Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Díaz, Esperanza"
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Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway
Díaz, Esperanza; Kumar, Bernadette N. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-26)Background: Aging in an unfamiliar landscape can pose health challenges for the growing numbers of immigrants and their health care providers. Therefore, better understanding of how different immigrant groups use Primary ... -
Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention
Díaz, Esperanza; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone; Pope, Dan; Lie, Rolv Terje; Díaz, Anaité; McCracken, John; Arana, Byron; Smith, Kirk R.; Bruce, Nigel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) from combustion of biomass fuels represents a global health problem, estimated to cause 1.6 million premature deaths annually. Aims: RESPIRE (Randomised Exposure Study of Pollution ... -
Immigrants' use of primary health care services for mental health problems
Straiton, Melanie; Reneflot, Anne; Díaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-13)Background: Equity in health care across all social groups is a major goal in health care policy. Immigrants may experience more mental health problems than natives, but we do not know the extent to which they seek help ... -
Immigrants’ use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study
Sandvik, Hogne; Hunskår, Steinar; Díaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-07)Background: Emigrants are often a selected sample and in good health, but migration can have deleterious effects on health. Many immigrant groups report poor health and increased use of health services, and it is often ... -
Impact of reducing indoor air pollution on women's health. RESPIRE Guatemala - Randomised exposure study of pollution indoors and respiratory effects
Díaz, Esperanza (Doctoral thesis, 2008-11-11)Indoor air pollution (IAP) is a global health problem that affects the most impoverished communities in the world, and especially women and young children among them. Half of the world households, particularly in rural ... -
Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomised intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala
Díaz, Esperanza; Bruce, Nigel; Pope, Dan; Díaz, Anaité; Smith, Kirk R.; Smith-Sivertsen, Tone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-06-05)Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) from solid fuels is a serious health problem in low-income countries that can be alleviated using improved stoves. Although women are the principal users, few studies have investigated ... -
Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database
Omland, Gry; Ruths, Sabine; Díaz, Esperanza (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-16)Objective To examine the use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway. Design Nationwide registry-based study based on merged data from the Norwegian Prescription Database, the Norwegian ...