Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Darj, Elisabeth"
Now showing items 21-40 of 57
-
Effectivness of Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness and facility delivery, among women in Rural Tanzania
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background In spite of government efforts, maternal mortality in Tanzania is currently at more than 400 per 100,000 live births. Community-based interventions that encourage safe motherhood and improved health-seeking ... -
Effects of refresher training on the use of manual vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortions: a quasi-experimental study in Malawi.
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Jacobsen, Geir W; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction The maternal mortality ratio is decreasing globally, although it remains high in Malawi. Unsafe abortion is a major cause and treatment of complications after abortion is a big burden on the health system. ... -
Evaluation of a training program for health care workers to improve the quality of care for rape survivors: a quasi-experimental design study in Morogoro, Tanzania
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Sexual violence against women and children in Tanzania and globally is a human rights violation and a developmental challenge. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the impact of training health ... -
'Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse': Future male leaders' views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka
Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Distinct gender roles influence gender inequality and build the foundation for gender-based violence. Violence against women is a major public health problem in all societies, and a violation of human rights. ... -
Experiences of Using Misoprostol in the Management of Incomplete Abortions: A Voice of Healthcare Workers in Central Malawi
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Chiudzu, Grace; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Exposure to domestic violence influences pregnant women's preparedness for childbirth in Nepal: A cross-sectional study
Devi Pun, Kunta; Rishal, Poonam; Infanti, Jennifer; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Koju, Rajendra; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective This study aimed to evaluate if domestic violence affected women’s ability to prepare for childbirth. Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BP/CR) includes saving money, arranging transportation, ... -
Ghanaian Health Professionals’ Perspectives on Perinatal Health Care for Climate/Environmental Migrants
Bordoh-Dadzie, Nana Sekyiwa (Master thesis, 2021)Climate change presents peculiar challenges for people from all walks of life in varied ways. Pregnant women are particularly vulnerable due to the intersection of multiple risk factors which is further complicated by ... -
Health care providers' perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi.
Wagenheim, Cecilie; Savosnick, Hedda Haraldsson; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background In Malawi, abortion is only legal to save a pregnant woman’s life. Treatment for complications after unsafe abortions has a massive impact on the already impoverished health care system. Even though manual ... -
"I am ready and willing to provide the service...though my religion frowns on abortion" Ghanaian midwives mixed attitudes to abortion services: A qualitative study
Oppong-Darko, Prince; Amponsa-Achiano, K; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Unsafe abortion is a major preventable public health problem and contributes to high mortality among women. Ghana has ratified international conventions to prevent unwanted pregnancies and provide safe abortion ... -
Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study
Wallstrom, Tove; Björklund, Jenny; Frykman, Joanna; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objective Uterine rupture is a well-known but unusual complication in vaginal deliveries with a Cesarean section in the history. The risk of uterine rupture is at least two-fold when labor is induced. In Sweden, women ... -
It can happen to anyone: A mixed methods study describing and interpreting the current context of sexual harassment of female nurses by male perpetrators located at a state hospital in Sri Lanka
Adams, Emma Audrey (Master thesis, 2017)Background: Sexual harassment occurs within the nursing profession across the globe. Reported prevalence rates differ within and between country contexts. Female employees commonly experience workplace harassment and ... -
“It is against my religion” The attitude of the midwife in increasing access to safe abortion care in Ghana: A qualitative study design
Oppong-Darko, Prince (Master thesis, 2017)Background: Unsafe abortion remains a major public health problem in spite of international convention calling for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and the provision of safe abortion services. Standards and protocols ... -
Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse – a community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Massawe, Siriel; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Violence against women and children is globally recognized as a social and human rights concern. In Tanzania, sexual violence towards women and children is a public health problem. The aim of this study was ... -
Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Wallstrom, Tove; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Stenson, David; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Introduction. One great challenge in obstetric care is labor inductions. Misoprostol has advantages in being cheap and stable at room temperature and available in resource-poor settings. Material and Methods. Retrospective ... -
Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries
Wiberg-Itzel, Eva; Pembe, Andrea; Järnbert Petterson, Hans; Norman, Margareta; Wihlbäck, Anna-Carin; Hoesli, Irene; Todesco Bernasconi, M; Azria, E; Åkerud, H; Darj, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background One of the major complications related to delivery is labor dystocia, or an arrested labor progress. Many dystocic deliveries end vaginally after administration of oxytocin, but a large numbers of women with ... -
Men's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Rural Tanzania
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article, 2015)Background: Men’s involvement in reproductive health is recommended. Their involvement in antenatal care service is identified as important in maternal health. Awareness of obstetric danger signs facilitates men in ... -
Norwegian obstetricians' experiences of the use of ultrasound in pregnancy management. A qualitative study
Edvardsson, Kristina; Åhman, Annika; Fagerli, Tove Anita; Darj, Elisabeth; Holmlund, Sofia; Small, Rhonda; Mogren, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Objective To explore obstetricians’ experiences and views of the use of obstetric ultrasound in clinical management of pregnancy. Methods A qualitative interview study was undertaken in 2015 with obstetricians (N = 20) ... -
Novel Y-Chromosome Long Non-Coding RNAs Expressed in Human Male CNS During Early Development
Johansson, Martin M; Pottmeier, Philipp; Suciu, Pascalina; Ahmad, Tauseef; Zaghlool, Ammar; Halvardson, Jonatan; Darj, Elisabeth; Feuk, Lars; Peuckert, Christiane; Jazin, Elena (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Global microarray gene expression analyses previously demonstrated differences in female and male embryos during neurodevelopment. In particular, before sexual maturation of the gonads, the differences seem to concentrate ... -
Perceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study
Adams, Emma A.; Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardene, Kumudu; Infanti, Jennifer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Sexual harassment occurs within the nursing profession globally, challenging the health and safety of nurses and the quality and efficiency of health systems. In Sri Lanka, no studies have explored this issue ... -
Pharmacists’ perception of their challenges at work, focusing on antimicrobial resistance: a qualitative study from Bangladesh
Darj, Elisabeth; Newaz, MdShah; Zaman, Muhammad Hamid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: The indiscriminate use of antimicrobial medicines has contributed to the development of microorganisms’ resistance to antibiotics. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major global health problem and is most ...