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    • Vertebral fractures and self-perceived health in elderly women and men in a population-based cross-sectional study: the Tromsø Study 2007-08 

      Waterloo, Svanhild Haugnes; Søgaard, Anne Johanne; Ahmed, Luai Awad; Damsgård, Elin; Morseth, Bente; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Health-related quality of life (HRQL) may be associated with increased mortality in the elderly. The effect of prevalent vertebral fractures on HRQL in elderly women and men is not well described. The purpose of this study was to examine the association between prevalent vertebral fractures and back pain, neck pain, and HRQL in elderly women and men, and to study possible gender differences in the ...

    • Factors associated with Chlamydia trachomatis testing in a high school based screening and previously in clinical practice: a cross-sectional study 

      Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Wilsgaard, Tom (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      High school based chlamydia screening has been shown to increase uptake and detect hidden infections among sexually active adolescents. Our study aimed to: i) examine the proportions of 15–20 year-olds tested in a high school based screening and previously in clinical practice, ii) determine chlamydia prevalence according to testing pattern, and iii) examine factors associated with testing in the ...

    • Sykdomsspesifikk livskvalitet hos pasienter med inflammatorisk tarmsykdom. En klinisk kvalitetsstudie om poliklinisk organisering av kontrolltilbud 

      Alvestad, Line (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-12-01)
      Bakgrunn: Inflammatorisk tarmsykdom (IBD), henholdsvis morbus Crohn (CD) og Ulcerøs colitt (UC) er kroniske lidelser som kan ha en betydelig negativ innvirkning på en pasients sykdomsspesifikke livskvalitet (HRQoL). Den tradisjonelle måten å organisere behandling og oppfølging av denne pasientgruppen har vært konsultasjoner hos spesialist i medisinske poliklinikker, som jeg i oppgaven betegner som ...

    • Physical activity and perceived health among adolescents in Troms. Data based on Fit Futures - a health survey among adolescents 

      Tennebø, Kjetil (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-07-02)
      Background: Perceived health is a predictor of morbidity and mortality in adults and has been an important measure of the general health status in population health studies for decades. Thus, perceived health during adolescence should be of high interest from a Public Health perspective. The aim of this thesis was to investigate the association between leisure time physical activity and perceived ...

    • Etniske forskjeller i risiko for kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter blant en befolkning i Nord-Norge: SAMINOR-undersøkelsen 

      Aleksandersen, Risten Turi (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-08-29)
      Bakgrunn: Muskel- og skjelettplager er en av de hyppigste årsakene til sykefravær og uføretrygd i Norge. Det finnes lite forskning om muskel- og skjelettsmerter blant urfolk, både internasjonalt og i Arktiske områder. Formål: Se på risiko for kroniske muskel- og skjelettsmerter blant ulike etniske grupper i en Nordnorsk befolkning. Analysere om sosioøkonomiske faktorer kan påvirke til eventuelle ...

    • Live long and prosper : assessment of the effect of participation in self-help groups for landmine accident survivors in rural Cambodia through analysing pre- and post-intervention changes in health determinants 

      Bjørn, Arja (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-08-28)
      Objective: Landmines injuries are considered a major public health issue. Cambodia is the 4th most land mined country in the world. Landmine accident survivors face challenges with poverty and pain, with little chance of improving their lives on their own. Trauma Care Foundation Cambodia started with community based self-help groups in 2000. The aim is to study was to evaluate the impact of self- ...

    • Factors associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy in HIV-infected patients. A cross-sectional study in Kathmandu District, Nepal 

      Shigdel, Rajesh (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-09-28)
      Objective: To determine the prevalence and predictors of antiretroviral therapy adherence among HIV/ AIDS patients in Kathmandu district. Methods: A cross-sectional study of 316 HIV-positive individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy from three ART sites in Kathmandu districts was done from January 2012 to February 2012. The participants were interviewed and answered questions about socio-demographic ...

    • Fysisk aktivitet og helserelatert livskvalitet. Hvilke sammenhenger er det mellom ulike former for fysisk aktivitet og ulike mål for helserelatert livskvalitet i Tromsø VI? 

      Brandshaug, Guro Kvaal (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2011-12-09)
      Bakgrunn: Det finnes i dag mye dokumentasjon på de positive effektene av fysisk aktivitet for helse og forventet levealder. Helserelatert livskvalitet (Health Related Quality Of Life, HRQOL) er et begrep som får stadig mer annerkjennelse som et viktig bidrag for god forståelse av en populasjons helse. Likevel finnes det kun et noe begrenset materiale for sammenhengen mellom fysisk aktivitet og HRQOL. ...

    • Stillbirths and associations with education and sosiodemography : a registry study from a regional hospital in north-eastern Tanzania 

      Löfwander, Mariam Sy (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05)
      Background: Every year 2, 6 million women experience a stillbirth. The vast majority occur in Sub-Saharan countries. Education is a commonly used proxy for socioeconomic status (SES) and is closely linked to health. We wanted to investigate the associations between education and stillbirths in a regional referral hospital in north eastern Tanzania (Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, KCMC ...

    • Factors influencing unmet needs for family planning among currently married women in Nepal 

      Tiwari, Sweta (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-08-01)
      Background: Family planning is one of the most cost-effective interventions available, but still there exists unmet needs for family planning. Women are said to have unmet needs for family planning if they want to stop or delay child bearing, but are not using any methods of contraception. According to Nepal Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2001 data the prevalence of unmet needs in Nepal was ...

    • Robot-assisted versus conventional laparoscopic radical prostatectomy - a systematic review 

      Lukic, Marko (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-04-30)
      The primary aim of the thesis is to compare effectiveness and safety of robot-assisted radical prostatectomies (RALRP) and conventional laparoscopic radical prostatectomies (LRP) using evidence based analyses. The secondary aim is to assess the current level of implementation of robotic surgical systems in prostate cancer treatment in Norwegian hospitals. Method A systematic review of studies that ...

    • Dental caries prevention in the Dominican Republic. A cross-sectional study of the application of preventive measures among Dominican dental practitioners in the private sector 

      Brea Larios, Dixie Janice (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-04-30)
      Prevalence of dental caries is still high in developing countries affecting mainly the low-income population. Knowledge of dental caries prevention among dental practitioners is one of the main aspects for the effectiveness in the provision of preventive measures. The purpose of study is to evaluate the application of preventive measures in regards of knowledge and impediments in dental caries ...

    • The escalating diabetes epidemic: determinants of prevalence disparity between country income groups 

      Wefuan, Fatimatou Kuhmbou (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2013-05-01)
      Rationale: Nowadays, diabetes mellitus is continuing to be an increasing international health burden. But greatest increases of this burden are seen particularly in low- and middle-income countries. This thesis attempts to account for the factors associated with the increasing prevalence of diabetes and the disparity in this prevalence across country income groups. Method: An analytic ecological ...

    • Kreftrisiko ved snusbruk. Litteraturstudie 

      Johansen, Christel Sundfær (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-07-31)
      Sammendrag Bakgrunn I løpet av de siste årene har bruken av snus i Norge eksplodert, særlig blant unge. Det har vært omdiskutert hvorvidt bruk av snus medfører helserisiko. Bruk av snus virker å være sosialt akseptert i en tid da røykeforbudet er gjeldende i det offentlige rom og på de fleste arbeidsplasser. Det kan synes som at man har støttet seg på argumentet om at så lenge snus er mindre farlig ...

    • Multilocus Sequence Typing of Genital Chlamydia trachomatis in Norway Reveals Multiple New Sequence Types and a Large Genetic Diversity 

      Gravningen, Kirsten Midttun; Christerson, Linus; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Simonsen, Gunnar Skov; Ödman, Kristina; Ståhlsten, Anna; Herrmann, Björn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      The Chlamydia trachomatis incidence rate in Finnmark, the most northern and sparsely populated county in Norway, has been twice the national average. This population based cross-sectional study among Finnmark high school students had the following aims: i) to examine distribution of multilocus sequence types (STs) of C. trachomatis in a previously unmapped area, ii) to compare chlamydia genetic ...

    • Important risk factors and attributable risk of vertebral fractures in the population-based Tromsø study 

      Waterloo, Svanhild Haugnes; Ngyen, T; Ahmed, Luai A.; Center, J; Morseth, Bente; Ngyen, ND; Eisman, John A.; Søgaard, Anne Johanne; Emaus, Nina (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Vertebral fractures, the most common type of osteoporotic fractures, are associated with increased risk of subsequent fracture, morbidity, and mortality. The aim of this study was to examine the contribution of important risk factors to the variability in vertebral fracture risk. Vertebral fracture was ascertained by VFA method (DXA, GE Lunar Prodigy) in 2887 men and women, aged between 38 and 87 ...

    • Duration of Lactation, Maternal Metabolic Profile, and Body Composition in the Norwegian EBBA I-Study 

      Tørris, Christine; Thune, Inger; Emaus, A; Finstad, SE; Bye, Asta; Furberg, AS; Barrett, Emily S.; Jasienska, G; Ellison, P; Hjartåker, Anette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      There is conflicting evidence as to whether duration of lactation may decrease the risk of subsequent development of an unfavorable maternal metabolic profile, including overweight and obesity. We hypothesized that duration of lactation is associated with a more favorable metabolic profile and healthier anthropometric measurements. Ninety-eight parous women were studied from the Norwegian EBBAI-study ...

    • Er det sammenheng mellom høy KMI og smerter hos pasienter med ryggprolaps? En tverrsnittstudie fra Nasjonalt Register for Ryggkirurgi f.o.m. 2007 t.o.m. 2010 

      Horn, Astrid (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-12-21)
      Bakgrunn: De siste 30 årene har overvekt og fedme økt jevnt i den norske befolkning. Sykdommer som har økt proporsjonalt med denne utviklingen, er type 2 diabetes, hjerte- og karsykdommer og visse typer kreft samt muskel og skjelettlidelser, også rygglidelser. Både nasjonal og internasjonal forskninger har funnet sammenheng mellom høy KMI (kroppsmasseindeks) og ryggsmerter. Dette fenomenet ...

    • Contribution of risk factors to socioeconomic variation in blood pressure : the Tromsø study 

      Asfaw, Sintayehu (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-12-03)
      Abstract Objectives: Examine the degree to which BMI, heart rate, physical activity, alcohol intake, smoking and social participation may account for the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and systolic blood pressure (SBP), with main focus on measured SBP continuous variable. Design: Cross-sectional study with data from the Tromsø study 6. Setting: Tromsø Participant: The sample ...

    • Oral health of adults in Northern Norway – a pilot study 

      Adekoya, Sarah Moriye (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2012-05-01)
      There is a deficiency of data on oral health of adults in northern Norway, and available reports indicate poorer oral health in the north as compared with the rest of the country. The objective of this pilot study was to develop and test out tools for a larger epidemiological study of oral health among adults in northern Norway. The study was conducted in the municipalities of Nordkapp and Båtsfjord ...