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‘We saw she was in danger, but couldn’t do anything’: Missed opportunities and health worker disempowerment during birth care in rural Burkina Faso
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-29)Background: Facility-based births have been promoted as the main strategy to reduce maternal and neonatal death risks at global scale. To improve birth outcomes, it is critical that health facilities provide quality care. ... -
"We shall count it as a part of kyogero": acceptability and considerations for scale up of single dose chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in Central Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-04)Background: Cleansing the umbilical cord with chlorhexidine reduces neonatal morbidity and mortality, particularly in communities where newborn deaths and home births are common. As a result, the World Health Organization ... -
“We shall count it as a part of kyogero”. The acceptability of chlorhexidine for umbilical cord care in the cultural context of Central Uganda
(Master thesis, 2017-06-21)Background: Over 40% of the 6 million deaths in children under 5 occur in the newborn period. Infections account for a quarter of all newborn deaths. The umbilical cord has been identified as a major route of newborn ... -
Web-based discussion forums on pregnancy complaints and maternal health literacy in Norway: A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-26)Background: The Internet is one of the fastest growing information sources for pregnant women and seems to be used across social and economic strata. However, we still lack knowledge on how interaction in Web-based discussion ... -
Welfare Sanitary Facilities for Market Traders in Lusaka District, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2015-05-15)Introduction: Welfare sanitary facilities are important for the health, safety and well-being of workers. According to the literature, workers world-wide, and Zambia in particular, might be exposed to poor provisions of ... -
The Western Norway mental health interface study: a controlled intervention trial on referral letters between Primary Care and Specialist Mental Health Care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-14)Background: Referral letters are the main communication means between Primary and Specialised Mental Health Care. However, studies of referral letters reveal that they lack important information, and how this lack of ... -
What circumstances lead to non-disclosure of cancer-related information in China? A qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03)Background: Withholding information from cancer patients is a common practice in many Asian countries, including China, Japan, and Singapore, as well as in some Western countries, such as Spain, Greece, and Italy. Much ... -
What determines subjective health status in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: importance of symptoms in subjective health status of COPD patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-18)Background: Subjective health status is the result of an interaction between physiological and psychosocial factors in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, there is little understanding of ... -
What do workers know and practise? : Occupational noise exposure and noise-induced hearing loss among Tanzanian iron and steel workers
(Doctoral thesis, 2019-10-21)Background: Employees work to earn a living. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) due to occupational noise is an underrated public health problem that has been increasing during the past two decades, mostly in low-income ... -
What Facilitates Return to Work? Patients Experiences 3 Years After Occupational Rehabilitation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-03-26)Objective We have limited knowledge about the specific elements in an occupational rehabilitation programme that facilitate the process leading to return to work (RTW) as perceived by the patients. The aim of the study was ... -
What happens when the doctor denies a patient’s request? A qualitative interview study among general practitioners in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: To explore general practitioners (GPs’) experiences from consultations when a patient’s request is denied, and outcomes of such incidents. Design and participants: We conducted a qualitative study with semi-structured ... -
What if the baby doesn't survive? Health-care decision making for ill newborns in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12)Despite efforts to improve access to and quality of care for newborns, the first month after birth remains the most dangerous period of life. Given high neonatal mortality in low-income countries, saving newborn lives is ... -
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 ... -
What is the ideal dose and power output of low-level laser therapy (810 nm) on muscle performance and post-exercise recovery? Study protocol for a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-27)Background: Recent studies involving phototherapy applied prior to exercise have demonstrated positive results regarding the attenuation of muscle fatigue and the expression of biochemical markers associated with recovery. ... -
"What lies beneath it all?" - an interview study of GPs' attitudes to the use of guidelines
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-22)Background: General practitioners (GPs) adopt clinical practice guidelines to varying degrees. Several factors have been found to influence application of guidelines in practice and the GP is apparently the key actor. ... -
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 ... -
What’s in the pipeline? Drugs in development for autism spectrum disorder
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-20)Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with both core symptoms and associated symptoms (eg, irritability, aggression, and comorbidities) that affect both the individual and the family/systems ... -
When abortion becomes public - Everyday politics of reproduction in rural Zambia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article takes the public reaction to the discovery of an aborted foetus in a rural Zambian community as the empirical starting point for exploring the everyday politics of reproduction. It builds on eleven months of ... -
The when and how of the gynaecological examination: a survey among Norwegian general practitioners
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Little is known about the indications general practitioners (GPs) perceive as relevant for performing gynaecological examinations (GEs), how GPs master the GE and associated procedures, and how they handle ... -
When is a randomised controlled trial health equity relevant? Development and validation of a conceptual framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-25)Background Randomised controlled trials can provide evidence relevant to assessing the equity impact of an intervention, but such information is often poorly reported. We describe a conceptual framework to identify health ...