system perspectives. The cost-effectiveness analysis of the Xpert MTB/RIF (Xpert) test to diagnose pulmonary tuberculosis is documented. However, ... -
Early childhood development and its associated factors among children aged 36–59 months in Afghanistan: evidence from the national survey 2022–2023
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Understanding the status of early childhood development (ECD) and its associated factors could serve as the basis for future policy efforts and interventions. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the ... -
Quantification of persistent organic pollutants in breastmilk and estimated infant intake, Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are environmental contaminants that can accumulate in human tissues and pose potential health risks. Despite global efforts to reduce their prevalence, follow-up studies are needed to ... -
Seksuell helse hos eldre
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)God seksuell helse fremmer livskvalitet og mestring. Det gjelder også for eldre. Denne kliniske oversikten presenterer oppdatert kunnskap om eldres seksualitet, normale utfordringer knyttet til aldring og parforhold samt ... -
Health, Functioning and Sense of Coherence : A longitudinal study among individuals in rehabilitation trajectories
(Doctoral thesis, 2025-03-06)Bakgrunn og formål: Det er et økende behov for rehabilitering som helsetjeneste. For å videreutvikle rehabilitering, trenger vi mer kunnskap om den heterogene pasientgruppen som benytter seg av denne helsetjenesten. I ... -
An Alternative Approach to Measuring Health Inequality in Norway and Implications for Municipal Priority Setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The health state of a population can be measured in different ways. Common measures are life expectancy at birth or quality-adjusted life expectancy. However, the distribution of health may also be of interest ... -
Primary care indicators for disease burden, monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in 31 European countries: Eurodata Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background During the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of patients received ambulatory treatment, highlighting the importance of primary health care (PHC). However, there is limited knowledge regarding PHC workload in ... -
Budget Impact Analysis of Implementing Antenatal Care Recommendations for Positive Pregnancy Outcomes at Public Primary Facilities in Tanzania
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Tanzania recently changed its antenatal care (ANC) guidelines to reduce perinatal mortality and improve the experience of pregnancy care. The new guideline recommends increasing the number of ANC visits from ... -
Environmental exposures and fecundability: The Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Previous studies have linked certain environmental exposures to reduced fecundability, influencing exposure recommendations. We continue to encounter numerous environmental exposures in our everyday lives, and further ... -
Early postnatal growth failure in infants <1500 g in a Ugandan referral hospital: a retrospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Postnatal growth failure (PGF), a multifactorial condition is common in preterm infants and infants born weighing <1500 g and is associated with impaired neurodevelopmental and growth outcomes. In low-resource ... -
Concentrations of potentially toxic metals and trace elements in pregnant women and association with birth outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Malawi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Potentially toxic metals and trace elements have been used in Malawi for a long time. However, data on exposure to these elements by susceptible groups like pregnant women and its associations with reproductive health ... -
Sustainable work participation and return to work among long-term sick-listed people with depression in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2025-02-21)Å sikre et bærekraftig arbeidsliv for personer med depresjon er en betydelig utfordring for de som rammes, arbeidsplasser og samfunnet som helhet. Globalt er depressive lidelser den nest største årsaken til uførhet, og ... -
Shared familial risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and psychiatric disorders: A nationwide multigenerational genetics study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Psychiatric disorders and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are heritable, polygenic, and often comorbid conditions, yet knowledge about their potential shared familial risk is lacking. We used family designs ... -
Effectiveness of economic support, comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue on early childbearing and sitting for grade nine exams among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: a cluster randomised trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, one third of 18-year-old girls have given birth. Poverty, low secondary school enrolment, misinformation, and community norms ...