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The Centre for International Health is an interfaculty institution at the
University of
Bergen.
CIH aims to contribute to improve health in low-income countries. This is done through research, postgraduate teaching and advanced training in areas of importance for collaborating universities and other institutions low-income countries.
Research at CIH - recent publications
Blystad, A., Rekdal, O.B., & Malleyeck, H. (2007). Seclusion, protection and avoidance: Exploring the metida complex among Datoga of northern Tanzania. Africa, 77(3), 331-350.
Oleke, C., Blystad, A., Rekdal, O.B., & Moland, K.M. (2007). Experiences of orphan care in Amach, Uganda: assessing policy implications.
Sahara J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, 4(1), 532-543.
Irene A. Kida, Anne N. Astrom, Gunhild V. Strand, Joyce R. Masalu: "Chewing problems and dissatisfaction with chewing ability: a survey of older Tanzanians". European Journal of Oral Sciences, Vol. 115, Iss. 4, Pg. 265, August 2007.
Strand, Tor A, Taneja, Sunita, Bhandari, Nita, Refsum, Helga, Ueland, Per M, Gjessing, Hakon K, Bahl, Rajiv, Schneede, Joern, Bhan, Maharaj K, Sommerfelt, Halvor: "Folate, but not vitamin B-12 status, predicts respiratory morbidity in north Indian children". Am J Clin Nutr 2007 86: 139-144.
Sebalda C. Leshabari, Astrid Blystad, Karen M. Moland "Difficult choices: Infant feeding experiences of HIV-positive mothers in northern Tanzania". Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS, Vol 4/2, May 2007.
Sebalda C. Leshabari, Astrid Blystad, Marina de Paoli, Karen M. Moland "HIV and infant feeding counselling: challenges faced by nurse-counsellors in northern Tanzania" Human Resources for Health, 5/18, 2007.
Yahya-Malima KI, Matee MI, Evjen-Olsen B, Fylkesnes K. "High potential of escalating HIV transmission in a low prevalence setting in rural Tanzania". BMC Public Health. 2007, 7:103 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-103
Molla M., Åstrøm A.N, Berhane, Y: "Applicability of the theory of planned behavior to intended and self-reported condom use in a rural Ethiopian population", AIDS Care, March 2007; 19(3): 425-431
Sandøy IF, Michelo C, Siziya S, Fylkesnes K. "Associations between sexual behaviour change among young people and decline in HIV prevalence in Zambia." BMC Public Health 2007, Apr 23;7(1):60 [Epub ahead of print]
Oleke C, Blystad A, Fylkesnes K; Tumwine JK. "Constraints to educational opportunities of orphans: a community-based study from northern Uganda." AIDS Care 2007, 361-68. Informaworld.
Henry Wamani, Anne Nordrehaug Åstrøm, Stefan Peterson, James K. Tumwine, Thorkild Tylleskär. Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys. BMC Pediatrics 2007, 7:17 (10 April 2007)
Grethe Albrektsen, Ivar Heuch, Steinar Thoresen, Gunnar Kvåle. Twin births, sex of children and maternal risk of ovarian cancer: a cohort study in Norway. British Journal of Cancer advance online publication 27 March 2007; doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6603687 (short communication)
Grethe Albrektsen, Ivar Heuch, Steinar Thoresen, Gunnar Kvåle. Pregnancy Levels of Estrogen and Progesterone: The Double-Edged Sword. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2007; 16(3):634 (letter to the editor)
Taye M, Larson CP and Lindtjørn B. "Unintentional and Intentional Injuries" in Berhane Y, Hailemariam D and Kloos (Eds) The Epidemiology and Ecology of Health and Disease in Ethiopia. Page 794-806. Addis Ababa: Shama Books
Demissie M, Omer OA, Lindtjørn B, Hombergh J. 2006 "Tuberculosis" in Berhane Y, Hailemariam D and Kloos (Eds) The Epidemiology and Ecology of Health and Disease in Ethiopia. Page 409-434. Addis Ababa: Shama Books
Amadou Gallo Diop, Athanase Millogo, Isidore Obot, Ismael Thiam, Thorkild Tylleskär 2006. “Neurological disorders associated with malnutrition” in Neurological Disorders: Public health challenges. Page 111-126. Geneva: World Health Organization
Nguyen Vu Thuong, Khuu Van Nghia, Tran Phuc Hau, Nguyen Thanh Long, Cao Thi Bao Van, Bui Hoang Duc, Luong Thu Tram, Nguyen Anh Tuan, Nguyen Thi Kim Tien, Peter Godwin, Knut Fylkesnes and Nigel O’Farrell. Impact of a community STI/HIV intervention project in female sex workers in five border provinces of Vietnam. Sex. Transm. Inf. 2007; doi:10.1136/sti.2006.022616
Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen, Henry Wamani, Charles Karamagi, Nulu Semiyaga, James Tumwine, Thorkild Tylleskär. Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall. BMC Pediatrics 2007, 7:10
Estifanos Biru Shargie and Bernt Lindtjørn. Determinants of Treatment Adherence Among Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients in Southern Ethiopia. PLoS Med 2007; 4(2):e37
David McCoy, David Sanders and Gunnar Kvåle. Broader Vision Required for the New Child Survival Revolution. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2007 53(1):1-3 (editorial)
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