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Dampness and mold at home and at work and onset of insomnia symptoms, snoring and excessive daytime sleepiness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim To investigate whether exposure to dampness and mold at home and at work induce sleep disturbances and daytime sleepiness among adults. Materials and methods Associations between onset of sleep disturbances and ... -
Data quality and practical challenges of thyroid volume assessment by ultrasound under field conditions - observer errors may affect prevalence estimates of goitre
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-12-14)Background The ultrasonographic estimation of thyroid size has been advocated as being more precise than palpation to diagnose goitre. However, ultrasound also requires technical proficiency. This study was conducted among ... -
Dealing with workplace violence in emergency primary health care: a focus group study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-01)Background Prevention and management of workplace violence among health workers has been described in different health care settings. However, little is known about which phenomena the emergency primary health care (EPC) ... -
Deaths from surgical conditions in Malawi - a randomised cross-sectional Nationwide household survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Relatively little is known about deaths from surgical conditions in low- and middle- income African countries. The prevalence of untreated surgical conditions in Malawi has previously been estimated at 35%, ... -
The decentralisation-centralisation dilemma: recruitment and distribution of health workers in remote districts of Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04-30)Background: The implementation of decentralisation reforms in the health sector of Tanzania started in the 1980s. These reforms were intended to relinquish substantial powers and resources to districts to improve the ... -
Decline in HIV Prevalence among Young Women in Zambia: National-Level Estimates of Trends Mask Geographical and Socio-Demographic Differences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-04-04)Background: A decline in HIV incidence has been reported in Zambia and a number of other sub-Saharan countries. The trend of HIV prevalence among young people is a good marker of HIV incidence. In this study, different ... -
The decline of the impetigo epidemic caused by the epidemic European fusidic acid-resistant impetigo clone: an 11.5-year population-based incidence study from a community in Western Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)Background: From around the year 2000, Northern Europe experienced a rise in impetigo caused by Staphylococcus aureus resistant to fusidic acid. A single clone of S. aureus was found to be the bacterial pathogen involved ... -
Defining the Ethiopian Essential Health Service Package : Process, methods and cost-effectiveness evidence for the prioritisation of health interventions
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-15)Background: All countries have signed up to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including Target 3.8 on achieving universal health coverage (UHC). UHC is realised when everyone has access to quality ... -
Defining when specialised mental health care is needed: A focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Shared understanding between GPs and hospital specialists concerning when patients need specialised mental health care is important to ensure patients receive appropriate care. The large amount of rejected ... -
The definition of immigrant status matters: impact of nationality, country of origin, and length of stay in host country on mortality estimates
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-28)Background: Mortality is a robust indicator of health and offers valuable insight into the health of immigrants. However, mortality estimates can vary significantly depending on the manner in which immigrant status is ... -
Delay in the Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Banke district, Nepal
(Master thesis, 2008-05-27)Background: Tuberculosis is one of the major causes of ill health in the world and almost 33% of the global new case was found in South East Asian Region. In 2006, tuberculosis incidence was reported 30,000 and 14,000 of ... -
Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-14)Background: Identifying reasons for delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is important for the health system to find ways to treat patients as early as possible, and hence reduce the suffering of patients and ... -
Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-29)Background: Delay in Tuberculosis (TB) case detection may worsen the disease and increase TB transmission. It is also a challenge to the National TB and Leprosy control Program (NTLP). Methods: We conducted a cross sectional ... -
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder in Adolescence and Young Adulthood. Patients` experiences, personality and treatment effects on daytime function
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-11-26)Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD) is a circadian rhythm sleep disorder where the sleep period is delayed compared to conventional norms. Patients with DSPD typically report complaints of excessive daytime sleepiness and ... -
Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder. Prevalence, sleep, circadian rhythm and treatment
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2013-04-30)Adolescence is often characterized by delayed and irregular sleep patterns, with potential negative consequences in terms of school performance and daytime functioning. At the most extreme, a stably delayed sleep phase may ... -
Delegated discretion: A call for reasonableness in surrogate decision-making and clinical judgment
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-01-30)In a democratic welfare state, how should individual judgment be exercised and constrained when someone is making decisions on behalf of another who is not considered competent to make his or her own decisions? How should ... -
Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)Background. Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months after discharge. No intervention strategy specifically protects children during the ... -
Deltidsstillinger på sykehjem - lederens interne vikarpool?
(Master thesis, 2011-12-14)Bakgrunn: Så mange som 70-90 % av ansatte i kommunal helsetjeneste jobber i deltidsstilling. Flere omorganiseringer de senere år har hatt som mål å effektivisere helsetjenesten og utnytte begrensede helseressurser bedre, ... -
Den informerte pasienten, genomisk medisin og selvtester: en utforsking av fastlegers erfaringer og refleksjoner
(Master thesis, 2016-12-15)Health-related information is readily accessible on the internet and patients are becoming increasingly well-informed before seeing their primary care physician. Firstly, we wanted to study the primary physicians’ experiences ...