• Human systemic and intestinal IgA responses against the mucinase YghJ following experimental infection with enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli. 

  Riaz, Saman (Master thesis, 2021-05-18)

• Heart failure in Norway, 2000-2014: analyzing incident, total and readmission rates using data from the Cardiovascular Disease in Norway (CVDNOR) Project 

  Sulo, Gerhard; Igland, Jannicke; Øverland, Simon; Egeland, Grace M.; Roth, Gregory A.; Vollset, Stein Emil; Tell, Grethe S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Aims To examine trends in heart failure (HF) hospitalization rates and risk of readmissions following an incident HF hospitalization. Methods and results During 2000–2014, we identified in the Cardiovascular Disease ...

• Term complications and subsequent risk of preterm birth: registry based study 

  Kvalvik, Liv Grimstvedt; Wilcox, Allen James; Skjærven, Rolv; Østbye, Truls; Harmon, Quaker E (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Objective To explore conditions and outcomes of a first delivery at term that might predict later preterm birth. Design Population based, prospective register based study. Setting Medical Birth Registry of ...

• Pregnancy-related risk factors for sex cord-stromal tumours and germ cell tumours in parous women: a registry-based study 

  Sköld, Camilla; Bjørge, Tone; Ekbom, Anders; Engeland, Anders; Gissler, Mika; Grotmol, Tom; Madanat-Harjuoja, Laura-Maria; Ording, Anne Gulbech; Trabert, Britton; Tretli, Steinar; Troisi, Rebecca; Sørensen, Henrik Toft; Glimelius, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background Non-epithelial ovarian cancers are divided into sex cord-stromal tumours (SCSTs) and germ cell tumours (GCTs). Whereas parity and other pregnancy-related factors are protective for epithelial ovarian cancer, ...

• Beyond the Law - An Ethnography of Zambian Abortion Politics 

  Haaland, Marte Emilie Sandvik (Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-18)

  Every year, as many as 25 million women are estimated to resort to unsafe abortion worldwide. Many of these abortions lead to severe complications and death. Nevertheless, abortion remains a contentious issue that is ...

• Digital Targeted Client Communication for Effective Coverage of Antenatal Care : Assessment, Development, and Evaluation 

  Bungudo, Binyam Bogale (Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-16)

  The effective provision of essential interventions in antenatal care (ANC) is crucial for a positive pregnancy experience. However, the effective coverage of essential interventions in ANC is often low, even in settings ...

• The burden of disease among people with severe substance use disorders 

  Aas, Christer Frode (Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-14)

  Background: A substance use disorder (SUD) is a potentially severe clinical condition with high co-occurrence of somatic and mental disorders. The burden of disease attributable to substance use contributes to 11.8 million ...

• Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway 

  Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Gjestad, Rolf; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Lim, Aaron G.; Gjerde, Kristian Varden; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)

  Background:There is high co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders. We aimedto assess impact of substance use patterns and sociodemographic factors on mental health distress using the ...

• Risk factors for fracture and fracture severity of the distal radius and ankle : What about osteoporosis, celiac disease and obesity? 

  Hjelle, Anja Myhre (Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-17)

  Background: Fractures are a substantial burden for both individuals and society. For the individual it leads to pain, reduced quality of life, disability and increased mortality. For society, it carries a great cost and ...

• How to schedule night shift work in order to reduce health and safety risks 

  Garde, Anne Helene; Begtrup, Luise; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Bonde, Jens Peter; Hansen, Johnni; Hansen, Åse Marie; Härmä, Mikko; Jensen, Marie Aarrebo; Kecklund, Göran; Kolstad, Henrik A.; Larsen, Ann Dyreborg; Lie, Jenny-Anne Sigstad; Moreno, Claudia; Nabe-Nielsen, Kirsten; Sallinen, Mikael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Objectives This discussion paper aims to provide scientifically based recommendations on night shift schedules, including consecutive shifts, shift intervals and duration of shifts, which may reduce health and safety risks. ...

• Malaria Chemoprevention in the Postdischarge Management of Severe Anemia 

  Kwambai, Titus Kimutai; Dhabangi, Aggrey; Idro, Richard; Opoka, Robert; Watson, Victoria; Kariuki, Simon; Kuya, Nickline A.; Onyango, Eric D.; Otieno, Kephas; Samuels, Aaron M.; Desai, Meghna R.; Hensbroek, Michael Boele van; Wang, Duolao; John, Chandy C.; Robberstad, Bjarne; Phiri, Kamija S.; ter Kuile, Feiko (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-03)

  BACKGROUND Children who have been hospitalized with severe anemia in areas of Africa in which malaria is endemic have a high risk of readmission and death within 6 months after discharge. No prevention strategy specifically ...

• The effect of a digital targeted client communication intervention on pregnant women’s worries and satisfaction with antenatal care in Palestine–A cluster randomized controlled trial 

  Bungudo, Binyam Bogale; Mørkrid, Kjersti; Abbas, Eatimad; Ward, Itimad Abu; Anaya, Firas; Ghanem, Buthaina; Hijaz, Taghreed; Isbeih, Mervett; Issawi, Sally; Nazzal, Zaher A. S.; Qaddomi, Sharif E.; Frøen, J. Frederik (Journal article, 2021)

  Background: The eRegCom cluster randomized controlled trial assesses the effectiveness of targeted client communication (TCC) via short message service (SMS) to pregnant women, from a digital maternal and child health ...

• An analysis of clinical predictive values for radiographic pneumonia in children 

  Rees, Chris A; Basnet, Sudha; Gentile, Angela; Gessner, Bradford D; Kartasasmita, Cissy B.; Lucero, Marilla G.; Martinez, Luis Moreno; O'Grady, Kerry-Ann F; Ruvinsky, Raul O; Turner, Claudia; Campbell, Harry; Nair, Harish; Falconer, Jennifer; Williams, Linda J.; Horne, Margaret; Strand, Tor A; Nisar, Yasir B; Qazi, Shamim A; Neuman, Mark I (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Abstract Introduction Healthcare providers in resource-limited settings rely on the presence of tachypnoea and chest indrawing to establish a diagnosis of pneumonia in children. We aimed to determine the test characteristics ...

• Bruk av uspesifikke diagnosekoder på legevakt 

  Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskår, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  BAKGRUNN Primærlegene setter diagnosekoder på alle regningskort. Formålet med studien var å kartlegge bruk av uspesifikke diagnosekoder som kan svekke validiteten av statistikk og sykdomsovervåkning. MATERIALE OG ...

• Factors associated with potential over- and undertreatment of hyperglycaemia and annual measurement of HbA1c in type 2 diabetes in norwegian general practice 

  Tran, Anh Thi; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Mdala, Ibrahimu; Gjelsvik, Bjørn E.; Cooper, John; Sandberg, Sverre; Claudi, Tor; Jenum, Anne Karen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Aims To identify individual and general practitioner (GP) characteristics associated with potential over- and undertreatment of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes and with HbA1c not being measured. Methods A cross-sectional ...

• Cancer risk in individuals with major birth defects: large Nordic population based case-control study among children, adolescents, and adults 

  Daltveit, Dagrun Slettebø; Klungsøyr, Kari; Engeland, Anders; Ekbom, Anders; Gissler, Mika; Glimelius, Ingrid; Grotmol, Tom; Madanat-Harjuoja, Laura M.; Ording, Anne Gulbech; Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Sørensen, Henrik Toft; Troisi, Rebecca; Bjørge, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Objective To examine associations between birth defects and cancer from birth into adulthood. Design Population based nested case-control study. Setting Nationwide health registries in Denmark, Finland, Norway, ...

• Contact characteristics and factors associated with the degree of urgency among older people in emergency primary health care: a cross-sectional study 

  Haraldseide, Lisa Marie; Sortland, Linn Solveig; Hunskår, Steinar; Morken, Tone (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background As the proportion of older people increases, so will the consumption of health services. The aim of this study was to describe the contact characteristics among older people and to identify factors associated ...

• Out-of-hours workload among Norwegian general practitioners – an observational study 

  Rebnord, Ingrid Keilegavlen; Morken, Tone; Maartmann-Moe, Kjell; Hunskår, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background Repeated studies of working hours among Norwegian regular general practitioners (RGPs) have shown that the average total number of weekly working hours has remained unchanged since 1994 and up until 2014. For ...

• Patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review 

  Mori, Amani Thomas; Binyaruka, Peter; Hangoma, Peter; Robberstad, Bjarne; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background Morbidity and mortality due to pregnancy and childbearing are high in developing countries. This study aims to estimate patient and health system costs of managing pregnancy and birth-related complications in ...

• ‘I wanted to go, but they said wait’: Mothers’ bargaining power and strategies in careseeking for ill newborns in Ethiopia 

  Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Moland, Karen Marie Ingeborg; Molla, Mitike; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Introduction To prevent the 2.6 million newborn deaths occurring worldwide every year, health system improvements and changes in care-taker behaviour are necessary. Mothers are commonly assumed to be of particular importance ...

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