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Prevalence of emotional, physical and sexual abuse among pregnant women in six European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objectives. The primary objective was to investigate the prevalence of a history of abuse among women attending routine antenatal care in six northern Euro- pean countries. Second, we explored current suffering from ... -
Prevalence of experienced abuse in healthcare and associated obstetric characteristics in six European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Objectives. To assess the prevalence and current suffering of experienced abuse in healthcare, to present the socio-demographic background for women with a history of abuse in healthcare and to assess the association ... -
Prevalence of malnutrition among older adults in a population-based study - The HUNT Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Malnutrition is common in older adults and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality rates. Aim The aim of the study is to describe the prevalence of malnutrition based on low BMI, involuntary weight ... -
Prevalence of mental disorders, suicidal ideation and suicides in the general population before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway: A population-based repeated cross-sectional analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Self-report data on mental distress indicate a deterioration of population mental health in many countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. A Norwegian epidemiological diagnostic psychiatric interview survey was ... -
Prevalence of metabolic syndrome and associated risk factors among married women in a rural community of Nepal: A population-based study
(Master thesis, 2021)ABSTRACT Introduction: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a constellation of conditions including hypertension, hyperglycemia, central obesity and dyslipidemia, known to increase the risk for diabetes type 2 (T2D) and cardiovascular ... -
Prevalence of multimorbidity with frailty and associations with socioeconomic position in an adult population: findings from the cross-sectional HUNT Study in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives To explore prevalences and occupational group inequalities of two measures of multimorbidity with frailty. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting The Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT), Norway, a total ... -
Prevalence of obesity in the period of 2017-2019 in Norway: the HUNT4 study
(Master thesis, 2021)Abstract Introduction: The prevalence of obesity has grown thrice globally between 1975 and 2016. According to World Health Organization, 650 million people aged 18 and over were obese worldwide in 2016. We aimed to ... -
Prevalence of prediabetes and associated factors of prediabetic stages: a cross-sectional study among adults in Nepal
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Objectives To estimate the prevalence of prediabetes and to assess the association of prediabetic stages with sociodemographic, lifestyle and clinical factors Design Cross-sectional study at the screening and inclusion ... -
Prevalence of sexual, physical and emotional abuse in the Norwegian mother and child cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Abuse of women occurs in every society of the world. Increased information about the prevalence in industrialized countries, like Norway, is required to make strategies to prevent abuse. Our aim was to ... -
Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections among married women in rural Nepal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction. We have previously determined the prevalence of human papillomavirus (HPV) infection among women in rural Nepal. In the current study, we also wanted to examine the prevalence of and risk factors for other ... -
Prevalence of the CHEK2 R95* germline mutation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background While germline CHEK2 mutations have been linked to a moderately elevated cancer risk, to date, a limited number of such mutations have been identified. Recently, we reported a germline nonsense mutation (C283T; ... -
Prevalence of urinary incontinence and association with 25(OH)D in Nepalese women (in rural Nepal)
(Master thesis, 2023)ABSTRACT Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) and its subtypes, including Stress UI, Urge UI and Mixed UI among a cohort of women from a rural district in Nepal. In addition, ... -
Prevalence of use of non-prescription analgesics in the Norwegian HUNT3 population: Impact of gender, age, exercise and prescription of opioids
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: There are concerns about potential increasing use of over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics. The aims of this study were to examine 1) the prevalence of self-reported use of OTC analgesics; 2) the prevalence of ... -
Prevalence of, and work-related risk factors for, hand eczema in a Norwegian general population (The HUNT Study)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Chemical exposures at work and at home may cause hand eczema. However, this has been scarcely described for Norway. Objectives To investigate the prevalence of, and occupational risk factors for, hand eczema ... -
Prevalence, clustering and combined effects of lifestyle behaviours and their association with health after retirement age in a prospective cohort study, the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Lifestyle behaviours are potential risk factors for disease and mortality, but less is known about the association with health in retirement age. The aim of this paper was to study the prevalence, clustering ... -
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Impact of Delirium on Hospitalized Older Adults With Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives High prevalence of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) was previously reported, with associated negative impact on hospitalized older adults. However, data were conflicting, and no meta-analysis has been ... -
Preventing atopic dermatitis with probiotic supplementation - the role of selected breast milk components: The Probiotics in the Prevention of Allergy among Children in Trondheim (ProPACT) study
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:116, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Probiotika i forebygging av atopisk eksem - rollen til utvalgte morsmelk faktorer Probiotikatilskudd i siste del av svangerskapet og de første levemåneder forebygger utvikling av atopisk dermatitt hos barn. Denne effekten ... -
Preventing physical abuse of Nursing home residents- as seen from the Nursing staff's perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim This study aims to capture first-hand information from nursing home staff's own understanding regarding what they think and have experienced about prevention of physical abuse of nursing home residents and what ... -
Prevention of caries and obesity in children with immigrant background in Norway- a study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Immigrants are known to experience greater socioeconomic stress and poorer well-being and to suffer more from lifestyle- and diet-related disorders than native populations. There is also evidence that children ... -
Previous experiences and emotional baggage as Barriers to lifestyle change-a qualitative study of Norwegian Healthy Life Centre participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Changing lifestyle is challenging and difficult. The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that all municipalities establish Healthy Life Centres targeted to people with lifestyle issues. Little is known ...