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    • Care-Seeking and Management of Common Childhood Illnesses in Tanzania – Results from the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey 

      Kahabuka, Catherine; Kvåle, Gunnar; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-12)
      Background: Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea continue to kill millions of children in Africa despite the available and effective treatments. Correct diagnosis and prompt treatment with effective drugs at the first option ...

    • Care-seeking pathways and diagnostic delays in extrapulmonary TB patients 

      Wali, Ahmad; Safdar, Nauman; Ambreen, Atiqa; Tahseen, Sabira; Mustafa, Tehmina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      SETTING: This study was conducted at a private tertiary hospital engaged with the TB control programme in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. OBJECTIVE: To assess the healthcare-seeking pathways, different delays and factors ...

    • Caregiver roles in families affected by Huntington's disease: a qualitative interview study 

      Røthing, Merete; Malterud, Kirsti; Frich, Jan C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12)
      Aim: The objective of this study was to explore family caregivers' experiences with the impact of Huntington's disease (HD) on the family structure and roles in the family. Methodology: We interviewed 15 family caregivers ...

    • Caregivers’ Perspective on the Psychological Burden of Living with Children Affected by Sickle Cell Disease in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo 

      Lelo, Patricia Vangu Matondo; Kitetele, Faustin Nd.; Akele, Cathy E.; Sam, David; Boivin, Michael J.; Kashala-Abotnes, Espérance (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-31)
      There is limited information on knowledge, perceptions, and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Africa in general and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in particular. This study explored knowledge, ...

    • Caring for One’s Wife With Dementia – at Home: Older Husbands’ Experiences With Managing Challenges of Everyday Life 

      Rykkje, Linda; Tranvåg, Oscar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      More than 80,000 Norwegians live with dementia. Most caregivers for people with dementia are spouses, and women outnumber men. Due to an aging population, and women’s higher risk of dementia as well as men’s increased life ...

    • Carrying on life at home or moving to a nursing home: frail older people’s experiences of at-homeness 

      Søvde, Bente Egge; Sandvoll, Anne Marie; Natvik, Eli; Drageset, Jorunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Aims and objectives The aim was to explore frail older people’s lived experiences of managing life at home on the verge of moving to a nursing home. Background As people age, their reserve capacity decreases, increasingthe ...

    • Carrying the weight of uncertainty: Patients' long-term experiences after bariatric surgery 

      Natvik, Eli (Doctoral thesis, 2015-10-09)
      The prevalence of obesity and severe obesity has increased rapidly in Norway since the 1980’s. Severe obesity is a medically introduced term for large body weight that is connected to health risk and impaired quality of ...

    • Case definitions for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME): a systematic review 

      Brurberg, Kjetil Gundro; Fønhus, Marita Sporstøl; Larun, Lillebeth; Flottorp, Signe; Malterud, Kirsti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-07)
      Objective: To identify case definitions for chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis (CFS/ME), and explore how the validity of case definitions can be evaluated in the absence of a reference standard. Design: ...

    • Case stories in general practice: a focus group study 

      Abildsnes, Eirik; Flottorp, Signe; Stensland, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-08)
      Objectives: To explore the interactive process of sharing case stories in small-group activity in general practice. Design: Qualitative focus group study. Setting: Peer-group meetings of doctors attending specialist training ...

    • Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Data collection, analysis and reporting results 

      Verani, Jennifer R.; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Broome, Claire V.; Cherian, Thomas; Cohen, Cheryl; Farrar, Jennifer L.; Feikin, Daniel R.; Groome, Michelle J.; Hajjeh, Rana A.; Johnson, Hope L.; Madhi, Shabir A.; Mulholland, Kim; O'Brien, Katherine L.; Parashar, Umesh D.; Patel, Manish M.; Rodrigues, Laura C.; Santosham, Mathuram; Scott, J. Anthony; Smith, Peter G.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tate, Jacqueline E.; Victor, J. Chris; Whitney, Cynthia G.; Zaidi, Anita K.; Zell, Elizabeth R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)
      The case-control methodology is frequently used to evaluate vaccine effectiveness post-licensure. The results of such studies provide important insight into the level of protection afforded by vaccines in a ‘real world’ ...

    • Case-control vaccine effectiveness studies: Preparation, design, and enrollment of cases and controls 

      Verani, Jennifer R.; Baqui, Abdullah H.; Broome, Claire V.; Cherian, Thomas; Cohen, Cheryl; Farrar, Jennifer L.; Feikin, Daniel R.; Groome, Michelle J.; Hajjeh, Rana A.; Johnson, Hope L.; Madhi, Shabir A.; Mulholland, Kim; O'Brien, Katherine L.; Parashar, Umesh D.; Patel, Manish M.; Rodrigues, Laura C.; Santosham, Mathuram; Scott, J. Anthony; Smith, Peter G.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tate, Jacqueline E.; Victor, J. Chris; Whitney, Cynthia G.; Zaidi, Anita K.; Zell, Elizabeth R. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06)
      Case-control studies are commonly used to evaluate effectiveness of licensed vaccines after deployment in public health programs. Such studies can provide policy-relevant data on vaccine performance under ‘real world’ ...

    • Casual blood glucose and subsequent cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality among 159 731 participants in Cohort of Norway (CONOR) 

      Riise, Hilde Kristin Refvik; Igland, Jannicke; Sulo, Gerhard; Graue, Marit; Haltbakk, Johannes; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Iversen, Marjolein Memelink (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Introduction: Our aim was to assess the association between casual blood glucose level and subsequent cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality among community-dwelling adults without a diagnosis of diabetes. Research ...

    • Cattle and climate in Africa: How climate variability has influenced national cattle holdings from 1961–2008 

      Lunde, Torleif Markussen; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-19)
      The role of cattle in developing countries is as a source of high-quality food, as draft animals, and as a source of manure and fuel. Cattle represent important contribution to household incomes, and in drought prone areas ...

    • Cause-specific excess mortality after hip fracture: the Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS) 

      Holvik, Kristin; Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Solbakken, Siri Marie; Finnes, Trine Elisabeth; Talsnes, Ove; Grimnes, Guri; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Meyer, Haakon Eduard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-03-31)
      Background: Information on cause of death may help appraise the degree to which the high excess mortality after hip fracture reflects pre-existing comorbidities or the injury itself. We aimed to describe causes of death ...

    • Cause-specific neonatal mortality in a neonatal care unit in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study 

      Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Olomi, Raimos; Mahande, Michael Johnson; Kvåle, Gunnar; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08)
      Background: The current decline in under-five mortality shows an increase in share of neonatal deaths. In order to address neonatal mortality and possibly identify areas of prevention and intervention, we studied causes ...

    • Causes and consequences of child growth faltering in low-resource settings 

      Mertens, Andrew; Benjamin-Chung, Jade; Colford, John M.; Coyle, Jeremy; van der Laan, Mark J.; Hubbard, Alan E.; Rosete, Sonali; Malenica, Ivana; Hejazi, Nima; Sofrygin, Oleg; Cai, Wilson; Li, Haodong; Nguyen, Anna; Pokpongkiat, Nolan N.; Djajadi, Stephanie; Seth, Anmol; Jung, Esther; Chung, Esther O.; Jilek, Wendy; Subramoney, Vishak; Hafen, Ryan; Häggström, Jonas; Norman, Thea; Brown, Kenneth H.; Christian, Parul; Arnold, Benjamin F.; Abbeddou, Souheila; Adair, Linda S.; Ahmed, Tahmeed; Ali, Asad; Ali, Hasmot; Ashorn, Per; Bahl, Rajiv; Barreto, Mauricio L.; Becquey, Elodie; Begín, France; Bessong, Pascal Obong; Bhan, Maharaj Kishan; Bhandari, Nita; Bhargava, Santosh K.; Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.; Black, Robert E.; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Carba, Delia; Checkley, William; Christian, Parul; Crabtree, Jean E.; Dewey, Kathryn G.; Duggan, Christopher P.; Fall, Caroline H. D.; Faruque, Abu Syed Golam; Fawzi, Wafaie W.; da Silva Filho, José Quirino; Gilman, Robert H.; Guerrant, Richard L.; Haque, Rashidul; Hasan, S. M. Tafsir; Hess, Sonja Y.; Houpt, Eric R.; Humphrey, Jean H.; Iqbal, Najeeha Talat; Jimenez, Elizabeth Yakes; John, Jacob; John, Sushil Matthew; Kang, Gagandeep; Kosek, Margaret; Kramer, Michael S.; Labrique, Alain; Lee, Nanette R.; Lima, Aldo Ângelo Moreira; Mahopo, Tjale Cloupas; Maleta, Kenneth; Manandhar, Dharma S.; Manji, Karim P.; Martorell, Reynaldo; Mazumder, Sarmila; Mduma, Estomih; Mohan, Venkata Raghava; Moore, Sophie E.; Ntozini, Robert; Nyathi, Mzwakhe Emanuel; Olortegui, Maribel Paredes; Ouédraogo, Césaire T.; Petri, William A.; Premkumar, Prasanna Samuel; Prentice, Andrew M.; Rahman, Najeeb; Ramirez-Zea, Manuel; Sachdev, Harshpal Singh; Sadiq, Kamran; Sarkar, Rajiv; Sarmin, Monira; Saville, Naomi M.; Shaikh, Saijuddin; Shrestha, Bhim P.; Shrestha, Sanjaya; Soares, Alberto Melo; Sonko, Bakary; Stein, Aryeh D.; Svensen, Erling; Syed, Sana; Umrani, Fayaz; Ward, Honorine D.; West, Keith P.; Wu, Lee Shu Fune; Yang, Seungmi; Yori, Pablo Penataro (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Growth faltering in children (low length for age or low weight for length) during the first 1,000 days of life (from conception to 2 years of age) influences short-term and long-term health and survival1,2. Interventions ...

    • Causes and management of sleepiness among pilots in a Norwegian and an Austrian air ambulance service—a comparative study 

      Zakariassen, Erik; Waage, Siri; Harris, Anette; Gatterbauer-Trischler, Pia; Lang, Bernd; Voelckel, Wolfgang Georg Cornelius; Pallesen, Ståle; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)
      Objective We compared subjectively reported sleepiness and fatigue as well as causes and management strategies for combating sleepiness among pilots working in 2 different helicopter emergency medical services operating ...

    • Causes of perinatal death at a tertiary care hospital in Northern Tanzania 2000--2010: a registry based study 

      Mmbaga, Blandina T.; Lie, Rolv Terje; Olomi, Raimos; Mahande, Michael Johnson; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti; Olola, Oneko (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12)
      Background: Perinatal mortality reflects maternal health as well as antenatal, intrapartum and newborn care, and is an important health indicator. This study aimed at classifying causes of perinatal death in order to ...

    • Cement dust exposure and acute lung function: A cross shift study 

      Zeleke, Zeyede K.; Moen, Bente E.; Bråtveit, Magne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-04-14)
      Background: Few studies have been carried out on acute effects of cement dust exposure. This study is conducted to investigate the associations between current "total" dust exposure and acute respiratory symptoms and ...

    • Cerebral palsy among children of immigrants in Denmark and the role of socioeconomic status 

      Petersen, Tanja Gram; Forthun, Ingeborg; Lange, Theis; Villadsen, Sarah Fredsted; Nybo Andersen, Anne-Marie; Uldall, Peter; Strandberg-Larsen, Katrine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)
      Background Children of immigrants in Denmark have excess risk for some of the most well-established risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP). Objectives To study differences in risk of CP between children of immigrants and ...