Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Schei, Berit"
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Addressing Domestic Violence in Antenatal Care Environments in Nepal (ADVANCE) – study protocol for a randomized controlled trial evaluating a video intervention on domestic violence among pregnant women
Chalise, Pratibha; Manandhar, Pratibha; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Henriksen, Lena; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Koju, Rajendra; Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Simpson, Melanie Rae; Skovlund, Eva; Swahnberg, Katarina; Schei, Berit; Lukasse, Mirjam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Domestic violence (DV) prior to, and during pregnancy is associated with increased risks for morbidity and mortality. As pregnant women routinely attend antenatal care this environment can be used to offer ... -
Adult physical, sexual, and emotional abuse and postpartum depression, a population based, prospective study of 53,065 women in the norwegian mother and child cohort study
Sørbø, Marie Flem; Grimstad, Hilde; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Lukasse, Mirjam; Schei, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Postpartum depression (PPD) has detrimental consequences to the women, their infants and families. The aim of the present study was to assess the association between adult abuse and PPD. Methods This ... -
Agenda setting and framing of gender-based violence in Nepal: How it became a health issue
Colombini, Manuela; Mayhew, Susannah H.; Hawkins, Benjamin; Bista, Meera; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Schei, Berit; Watts, Charlotte (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Gender-based violence (GBV) has been addressed as a policy issue in Nepal since the mid 1990s, yet it was only in 2010 that Nepal developed a legal and policy framework to combat GBV. This article draws on the concepts of ... -
Anti-osteoporosis drug use: too little, too much, or just right? The HUNT study, Norway
Hoff, Mari; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Meyer, Haakon E; Langhammer, Arnulf; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Syversen, Unni; Skovlund, Eva; Abrahamsen, Bo; Forsmo, Siri; Schei, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Summary Use of anti-osteoporotic drugs (AODs) was examined in a Norwegian population 50–85 years. Among them with Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) score for major osteoporotic fracture ≥ 20, 25% of the women and 17% ... -
Childhood violence and adult chronic pain among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study
Eriksen, Astrid M.A.; Schei, Berit; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Sørlie, Tore; Fleten, Nils; Javo, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective The main objectives of this study were to investigate the association between childhood violence and reported chronic pain, number of pain sites and the intensity of pain in adulthood in indigenous Sami and ... -
Childhood violence and mental health among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study
Eriksen, Astrid; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Schei, Berit; Sørlie, Tore; Stigum, Hein; Bjertness, Espen; Javo, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The main objectives of this study were to investigate the association between childhood violence and psychological distress and post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTS) among Sami and non-Sami adults, and to explore a possible ... -
Chronic vulvar pain in gynecological outpatients
Teigen, Per Kristen; Hagemann, Cecilie Therese; Fors, Egil Andreas; Stauri, Elisabeth Slang; Lonnee-Hoffmann, Risa; Schei, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives Chronic vulvar pain (CVP) is pain in the vulvar area exceeding three months of duration. Previous studies have reported a prevalence of 7–8% in the general population and observed an association between CVP and ... -
Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study
Pun, Kunta Devi; Infanti, Jennifer; Koju, Rajendra; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Globally, knowledge of health sector options to respond to domestic violence during pregnancy is increasing, but this topic is under-investigated in Nepal. This gap affects the provision of adequate antenatal ... -
Community Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study from Ethiopia
Gashaw, Bosena Tebeje; Magnus, Jeanette H.; Schei, Berit; Solbrække, Kari Nyheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Abstract:Intimate partner violence (IPV) in pregnancy adversely affects the health of womenand unborn children. To prevent this, the community responses, societal systems, and structuresto support victims of ... -
Developing and validating the Nepalese Abuse Assessment Screen (N-AAS) for identifying domestic violence among pregnant women in Nepal
Manandhar, Pratibha; Chalise, Pratibha; Rishal, Poonam; Campbell, Jacquelyn C; Henriksen, Lena; Infanti, Jennifer Jean; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Lukasse, Mirjam; Pun, Kunta Devi; Schei, Berit; Swahnberg, Katarina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study culturally adapted and validated a Nepalese version of the Abuse Assessment Screen (AAS) tool for identifying domestic violence among pregnant women in Nepal, creating the Nepalese Abuse Assessment Screen (N-AAS). ... -
Diabetes Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Women in a Rural District of Nepal Using HbA1c as a Diagnostic Tool: A Population-Based Study
Yogal, Chandra; Shakya, Sunila; Karmarcharya, Biraj; Koju, Rajendra; Stunes, Astrid Kamilla; Mosti, Mats Peder; Gustafsson, Miriam K.; Åsvold, Bjørn Olav; Schei, Berit; Syversen, Unni (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Given the scarcity of data on diabetes prevalence and associated risk factors among women in rural Nepal, we aimed to examine this, using glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) as a diagnostic tool. A cross-sectional survey addressing ... -
Distress due to COVID-19 in women giving birth during the pandemic: A cross-sectional study from Norway
Reppen, Kristin (Master thesis, 2023)Introduksjon: SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) påvirket kvinner i fødselsomsorg over hele verden. Få studier omhandler hvordan pandemien påvirket kvinner i fødsel, og vi vet lite om hvordan smitteverntiltak påvirket kvinners angst, ... -
Do Childhood Boarding School Experiences Predict Health, Well-Being and Disability Pension in Adults? A SAMINOR Study
Friborg, Oddgeir; Sørlie, Tore; Schei, Berit; Javo, Cecilie; Sørbye, Øystein; Hansen, Ketil Lenert (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Indigenous Sámi and Kven minority children in Norway were during the 20th century placed at boarding schools to hasten their adoption of the Norwegian majority language and culture. This is the first population-based study ... -
Does treatment with bisphosphonates protect against fractures in real life? The HUNT study, Norway
Hoff, Mari; Skovlund, Eva; Meyer, Haakon E; Langhammer, Arnulf; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Syversen, Unni; Holvik, Kristin; Abrahamsen, Bo; Schei, Berit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Summary Bisphosphonates reduce fractures in randomized controlled trials (RCT); however, there is less information from real life. In our population including 14,990 women and 13,239 men, use of bisphosphonates reduced ... -
Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal
Devi Pun, Kunta; Rishal, Poonam; Darj, Elisabeth; Infanti, Jennifer; Shrestha, Shrinkhala; Lukasse, Mirjam; Schei, Berit (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Domestic violence is one of the most common forms of violence against women. Domestic violence during pregnancy is associated with adverse perinatal and maternal outcomes. We aimed to assess whether domestic ... -
Domestic Violence and Pregnancy in Nepal: Developing and Evaluating Interventions in Antenatal Care to Improve the Safety of Women
Rishal, Poonam (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:144, Doctoral thesis, 2018)I Nepal omfatter begrepet familievold (domestic violence) både fysisk, psykisk og seksuell vold mot kvinner der overgriper enten er ektefelle eller et annet familiemedlem. Denne type vold kan føre til svangerskapskomplikasjoner ... -
Domestic violence victimisation and its association with mental distress: A cross-sectional study of the Yangon Region, Myanmar
Aye, Win Thuzar; Lien, Lars; Stigum, Hein; Schei, Berit; Sundby, Johanne; Bjertness, Espen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives To estimate the prevalence of domestic violence, with subgroups of physical, sexual and emotional violence, among men and women and to assess the association between any lifetime domestic violence (DV) and mental ... -
Domestic violence: a cross-sectional study among pregnant women in different regions of Sri Lanka
Muzrif, Munas M.; Perera, Dinusha Chamanie; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Schei, Berit; Swahnberg, Katarina (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives The aims of this study were to assess the regional differences in domestic violence among pregnant women in the capital district and in the tea plantation sector of Sri Lanka, to explore potential contributory ... -
Early Intervention after Rape to prevent post-traumatic stress symptoms (the EIR-study): an internal pilot study of a randomized controlled trial
Haugen, Tina; Halvorsen, Joar Øveraas; Friborg, Oddgeir; Mork, Paul Jarle; Mikkelsen, Gustav; Schei, Berit; Hagemann, Cecilie Therese (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background: Rape is one of the trauma incidents with the highest risk of subsequent post-traumatic stress disorder. Early interventions, such as prolonged exposure therapy (PE), have shown promise in preventing PTSD following ... -
Educational gradient in hip fracture incidence in Norway. The Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
Holvik, Kristin; Dahl, Cecilie; Samuelsen, Sven Ove; Søgaard, Anne-Johanne; Solbakken, Siri Marie; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Hoff, Mari; Schei, Berit; Kjeldgaard, Helena Kames; Apalset, Ellen Margrete; Morseth, Bente; Grimnes, Guri; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Omsland, Tone Kristin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Summary: Examining fracture dynamics by socioeconomic status may inform healthcare and prevention. We found a higher risk of hip fracture in men and women with lower educational level in Norway. However, by age 90 + years, ...