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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and Reproductive tract infections (RTIs) are responsible for high morbidity among women. We aim to quantify the magnitude of the burden and risk factors of ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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HIV incidence is a useful tool for improving the targeting of populations for interventions and assessing the effectiveness of prevention strategies. A study in Harare, Zimbabwe reported cumulative ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
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Substantial heterogeneity in HIV prevalence has been observed within sub-Saharan Africa. It is not clear which factors can explain these differences. Our aim was to identify risk factors that ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)
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Home delivery in unhygienic environment is common in Nepal. This study aimed to identify whether practice of delivery is changing over time and to explore the factors contributing to women’s ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)
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Misperceptions regarding maternal health outcomes after vaginal delivery (VD) and cesarean delivery (CD) may contribute to the increasing trend towards CD. The effects of mode of delivery on ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)
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Immigrants have higher risks for some adverse obstetric outcomes. Furthermore, refugees are reported to be the most vulnerable group. This study compared obstetric outcomes between immigrant ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)
We have performed a full cross-validation of this clinical Femina data collection against the routinely collected data of the Medical Birth Registry of Norway to validate the estimates of reduced mortality in the total ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is a simple and cost-effective intervention to improve child health and survival. Effective EBF has been estimated to avert 13% - 15% of under-five mortality and ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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Fetal movement (FM) counting is a simple and widely used method of assessing fetal well-being. However, little is known about what women perceive as decreased fetal movement (DFM) and how maternally ...
(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)
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Diabetes is a growing health problem in South Asia. Despite an increasing number of studies exploring causal pathways between diabetes and depression in high-income countries (HIC), the pathway ...