• Assessing adolescents’ perceived proficiency in critically evaluating nutrition information 

      Naigaga, Desire Alice Sandra Mpolampola; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre; Henjum, Sigrun; Guttersrud, Øystein (International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity;(2018) 15:61, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-28)
      Background: Over the recent past, there has been an increase in nutrition information available to adolescents from various sources, which resulted into confusion and misinterpretation of the dietary advice. Results from ...
    • Body size perceptions and preferences favor overweight in adult Saharawi refugees 

      Naigaga, Desire Alice Sandra Mpolampola; Jahanlu, David; Claudius, Hanne Marit; Gjerlaug, Anne Karine; Barikmo, Ingrid; Henjum, Sigrun (Nutrition Journal;17:17, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-09)
      Background: Culture affects body image and body size perceptions from an early age and in many African countries, overweight has been associated with richness, health, strength, and fertility. The present study investigated ...
    • Measuring maternal health literacy in adolescents attending antenatal care in a developing country - the impact of selected demographic characteristics 

      Naigaga, Desire Alice Sandra Mpolampola; Guttersrud, Øystein; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre (Journal of Clinical Nursing;24(17-18), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-03-12)
      Aims and objectives: The aim of this paper is to describe how selected demographic characteristics ‘explain’ the observed variance in the distribution of maternal health literacy estimates in adolescents attending antenatal ...