• 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Key indicators of obstetric and neonatal care in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) 

      Burtseva, Tatyana E; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Douglas, Natalya I; Grigoreva, Antonina N; Pavlova, Tatyana Y; Chichahov, Dgulustan A; Afanasieva, Lena N; Baisheva, Nurguyana S; Rad, Yana G; Tomsky, Mikhail I; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-13)
      In the absence of a medical birth registry, the official statistics are the only sources of information about pregnancy outcomes in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) (RS). We analysed the official statistical data about birth rate, fertility, infant and maternal mortality in the RS in the period 2003-2014. Compared with all- Russian data, the RS had a higher birth rate, especially in rural districts. ...
    • Maternal Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in Murmansk County, Russia: A Registry-Based Study 

      Usynina, Anna Alexandrovna; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Grjibovski, Andrej; Krettek, Alexandra; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Anda, Erik Eik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background: Globally, about 11% of all liveborn infants are preterm. To date, data on prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth (PTB) in Russia are limited. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of PTB in Murmansk County, Northwestern Russia and to investigate associations between PTB and selected maternal factors using the Murmansk County Birth Registry. Methods: We conducted ...
    • Prevalence of birth defects in an Arctic Russian setting from 1973 to 2011: a register-based study 

      Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Nieboer, Evert; Grjibovski, Andrej; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-10)
      Background Birth defects (BD) constitute an important public health issue as they are the main cause of infant death. Their prevalence in Europe for 2008–2012 was 25.6 per 1000 newborns. To date, there are no population-based studies for the Russian Federation. The aim of the present study is to estimate the prevalence of BD, its forms, and changes over time in the Russian Arctic city of Monchegorsk ...
    • Sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge about cervical cancer prevention as risk factors for high-risk human papillomavirus infection in Arkhangelsk, North-West Russia 

      Roik, Elena Evgenievna; Sharashova, Ekaterina; Kharkova, Olga Alexandrovna; Nieboer, Evert; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-07-24)
      While sociodemographic predictors of cervical cancer (CC) are well understood, predictors of high-risk (HR) human papillomavirus (HPV) infection have not been fully elucidated. This study explored the HR-HPV infection positivity in relation to sociodemographic, sexual behavior characteristics and knowledge about HPV and CC prevention among women who visited the Arkhangelsk clinical maternity hospital ...
    • Using medical birth registries in the Kola Peninsula for birth defects surveillance and investigation of their risk factors 

      Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2016-11-18)
      Medical birth registries are valuable sources of information about maternal and newborn’s health. In North-West Russia the registries were initiated in 1997 in the city of Monchegorsk and for all of Murmansk County in 2005. In this thesis we demonstrated the effectiveness of these data sources for surveillance of birth defects with the following objectives: (i) estimated changes in prevalence of ...