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Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Childhood malnutrition is associated with high morbidity and mortality globally. Undernourished children are more likely to experience cognitive, physical, and metabolic developmental impairments that can lead to later ... -
Mapping development and health effects of cooking with solid fuels in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–18: a geospatial modelling study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background More than 3 billion people do not have access to clean energy and primarily use solid fuels to cook. Use of solid fuels generates household air pollution, which was associated with more than 2 million deaths ... -
Mapping disparities in education across low- and middle-income countries
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Mapping geographical inequalities in access to drinking water and sanitation facilities in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Universal access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities is an essential human right, recognised in the Sustainable Development Goals as crucial for preventing disease and improving human wellbeing. ... -
Mapping geographical inequalities in childhood diarrhoeal morbidity and mortality in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17: analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Across low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), one in ten deaths in children younger than 5 years is attributable to diarrhoea. The substantial between-country variation in both diarrhoea incidence and ... -
Mapping geographical inequalities in oral rehydration therapy coverage in low-income and middle-income countries, 2000–17
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is a form of oral rehydration therapy (ORT) for diarrhoea that has the potential to drastically reduce child mortality; yet, according to UNICEF estimates, less than half of ... -
Mapping local patterns of childhood overweight and wasting in low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2017
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A double burden of malnutrition occurs when individuals, household members or communities experience both undernutrition and overweight. Here, we show geospatial estimates of overweight and wasting prevalence among children ... -
Mapping routine measles vaccination in low- and middle-income countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The safe, highly efective measles vaccine has been recommended globally since 1974, yet in 2017 there were more than 17 million cases of measles and 83,400 deaths in children under 5 years old, and more than 99% of both ... -
Mapping subnational HIV mortality in six Latin American countries with incomplete vital registration systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) remains a public health priority in Latin America. While the burden of HIV is historically concentrated in urban areas and high-risk groups, subnational estimates that cover ... -
Mat og måltider i barnehagen
(Bachelor thesis, 2017-09-20)Bakgrunn Barn i Norge tilbringer store deler av dagen sin i barnehagen. Maten som inntas i barnehagen utgjør derfor en stor del av barnas totale kosthold. Fordi barnas grunnlag for god helse legges i tidlige barneår har ... -
Målrettet psykisk helsearbeid i naturen: en kvalitativ studie
(Bachelor thesis, 2018-10-03)Bakgrunn: Verdens helseorganisasjons studie av den globale sykdomsbyrdens utvikling viser at mentale lidelser og depresjoner vil være den nest største helseutfordringen globalt i 2020. Medisinbruken ved psykiske plager er ... -
Measuring routine childhood vaccination coverage in 204 countries and territories, 1980–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2020, Release 1
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background Measuring routine childhood vaccination is crucial to inform global vaccine policies and programme implementation, and to track progress towards targets set by the Global Vaccine Action Plan (GVAP) and Immunization ... -
Measuring universal health coverage based on an index of effective coverage of health services in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Achieving universal health coverage (UHC) involves all people receiving the health services they need, of high quality, without experiencing financial hardship. Making progress towards UHC is a policy priority ... -
MEK Inhibition Induces Canonical WNT Signaling through YAP in KRAS Mutated HCT-15 Cells, and a Cancer Preventive FOXO3/FOXM1 Ratio in Combination with TNKS Inhibition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-01)The majority of colorectal cancers are induced by subsequent mutations in APC and KRAS genes leading to aberrant activation of both canonical WNT and RAS signaling. However, due to induction of feedback rescue mechanisms ... -
Mekanismene bak smertelindring
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Innledning: I denne oppgaven ønsker vi å søke i litteraturen etter akupunkturens virkemekanismer, sett fra et vestlig medisinsk perspektiv, knyttet til behandling av smerter. Metode: Litteraturstudie, med fokus på ... -
Metabolsk syndrom og middelhavskost - en litteraturstudie
(Bachelor thesis, 2021)Bakgrunn: Sykdommer som skyldes vår livsstil er et økende problem både i Norge og resten av verden. Metabolsk syndrom er en samlebetegnelse på en rekke risikofaktorer, som overvekt og fedme, insulinresistens, hypertensjon ... -
Middelhavsdietten og lipidprofil – en litteraturstudie
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Bakgrunn: Hjerte- og karsykdommer er den nest vanligste dødsårsaken i Norge. Risikofaktorer for å utvikle disse sykdommene er blant annet alder, røyking, høyt blodtrykk, overvekt, inaktivitet og høyt kolesterol. Middelhavsdietten ... -
Middelhavskostholdet og forebygging av tykk- og endetarmskreft – en litteraturstudie
(Bachelor thesis, 2018-10-03)Bakgrunn: Norge er blant de land i verden med høyest forekomst av tykk- og endetarmskreft. Data viser at prevalensen av sykdommen har økt i mange tiår. Sammenliknet med andre land har Norge gode overlevelsestall for flere ...