Background: Development of country specific birthweight percentile by gestational age chart has been suggested to identify small for gestational age (SGA) or large for gestational age (LGA) babies who are at a risk of perinatal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Objectives: The objective of this study was to construct sex-specific standard birthweight by gestational age chart for Georgia. Methodology: ...

Objectives. The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of dental anxiety (DA) in the Troms county and to investigate the association of DA and variables of socio-economic status, geographic distribution, gender, dental care habits, and oral health status. Methods. Data from the Tromstannen – Oral health in Northern Norway (TOHNN) study was used. Dental anxiety was assessed with the aid ...

Background: Home self-administration of misoprostol for medical abortion has been suggested as safe, efficient, feasible and acceptable. However, it remains inaccessible for many women especially in low-resource settings. Administration of misoprostol at home and self-assessment by urine pregnancy tests (UPTs) to confirm complete termination of pregnancy with follow-up by home visits or telephone ...

Background: Depression is a common mental disorder and a major contributor to the overall global burden of disease. Healthcare systems struggle to provide effective and acceptable treatment to meet the needs of the growing number of patients suffering from depression. Although there are some known, effective medical treatments for depression, far from all of those affected receive such treatments, ...

Background: Detailed data on oral health in the adult population in Northern Norway has been lacking. A number of national studies have reported a north-south gradient in oral health in Norway. Various governmental reports stated that oral health was poorer in Northern Norway, specifically in the municipalities where the proportion of the Sami-population is large. However, no scientific proof of ...

Background: The prevalence of daily smoking in Norway has decreased over the years among both men and women like in other developed countries. However, smoking remains one of the world’s leading causes of preventable deaths. A web-based smoking cessation service is one of the aids for quitting smoking. The Directorate of Health opened the website, www.slutta.no to the Norwegian public as part of the ...

Bakgrunn: Forskning på personer med funksjonsnedsettelser er et lite berørt område. En rekke indikatorer på levekår er lite belyst hos personer med funksjonsnedsettelser, og tidligere forskning tyder på at personer med funksjonsnedsettelser scorer lavere på noen levekårsfaktorer enn funksjonsfriske. Formål: Formålet med studien er å beskrive og sammenlikne livskvalitet, tilfredshet med ...

Background: A universal coverage characterises Scandinavian healthcare systems. The system is financed through taxation. Immigrants with legal residence in Norway, Sweden or Denmark are entitled to the same health coverage as the native population. However, research has shown that despite legal residency, immigrants’ utilization of regular healthcare services is low compared to the native population, ...

Background: Cost utility analysis evaluates health care interventions in terms of their cost per quality adjusted life year (QALY) gained. The EQ-5D, SF-6D, 15D and HUI3 are the most common health state utility (HSU) instruments used to put the ‘quality adjustment weight’ into the QALY. However, HSU instruments are not always available or appropriate for every health conditions. For measuring the ...

Introduction: The World Health Organization, estimated that 17.5 million people died from cardiovascular disease (CVD) in 2012 alone, accounting for 30% of global deaths and serving as the number one cause of death globally. Environmental pollutants, such as heavy metals (e.g. mercury) and persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (e.g. polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs), may contribute to the burden of ...