Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Document Types "Peer reviewed"

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    • Adjusting for outcome risk factors in immigrant datasets: total or direct effects? 

      Nilsen, Roy Miodini; Klungsøyr, Kari; Stigum, Hein (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background When quantifying differences in health outcomes between immigrants and non-immigrants, it is common practice to adjust for observed differences in outcome risk factors between the groups being compared. However, ...

    • Adolescent pregnancy and social norms in Zambia 

      Svanemyr, Joar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-05)
      Early pregnancy occurs frequently in Zambia and is considered a public health issue. The aim of this study was to improve understanding of how gendered sexual norms make young unmarried girls vulnerable to unintended ...

    • Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder report high symptom levels of troubled sleep, restless legs, and cataplexy 

      Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Brevik, Erlend Joramo; Lundervold, Astri; Halmøy, Anne; Posserud, Maj-Britt Rocio; Instanes, Johanne Telnes; Haavik, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-09-20)
      Objective: To compare the occurrence of a spectrum of different self-reported sleep problems in adults with ADHD and a control group, and to study the impact of current ADHD medication use and clinical ADHD subtype. Method: ...

    • Adverse childhood experiences and asthma: trajectories in a national cohort 

      Pape, Kathrine; Cowell, Whitney; Sejbaek, Camilla Sandal; Andersson, Niklas Worm; Svanes, Cecilie; Kolstad, Henrik A.; Liu, Xiaoqin; Hougaard, Karin Sørig; Wright, Rosalind J.; Schlünssen, Vivi (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective Research has linked early adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) with asthma development; however, existing studies have generally relied on parent report of exposure and outcome. We aimed to examine the association ...

    • Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among HIV-positive Women in the Era of Universal Antiretroviral Therapy Remain Elevated Compared With HIV-negative Women 

      Tukei, Vincent; Hoffman, Heather J.; Greenberg, Lauren; Thabelo, Ramatlapeng; Nchephe, Masepeli; Mots'oane, Tsietso; Masitha, Matseliso; Chabela, Mammatli; Mokone, Majoalane; Mofenson, Lynne; Guay, Laura; Tiam, Appolinaire (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Without treatment, HIV infection in pregnant women is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. We compared adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-positive women on antiretroviral therapy (ART) and HIV-negative ...

    • Age and Emotional Distress during COVID-19: Findings from Two Waves of the Norwegian Citizen Panel 

      Berge, Line Iden; Gedde, Marie H.; Husebø, Bettina Elisabeth Franziska; Erdal, Ane; Kjellstadli, Camilla; Vahia, Ipsit Vihang (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Older adults face the highest risk of COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. We investigated a one-year change in emotions and factors associated with emotional distress immediately after the onset of the pandemic, with emphasis ...

    • Age and sex effects on DNA methylation sites linked to genes implicated in severe COVID-19 and SARS-CoV-2 host cell entry 

      Bohlin, Jon; Page, Christian Magnus; Lee, Yunsung; Pettersson, John H.-O.; Jugessur, Astanand; Magnus, Per Minor; Håberg, Siri Eldevik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Male sex and advanced age are associated with severe symptoms of COVID-19. Sex and age also exhibit substantial associations with genome-wide DNA methylation (DNAm) differences in humans. Using a random sample of Illumina ...

    • Age, risk, and life expectancy in Norwegian intensive care: a registry-based population modelling study. 

      Lindemark, Frode; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Kvåle, Reidar; Flaatten, Hans; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-26)
      Background: Knowledge about the expected life years gained from intensive care unit (ICU) admission could inform priority-setting decisions across groups of ICU patients and across medical specialties. The aim of this study ...

    • Agenda navigation in consultations covering multiple topics. A qualitative case study from general practice 

      Guassora, Ann Dorrit; Johansen, May-Lill; Malterud, Kirsti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective To explore how agenda navigation may be accomplished underway in consultations covering multiple topics, we identified and analyzed one GP’s communicative strategies. Design, setting, and subjects A qualitative ...

    • Aggregated data from the same laboratories participating in two glucose external quality assessment schemes show that commutability and transfers of values to control materials are decisive for the biases found 

      Gidske, Gro; Sandberg, Sverre; Fauskanger, Pernille Kjeilen; Pelanti, Jonna; Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Solsvik, Anne Elisabeth; Sølvik, Una Ørvim; Vie, Wenche Sletbakk; Stavelin, Anne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Objectives We report the results of glucose measurements performed during one year by the same measurement procedures (MPs) in 58 Norwegian hospital laboratories using control materials provided by external quality ...

    • Agreement in reporting of asthma by parents or offspring - the RHINESSA generation study 

      Kuiper, Ingrid Nordeide; Svanes, Cecilie; Benediktsdóttir, Bryndís; Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Bråbäck, Lennart; Dharmage, Shyamali C.; Holm, Mathias; Janson, Christer; Jõgi, Rain; Malinovschi, Andrei; Matheson, Melanie; Moratalla, Jesús Martínez; Gomez Real, Francisco; Sánchez-Ramos, José Luis; Schlünssen, Vivi; Timm, Signe; Johannessen, Ane (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-27)
      Background: Self-report questionnaires are commonly used in epidemiology, but may be susceptible to misclassification, especially if answers are given on behalf of others, e.g. children or parents. The aim was to determine ...

    • Airway symptoms and lung function in the local population after the oil tank explosion in Gulen, Norway 

      Granslo, Jens Tore; Bråtveit, Magne; Hollund, Bjørg Eli; Irgens, Ågot; Svanes, Cecilie; Magerøy, Nils; Moen, Bente E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-12)
      Background: Oil tanks containing a mixture of hydrocarbons, including sulphuric compounds, exploded and caught fire in an industrial harbour. This study assesses airway symptoms and lung function in the nearby population ...

    • Alcohol consumption among pregnant women in Northern Tanzania 2000-2010: A registry-based study 

      Isaksen, Alexander Blaauw; Østbye, Truls; Mmbaga, Blandina Theophil; Daltveit, Anne Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-03)
      Background: Alcohol can be harmful to the development of the foetus. In most developed countries, pregnant women are recommended to abstain from alcohol, however in developing countries, women are less likely to receive ...

    • Alcohol consumption, life satisfaction and mental health among Norwegian college and university students 

      Sæther, Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit; Knapstad, Marit; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Objective: High-level alcohol consumption is common in, and central to, the student community. Among adults, high-level alcohol consumption, and sometimes also low, has been associated with poorer social integration and ...

    • Alcohol-attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries: a comparison using the Global Burden of Disease, Injuries and Risk Factors 2013 study 

      Agardh, Emilie Elisabet; Danielsson, Anna-Karin; Ramstedt, Mats; Ledgaard Holm, Astrid; Diderichsen, Finn; Juel, Knud; Vollset, Stein Emil; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Kinge, Jonas Minet; White, Richard; Skirbekk, Vegard; Mäkelä, Pia; Forouzanfar, Mohammad Hossein; Coates, Matthew M.; Casey, Daniel C.; Naghavi, Mohesen; Allebeck, Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10)
      Aims: (1) To compare alcohol-attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries 1990–2013, by overall disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) and separated by premature mortality [years of life lost (YLL)] and health loss ...

    • An Algorithm (LaD) for Monitoring Childbirth in Settings Where Tracking All Parameters in the World Health Organization Partograph Is Not Feasible: Design and Expert Validation 

      Balikuddembe, Michael; Wakholi, Peter Khisa; Tumwesigye, Nazarius M.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: After determining the key childbirth monitoring items from experts, we designed an algorithm (LaD) to represent the experts’ suggestions and validated it. In this paper we describe an abridged algorithm for ...

    • Algorithms for early detection of silent liver fibrosis in the primary care setting - a scoping review 

      Ravndal, Line; Lindvig, Katrine P.; Jensen, Ellen L.; Sunde, Anita Lenora; Nassehi, Damoun; Thiele, Maja; Krag, Aleksander; Kjosavik, Svein Reidar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Fatty liver disease affects almost 30% of the adult population worldwide. Most patients are asymptomatic, and there is not a linear relationship between exposure to risk factors and the risk of developing ...

    • Allocating external financing for health: a discrete choice experiment of stakeholder preferences 

      Grépin, Karen A.; Pinkstaff, Crossley B.; Hole, Arne Risa; Henderson, Klara; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Røttingen, John-Arne; Ottersen, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-05)
      Most donors of external financing for health use allocation policies to determine which countries are eligible to receive financial support and how much support each should receive. Currently, most of these policies place ...

    • The ambivalence of losing weight after bariatric surgery 

      Warholm, Christine; Øien, Aud Marie; Råheim, Målfrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-29)
      This study is grounded in a phenomenological lifeworld perspective. It aims at providing rich descriptions of lived experience of the process of losing weight after obesity surgery. Two women participated in in-depth ...

    • Amniotic band syndrome and limb body wall complex in Europe 1980–2019 

      Bergman, Jorieke E. H.; Barišić, Ingeborg; Addor, Marie-Claude; Braz, Paula; Cavero-Carbonell, Clara; Draper, Elizabeth S.; Echevarría-González-de-Garibay, Luis J.; Gatt, Miriam; Haeusler, Martin; Khoshnood, Babak; Klungsøyr, Kari; Kurinczuk, Jennifer J.; Latos-Bielenska, Anna; Luyt, Karen; Martin, Danielle; Mullaney, Carmel; Nelen, Vera; Neville, Amanda J.; O'Mahony, Mary T.; Perthus, Isabelle; Pierini, Anna; Randrianaivo, Hanitra; Rankin, Judith; Rissmann, Anke; Rouget, Florence; Sayers, Gerardine; Schaub, Bruno; Stevens, Sarah; Tucker, David; Verellen-Dumoulin, Christine; Wiesel, Awi; Gerkes, Erica H.; Perraud, Annie; Loane, Maria A.; Wellesley, Diana; de Walle, Hermien E. K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Amniotic band syndrome (ABS) and limb body wall complex (LBWC) have an overlapping phenotype of multiple congenital anomalies and their etiology is unknown. We aimed to determine the prevalence of ABS and LBWC in Europe ...