Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Odland, Maria Lisa"
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Health Professionals’ Perceptions of Using Misoprostol for Incomplete Abortion in Malawi
Savosnick, Hedda; Wagenheim, Cecilie Annette (Master thesis, 2021)Background: Treatment for complications after unsafe abortions has a huge impact on the already over-stretched health system in Malawi, a country where termination of pregnancy is only legal to save a woman’s life. Given ... -
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone
Sevalie, Stephen; Youkee, Daniel; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Bailey, Emma; Bangura, Thaimu; Mangipudi, Sowmya; Mansaray, Esther; Odland, Maria Lisa; Parmar, Divya; Samura, Sorie; Van Delft, Diede; Wurie, Haja; Davies, Justine I; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Leather, Andy J.M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health systems in many countries, but little is known about effects on health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the effects of COVID-19 on hospital ... -
Incidence and Risk Factors of Pre-Eclampsia in the Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Nepal: A Retrospective Study
Das, Seema; Das, Rupesh; Bajracharya, Rashmita; Baral, Gehanath; Jabegu, Bina; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This study aims to determine the incidence of pre-eclampsia and distribution of risk factors of pre-eclampsia at Paropakar Maternity and Women’s Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal. A retrospective study included 4820 pregnant women ... -
‘It’s a very complicated issue here’: understanding the limited and declining use of manual vacuum aspiration for postabortion care in Malawi: a qualitative study
Cook, Sinead; de Kok, Bregje; Odland, Maria Lisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in the world. Unsafe abortions are an important contributor to Malawi’s maternal mortality and morbidity, where abortion is illegal except to save the woman’s life. ... -
The Norwegian preeclampsia family cohort study: a new resource for investigating genetic aspects and heritability of preeclampsia and related phenotypes
Roten, Linda Tømmerdal; Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Gundersen, Astrid; Fenstad, Mona H.; Odland, Maria Lisa; Strand, Kristin Melheim; Solberg, Per; Tappert, Christian; Araya, Elisabeth; Bærheim, Gunhild Marie; Lyslo, Ingvill; Tollaksen, Kjersti; Bjørge, Line; Austgulen, Rigmor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background:Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication without curative treatment available. A NorwegianPreeclampsia Family Cohort was established to provide a new resource for genetic and molecular studies aiming ... -
Postpartum Family Planning in Sierra Leone
Olaussen, Hedda; Røtterud, Helene (Master thesis, 2024)Sierra Leone er et vestafrikansk lavinntektsland som har en brutal historie med borgerkrig. I dag er det et av verdens fattigste land, noe som gjenspeiler seg i infrastruktur, maktbalanse, inflasjon, skole og helsevesen. ... -
Postpartum Family Planning in Sierra Leone
Røtterud, Helene; Olaussen, Hedda (Master thesis, 2024)Sierra Leone er et vestafrikansk lavinntektsland som har en brutal historie med borgerkrig. I dag er det et av verdens fattigste land, noe som gjenspeiler seg i infrastruktur, maktbalanse, inflasjon, skole og helsevesen. ... -
Predictors of Maternal Serum Concentrations for Selected Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes: A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi
Mwapasa, Mphatso; Huber, Sandra; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Ndhlovu, Victor; Röllin, Halina; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Population exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) may result in detrimental health effects, especially to pregnant women, developing foetuses and young children. We are reporting the findings of a cross-sectional ... -
Pregnancy outcomes in women with gestational hypertension and preeclampsia at Paropakar Maternity and Women's Hospital, Nepal: A retrospective study
Das, Seema; Maharjan, Renusha; Bajracharya, Rashmita; Shrestha, Rabina; Karki, Sulata; Das, Rupesh; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Introduction Gestational hypertension and preeclampsia are the most common types of hypertensive disorder in pregnancy and these conditions are associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. This study aims to ... -
Refined phenotyping identifies links between preeclampsia and related diseases in a Norwegian preeclampsia family cohort
Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim; Melton, Philip E.; Tollaksen, Kjersti; Lyslo, Ingvill; Roten, Linda Tømmerdal; Odland, Maria Lisa; Strand, Kristin Melheim; Nygård, Ottar; Sun, Chen; Iversen, Ann-Charlotte; Austgulen, Rigmor; Moses, Eric; Bjørge, Line (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Objective: Preeclampsia is a complex genetic disease of pregnancy with a heterogenous presentation, unknown cause and potential severe outcomes for both mother and child. Preeclamptic women have increased risk for ... -
Serum Concentrations of Selected Organochlorines in Pregnant Women and Associations with Pregnancy Outcomes. A Cross-Sectional Study from Two Rural Settings in Cambodia
Steinholt, Margit; Xu, Shanshan; Ha, Sam Ol; Phi, Duong Trong; Odland, Maria Lisa; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)We conducted a cross-sectional study among 194 pregnant women from two low-income settings in Cambodia. The inclusion period lasted from October 2015 through December 2017. Maternal serum samples were analyzed for persistent ... -
Serum Concentrations of Selected Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Pregnant Women and Associations with Birth Outcomes. A Cross-Sectional Study from Southern Malawi
Mwapasa, Mphatso; Huber, Sandra; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Maria Lisa; Röllin, Halina; Choko, Augustine; Xu, Shanshan; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Pervasive exposure to per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) shows associations with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine the determinants of different serum PFAS concentrations in ... -
The uptake of post-abortion family planning and post-abortion care at a central hospital in Malawi: A retrospective register review
Årsland, Elise Lilletvedt; Timenes, Johannes Wallem (Master thesis, 2024)Sammendrag Bakgrunn Høy mødredødelighet er fortsatt et stort problem globalt, spesielt i lavinntektsland. Malawi har en høy maternell dødelighet på 381 per 100 000, og utrygg abort er en viktig årsak til dette. Behovet ... -
The uptake of post-abortion family planning and post-abortion care at a central hospital in Malawi: A retrospective register review
Timenes, Johannes Wallem; Årsland, Elise Lilletvedt (Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn Høy mødredødelighet er fortsatt et stort problem globalt, spesielt i lavinntektsland. Malawi har en høy maternell dødelighet på 381 per 100 000, og utrygg abort er en viktig årsak til dette. Behovet for prevensjonsmidler ... -
The Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration in the Treatment of Incomplete Abortions and Post- Abortion Care in Malawi
Odland, Maria Lisa (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:17, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Malawi is a small landlocked country in the south-eastern part of Africa with a population of about 18 million people. It is a poor country with an impoverished health system. Consequently, it has one of the highest maternal ... -
The Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration in the Treatment of Incomplete Abortions: A Descriptive Study from Three Public Hospitals in Malawi
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Jacobsen, Geir W; Kumwenda, J; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Malawi has a high maternal mortality rate, of which unsafe abortion is a major cause. About 140,000 induced abortions are estimated every year, despite there being a restrictive abortion law in place. This leads to ... -
Trends and outcomes of maternal infection and sepsis at a tertiary hospital in Blantyre, Malawi: 2016 to 2021
Wang-Haugseth, Gunnar; Sveen, Martin Dedekam (Master thesis, 2022)Sammendrag Introduksjon Av de ulike årsakene til maternell død er maternell infeksjon og sepsis (MIS) en viktig bidragsyter, spesielt i lav- og mellominntektsland. Globale mål om å redusere maternell mortalitetsrate har ... -
The use of Misoprostol in the Management of Incomplete Abortion in Selected Health Facilities in Malawi
Chakhame, Bertha (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:47, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Malawi is a landlocked, low-income country in sub-Saharan Africa with a population of about 17.6 million. The country has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world and up to a quarter of these deaths are due ... -
Women do not utilise family planning according to their needs in southern Malawi: A cross-sectional survey
Odland, Maria Lisa; Vallner, Oda; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Darj, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Malawi is a low-income country with a high maternal mortality rate. This study aimed to investigate the use of contraception and factors associated with unmet need of family planning among fertile women in selected health ... -
Women’s perceptions of and experiences with the use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion in central Malawi: a mixed methods study
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Abortion-related complications are among the common causes of maternal mortality in Malawi. Misoprostol is recommended for the treatment of first-trimester incomplete abortions but is seldom used for post-abortion ...