dc.contributor.author | Storrø, Ola | |
dc.contributor.author | Øien, Torbjørn | |
dc.contributor.author | Dotterud, Christian | |
dc.contributor.author | Jenssen, Jon Andreas | |
dc.contributor.author | Johnsen, Roar | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-09-11T12:19:56Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-10-01T11:28:26Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-09-11T12:19:56Z | |
dc.date.available | 2015-10-01T11:28:26Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
dc.identifier.citation | BMC Public Health 2010, 10 | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.issn | 1471-2458 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11250/1592271 | |
dc.description.abstract | Background: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a primary prevention intervention program on risk
behavior for allergic diseases among children up to 2 years of age. The setting was in ordinary pre- and postnatal
primary health care in Trondheim, Norway.
Methods: The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim, Norway (PACT) study invited all pregnant
women and parents to children up to 2 years of age in the community to participate in a non-randomized,
controlled, multiple life-style intervention study. Interventional topics was increased dietary intake of cod liver oil
and oily fish for women during pregnancy and for infants during the first 2 years of life, reduced parental smoking
and reduced indoor dampness. A control cohort was established prior to the intervention cohort with “follow up
as usual”. Questionnaires were completed in pregnancy, 6 weeks after birth and at 1 and 2 years of age. Trends in
exposure and behavior are described.
Results: Intake of oily fish and cod liver oil increased statistically significantly among women and infants in the
intervention cohort compared to the control cohort. There was a low postnatal smoking prevalence in both
cohorts, with a trend towards a decreasing smoking prevalence in the control cohort. There was no change in
indoor dampness or in behavior related to non- intervened life-style factors.
Conclusions: The dietary intervention seemed to be successful. The observed reduced smoking behavior could
not be attributed to the intervention program, and the latter had no effect on indoor dampness. | nb_NO |
dc.language.iso | eng | nb_NO |
dc.publisher | BioMed Central | nb_NO |
dc.title | A primary health-care intervention on pre- and postnatal risk factor behavior to prevent childhood allergy. The Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (PACT) study | nb_NO |
dc.type | Journal article | nb_NO |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_GB |
dc.date.updated | 2015-09-11T12:19:56Z | |
dc.source.volume | 10 | nb_NO |
dc.source.journal | BMC Public Health | nb_NO |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1186/1471-2458-10-443 | |
dc.identifier.cristin | 347453 | |
dc.description.localcode | © 2010 Storrø et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. | nb_NO |