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Assessment of environmental contamination with soil-transmitted helminths life stages at school compounds, households and open markets in Jimma Town, Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background It remains largely unknown where and how infections with soil-transmitted helminths (STHs; Ascaris, Trichuris, Necator and Ancylostoma) occur. We therefore aimed to identify possible sources of infection by ... -
Assessment of hospitalisation costs and their determinants among Covid-19 patients in South Central Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic is a global public health problem. The Covid-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the economy of developing countries, including Ethiopia.This study aimed ... -
Assessment of hospitalization costs and its determinants in infants with clinical severe infection at a public tertiary hospital in Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Sepsis, an important and preventable cause of death in the newborn, is associated with high out of pocket hospitalization costs for the parents/guardians. The government of Nepal’s Free Newborn Care (FNC) service that ... -
Assessment of Pain in Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-10-23)Background: Pain measurement is a challenging task in most populations, but individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) display specific barriers to adequate pain evaluation, since they cannot give ... -
Assessment of pain in patients with dementia. Development of a staff-administered behavioural pain assessment tool
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-06-12)Aims: The aim of this thesis is to develop a staff-administered behavioural pain assessment tool for older persons with dementia, to test the instrument with respect to reliability and validity, and to use it in the clinical ... -
Assessment of the nail contamination with soil-transmitted helminths in schoolchildren in Jimma Town, Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Large-scale deworming programs have been successful in reducing the burden of disease due to soil-transmitted helminth (STH; Ascaris lumbricloides, Trichuris trichiura and hookworm) infections, but re-infection ... -
Assessment of the utility of repeat tuberculin testing: a prospective study of adolescents in a high tuberculosis prevalence setting in South India
(Master thesis, 2012-04-11)Background -Under-nutrition is associated with sub-optimal or false -negative tuberculin responses, while BCG vaccination may produce false-positive reactions. The two-step tuberculin test may be of value in populations ... -
Assfociations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) with lower birth weight: An evaluation of potential confounding by glomerular filtration rate using a physiologically based pharmacokinetic model (PBPK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-12)Background: Prenatal exposure to perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) has been associated with lower birth weight in epidemiologic studies. This association could be attributable to glomerular filtration rate (GFR), which is ... -
Association between abdominal and general obesity and respiratory symptoms, asthma and COPD. Results from the RHINE study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction Previous studies on the association between abdominal and general obesity and respiratory disease have provided conflicting results. Aims and objectives We aimed to explore the associations of abdominal ... -
The association between biomass fuel use for cooking and linear growth in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background There are still many people in the world who prepare their meals on open fires or stoves using solid fuels from biomass, especially in low-and middle-income countries. Although biomass cooking fuels have been ... -
Association between cholera treatment outcome and nutritional status in children aged 2–4 years in Nigeria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)SETTING: Cholera can aggravate or precipitate malnutrition, and children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) have a higher incidence and longer duration of diarrhoea. OBJECTIVE: To describe 1) characteristics of and ... -
The association between cognitive impairment, gait speed, and Walk ratio
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Gait speed has been found to be associated with cognitive function. However, gait speed is an unspecific measure that may not be informative about gait patterns. The Walk ratio (step length divided by step ... -
The association between demographic factors, user reported experiences and user satisfaction: results from three casualty clinics in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-10-06)Background User reported experiences and satisfaction are increasingly used as basis for quality indicators in the health sector. However, there is limited understanding of factors associated with user reported experiences ... -
Association between gestational hypertension and risk of cardiovascular disease among 617 589 Norwegian women
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-13)Background: Preeclampsia and gestational hypertension (GH) are the most common hypertensive pregnancy disorders. Preeclampsia has been linked to increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but a similar association for ... -
The association between history of diabetic foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological distress: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-25)Background: While the adverse impact of a history of a foot ulcer on physical health among persons with diabetes is well known, little is known about the association between foot ulcer, perceived health and psychological ... -
The association between household biomass fuel use and leukocyte telomere length among toddlers in Bhaktapur, Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Biomass fuels are still in use for cooking by many households in resource poor countries such as Nepal and is a major source of household air pollution (HAP). Chronic exposure to HAP has been shown to be associated ... -
Association between hypersomnolence and the COVID-19 pandemic: The International COVID-19 Sleep Study (ICOSS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic and related restriction measures have affected our daily life, sleep, and circadian rhythms worldwide. Their effects on hypersomnolence and fatigue remain unclear. Methods The ... -
The Association between Lifetime Smoking Exposure and Breast Cancer Mortality – Results from a Norwegian Cohort
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Several recent cohort studies have found an association between smoking and breast cancer, but the association between lifetime smoking exposure and breast cancer mortality is less well described. We examined whether smoking ... -
Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: a case–control study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-19)Background Malaria and malnutrition are the major causes of morbidity and mortality in under-five children in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Malnutrition is the associated cause for about half of the deaths that ... -
Association Between Maternal Folic Acid Supplementation and Congenital Heart Defects in Offspring in Birth Cohorts From Denmark and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-19)Background: Evidence linking individual‐level maternal folic acid supplementation to offspring risk of congenital heart defects is lacking. We investigated whether folic acid supplementation in early pregnancy reduces ...