Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Fadnes, Lars Thore"
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Behandling av hepatitt C og endringer i rusmiddelbruk – en kvalitativ studie
Søviknes, Karoline; Lorås, Lennart; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Carlsen, Siv-Elin Leirvåg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Bakgrunn: Hepatitt C er en kronisk sykdom som ofte gir få og uspesifikke symptomer i flere tiår før komplikasjoner oppstår. I Norge er målet å redusere nysmitte av hepatitt C-virus (HCV) med 90 prosent innen 2023. Målet ... -
Consumption of Nuts and Seeds and Health Outcomes Including Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes and Metabolic Disease, Cancer, and Mortality: An Umbrella Review
Balakrishna, Rajiv; Bjørnerud, Tonje; Bemanian, Mitra; Aune, Dagfinn; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Consumption of nuts and seeds is associated with a range of health outcomes. Summarizing the best evidence on essential health outcomes from the consumption of nuts is essential to provide optimal recommendations. Our ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda
Chola, Lumbwe; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nkonki, Lungiswa; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-30)Background: Community based breastfeeding promotion programmes have been shown to be effective in increasing breastfeeding prevalence. However, there is limited data on the cost-effectiveness of these programmes in sub-Saharan ... -
Counselling, child growth and feeding of children in Uganda in the era of HIV. Contexts and consequences
Fadnes, Lars Thore (Doctoral thesis, 2011-06-03)Background: Despite gradual improvements in child survival, around 8 million children die globally every year before the age of 5 years. Infant feeding practices including breastfeeding vary considerably between settings, ... -
Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women inSouth Africa: an area needing urgent attention toi mprove child health
Doherty, Tanya Mark; Sanders, David; Jackson, Debra; Swanevelder, Sonja; Lombard, Carl; Zembe, Wanga; Chopra, Mickey; Goga, Ameena; Colvin, Mark; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Tylleskär, Thorkild; For the PROMISE EBF study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-07-24)Background: Breastfeeding is a critical component of interventions to reduce child mortality. Exclusive breastfeeding practice is extremely low in South Africa and there has been no improvement in this over the past ten ... -
Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Doherty, Tanya Mark; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Nankunda, Jolly; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Ramokolo, Vundli; Meda, Nicolas; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Jackson, Debra; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K.; For the PROMISE-EBF study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-18)Background: Immediate and exclusive initiation of breastfeeding after delivery has been associated with better neonatal survival and child health and are recommended by the WHO. We report its impact on early infant feeding ... -
Effect of breastfeeding promotion on early childhood caries and breastfeeding duration among 5 year old children in Eastern Uganda: A cluster randomized trial
Birungi, Nancy; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Okullo, Isaac; Kasangaki, Arabat; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Ndeezi, Grace; Tumwine, James K; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Lie, Stein Atle; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-04)Background: Although several studies have shown short term health benefits of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), its long term consequences have not been studied extensively in low-income contexts. This study assessed the ... -
Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4–5 year old children in Uganda: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Birungi, Nancy; Lombard, Carl; Swanevelder, Sonja; Van den Broeck, Jan; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-12)Background: Breastfeeding promotion is regarded as one of the most effective interventions to improve child health, and could reduce under-5-mortality by 8 % globally. Few studies have assessed the health outcomes beyond ... -
Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children
Ramokolo, Vundli; Lombard, Carl; Chhagan, Meera Kurson; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Doherty, Tanya; Goga, Ameena E.; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Zembe, Wanga; Jackson, Debra J.; Van den Broeck, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-02)Background South Africa has the highest prevalence of overweight/obesity in Sub-Saharan Africa. Assessing the effect of modifiable factors such as early infant feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity is therefore ... -
Emotional Eating in Relation to Worries and Psychological Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey on Adults in Norway
Bemanian, Mitra; Mæland, Silje; Blomhoff, Rune; Rabben, Åsgeir Kjetland; Arnesen, Erik Kristoffer; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Population-based studies have revealed a high occurrence of self-reported psychological distress symptoms during the early phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Stress and negative affect can lead to ... -
Evaluation of heroin-assisted treatment in Norway: protocol for a mixed methods study
Myklebust, Lars Henrik Ryther; Eide, Desiree; Arnevik, Espen Ajo; Dadras, Omid; De Pirro, Silvana; Ellefsen, Rune; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Hesse, Morten; L. Kvamme, Timo; Melis, Francesca; Oldervoll, Ann; Thylstrup, Birgitte; Wüsthoff, Linda Elise Couessurel; Clausen, Thomas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Opioid agonist treatment (OAT) for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) has a convincing evidence base, although variable retention rates suggest that it may not be beneficial for all. One of the options to ... -
Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial
Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Jackson, Debra; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Diallo, Abdoulaye Hama; Doherty, Tanya Mark; Lombard, Carl; Swanevelder, Sonja; Nankunda, Jolly; Ramokolo, Vundli; Sanders, David; Wamani, Henry; Meda, Nicolas; Tumwine, James K.; Ekström, Eva-Charlotte; Van de Perre, Philippe; Kankasa, Chipepo; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tylleskär, Thorkild; on behalf of the PROMISE EBF-study group (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-21)Background: In this multi-country cluster-randomized behavioural intervention trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in Africa, we compared growth of infants up to 6 months of age living in communities where peer ... -
Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda
Eide, Kristiane Tislevoll; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Wamani, Henry; Tumwine, James K; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-28)Background: Undernutrition is highly prevalent among infants in Uganda. Optimal infant feeding practices may improve nutritional status, health, and survival among children. Objective: Our study evaluates the socioeconomic ... -
Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Wamani, Henry; Semiyaga, Nulu; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-07)Background: Infant feeding recommendations for HIV-positive mothers differ from recommendations to mothers of unknown HIV-status. The aim of this study was to compare feeding practices, including breastfeeding, between ... -
Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Moland, Karen Marie; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-06)Background Health workers' counselling practices are essential to improve infant feeding practices. This paper will assess how infant feeding counselling was done and experienced by counsellors and mothers in Eastern Uganda ... -
Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Tumwine, James K.; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S. (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 ... -
Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: A cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda
Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Wamani, Henry; Wangisi, Jonathan; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01-09)Background: The choice of infant feeding method is important for HIV-positive mothers in order to optimise the chance of survival of their infants and to minimise the risk of HIV transmission. The aim of this study was to ... -
Needs for help and received help for those bereaved by a drug-related death: a cross-sectional study
Kalsås, Øyvind Reehorst; Titlestad, Kristine Berg; Dyregrov, Kari; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background and aims: Individuals bereaved after sudden and unexpected deaths can benefit from professional help to cope after the loss, and the bereaved call for proactive, early and flexible help from professional services. ... -
Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda
Kirunda, Barbara E; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Wamani, Henry; Van den Broeck, Jan; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-24)Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the rising prevalence of overweight, obesity and non-communicable diseases co-exists with the high burden of under-nutrition. The paucity of data on adulthood overweight and obesity, ... -
Predicting undernutrition at age 2 years with early attained weight and length compared with weight and length velocity
Schwinger, Catherine; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Shrestha, Sanjaya Kumar; Shrestha, Prakash Sunder; Chandyo, Ram Krishna; Shrestha, Binob; Ulak, Manjeswori; Bodhidatta, Ladaporn; Mason, Carl J.; Strand, Tor A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective: To estimate the abilities of weight and length velocities vs attained growth measures to predict stunting, wasting, and underweight at age 2 years. Study design: We analyzed data from a community-based cohort ...