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Breastfeeding Education and Support to Improve Early Initiation and Exclusive Breastfeeding Practices and Infant Growth: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial from a Rural Ethiopian Setting
Ahmed, Misra Abdulahi; Fretheim, Atle; Argaw, Alemayehu; Magnus, Jeanette H. (Nutrients;Volume 13, Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-06)Although peer-led education and support may improve breastfeeding practices, there is a paucity of evidence on the effectiveness of such interventions in the Ethiopian context. We designed a cluster-randomized trial to ... -
Determinants of knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding in rural pregnant women using validated instruments in Ethiopia
Ahmed, Misra Abdulahi; Fretheim, Atle; Argaw, Alemayehu; Magnus, Jeanette H. (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 18 / Issue 15, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-27)Understanding the underlying determinants of maternal knowledge and attitude towards breastfeeding guides the development of context-specific interventions to improve breastfeeding practices. This study aimed to assess the ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Prosigna Gene Signature to Assess Expected Benefit from Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer. Assessment of manufacturer’s submission
Kvist, Beate Charlotte Fagerlund; Chudasama, Kishan Kumar; Brurberg, Kjetil Gundro; Robberstad, Bjarne; Rose, Christopher James; Juvet, Lene Kristine; Fretheim, Atle (Book; Peer reviewed; Research report, 2019-08-16)Breast cancer can be treated with chemotherapy, hormone therapy and radiation, or a combination of these to prevent the spread of cancer cells, after surgical removal of the tumor. When assessing whether a patient should ... -
Relationship between teaching modality and COVID-19, well-being, and teaching satisfaction (campus & corona): A cohort study among students in higher education
Fretheim, Atle; Helleve, Arnfinn; Løyland, Borghild; Sandbekken, Ida Hellum; Flatø, Martin; Telle, Kjetil Elias; Watle, Sara Sofie Viksmoen; Schjøll, Alexander; Helseth, Sølvi; Jamtvedt, Gro; Hart, Rannveig Kaldager (Public Health in Practice;Volume 2, November 2021, 100187, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08-27)Objectives: Higher education institutions all over the world struggled to balance the need for infection control and educational requirements, as they prepared to reopen after the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. A ...