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Competence building in child mental health -A Norway-Cambodia transcultural experience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The prevalence of mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders in young people is high in low- and middle-income countries. Collaboration between institutions from high-income countries and institutions in resource-poor ... -
Complementing or conflicting? How pharmacists and physicians position the community pharmacist
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and physicians in primary care has been linked to improved patient outcomes. How professionals position themselves and each other can shed light upon their ... -
Compliance of mothers following recommendations to breastfeed or withhold breast milk during rotavirus vaccination in North India: A randomized clinical trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-28)Background: Neutralizing antibodies in breast milk may adversely influence the immune response to live oral vaccines. Withholding breastfeeding around the time of vaccine administration has been suggested for improving ... -
The compound role of a coordinator for home-dwelling persons with dementia and their informal caregivers: qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background As the number of persons with dementia is increasing, there has been a call for establishing sustainable clinical pathways for coordinating care and support for this group. The LIVE@Home.Path trial is a ... -
Computational models of stimulus equivalence: An intersection for the study of symbolic behavior
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Stimulus equivalence is a central paradigm in the analysis of symbolic behavior, language, and cognition. It describes emergent relations between stimuli that were not explicitly trained and cannot be explained by primary ... -
Computerized Childbirth Monitoring Tools for Health Care Providers Managing Labor: A Scoping Review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Proper monitoring of labor and childbirth prevents many pregnancy-related complications. However, monitoring is still poor in many places partly due to the usability concerns of support tools such as the ... -
The Concept of Exploitation in Medical and Health Related Research Ethics: Literature Analysis
(Master thesis, 2012-01-13)Increased International collaborative research activities in poor and low-income countries have several unique claims on our attention. First, the idea of involving human beings in research, putting forward participants ... -
Conceptual approaches in combating health inequity: A scoping review protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction What are the different ways in which health equity can be sought through policy and programs? Although there is a central focus on health equity in global and public health, we recognize that stakeholders ... -
Conceptual models for Mental Distress among HIV-infected and uninfected individuals: A contribution to clinical practice and research in primary-health-care centers in Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-10)Background: Mental distress is common in primary care and overrepresented among Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals, but access to effective treatment is limited, particularly in developing countries. ... -
Concurrent anemia and stunting among schoolchildren in Wonago district in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional multilevel analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Even if many schoolchildren in Ethiopia are anemic and stunted, few have studied the co-existence of anemia and stunting among schoolchildren in Ethiopia. In addition, multilevel analysis to explore the variation ... -
Conditions for gatekeeping when GPs consider patient requests unreasonable: a focus group study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Requests from patients that are regarded by GPs as unreasonable are a source of conflict between GPs and patients. This makes gatekeeping challenging, as GPs negotiate a struggle between maintaining the ... -
Conditions for success in introducing telemedicine in diabetes foot care : a qualitative inquiry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-13)Background: The uptake of various telehealth technologies to deliver health care services at a distance is expanding; however more knowledge is needed to help understand vital components for success in using telehealth in ... -
Condom availability in high risk places and condom use: a study at district level in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-26)Background: A number of studies from countries with severe HIV epidemics have found gaps in condom availability, even in places where there is a substantial potential for HIV transmission. Although reported condom use has ... -
Congenital clubfoot in Europe: A population-based study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)We aimed to assess prevalence, birth outcome, associated anomalies and prenatal diagnosis of congenital clubfoot in Europe using data from the EUROCAT network, and to validate the recording of congenital clubfoot as a major ... -
Congenital Cytomegalovirus Infections Mother-Newborn Pair Study in Southern Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction. Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is a common cause of neurodevelopmental delays and sensorineural hearing loss of infants, yet the prevalence of cCMV and the associated factors in Ethiopia are not studied. ... -
The consequences of COVID-19 lockdown for formal and informal resource utilization among home-dwelling people with dementia: results from the prospective PAN.DEM study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-09-22)Background COVID-19 isolated home-dwelling people with dementia (PwD) from home care services, respite care, and daytime activities. We aimed to investigate the consequences of these restrictions on informal (family, ... -
Construction and validation of a morbidity index based on the International Classification of Primary Care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives In epidemiological studies it is often necessary to describe morbidity. The aim of the present study is to construct and validate a morbidity index based on the International Classification of Primary Care ... -
The consultants' role in the referring process with general practitioners: partners or adjudicators? a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-11)Background: Within the health system, communication between the different levels of care is essential for the patients’ clinical pathways and medical treatment. This includes the referral process: how and why patients are ... -
Consultations and antibiotic treatment for urinary tract infections in Norwegian primary care 2006–2015, a registry-based study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Extensive use of antibiotics and the resulting emergence of antimicrobial resistance is a major health concern globally. In Norway, 82% of antibiotics is prescribed in primary care and one in four prescriptions ...