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Utilisation of health services fails to meet the needs of pregnancy-related illnesses in rural southern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-04)Although maternal survival has improved in the last decades, evidence on illnesses and the use of health services during pregnancy remains scarce. Therefore, we aimed to assess the incidence and risk factors for illnesses ... -
Utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care in India: analysis from the National Family Health Survey 4
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-05)Objectives: We examined the utilisation, equity and determinants of full antenatal care (ANC), defined as 4 or more antenatal visits, at least one tetanus toxoid (TT) injection and consumption of iron folic acid (IFA) for ... -
Utilization of dental health care services in context of the HIV epidemic- a cross-sectional study of dental patients in the Sudan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-11-16)Background: HIV infected patients should be expected in the Sudanese dental health care services with an increasing frequency. Dental care utilization in the context of the HIV epidemic is generally poorly understood. ... -
Utilization of Norwegian crisis shelters before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: The measures introduced to control the COVID-19 pandemic, including lockdowns and physical distancing, exerted considerable influence on society. Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine (1) the ... -
Utilization of PMTCT services in Awassa Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2008-11-14)Background- Mother to child transmission of HIV (MTCT) is the major source of HIV infection among children under the age of 15 years. For the prevention of MTCT (PMTCT) a package of services including HIV counselling and ... -
Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-27)Background: Timely vaccination is important to induce adequate protective immunity. We measured vaccination timeliness and vaccination coverage in three geographical areas in South Africa. Methods: This study used vaccination ... -
Vaccine Candidate Double Mutant Variants of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli Heat-Stable Toxin
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Heat-stable enterotoxin (ST) producing enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) strains are among the top four enteropathogens associated with moderate-to-severe diarrhea in children under five years in low-to-middle income ... -
Vaginal colonisation of women in labour with potentially pathogenic bacteria: A cross sectional study at three primary health care facilities in Central Uganda
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-31)Background: Potentially pathogenic bacteria that colonise the lower genital tract of women in labour can be passed to the baby during birth. While many babies become colonised with these bacteria after delivery, a few ... -
Vaginal Colonization and Neonatal Infections in Central Uganda : Etiology, Antimicrobial Resistance and Associated Factors
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-10-26)Bakgrunn: Bakterier som koloniserer fødselskanalen til fødende kvinner kan overføres til deres nyfødte, og noen av dem kan dermed utvikle tidlige infeksjoner. Infeksjon i navlestrengstumpen (omfalitt) er en viktig risikofaktor ... -
Vaginal colonization with antimicrobial-resistant bacteria among women in labor in central Uganda: prevalence and associated factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background According to WHO ( CISMAC. Centre for Intervention Science in Maternal and Child health), the antimicrobial resistant bacteria considered to be clinically most important for human health and earmarked for ... -
Validation of a full-shift benzene exposure empirical model developed for work on offshore petroleum installations on the Norwegian continental shelf
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Workers on offshore petroleum installations might be exposed to benzene, a carcinogenic agent. Recently, a full-shift benzene exposure model was developed based on personal measurements. This study aimed to validate this ... -
Validation of a three-item Fatigue Severity Scale for patients with substance use disorder: a cohort study from Norway for the period 2016–2020
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-03-02)Background: Little attention has been paid to customising fatigue questionnaires for patients with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs). The present study aims to validate and shorten the nine-item Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS-9) ... -
Validation of the cardiovascular risk model NORRISK 2 in South Asians and people with diabetes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives To evaluate the predictive ability of the previously published NORRISK 2 cardiovascular risk model in Norwegian-born and immigrants born in South Asia living in Norway, and to add information about diabetes and ... -
Validation of the Infant and Young Child Development (IYCD) Indicators in Three Countries: Brazil, Malawi and Pakistan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The early childhood years provide an important window of opportunity to build strong foundations for future development. One impediment to global progress is a lack of population-based measurement tools to ... -
Validation of World Health Organization Assessment Schedule 2.0 in specialized somatic rehabilitation services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Purpose The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule (WHODAS) 2.0 is a generic instrument to assess disability covering six domains. The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential of the instrument ... -
Validity and reliability of the Amharic version of the Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Compassionate care is the sensitivity shown by health care providers to understand another person’s suffering and a willingness to help and to promote the well being of that person. Although monitoring of ... -
Validity and reliability of the Oral Impacts on Daily Performance (OIDP) frequency scale: a cross-sectional study of adolescents in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-08-28)Background: Assessing oral health related quality of life impact of mouth in adolescents is a relatively ignored area in dental research. This study aimed to examine reliability and validity of an abbreviated version of ... -
Validity and responsiveness of EQ-5D-5L and SF-6D in patients with health complaints attributed to their amalgam filings: a prospective cohort study of patients undergoing amalgam removal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Evidence of health utility changes in patients who suffer from longstanding health complaints attributed to dental amalgam fillings are limited. The change in health utility outcomes enables calculating ... -
Validity and responsiveness of GHC-index in patients with amalgam-attributed health complaints
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: Many patients have medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS); some of them attribute their health complaints to dental amalgam fillings. The aim of this study was to assess the validity and responsiveness ...