• Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes among Adolescents in Northwest Russia: A Population Registry-Based Study 

      Usynina, Anna Aleksandrovna; Postoev, Vitaly; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Grjibovski, Andrej (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-03)
      This study aimed to assess whether adolescents have an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO) compared to adult women. We used data on 43,327 births from the population-based Arkhangelsk County Birth Registry, Northwest Russia, for 2012–2014. The perinatal outcomes included stillbirth, preterm birth (<37 and <32 weeks), low and very low birthweight, 5 min Apgar score <7 and <4, ...
    • The Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein A-I Ratio as a Potential Marker of Plasma Atherogenicity 

      Kaneva, Anastasiya M.; Potolitsyna, Natalya N.; Bojko, Evgeny R.; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background. The apolipoprotein (apo) B/apoA-I ratio represents the balance between apoB-rich atherogenic particles and apoAI-rich antiatherogenic particles, and this ratio is considered to be a marker of cardiovascular risk. Although many studies have demonstrated the importance of the apoB/apoA-I ratio in predicting the presence or absence of cardiovascular disease, less is known about apoB/apoA-I ...
    • The Argentinian mother-and-child contaminant study: a cross-sectional study among delivering women in the cities of Ushuaia and Salta 

      Økland, Inger; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Matiocevich, Silvinia; Alvarez, Marisa Viviana; Aarsland, Torbjørn; Nieboer, Evert; Hansen, Solrunn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-28)
      Several ongoing international multidisciplinary projects have examined linkages between environmental chemicals and health. In contrast to Arctic regions, information for the Southern Hemisphere is scarce. Because of the inherent practice of pesticide utilisation and mismanagement, food security is potentially threatened. The most vulnerable period in human life occurs during pregnancy and early ...
    • Assessing the relationship between perfluoroalkyl substances, thyroid hormones and binding proteins in pregnant women; a longitudinal mixed effects approach 

      Berg, Vivian; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Hansen, Solrunn; Elverland, Astrid; Veyhec, Anna-Sofía; Jorde, Rolf; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Sandanger, Torkjel M (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04)
      <p>The mechanisms involved in thyroid homeostasis are complex, and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) have been indicated to interfere at several levels in this endocrine system. Disruption of the maternal thyroid homeostasis during early pregnancy is of particular concern, where subclinical changes in maternal thyroid hormones (THs) may affect embryonic and foetal development.</p> <p>The present ...
    • Azithromycin versus placebo for the treatment of HIV-associated chronic lung disease in children and adolescents (BREATHE trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial 

      Gonzalez-Martinez, Carmen; Kranzer, Katharina; McHugh, Grace; Corbett, Elizabeth L.; Mujuru, Hilda A.; Nicol, Mark P; Rowland-Jones, Sarah; Rehman, Andrea M.; Gutteberg, Tore Jarl; Flægstad, Trond; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Ferrand, Rashida (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-28)
      Background<br> Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related chronic lung disease (CLD) among children is associated with substantial morbidity, despite antiretroviral therapy. This may be a consequence of repeated respiratory tract infections and/or dysregulated immune activation that accompanies HIV infection. Macrolides have anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties, and we hypothesised that ...
    • Benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk for infant health in Norway 

      Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Skåre, Janneche Utne; Brandtzæg, Per; Torheim, Liv Elin; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Løland, Beate Fossum (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-06-20)
      The present benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk and contaminants in breastmilk was initiated by the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety (VKM). The overall objective is to provide a balanced assessment of the benefits of breastmilk against the possible risks from exposure to contaminants in breastmilk with focus on Norwegian conditions. The aim is to contribute to a foundation for ...
    • Benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk for infant health in Norway: Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety 

      Meltzer, Helle Margrete; Brandtzæg, Per; Knutsen, Helle Katrine; Løland, Beate Fossum; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Skåre, Janneche Utne; Torheim, Liv Elin; Amlund, Heidi; Arukwe, Augustine; Bernhoft, Aksel; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Dierkes, Jutta; Eggesbø, Merete Åse; Eriksen, Gunnar Sundstøl; Frølich, Wenche; Frøyland, Livar; Fæste, Christiane Kruse; Halvorsen, Ragnhild; Haugen, Margaretha; Hemre, Gro Ingunn; Iversen, Per Ole; Krogdahl, Åshild; Lassen, Jørgen Fredrik; Lindemann, Rolf; Lyche, Jan Ludvig; Mansoor, Mohammad Azam; Nerland, Audun Helge; Næss, Bjørn; Ruus, Anders; Skålhegg, Bjørn Steen; Steffensen, Inger-Lise; Sundheim, Leif; Sverdrup, Line Emilie; Thomsen, Cathrine; Østerås, Olav; Alexander, Jan (Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2013-12-12)
      Breastmilk covers all the nutritional needs of the infant the first months of life, with the exception of vitamin D. In addition, breastmilk has a number of protective properties. However, as humans are exposed to polluting chemicals through food, air, water and skin contact, breastmilk also contains contaminants. Taking the present-day levels of contaminants in Norwegian breastmilk and the long ...
    • A Call for Urgent Monitoring of Food and Water Security Based on Relevant Indicators for the Arctic 

      Nilsson, Lena Maria; Destouni, Georgia; Berner, James; Dudarev, Alexy A.; Mulvad, Gert; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Parkinson, Alan; Tikhonov, Constantine; Rautio, Arja; Evengård, Birgitta (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      This perspective paper argues for an urgent need to monitor a set of 12 concrete, measurable indicators of food and water security in the Arctic over time. Such a quantitative indicator approach may be viewed as representing a reductionist rather than a holistic perspective, but is nevertheless necessary for actually knowing what reality aspects to monitor in order to accurately understand, quantify, ...
    • Cancer incidence and mortality in Chukotka, 1997–2010 

      Dudarev, AA; Chupakhin, Valery; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Objectives. The general aim was to assess cancer incidence and mortality among the general population of Chukotka in 1997 2010 and to compare it with the population of Russia. Methods. Cancer data were abstracted from the annual statistical reports of the P.A. Hertzen Research Institute of Oncology in Moscow. The annual number and percent of cases, crude and age-standardized cancer incidence ...
    • Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990 

      Dudarev, Alexy A.; Chupakhin, Valery; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Objectives. The general aim was to assess the pattern and trend in cancer mortality among the indigenous people of coastal Chukotka during the period 1961 1990. Methods. All cases of cancer deaths of indigenous residents of the Chukotsky district in the northeasternmost coast of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug were copied from personal death certificates. There were a total of 219 cancer deaths during ...
    • Carotid intima media thickness in older childrenand adolescents with HIV taking antiretroviraltherapy 

      Majonga, Edith D.; Chiesa, Scott T.; McHough, Grace; Mujuru, Hilda; Nathoo, Kusum; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Kaski, Juan Pablo; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04)
      Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is reported in both adults and children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in high income settings and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but data from sub-Saharan Africa is lacking.<p> <p>We assessed cIMT using ultrasound in perinatally HIV-infected children aged 6 to 16 years taking antiretroviral therapy (ART) ...
    • Changes in detection of birth defects and perinatal mortality after introduction of prenatal ultrasound screening in the Kola Peninsula (North-West Russia): combination of two birth registries 

      Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Grjibovski, Andrej; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-23)
      Background: Prenatal diagnostics ultrasound was established in Russia in 2000 as a routine method of screening for birth defects. The aims of the current study were twofold: to assess changes in birth defects prevalence at birth and perinatal mortality after ultrasound screening was implemented and to estimate prenatal detection rates for congenital malformations in the city of Monchegorsk (Murmansk ...
    • Climate change and the potential effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes: an assessment of the most vulnerable - the mother, fetus, and newborn child 

      Rylander, Charlotta; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented a large amount of evidence about global warming and the impact of human activities on global climate change. The Lancet Commission have identified a number of ways in which climate change can influence human health: lack of food and safe drinking water, poor sanitation, population migration, changing disease patterns and ...
    • Composition of gut microbiota of children and adolescents with perinatal HIV infection taking antiretroviral therapy in Zimbabwe 

      Flygel, Trym Thune; Sovershaeva, Evgeniya; Classen-Weitz, Shantelle; Hjerde, Erik; Mwaikono, Kilaza S.; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Ferrand, Rashida A.; McHugh, Grace; Gutteberg, Tore Jarl; Nicol, Mark P.; Cavanagh, Jorunn Pauline; Flægstad, Trond (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-09-24)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes impairment of the gastrointestinal barrier, with substantial depletion of CD4<sup>+</sup> T cells in the gut. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) restores CD4<sup>+</sup> counts and may have beneficial effects on gut microbiota in adults. Little is known about effect of long-term ART on gut microbiome in HIV-infected children. We ...
    • Congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract: A murmansk county birth registry study 

      Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Grjibovski, Andrej; Kovalenko, Anton Alexandrovich; Anda, Erik Eik; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-02-02)
      BACKGROUND: Congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUTs) are relatively common birth defects. The combined prevalence in Europe was 3.3 per 1000 in 2012. The risk factors for these anomalies are not clearly identified. The aims of our study were to calculate the birth prevalences of urinary malformations in Murmansk County during 2006 to 2011 and to investigate related prenatal ...
    • Contamination index. A novel parameter for metal and pesticide analyses in maternal blood and umbilical cord 

      Motta, Ilse Sodré; Volpato, Gustavo Tadeu; Damasceno, Débora Cristina; Sinzato, Yuri Karen; Vesentini, Giovana; Rudge, Cibele Vicira Cunha; Calderon, Iracema Mattos Paranhos; Kempinas, Wilma de Grava; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Rudge, Marilza Vieira Cunha (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07)
      PURPOSE:<br> To evaluate the contamination index of metals and pesticides in pregnant women, and to relate this to perinatal outcomes. <br> METHODS:<br> Descriptive, retrospective, exploratory study, developed from existing secondary data analyses at Level III maternity center. A total of 40 mothers with their newborns (NB), living in a rural area in Botucatu- Brazil and surrounding region. ...
    • Cytomegalovirus-SpecificImmunoglobulin G is associated with chronic lung disease in children and adolescents from sub-Saharan Africa with perinatal HIV infection 

      Bowen, Dan Hameiri; Sovershaeva, Evgeniya; Charlton, Bethany; Schive, Cecilie; Odland, Jon Øyvind; McHugh, Grace; Bandason, Tsitsi; Mayin, Justin; Ferrand, Rashida A.; Yindom, Louis-Marie; Rowland-Jones, Sara L. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-26)
      In a cross-sectional study of 296 children and adolescents from Zimbabwe living with perinatal human immunodeficiency virus, individuals with the top tertile of cytomegalovirus-specific immunoglobulin G titer had an increased odds of chronic lung disease (odds ratio, 3.33; 95% confidence interval, 1.37–8.85; P = .010).
    • Decrease in use of manual vacuum aspiration in postabortion care in Malawi: A cross-sectional study from three public hospitals, 2008-2012 

      Odland, Maria Lisa; Rasmussen, Hanne; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg; Kafulafula, UK; Chamanga, P; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-25)
    • Design and validity of a questionnaire to assess sexuality in pregnant women 

      Rudge, Cibele V. C.; Calderon, Iracema M. P.; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Dias, Adriano; Lopes, Gerson P.; Rudge, Marilza V. C.; Barbosa, Angélica P.; Maestá, Izildinha (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009-07-29)
      Background: A review of validated methods for assessing female sexual dysfunction and a review of male and female sexual dysfunction did not refer to any specific questionnaire for evaluating sexuality during pregnancy. A study was performed at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Brazil to design and validate a pregnancy sexuality ...
    • Do Cervical Cancer Patients Diagnosed with Opportunistic Screening Live Longer? An Arkhangelsk Cancer Registry Study 

      Roik, Elena Evgenievna; Nieboer, Evert; Kharkova, Olga Alexandrovna; Grjibovski, Andrej; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-26)
      The aim of the current study was to compare cervical cancer (СС) patients diagnosed with and without screening in terms of: (i) sociodemographic and clinical characteristics; (ii) factors associated with survival; and (iii), and levels of risk. A registry-based study was conducted using data from the Arkhangelsk Cancer Registry. It included women with newly diagnosed malignant neoplasm of the uterine ...