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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Background
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory conditions and cancers, are the most common causes of morbidity and mortality globally. Information ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Myanmar is currently facing the burden of non-communicable diseases due to changes in lifestyle and dietary patterns linked to socio-economic development. However, evidence is scarce about changes in the prevalence of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities1,2. This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Despite increasing contraceptive use and prevalence, many women who want to avoid or delay pregnancy are not using contraceptives. This results in unintended pregnancies, which increases the risk of unsafe abortions. This ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2019)
Objective: We aimed to assess and compare cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and predict the future risk of CVD among Somalis living in Norway and Somaliland. Method: We included participants (20–69 years) from two ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Effects of depression on parenting and on cognitive development of newborns are augmented when symptoms continue throughout the first postnatal year. Current classification systems recognize ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Equity of access to and utilization of healthcare across socio-economic groups is important to achieve universal health coverage. Although the utilization of antenatal and delivery care has been ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background: Leisure-time physical activity (PA) has been proposed as a protective factor against dementia, whereas psychological distress is associated with an increased risk of dementia. We investigated the associations ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background: The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of the Tibet Autonomous Region (hereinafter “Tibet”) is still five times higher than the national average. This study aims to identify the successes and pitfalls of the health ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Background
Efforts to establish the 2015 baseline and monitor early implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) highlight both great potential for and threats to improving health by 2030. To fully ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
The main objectives of this study were to investigate the association between childhood violence and psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) among Sami and non-Sami adults, and to explore a possible ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Objectives: (1) To assess the levels of impoverishment and catastrophic expenditure due to out-of-pocket (OOP) payments for antenatal care (ANC) and delivery care in Yangon Region, Myanmar; and (2) to explore the determinants ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
Objectives To investigate the association between urban–rural location and the occurrence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in the Yangon Region, and to estimate the proportion of urban and rural participants already diagnosed ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Summary
Background
Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to estimate worldwide trends in mean body-mass ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Objectives The aim of the present study was to estimate the incidence of acute mountain sickness (AMS) and address the changes in arterial oxygen saturation (SaO2) and heart rate (HR) in native Tibetans who reascend to the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and little is known about trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and the control of hypertension in Myanmar. This study ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
Background
Electronic-health (e-health) provides opportunities for quality improvement of healthcare, but implementation in low and middle income countries is still limited. Our aim was to describe the ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Traveling to Tibet implies a risk for developing acute mountain sickness (AMS), and the size of this problem is likely increasing due to the rising number of tourists. No previous study on AMS ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index (BMI), which characterises its population distribution, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), malaria and tuberculosis dominate the disease pattern in Myanmar. Due to urbanization, westernized lifestyle and economic development, it is likely that NCDs ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Raised blood pressure is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases and chronic kidney disease. We estimated worldwide trends in mean systolic and mean diastolic blood pressure, and the prevalence of, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Objectives: Maternal mental health is a neglected issue in Sudanese healthcare. The aim of this study was to explore the factors associated with postnatal depression (PND) at 3 months postpartum in a sample of Sudanese ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Recent societal and political reforms in Myanmar may upturn the socio-economy and, thus, contribute to the country’s health transition. Baseline data on urban-rural disparities in non-communicable ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background: High levels of perceived stressful working conditions have been found to have an adverse effect on physical and mental health. Objectives: To examine the associations between self-reported stressful working ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Healthy life expectancy (HALE) and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) provide summary measures of health across geographies and time that can inform assessments of epidemiological patterns and health system ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
OBJECTIVES: To explore the intake of fruits and vegetables in the Yangon region, Myanmar, and to describe associations between intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) and established risk factors for non-communicable diseases. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
Improving survival and extending the longevity of life for all populations requires timely, robust evidence on local mortality levels and trends. The Global Burden of Disease 2015 Study (GBD 2015) provides a ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)
Background
The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2015 provides an up-to-date synthesis of the evidence for risk factor exposure and the attributable burden of disease. By providing national and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Objectives Hairdressers are exposed to chemicals at the workplace which are known to cause respiratory symptoms and asthma. This study aimed to examine changes in self-reported respiratory symptoms over 5 years, as well ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
Purpose: Postnatal depression (PND) rates in low-resource countries have reached levels between 4.9% and 59%. Maternal mental health has not been researched in Sudan, and there are no existing statistics on prevalence or ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
A high residential altitude impacts on the growth of children, and it has been suggested that linear growth (height) is more affected than body mass. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of obesity, ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Objectives The study examined the course of neck and shoulder pain among a cohort of technical school students entering working life. We also aimed to identify work-related and individual risk factors for neck and shoulder ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Objective This study aimed to evaluate if sustained trapezius muscle activity predicts neck and shoulder pain over a 2.5-year period.
Methods Forty young adults (15 hairdressers, 14 electricians, 5 students and 6 with ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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Former studies have shown increased mental health problems in adolescents after parental divorce all over the Western world. We wanted to see if that still is the case in Norway today when divorce ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
Background
Little is known of the importance of social support in the associations between psychological distress and somatic health problems and socio-economic factors among older adults living at home. ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
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Vaginal examination (VE), is a frequent procedure during childbirth. It is the most accepted ways to assess progress during childbirth, but its repetition at short intervals has no value. Over ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
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It is well known that the prevalence of asthma has been reported to increase in many places around the world during the last decades. Therefore, the aim of this study was to identify and review ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Adverse health effects caused by pesticide exposure have been reported in occupied Palestinian territory and the world at large. The objective of this paper is to compare patterns of pesticide ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
Background
Selection bias is a threat to the internal validity of epidemiological studies. In light of a growing number of studies which aim to provide DNA, as well as a considerable number of invitees who ...