Blar i Vitenskapelige publikasjoner fra Institutt for helse og trening på tittel
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Life expectancy and disease burden in the Nordic countries: results from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study 2017
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Likeverdighet, fordommer og inkludering: Interkulturell kompetanse i en pedagogisk sammenheng
(Chapter, 2020)Norge har blitt et flerkulturelt samfunn. Det økende kulturelle mangfoldet preger både yrkeslivet og utdanningssystemet. I dag har læreren ansvar både for å se elevene i et helhetlig perspektiv og å bidra til deres ... -
Longitudinal assessments of child growth: A six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized maternal education trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background & aims Child growth impairments are rampant in sub-Saharan Africa. To combat this important health problem, long-term follow-up studies are needed to examine possible benefits and sustainability of various ... -
Longitudinal changes in physical activity level, body mass index, and oxygen uptake among Norwegian adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Several studies have investigated activity levels among adolescents, but no study has examined longitudinal changes in physical activity (PA) level, body mass, and oxygen uptake among the same adolescents from the age of ... -
Mapping age- and sex-specific HIV prevalence in adults in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000-2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is still among the leading causes of disease burden and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), and the world is not on track to ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Model selection reveals the butyrate-producing gut bacterium Coprococcus eutactus as predictor for language development in three-year-old rural Ugandan children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Introduction: The metabolic activity of the gut microbiota plays a pivotal role in the gut-brain axis through the effects of bacterial metabolites on brain function and development. In this study we investigated the ...