Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Odland, Jon Øyvind"
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A Systematic Review of Literature on Dietary Transition- Causes and Consequences in the Indigenous Populations of The Arctic
Mahmud, Ashiq (Master thesis, 2020)Background: The traditional diet in the Arctic Indigenous populations have undergone a significant transition. The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) has been looking into this dietary transition happening ... -
Adherence to additional medication for management of HIV-associated comorbidities among older children and adolescents taking antiretroviral therapy
Rehman, Andrea M.; Simms, Victoria; McHugh, Grace; Mujuru, Hilda; Ngwira, Lucky G.; Semphere, Robina; Moyo, Brewster; Bandason, Tsitsi; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022) -
An increased risk of stunting among newborns in poorer rural settings: A cross-sectional pilot study among pregnant women at selected sites in rural Cambodia
Steinholt, Margit; Ha, Sam Ol; Houy, Chandy; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)We conducted an observational study of 194 pregnant women from two different studysites in rural Cambodia. Socioeconomic and anthropometric data was obtained from the womenand their newborns. In addition, we collected ... -
Associations Between Maternal Lead Exposure and Birth Outcomes in Argentina. The EMASAR Study
Xu, Shanshan (Master thesis, 2020)Background: The EMASAR assessed concentrations of environmental toxins in the blood of delivering women to investigate maternal and fetal health risks related to food security and exposure to persistent toxic substances ... -
Barriers to Treatment Adherence among ALHIV and Strategies to mitigate them: A viewpoint of Healthcare providers in Zimbabwe
Mariam, Sarah (Master thesis, 2020)Introduction Although Anti-retroviral Therapy (ART) has succeeded in lowering mortality rates among all age groups in Zimbabwe, despondently, mortality rates among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) have remained the same. ... -
A Children’s Health Perspective on Nano- and Microplastics
Sripada, Kam; Wierzbicka, Aneta; Abass, Khaled; Grimalt, Joan O.; Erbe, Andreas; Röllin, Halina B.; Weihe, Pál; Díaz, Gabriela Jiménez; Singh, Randolph Reyes; Visnes, Torkild; Rautio, Arja; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Wagner, Martin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Pregnancy, infancy, and childhood are sensitive windows for environmental exposures. Yet the health effects of exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) remain largely uninvestigated or unknown. Although ... -
Climate change: is heat exposure during pregnancy associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Blantyre, Malawi? A cross-sectional study.
Ryssdal, Mariell; Vereide, Ragnhild (Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Klimaendringer har skadelige effekter på global helse, og gravide kvinner er særlig sårbare. Malawi, som resten av verden, blir varmere og ekstremvær som hetebølger blir mer vanlig. Høye temperaturer øker risikoen ... -
Climate change: is heat exposure during pregnancy associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Blantyre, Malawi? A cross-sectional study.
Ryssdal, Mariell; Vereide, Ragnhild (Master thesis, 2023)Bakgrunn Klimaendringer har skadelige effekter på global helse, og gravide kvinner er særlig sårbare. Malawi, som resten av verden, blir varmere og ekstremvær som hetebølger blir mer vanlig. Høye temperaturer øker risikoen ... -
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; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection causes impairment of the gastrointestinal barrier, with substantial depletion of CD4+ T cells in the gut. Antiretroviral therapy (ART) restores CD4+ counts and may ... -
Concentrations of potentially toxic metals and trace elements in pregnant women and association with birth outcomes: A cross-sectional study in Malawi
Mwapasa, Mphatso; Xu, Shanshan; Magreta Chakhame, Bertha; Maluwa, Alfred; Röllin, Halina; Choko, Augustine; Huber, Sandra; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Potentially toxic metals and trace elements have been used in Malawi for a long time. However, data on exposure to these elements by susceptible groups like pregnant women and its associations with reproductive health ... -
“Confidence comes with frequent practice”: health professionals’ perceptions of using manual vacuum aspiration after a training program
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with unsafe abortion as a major contributor. Curettage is most frequently used as the surgical method for treating incomplete abortions, ... -
Decrease in use of manual vacuum aspiration in post-abortion care in Malawi: A cross-sectional study from three public hospitals, 2008-2012
Odland, Maria Lisa; Rasmussen, Hanne (Master thesis, 2013)Objectives: To investigate the use of manual vacuum aspiration in post-abortion care in Malawi between 2008-2012. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was done at the referral hospital Queen Elisabeth Central ... -
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; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objectives: To investigate the use of manual vacuum aspiration in postabortion care in Malawi between 2008–2012. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was done at the referral hospital Queen Elisabeth Central ... -
Drivers of maternal accumulation of organohalogen pollutants in Arctic areas (Chukotka, Russia) and 4,4′-DDT effects on the newborns
Bravo, Natalia; Grimalt, Joan O.; Chashchin, Max; Chashchin, Valery; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background One of the most worrying consequence of the production and use of persistent organohalogen pollutants (POPs) is the high accumulation in Arctic populations because of long-range transport. Study of the effects ... -
Effect of patient-delivered household contact tracing and prevention for tuberculosis: A household cluster-randomised trial in Malawi
Kaswaswa, Kruger; MacPherson, Peter; Kumwenda, Moses; Mpunga, James; Thindwa, Deus; Nliwasa, Marriott; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Tomoka, Tamiwe; Chipungu, Geoffrey; Mukaka, Mavuto; Corbett, Elizabeth L. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Household contact tracing provides TB screening and TB preventive therapy (TPT) to contacts at high risk of TB disease. However, it is resource intensive, inconvenient, and often poorly implemented. We ... -
Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi: A quasi-experimental study
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives The study was conducted to determine effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing use of misoprostol in management of incomplete abortions. Design A quasi-experimental study with training intervention ... -
Effects of air temperature on the number of ambulance calls for asthma during cold season in Nur-Sultan– the second coldest capital in the world
Grjibovski, Andrej M; Adilbekova, Bibigul; Omralina, Elvira; Imangazinova, Saule; Akhmetova, Zhanar; Ainabai, Ayagul; Kalmahanov, Sundetgali B.; Aituganova, Aliya; Kosbayeva, Aliya; Menne, Bettina; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Deleterious effect of cold on overall mortality is well-established. We studied associations between the air temperature and the number f ambulance calls for asthma in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan – the second coldest capital ... -
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. ... -
Emergency craniotomy and burr-hole trephination in a low-resource setting Capacity building at a regional hospital in Cambodia
Hu, Jingjing (Master thesis, 2021)ABSTRACT Introduction: Developing public services for cranial neurosurgery is an urgent need in Cambodia. To empower a regional hospital with adequate cranial neurosurgical capacity for trauma care, the University Hospital ... -
Emergency Craniotomy and Burr-Hole Trephination in a Low-Resource Setting: Capacity Building at a Regional Hospital in Cambodia
Hu, Jingjing; Sokh, Vannara; Nguon, Sophy; Heng, Yang Van; Husum, Hans; Kloster, Roar; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Xu, Shanshan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)To evaluate the teaching effect of a trauma training program in emergency cranial neurosurgery in Cambodia on surgical outcomes for patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI). We analyzed the data of TBI patients who ...