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Is resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus? A register review in Beijing, China
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-19)Background: China has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM). Objective: The objectives of this study were to determine the following in patients with culture-confirmed TB: 1) demographic ... -
Is self-rated health in adolescence a predictor of prescribed medication in adulthood? Findings from the Nord Trøndelag Health Study and the Norwegian Prescription Database
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-04)Self-rated health (SRH) is a commonly used health indicator predicting morbidity and mortality in a range of populations. However, the relationship between SRH and medication is not well established. The aim of this study ... -
Is stunting in children under five associated with the state of vegetation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo? Secondary analysis of Demographic Health Survey data and the satellite-derived leaf area index
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The prevalence of stunting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is one of the highest globally. However, only a few studies have attempted to measure the association between stunting and vegetation, ... -
Is the adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) developed internationally to measure food insecurity valid in urban and rural households of Ethiopia?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-21)Background The concept of food insecurity encompasses three dimensions. One of these dimensions, the access component of household food insecurity is measured through the use of the Household Food Insecurity Access Scale ... -
Is the risk of cardiovascular disease in women with pre-eclampsia modified by very low or very high offspring birth weight? A nationwide cohort study in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives To examine whether the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with pre-eclampsia is modified by very low or very high offspring birth weight. Further, we studied whether diabetes in pregnancy modified ... -
Is universal health coverage affordable? Estimated costs and fiscal space analysis for the Ethiopian Essential Health Services Package
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Estimating the required resources for implementing an essential health services package (EHSP) is vital to examine its feasibility and affordability. This study aimed to estimate the financial resources required to implement ... -
Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-27)Background: Timely vaccination is important to protect children from common infectious diseases. We assessed vaccination timeliness and vaccination coverage as well as coverage of vitamin A supplementation in a Ugandan ... -
Is vaginal breech delivery associated with higher risk for perinatal death and cerebral palsy compared with vaginal cephalic birth? Registry-based cohort study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: This paper aims to study if vaginal breech delivery is associated with increased risk for neonatal mortality (NNM) or cerebral palsy (CP) in Norway where vaginal delivery accounts for 1/3 of all breech deliveries. ... -
Ischemic heart failure as a complication of incident acute myocardial infarction: Timing and time trends: A national analysis including 78,814 Danish patients during 2000–2009
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim: Heart failure is a serious complication of acute myocardial infarction leading to poor prognosis. We aimed at exploring time trends of heart failure and their impact on mortality among patients with an incident acute ... -
Islet cell autoantibodies in African patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes in Dar es Salaam Tanzania: a cross sectional study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-10-27)Background: The aim of the present study was to assess the occurrence of glutamic acid decarboxylase autoantibodies (GADA) and insulinoma antigen 2 autoantibodies (IA2A) among patients of African origin in Dar es Salaam, ... -
Isolated oral clefts and school grades: population-based cohort study from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective To compare school grades of adolescents in Norway born with isolated cleft with those of their unaffected peers. Design Population-based cohort study. Setting Norway. Patients A total of 347 419 individuals ... -
Isolation of non-tuberculous mycobacteria among tuberculosis patients, a study from a tertiary care hospital in Lahore, Pakistan
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background There is scarce knowledge on the prevalence of diseases caused by non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in Pakistan. In the absence of culture and identification, acid-fast bacilli (AFB) causing NTM disease are ... -
Isoniazid resistance profile and associated levofloxacin and pyrazinamide resistance in rifampicin resistant and sensitive isolates/ from pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in Pakistan: A laboratory based surveillance study 2015-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Pakistan is among top five high burden countries for tuberculosis and drug resistant TB. Among rifampicin sensitive new pulmonary TB (PTB), prevalence of isoniazid resistance is 8.3% (95%CI: 7.0–10.7) and ... -
"It is her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-26)Background: Partner involvement has been deemed fundamental in prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT) programmes, but is difficult to achieve. This study aimed to explore acceptability of the PMTCT programme ... -
"It's not like a fat camp" - A focus group study of adolescents' experiences on group-based obesity treatment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background: The health burden related to obesity is rising among children and adolescents along with the general population worldwide. For the individual as well as the society this trend is alarming. Several factors are ... -
"I´m afraid, actually!" Midwives´ challenges in providing quality maternal and newborn care in health centres in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(Master thesis, 2014-08-15)Despite several international commitments including the Millennium Development Goals and national efforts the maternal and neonatal mortality in low- income countries is still high. Still 329,000 women and more than 6 ... -
"Jeg er den samme, men på en litt annen måte". Erfaringer med fysisk aktivitet, ett til to år etter hjerneslag hos personer med selvstendig gangfunksjon
(Master thesis, 2015-11-11)Formål: Formålet med studien er å få økt forståelse for hva som ligger til grunn for fysiske aktivitetsvaner ett til to år etter hjerneslag hos yrkesaktive og unge pensjonister med selvstendig gangfunksjon. Metode: ... -
Jordmors kliniske ferdigheter og kompetanse - risikofaktorer, sfinkterruptur og intakt perineum
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)Objective The introduction part will look into the importance of midwife clinical skills and competences, in light of women's right to participation and freedom to choose what is best for the individual woman in birth. The ... -
Joy of life in nursing homes: A qualitative study of what constitutes the essence of joy of life in elderly individuals living in Norwegian nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-02)Background: Finding new approaches to increase positive health and well-being of elderly individuals living in nursing homes (NH) is highly warranted. Several Norwegian municipalities have implemented the certification ... -
Joy-of-life in cognitively intact nursing home residents: the impact of the nurse-patient interaction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: The nursing‐home population is at a high risk of declined well‐being and quality of life. Finding approaches to increase well‐being among older adults in nursing‐homes is highly warranted. Responding to this ...