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Addressing health inequity during the COVID-19 pandemic through primary health care and public health collaboration: a multiple case study analysis in eight high-income countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background The COVID-19 pandemic substantially magnified the inequity gaps among vulnerable populations. Both public health (PH) and primary health care (PHC) have been crucial in addressing the challenges posed by the ... -
Addressing implementation uncertainty in postdischarge malaria chemoprevention : Determinants of adherence, cost-effectiveness, and the value of further research in Malawi and other malaria-endemic African countries
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-08)Bakgrunn: Malaria fortsetter å være en ledende årsak til dødsfall og dødelighet for barn som bor i malaria-endemiske områder i Afrika sør for Sahara. Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO) anbefaler chemoprevention av malaria for ... -
Addressing inequity to achieve the maternal and child health millennium development goals: looking beyond averages
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-27)Background: Inequity in access to and use of child and maternal health interventions is impeding progress towards the maternal and child health Millennium Development Goals. This study explores the potential health gains ... -
Addressing the Impact of Noncommunicable Diseases and Injuries (NCDIs) in Ethiopia: Findings and Recommendations from the Ethiopia NCDI Commission
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)BACKGROUND: Noncommunicable diseases and injuries (NCDIs) are the leading causes of premature mortality globally. Ethiopia is experiencing a rapid increase in NCDI burden. The Ethiopia NCDI Commission aimed to determine ... -
Adequate Urinary Iodine Concentration among Infants in the Inland Area of Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Considering the importance of iodine to support optimal growth and neurological development of the brain and central nervous system, this study aimed to assess and evaluate iodine status in Norwegian infants. We collected ... -
Adherence to community versus facility-based delivery of monthly malaria chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anemia in Malawian children: A cluster randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-10)Background: The provision of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in children recently admitted with severe anemia reduces the risk of death and re-admissions in malaria endemic countries. The main objective of ... -
Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, treatment with corticosteroid, corticosteroid with distension or treatment-as-usual; a randomised controlled trial in primary care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-26)Background: Optimal management for adhesive shoulder capsulitis (frozen shoulder) is currently unclear. We intended to explore whether treatment by intra-articular injections with corticosteroid and distension is more ... -
Adjusting for outcome risk factors in immigrant datasets: total or direct effects?
(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
(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 ... -
Adolescents' perceptions of masculinity and femininity in the context of sexual and reproductive health in Southern Province, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2017-06-28)Adolescence is a very critical period in which gender norms develop for young people and are carried into adulthood. The gender norms of how adolescents construe themselves as fitting the masculine ideal for boys or the ... -
Adult life challenges in survivors of young age cancer. A Norwegian national cohort study focusing on reproduction, economic independence and violent deaths
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-06-09)Background: Cancer in childhood, adolescence and young adulthood now carries a survival rate of above 80%. This leads to an increasing proportion of young age cancer survivors in the adult population. These survivors are ... -
Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder report high symptom levels of troubled sleep, restless legs, and cataplexy
(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: ... -
Advance Care Planning and the staff perspective: The development, implementation, and investigation of a complex intervention in the nursing home :
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-05-07)Abstract Background Nursing home patients represent a heterogeneous, complex, and clinically challenging population. A crucial concern is that most of the patients lack the capacity to provide informed consent, as approximately ... -
Adverse childhood experiences and asthma: trajectories in a national cohort
(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 neonatal outcomes in migrant women in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-09-11)Background: With increasing international migration, more knowledge is needed regarding migrant women’s pregnancies and births. Migrant families represent great diversity and investigating the risk of adverse neonatal ... -
Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Among HIV-positive Women in the Era of Universal Antiretroviral Therapy Remain Elevated Compared With HIV-negative Women
(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
(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
(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.
(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
(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 ...