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Beyond Culture and Language: Access to Diabetes Preventive Health Services among Somali Women in Norway
(Journal of Diabetes Research;2015, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Despite the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes in some immigrant and refugee communities in Norway, there is very little information available on their utilization of diabetes prevention interventions, particularly for ... -
Developing a risk score for undiagnosed prediabetes or type 2 diabetes among Saharawi refugees in Algeria
(BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 720 (2022), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-04-11)Aims: To prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) and reduce the risk of complications, early identification of people at risk of developing T2D, preferably through simple diabetes risk scores, is essential. The aim of this ... -
Dietary diversity is related to socioeconomic status among adult Saharawi refugees living in Algeria
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background There is limited knowledge about dietary quality among the adult population in low- and middle income countries (LMICs). This study aims to describe dietary quality among the adult Saharawi refugee population ... -
Environmental implication of iodine in water, milk and other foods used in Saharawi refugees camps in Tindouf, Algeria
(Journal of Food Composition and Analysis;24(4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)A cross-sectional survey among Saharawi refugees in four camps carried out in 2007 revealed enlarged thyroid volume and high urinary iodine concentration in women and school children. The purpose of this paper is to ... -
Our Relations to Refugees: Between Compassion and Dehumanization
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)After the so-called refugee crisis of 2015–2016 European reactions to foreigners had come to the fore and we are seeing xenophobic political and populist movements become increasingly mainstream. The massive rejection of ... -
The past, the present and the future: a qualitative study exploring how refugees’ experience of time influences their mental health and well-being
(Frontiers in Sociology;August 2020 | Volume 5 | Article 46, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-21)The experience of time has a decisive influence on refugees’ well-being and suffering in all phases of their flight experiences. Basic safety is connected both developmentally and in present life with a feeling of continuity ... -
Prevalence of goitre and evaluation of food intake among Saharawi refugees in camps in Tindouf, Algeria
(Working paper, 2008)In January/February 2007 a cross-sectional survey was conducted in the Saharawi refugee camps. The main objective of this survey was to identify the causes of goitre through assessing the iodine status, identifying sources ... -
Psychoanalysis and the situation of refugees: A human rights perspective
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)We have today the highest number of persons who have been displaced due to war, persecution and terror since the Second World War. More than 65 million people are currently displaced, either internally or as refugees. ... -
Specialist services: practice
(Oxford Textbook of Migrant Psychiatry;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-04)Refugees flee from war, persecution, imprisonment and torture. Many refugees have suffered adverse and complex traumatic experiences in their countries of origin, extending through childhood, adolescence and in adulthood, ...