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Within- and between-subject biological variation data for tumor markers based on the European Biological Variation Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: Reliable biological variation (BV) data are required for the clinical use of tumor markers in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment effects in cancer. The European Biological Variation Study (EuBIVAS) was ... -
Women empowerment and access to maternity and reproductive healthcare in Pakistan: cross-validation of a Survey-based Index in Afghanistan (SWEI-A)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Despite the obvious violation of women’s rights in Pakistan and the vital necessity for women empowerment, a unified country-specific index measuring women empowerment is not yet available. This study cross-validated ... -
Women's experiences when unsure about whether or not to have an abortion in the first trimester
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Abortion during the first trimester is legal in most Western countries. However, deciding to terminate a pregnancy is a challenging process, and some women arrive at the abortion clinic still not absolutely certain. We ... -
Women's perspectives on the management and consequences of hyperemesis gravidarum - a descriptive interview study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Objective: Hyperemesis gravidarum (HG) affects 0.3–3% of pregnant women and is a leading cause of hospitalization in early pregnancy. The aim of the study was to investigate women’s treatment and management of HG, as well ... -
Women's prepregnancy lipid levels and number of children: a Norwegian prospective population-based cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Objective. To study prepregnancy serum lipid levels and the association with the number of children. Design. Prospective, population-based cohort. Setting. Linked data from the Cohort of Norway and the Medical Birth Registry ... -
Women’s experiences of maternal and newborn health care services and support systems in Buikwe District, Uganda: A qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Uganda continues to have a high neonatal mortality rate, with 20 deaths per 1000 live births reported in 2018. A measure to reverse this trend is to fully implement the Uganda Clinical Guidelines on care for ... -
Women’s higher likelihood of disability pension: the role of health, family and work. A 5–7 years follow-up of the Hordaland Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-31)Background: Women’s higher risk of disability pension compared with men is found in countries with high female work participation and universal welfare schemes. The aim of the study was to examine the extent to which ... -
Wood-dust exposure and respiratory health among particleboard workers in Ethiopia
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-11-22)Background Work in the wood industry is often associated with exposure to wood dust, endotoxins and formaldehyde, which may cause respiratory health problems. Particleboard is a type of wood product manufactured primarily ... -
Work Environment and Respiratory Health among Sisal Processors in Tanzania : Studies in six sisal factories
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-12-12)Background: Very little is known about work and health in the sisal industry. Previous studies on sisal are old and mainly focused on sisal fibre textiles and rope factories. Stationary dust concentration rather than ... -
Working Time Society consensus statements: Evidence based interventions using light to improve circadian adaptation to working hours
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-31)Interventions and strategies to improve health through the management of circadian (re)adaptation have been explored in the field, and in both human and animal laboratory manipulations of shiftwork. As part of an initiative ... -
Workload in Norwegian general practice 2018 - an observational study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-28)Background: Rising workload in general practice has been a recent cause for concern in several countries; this is also the case in Norway. Long working hours and heavy workload seem to affect recruitment and retention of ... -
Workplace gender composition and sickness absence: A register-based study from Sweden
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aims: This study aimed to examine the association between gender composition in the workplace and sickness absence days during a one-year period. Methods The study population was drawn from the Northern Swedish Cohort (wave ... -
The X-factor in ART: does the use of assisted reproductive technologies influence DNA methylation on the X chromosome?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Assisted reproductive technologies (ART) may perturb DNA methylation (DNAm) in early embryonic development. Although a handful of epigenome-wide association studies of ART have been published, none have investigated ... -
X-Linked Genes and Risk of Orofacial Clefts: Evidence from Two Population-Based Studies in Scandinavia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-19)Background: Orofacial clefts are common birth defects of complex etiology, with an excess of males among babies with cleft lip and palate, and an excess of females among those with cleft palate only. Although genes on the ... -
Xpert MTB/RIF ultra for rapid diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in a high‑income low‑tuberculosis prevalence setting
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is often challenging due to paucibacillary nature of the disease. Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra) has been developed to improve detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex ... -
Young adults with depression: A registry-based longitudinal study of work-life marginalisation. The Norwegian GP-DEP study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aims: To explore the association between a depression diagnosis in young adulthood and risk of marginalisation at age 29 years, among those who had completed upper secondary school and those who had not completed at age ... -
“Your heart keeps bleeding”: lived experiences of parents with a perinatal death in Northern Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-15)Background: Worldwide, two million babies are stillborn and 1.8 million babies die before completing seven days of life. Approximately 4% of pregnant women in Uganda experience perinatal death. The response following a ... -
Yrkeseksponering for elektromagnetiske felt blant radiografer ved bruk av magnetisk resonans
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)In July 2016, the EU Electromagnetic Field Directive (Direktiv2013/35/EU, 2013) entered into force. Previous studies have shown that the action and limit values in the Directive can not be met when working with magnetic ... -
Zambian newborns exposed to HIV and antiretroviral drugs: Evolution of neutrophil cell count in the first 6 months. Sub-study of the ANRS 12174 trial in Zambia
(Master thesis, 2012-09-24)Background: The efficacy of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) for the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child is one of the greatest successes of antiretroviral therapy. However, concern has been expressed in several ... -
Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-21)Background Low concentrations of serum zinc have been reported in HIV infected adults and are associated with disease progression and an increased risk of death. Few studies have been conducted in HIV infected children in ...