Blar i HV - Fakultet for helsevitenskap ansatte på forfatter "Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess"
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Covid-19. Dør-til-dør-aksjoner, mobile teststasjoner og endring i testandel blant norsk- og utenlandsfødte i bydel Stovner, Oslo
Vinjerui, Kristin Hestmann; Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess; Fretheim, Atle (Research report, 2021-03-25)Høy testandel er viktig i arbeidet mot spredning av covid-19. Stovner bydel gjennomførte dør-til-dør-aksjoner der innbyggerne ble oppfordret til å teste seg, i februar-mars 2021. I tilknytning til aksjonene ble det utplassert ... -
The Evaluation of a Social Media Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Migrant Groups: Cluster Randomized Trial
Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess; Fretheim, Atle; Indseth, Thor; Munch, Anita Thorolvsen; Johannessen, Live Bøe; Hansen, Christine Engh (Journal of Medical Internet Research;Vol 24, No 3 (2022): March, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-24)Background: A low test positivity rate is key to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Throughout the pandemic, several migrant groups in Norway have seen higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 and related hospitalizations, ... -
GP phone calls to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake among patients at increased risk of severe COVID-19: a randomised trial
Tuv, Marit; Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess; Furuseth, Ellen; Holst, Christine; Helleve, Arnfinn; Fretheim, Atle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: English media have reported that many unvaccinated individuals took the COVID-19 vaccine after receiving a phone call from their GP. Aim: To determine whether phone calls from GPs to unvaccinated patients at ... -
Increased COVID-19 testing rates following combined door-to-door and mobile testing facility campaigns in Oslo, Norway, a difference-in-difference analysis
Vinjerui, Kristin Hestmann; Elgersma, Ingeborg Hess; Fretheim, Atle (International Journal of Environmental Research and PuInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 18 / Issue 21, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-10-21)High testing rates limit COVID-19 transmission. Attempting to increase testing rates, Stovner District in Oslo, Norway, combined door-to-door campaigns with easy access testing facilities. We studied the intervention’s ...