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Har jordmødre og helsesøstre i Nord-Norge nødvendig kunnskap om det essensielle sporstoffet jod og om jodstatus blant gravide og ammende kvinner? MISA 2-undersøkelsen 2017–2018
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-06-27)Sammendrag Bakgrunn: Mild til moderat jodmangel er påvist hos gravide og ammende kvinner i Norge, noe som kan påvirke hjerneutviklingen til fosteret og redusere barnets IQ. Jordmødre og helsesøstre har en sentral rolle i veiledning av utsatte grupper knyttet til svangerskap og ammeperiode. Denne studien evaluerer i hvilken grad jordmødre og helsesøstre i Nord-Norge har nødvendig kunnskap om jod ... -
Hälsorisker vid snusbruk
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-15)Bakgrund: Det råder oenighet bland forskare när det gäller snusets effekt på hälsan. Fem översiktsrapporter, där man ser på skadepåverkningen av snus, har publicerats och den epidemiologiska forskningen har tolkats på olika sätt. Metod: En systematisk identifisering av litteratur och kritisk värdering av de epidemiologiska studier som har inkluderats i översiktsrapporterna om snusets hälsoeffek ... -
Health care utilization among elderly according to body mass index and risk of malnutrition
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-04-27)Background: Malnutrition is prevalent among elderly, and this trend is projected to continue due increased life expectancy and more so, malnutrition has been attributed to morbidity and mortality. Further, investigations reveal that malnutrition is associated with prolonged hospital stay, use of emergency services and long term care services. The association between health care utilization and ... -
Health consequences of Chernobyl disaster in Europe in general and in Norway in particular. Literature review and ecological study.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-08-02)Health costs of Chernobyl disaster are still not clear.Main goal of this paper therefore is to investigate health consequences of Chernobyl disaster in Europe (outside the former Soviet Union) as a whole and in Norway in particular as one of the second high contaminated areas after those in the immediate vicinity of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. To do that literature review and ecological study ... -
Health Sector Reform and Maternal Health in Nepal: Analysis of Equity and Efficiency
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013)Health sector reform is ongoing in many countries to bring out the efficiency, equity effectiveness. Nepal initiated health sector reform, through operational plan, Nepal health sector programme-implementation plan (2004-2009) .The major objective was to achieve millennium development goal through efficient and equitable health system. The government is now on Nepal health sector programme II ... -
Hepatitis C virus screening attendance and its relation to age, education, geographic region and perinatal mortality - Georgian Birth Registry 2017/2018
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2020-05-28)Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes a liver disease hepatitis C, which can manifest in acute and chronic form, with potentially life-threatening complications. Globally, in 2017, there were approximately 115 million HCV infected people. Currently, screening for HCV during pregnancy is offered to all pregnant women in a very few countries in the world. Importance of screening every pregnant ... -
Hjemmerehabilitering, en endringsagent? - En systematisk undersøkelse
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2016-12-07)Bakgrunn:Hverdagsrehabilitering innføres som en ny arbeidsform i Norge. Hjemmerehabilitering blir utforsket i oppgaven. Hensikt : Forbedres funksjonen hos eldre over 65 år som mottar hjemmerehabilitering - vurdert ut fra aktiviteter i dagliglivet og ganghastighet? Inklusjonskriterie r: RCT, longitudinelle, kasus - kontroll studier samt systematiske litteraturstudier som inkluderte ... -
How language barriers affect the quality of health care in resettling refugees : a synthesis of studies about refugees' perceptions of health care, especially primary health care in European host countries
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2010-08-01)This thesis provides a wider insight and explores the multiple problems and challenges resettling refugees and other migrants do face settling in a new country. Pointing to the persistence of traumatic experiences at different levels and the high risk of diseases, the need for health services and care should be prioritized. However, the issue of language seems to be one of the major barriers refugees ... -
Human exposures to parabens in cosmetics - a literature study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-12-02)A literature study was performed in order to assess and compare evidence of human exposure to parabens in cosmetics. The focus of the thesis is on human concentrations, the rate of dermal absorption, metabolism and excretion; in order to increase our understanding of human exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals in cosmetics. High detection rates of native and total parabens in blood and urine ... -
Hvilke tiltak kan gjøre multidose til et bedre egnet legemiddelhåndteringssystem for bruk i kommunehelsetjenesten?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-06-15)Et nyere legemiddelhåndteringssystem kalt multidose ble brukt i kommunehelsetjenesten og har per i dag ca 18 700 brukere i Norge. Multidose er tidsbesparende, kostnadseffektiv og et bedre kvalitetssikret system sammenlignet med tidligere brukt ukedosettsystem. I kommunehelsetjenesten i Larvik ble multidose brukt på avdelinger i hjemmetjenesten og på sykehjem. Systemet kunne ikke brukes alene siden ... -
I hvilken grad kan sosiologiske faktorer forklare ulikheter i selvmordsratene blant menn i Norges fylker?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-01)Bakgrunn: Selvmord er et folkehelseproblem i Norge som årlig krever flere liv enn trafikkulykker. Det forekommer forskjeller mellom menns selvmordsrater i de ulike fylkene, videre er årsakene komplekse og mange. Oppgavens formål er å undersøke om sosiologiske faktorer kan være med å forklare fylkesvise ulikheter i forekomsten av selvmord. Materiale og metode: Dette er en økologisk studie med ... -
Ikke-faglige mediers fremstilling av meslinger og behandlingsalternativer. Er informasjon pålitelig og av god kvalitet?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2015-11-30)Min masteroppgave studerer om ikke-faglige medier er en pålitelig kilde for informasjon og valg av behandlingsalternativ(er) for meslinger. Det er et interessant tema fordi ny forekomst av meslinger indikerer at vaksinedekningen ikke er tilfredsstillende, på tross av at det eksisterer en effektiv og veldokumentert MMR-vaksine. Fremgangsmåten for å besvare problemstillingen er gjort med utgangspunkt ... -
Impact of Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), a basic neonatal resuscitation educational program for birth attendants in low-resource setting: a systematic review
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-04-29)A B S T R A C T Background: Reducing neonatal deaths and mortality due to birth asphyxia from preventable causes have been a continuing challenge in low-resource settings where the burden is high. The development of effective low cost interventions and their delivery are needed to bring down the number of deaths from birth asphyxia. Helping Babies Breathe (HBB), which is a neonatal resuscitation ... -
The incidence and prevalence of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Back Pain of unknown origin, Fibromyalgia, and Myalgia in Norwegian women, and their association to physical activity. A prospective cohort study of material from the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-05-01)Background: Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) appear relatively frequent and are costly for society each year, yet they are poorly understood. Four commonly occurring MSDs are Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), Back Pain (BP) of unknown origin, Fibromyalgia (FM), and muscle pain/Myalgia. There are few Norwegian epidemiologic data on these four outcomes. Physical activity (PA) has been internationally ... -
Incidence and risk factors of pre-eclampsia in the Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Nepal: a retrospective study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2018-05-30)Objective: To determine the incidence of pre-eclampsia and distribution of risk factors for pre-eclampsia in Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. Methods: A retrospective study was conducted that included a total of 4820 deliveries from September 17 to December 18, 2017. Data were obtained from the medical records in the hospital’s Statistics Department. Associations between ... -
Individualized dietary counseling on nutritional status in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: A systematic review
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2021-07-08)Individualized dietary counseling given with or without oral nutritional supplements, on the outcome of nutritional status, in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, compared to standard routine clinical care, with or without other nutritional interventions: A systematic review. Background: Malnutrition and unintentional weight loss is common in patients with head and neck cancer. ... -
Iron stores and hemoglobin are negatively related with carotid atherosclerosis: the Tromsø Study. A cross-sectional study
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2017-05-19)Background: Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) remain the leading cause of mortality and morbidity globally. Iron has been suggested to have role in CVD though, epidemiological findings have been conflicting. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the possible role of body iron in carotid atherosclerosis in a population-based survey. Further, we wanted to analyze the prevalence of carotid plaques ... -
Is there a different effect of excess body weight on cancer risk in type 1 and type 2 endometrial cancer?
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2019-03-12)Background: Endometrial cancer (EC) is the fifth most common type of cancer in women worldwide being responsible for 4.8% of all cancers in women. From large cohort studies there is consistent evidence for a positive association between excess body weight and different cancer types. Women with excess body weight stands out as having a particularly high relative risk for EC. Excess body weight is an ... -
It depends on the young females. En studie om sykefravær, ansettelsesforhold og arbeidsmiljø
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-07-21)Background: municipal employees at NAV Tromsø had in the period 2010-2013 twice as high sick leave as the state employees. Purpose: to find factors that can contribute to the understanding of the difference in sick leave. Method: The study was a survey from May 2013, where all the employees was invited to answer questions about their own background, sick-leave, codetermination, work pressure, social ... -
Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice regarding Pap Smear Test among Women in Ward no. 14, Dharan.
(Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2014-08-30)Aims: To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding Pap smear test among women in ward no. 14, Dharan. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in ward no-14 Dharan, Nepal. A total of 100 respondents were selected using probability systematic random sampling technique. Interview schedule with structured and semi-structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge, attitude, ...