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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 ... -
Zinc, Iron and Infectionstudies in children and women in Nepal
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-10-20)Malnutrition in the form of underweight, stunting, wasting or micronutrient deficiency is prevalent in developing countries and has serious health consequences, particularly for children and women. Correction of micronutrient ... -
Zoonotic helminth exposure and risk of allergic diseases: A study of two generations in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Animal and human studies indicate that definitive host helminth infections may confer protection from allergies. However, zoonotic helminths, such as Toxocara species (spp.), have been associated with increased ... -
Zoophagic behaviour of anopheline mosquitoes in southwest Ethiopia: opportunity for malaria vector control
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Increased understanding of the feeding behaviours of malaria vectors is important to determine the frequency of human-vector contact and to implement effective vector control interventions. Here we assess the ... -
Å dele uvissa og ansvaret. Ein kvalitativ studie av livets grunnvilkår i medisinsk praksis
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-08-13)Existential challenges affect both patients and doctors in clinical practice. The aims of this study have been to explore how patients and doctors experience and cope with existential aspects of being struck by and treating ... -
Å komme til seg selv – i bevegelse, sansning og forståelse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)I dette essayet fortolkes Trygve Braatøys tanker om nervøse og psykosomatiske lidelser i lys av Løgstrups sansefilosofi. Braatøy beskrev muskulære belastninger som vevd sammen med følelsesmessige belastninger, og bevissthet ... -
Å leve med cellegiftindusert perifer polynevropati: En kvalitativ studie av kreftoverleveres erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2020-06-19)Bakgrunn: Et økende antall kreftoverlevere gjør at mange lever med seneffekter kreftbehandlingen har medført. Cellegiftindusert perifer polynevropati er en seneffekt som kan påvirke livskvaliteten hos de som rammes. Hensikt: ... -
Å leve med cytostatikaindusert perifer nevropati
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bakgrunn: Et økende antall kreftoverlevere gjør at mange lever med seneffekter etter kreftbehandlingen. Cytostatikaindusert perifer nevropati er en seneffekt som kan påvirke livskvaliteten hos de som rammes. Hensikt: ... -
Å leve med risiko for arvelig bryst- og eggstokktreft
(Master thesis, 2010-06-01)Background: Medical genetic has expanding rapidly development the last couple of decades. Today's technology enables us to perform genetic testing for numerous hereditary diseases, among others hereditary breast- and ovarian ... -
Å lære av feil: en kvalitativ studie av læringsmøter ved en psykiatrisk klinikk
(Master thesis, 2023-10-24)Kvalitativ studie av hvordan innføring av faste læringsmøter påvirker deltakernes kommunikasjon, samhandling og håndtering av risiko. Studien gir innsikt i hvordan innføring av læringsmøter påvirker ansatte ved psykiatriske ... -
Å utsette gleden; en kvalitativ studie om gravide kvinners erfaringer med å gjennomgå invasiv fosterdiagnostikk
(Master thesis, 2018-06-22)In Norway prenatal diagnostics is offered to pregnant women 38 years of age or older at expected term. Prenatal diagnostics is also offered if a pregnant woman has experienced developmental defects in a fetus or child in ... -
Å vende tilbake til Islam : Islamisering, kjønn og identitet i en fransk kontekst
(IMER Norway/Bergen publications / International Migration and Ethnic Relations 21/99, Working paper, 1999) -
Å være ung med cerebral parese - erfaringer med og tanker om fysisk aktivitet og deltagelse. En kvalitativ fokusgruppestudie
(Master thesis, 2013-05-15)Objective: Adolescents with cerebral palsy (CP) often need lifelong habilitation and continuous physical treatment. Developing abilities through training of motor function may enhance their physical skills and increase ...