Blar i NTNU Open på forfatter "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 ... -
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 ... -
Emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and the association with symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress in a multi-ethnic pregnant population in southern Sweden
Wangel, Anne-Marie; Ryding, Elsa Lena; Schei, Berit; Östman, Margareta; Lukasse, Mirjam (Journal article, 2016)Objectives: This study aims to describe the prevalence of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse and analyze associations with symptoms of depression and posttraumatic stress (PTS) in pregnancy, by ethnic background. Study ... -
Ethiopian Health Care Workers’ Insights into and Responses to Intimate Partner Violence in Pregnancy—A Qualitative Study
Gashaw, Bosena Tebeje; Schei, Berit; Solbrække, Kari Nyheim; Magnus, Jeanette H. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Violence against women is a global pandemic, with the potential to spread through generations. Intimate partner violence has impacts on women’s sexual, reproductive, and psycho-social health. It can occur during pregnancy ... -
Experiences of childbirth care among immigrant and non-immigrant women: a cross-sectional questionnaire study from a hospital in Norway
Reppen, Kristin; Henriksen, Lena; Schei, Berit; Magnussen, Elisabeth Balstad; Infanti, Jennifer Jean (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Immigrant women have higher risks for poor pregnancy outcomes and unsatisfactory birth experiences than the general population. The mechanisms behind these associations remain largely unknown, but they may ...