Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Recent Submissions
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Comparison of 6-week PMTCT outcomes for HIV-exposed and HIV-unexposed infants in the era of lifelong ART: Results from an observational prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Lifelong antiretroviral therapy (ART) reduces mother-to-child HIV transmission (MTCT) and improves maternal health. Data on the outcomes of HIV-exposed infants (HEI) compared to their unexposed counterparts in ... -
Poor self-reported adherence to COVID-19-related quarantine/isolation requests, Norway, April to July 2020
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)To limit SARS-CoV-2 spread, quarantine and isolation are obligatory in several situations in Norway. We found low self-reported adherence to requested measures among 1,704 individuals (42%; 95% confidence interval: 37–48). ... -
Paternal country of origin and adverse neonatal outcomes in births to foreign-born women in Norway: A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Migration is a risk factor for adverse neonatal outcomes. The various impacts of maternal origin have been reported previously. The aim of this study was to investigate associations between paternal origin and ... -
The Devils in the DALY: Prevailing Evaluative Assumptions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In recent years, it has become commonplace among the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study authors to regard the disability-adjusted life year (DALY) primarily as a descriptive health metric. During the first phase of the ... -
Uptake and predictors of direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C among people receiving opioid agonist therapy in Sweden and Norway: a drug utilization study from 2014 to 2017
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) offers an opportunity to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) endemic among people who inject drugs (PWID) and people enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) ... -
Promoting Movement Quality in Hip Osteoarthritis : Evaluation and treatment from the perspective of Basic Body Awareness Therapy
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-05-20)Background Osteoarthritis (OA) may have consequences for individuals’ physical, social and personal functioning. In the physiotherapy modality Basic Body Awareness Therapy (BBAT), movement quality is promoted by movement ... -
Pain in dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The ageing revolution is changing the composition of our society with more people becoming very old with higher risks for developing both pain and dementia. Pain is normally signaled by verbal communication, which becomes ... -
Adding video-debriefing to Helping-Babies-Breathe training enhanced retention of neonatal resuscitation knowledge and skills among health workers in Uganda: a cluster randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Skilled birth attendants must be competent to provide prompt resuscitation to save newborn lives at birth. Both knowledge and skills (competence) decline with time after training but the optimal duration for ... -
The experience of mission hospitals in southern Ethiopia in identifying and responding to infectious disease outbreaks
(Journal article, 2020)Emerging infectious diseases and epidemics are often seen at mission health institutions. Work at such Christian institutions seeks to practice holistic medicine, and the core priorities included dedicated clinical care ... -
Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-18)Introduction Millions of women and girls have been exposed to female genital cutting (FGC). The practice of FGC extends beyond countries in Africa and Asia in which it is traditionally practiced. Women living with FGC in ... -
Financial risk of seeking maternal and neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia: a cohort study of rural households
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Ethiopian households’ out-of-pocket healthcare payments constitute one-third of the national healthcare budget and are higher than the global and low-income countries average, and even the global target. Such ... -
Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal hypoglycemia in Northern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study
(Journal article, 2020-11-04)Background: Neonatal hypoglycemia is the most common endocrine abnormality in children, which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The burden and risk factors of neonatal hypoglycemia in rural communities ... -
Repositioning of the global epicentre of non-optimal cholesterol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06)High blood cholesterol is typically considered a feature of wealthy western countries1,2. However, dietary and behavioural determinants of blood cholesterol are changing rapidly throughout the world3 and countries are using ... -
Pharmacists’ experience of a diabetes risk-assessment service and analytical quality control in community pharmacies : a focus-group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Healthcare services such as diabetes risk-assessment are increasingly common in community pharmacies. Knowledge of community pharmacists’ experiences of such services could ease the implementation of a larger-scale ... -
Forced treatment and care in home-dwelling persons with dementia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The use of forced treatment and care of home-dwelling persons with dementia is a universally important topic. These patients are completely dependent on care from others to continue living at home. Aim: This ... -
Bør vi diskontere fremtidige helsegevinster? Pro et contra
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Målet med denne artikkelen er å undersøke de viktigste argumentene for og imot diskontering av fremtidige helsegevinster. Et mer generelt spørsmål dreier seg om hvorvidt vi bør diskontere fremtidig velferd (eng. well-being). ... -
Effect of a telemedicine intervention for diabetes-related foot ulcers on health, well-being and quality of life: secondary outcomes from a cluster randomized controlled trial (DiaFOTo)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-21)Background Follow-up care provided via telemedicine (TM) is intended to be a more integrated care pathway to manage diabetes-related foot ulcers (DFU) than traditionally-delivered healthcare. However, knowledge of the ... -
Helminth infections among rural schoolchildren in Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional multilevel and zero-inflated regression model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Although the prevalence of helminths infection among schoolchildren is known, there has been little progress in the application of count model for modelling the risk factors of helminths egg. Only a few studies applied ... -
Real-world data on cervical cancer risk stratification by cytology and HPV genotype to inform the management of HPV-positive women in routine cervical screening
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background HPV16/18 detection may improve cervical cancer risk stratification and better guide which HPV-positive women warrant immediate colposcopy/biopsy. We estimated risks of cervical precancer and cancer by HPV ... -
Smartphone app for neonatal heart rate assessment: an observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Heart rate (HR) assessment is crucial in neonatal resuscitation, but pulse oximetry (PO) and electrocardiography (ECG) are rarely accessible in low-resource to middle-resource settings. This study evaluated a ...
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