Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Title
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Exploring the relationship between coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes: a cross-sectional study of secondary prevention among diabetes patients
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke are the major causes of death among people with diabetes. Aim: To describe the prevalence and onset of CHD and stroke among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) ... -
Exploring the relationship between physical activity, life goals and health-related quality of life among high school students: a cross-sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-03)Background: Two models were developed to increase high school students’ participation in physical education (PE): “motion enjoyment” and “sport enjoyment”. The first model focuses on increasing knowledge about the health ... -
Exponerat bildfält vid analog respektive digital röntgenteknik
(Master thesis, 2009-05-14)Background: Digital x-ray technique has made it possible to hide insufficient collimation of the irradiated field by electronic demarcation of the visible part of the image. This could impact on radiographer's motivation ... -
The Exposome Approach in Allergies and Lung Diseases: Is It Time to Define a Preconception Exposome?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Emerging research suggests environmental exposures before conception may adversely affect allergies and lung diseases in future generations. Most studies are limited as they have focused on single exposures, not considering ... -
Exposure to Air Pollution during Pregnancy and Childhood, and White Matter Microstructure in Preadolescents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Air pollution has been related to brain structural alterations, but a relationship with white matter microstructure is unclear. Objectives: We assessed whether pregnancy and childhood exposures to air ... -
Exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons and risk of bladder cancer among male offshore petroleum workers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Occupational exposures constitute the second leading cause of urinary bladder cancer after tobacco smoking. Increased risks have been found in the petroleum industry, but high-quality exposure data are needed ... -
Exposure to Household Air Pollution from Wood Combustion and Association with Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function in Nonsmoking Women: Results from the RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04)Background: With 40% of the world’s population relying on solid fuel, household air pollution (HAP) represents a major preventable risk factor for COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). Meta-analyses have confirmed ... -
Exposure to non-domestic violence : short- and long-term psychological reactions and the impact on quality of life
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-12-07)The purpose of this study was to describe characteristics of exposure to non-domestic violence, and to evaluate short- and long-term psychological consequences and the impact on quality of life. Demography, physical injuries, ... -
Exposure to Tobacco Smoke in Utero and Subsequent Plasma Lipids, ApoB, and CRP among Adult Women in the MoBa Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11)Background: Recent findings suggest that maternal smoking during pregnancy may play a role in the development of metabolic alterations in offspring during childhood. However, whether such exposure increases the risk of ... -
Exposures during the prepuberty period and future offspring's health: evidence from human cohort studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Emerging evidence suggests that exposures in prepuberty, particularly in fathers-to-be, may impact the phenotype of future offspring. Analyses of the RHINESSA cohort find that offspring of father’s exposed to tobacco smoking ... -
Extending contact screening to 50 metre around tuberculosis patients in urban Pakistan : Follow-up of a large Active Case-finding Project
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-03-10)Tuberkulose pasienter som ikke er diagnostisert er et stort helseproblem i samfunnet i Pakistan. I 2020 var det 52% av det antatte totale nye tilfeller som ikke var registrert i det nasjonale TB programmet (NTP) i Pakistan, ... -
Extending contact screening within a 50-m radius of an index tuberculosis patient using Xpert MTB/RIF in urban Pakistan: Did it impact treatment outcomes?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Pakistan implemented initiatives to detect tuberculosis (TB) patients through extended contact screening (ECS); it improved case detection but treatment outcomes need assessment. Objectives To compare ... -
External inspections of healthcare organizations : A study of organizational and clinical effects of inspections on the management of sepsis in Norwegian hospitals
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-05-11)External inspections of healthcare organizations serve different purposes, one of which is to bring about quality improvements in the care offered to patients. Research has offered many different perspectives on how well ... -
External quality assessment of point-of-care International Normalized Ratio (INR) testing in Europe
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-09)Background: Point-of-care testing (POCT) of prothrombin time, expressed as International Normalized Ratio (INR), is widely used to monitor patients in oral anticoagulation treatment. Guidelines recommend that POCT users ... -
External Quality Assurance of Point-of-Care testing : Participant performance and commutability of the control material
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-09-03)The term point-of-care (POC) testing refers to laboratory tests performed near the patient, as opposed to a clinical laboratory setting. The aim of POC testing is to generate fast test results that facilitate accurate ... -
External validation of the RISC, RISC-Malawi, and PERCH clinical prediction rules to identify risk of death in children hospitalized with pneumonia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Existing scores to identify children at risk of hospitalized pneumonia-related mortality lack broad external validation. Our objective was to externally validate three such risk scores. Methods: We applied the ... -
Extra-intestinal complications following acute giardiasis
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-12)Background: Giardia lamblia is a common waterborne protozoan parasite worldwide. A large outbreak occurred in Bergen, Norway, in 2004. It was caused by heavy rainfall overloading the sewage system leading to contamination ... -
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan- A nation-wide multicenter retrospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Pakistan is fifth among high burden countries for tuberculosis. A steady increase is seen in extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB), which now accounts for 20% of all notified TB cases. There is very limited ... -
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Pakistan: Challenges in diagnosis and detection of drug resistance
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-02)Bakgrunn: Pakistan er blant de fem landene med høyest forekomst av tuberkulose (TB) og legemiddelresistent TB. Ekstrapulmonær TB (EPTB) utgjør 20% av alle registrerte TB-pasienter, men det er lite informasjon om ... -
Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) from combustion of biomass fuels represents a global health problem, estimated to cause 1.6 million premature deaths annually. Aims: RESPIRE (Randomised Exposure Study of Pollution ...