Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care
Recent Submissions
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Development of local-ingredients-based supplementary food and evaluation of its comparability to standard corn-soy blend plus in treating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia.
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-16)Background: Acute malnutrition is a severe public health issue in Ethiopia, where the prevalence is among the highest in the world. Acute malnutrition is classified as moderate or severe. Children with moderate acute ... -
Experiences of a therapist-guided internet-delivered intervention for hazardous and harmful drinking. A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Experiences of a therapist-guided internet-delivered intervention for hazardous and harmful drinking. A qualitative study -
What Might Be Required for Inspections to Be Considered Fair? Comment on “What Lies Behind Successful Regulation? A Qualitative Evaluation of Pilot Implementation of Kenya’s Health Facility Inspection Reforms”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Tama et al offer us an interesting analysis of a piloted regulatory reform that introduced a Joint Health Inspections (JHIs) system in three Kenyan counties. The study highlights key factors facilitating or hindering the ... -
‘As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’: a qualitative study on early childhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Globally, substance use is a leading contributor to the burden of disease among young people, with far reaching social, economic and health effects. Following a finding of harmful alcohol use among 5-8-year-old ... -
Parental Prepuberty Overweight and Offspring Lung Function
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In a recent study we found that fathers’ but not mothers’ onset of overweight in puberty was associated with asthma in adult offspring. The potential impact on offspring’s adult lung function, a key marker of general and ... -
Bruk av kunstig intelligens i evaluering av posisjoneringsavhengig bildekvalitet innen mammografi
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Maternal and infant iodine nutrition and thyroid function : A cohort study of pregnant and postpartum women and their infants in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-24)Background: Iodine is a micronutrient essential for the production of the thyroid hormones. The thyroid hormones are particularly important for neurodevelopment of the foetus during pregnancy and for the developing child ... -
Reasons for acute referrals to hospital from general practitioners and out-of-hours doctors in Norway: a registry-based observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background General practitioners (GPs) and out-of-hours (OOH) doctors are gatekeepers to acute hospital admissions in many healthcare systems. The aim of the present study was to investigate the whole range of reasons for ... -
Financial risk of road traffic trauma care in public and private hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Road traffic injuries are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality and cause substantial economic loss to households in Ethiopia. This study estimates the financial risks of seeking trauma ... -
Impact of COVID-19 restrictions on behavioural and psychological symptoms in home-dwelling people with dementia: A prospective cohort study (PAN.DEM)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives To investigate the impact of the COVID-19 restrictions on behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD). Design Prospective cohort study (PAN.DEM) nested within the halted parent trial ... -
Antenatal depression in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study of public health midwives’ views and practices
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Almost all pregnant people in Sri Lanka receive antenatal care by public health midwives. While there is strong infrastructure in Sri Lanka for postpartum mental health care, the current practices within antenatal ... -
Occupational exposure to air pollutants emitted from in situ burning of offshore oil spills: a large-scale field study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: In-situ burning (ISB) could be an effective cleanup method during spills. This study aims to study occupational exposure to pollutants emitted from offshore, large-scale ISB-experiments among personnel on ... -
Dementia care in Nepalese old age homes: Critical challenges as perceived by healthcare professionals
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Aim To explore and describe critical challenges in current dementia care practice as perceived by healthcare professionals (HCPs) in old age homes (OAHs) in Kathmandu, Nepal. Background In Nepal, the number of older ... -
Trust-building interventions to home-dwelling persons with dementia who resist care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Providing care for a home-dwelling person with dementia who resists care is an ethical and practical complex and challenging task. Faced with a growing number of persons with dementia, the healthcare professional’s ... -
Conditions for gatekeeping when GPs consider patient requests unreasonable: a focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Requests from patients that are regarded by GPs as unreasonable are a source of conflict between GPs and patients. This makes gatekeeping challenging, as GPs negotiate a struggle between maintaining the ... -
Healthy and unhealthy eating after a behaviour change intervention in primary care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: To prevent and reduce non-communicable diseases, the Norwegian Directorate of Health encourages Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) in all municipalities. Aims: This study investigates whether the behaviour change ... -
Diet and nutritional status among hospitalised children in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Undernutrition constitutes a major problem among children in Hawassa, Ethiopia, and the literature on nutritional status in hospitalised children is scarce. The aim of this study was to investigate dietary ... -
How can we best help this patient? Exploring mental health therapists’ reflections on medication-free care for patients with psychosis in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Since 2015, Norwegian Regional Health Authorities have followed new government policy and gradually implemented medication-free services for patients with psychosis. The aim of this qualitative study was to ... -
What is the effect of independent medical evaluation on days on sickness benefits for long-term sick listed employees in Norway? A pragmatic randomised controlled trial, the NIME-trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Independent medical evaluations are used to evaluate degree and reason for work disability, uncertainty around the functional status, and/or the employee’s rehabilitation potential in several jurisdictions, but ... -
The relationship between psychosis symptoms and pain in nursing home residents
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-17)Abstract Background: In nursing homes (NH) >80% have dementia, and 30-60% experience pain daily. Psychosis symptoms (delusions and hallucinations) are common. These can lead to reduced quality of life (QoL) and are often ...
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