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Keynejad RC, Deraz O, Ingenhoff R, Eick F, Njie H, Graff S, Adhikari TB, Zajec P, Mautner MC, Salazar A, Lichtwarck HO, Gaifém F, Abera HH, Amare HH, Alemayehu SB, Mulushoa A, Grosse P. Decoloniality in global health research: ten tasks for early career researchers. BMJ Glob Health 2023; 8:e014298. [PMID: 38007227 PMCID: PMC10679997 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-014298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/21/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023] Open
Affiliation(s)
- Roxanne C Keynejad
- Health Service and Population Research, King's College London Institute of Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience, London, UK
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- UMR-S970, Paris Cardiovascular Research Center, Integrative Epidemiology of Cardiovascular Disease (Team 4), Universite Paris Cité, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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- Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Virology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Public Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
- Nepal Health Frontiers, Tokha-5, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- Department of Comparative Literature, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Endocrinology, Metabolism and Gender Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Wien, Austria
- Department of International Development, University of Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Institut Supérieur de Philosophie, Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Walloon Brabant, Belgium
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- Department of Public Health, Center for Global Health (GloHAU), Aarhus Universitet, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
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- Department of Midwifery, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Southern Nations, Ethiopia
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- Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Dilla University, Dilla, Southern Nations, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Hawassa University, Hawassa, Southern Nations, Ethiopia
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- College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Dean of Students Office, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Voldner N, Eick F, Vangen S. 'Goodbye and good luck' Midwifery care to pregnant undocumented migrants in Norway: A qualitative study. Sex Reprod Healthc 2023; 37:100878. [PMID: 37369145 DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2023.100878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To explore community midwives' experiences caring for pregnant undocumented migrants seeking prenatal care in Norway. METHOD Due to the relatively limited previous research and number of pregnant undocumented migrants we used an explorative approach through qualitative method. Ten community midwives were interviewed after snowball sampling in Oslo, the capital of Norway. The main themes emerged through a qualitative analysis of the transcripts, and meaning units were extracted. RESULTS Midwives with no prior experience with pregnant undocumented migrants expressed uncertainty regarding the women's rights. In contrast, those midwives who had had prior experience with this group, developed their own solutions and enacted certain strategies to help them without any guidelines from their employer. All the midwives found it challenging to provide follow-up care to the undocumented migrants during pregnancy and postpartum. They also expressed concerns regarding increasing challenges creating clinical trusting relationships and restrictions and practices at public hospitals. CONCLUSIONS To ensure adequate perinatal care, it is needed to reassure pregnant undocumented migrants free and safe care at all stages in the birth giving process. Community midwives need professional support in establishing trusting clinical relationships with pregnant undocumented migrants to reduce maternal stress and facilitate continuity in perinatal care.
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- Nanna Voldner
- Faculty of Health Studies, VID specialized university, Diakonveien 16, 0370 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Postboks 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway.
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- Norwegian Research Centre for Women's Health, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, PO box 4950, Nydalen, 0424 Oslo, Norway
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Eick F, Vallersnes OM, Fjeld HE, Sørbye IK, Ruud SE, Dahl C. Use of emergency primary care among pregnant undocumented migrants over ten years: an observational study from Oslo, Norway. Scand J Prim Health Care 2023; 41:317-325. [PMID: 37485974 PMCID: PMC10478594 DOI: 10.1080/02813432.2023.2237074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To compare consultations with pregnant undocumented migrants at emergency primary health care to consultations with pregnant residents of Norway. DESIGN A cross-sectional study of consultations at several time points. SETTING The study was conducted at the Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic (OAEOC), the main emergency primary care service in Oslo, Norway. SUBJECTS Consultations with pregnant patients without a Norwegian identity number seeking care at the Department of Emergency General Practice at the OAEOC were identified through a manual search of registration lists from 2009 to 2019. The consultations were categorized by women's residency status as 'probably documented migrant', 'uncertain migrant status', or 'probably undocumented migrant'. We also extracted aggregated data for women with a Norwegian identity number (i.e. residents) presenting in consultations with pregnancy-related (ICPC-2 chapter W) conditions. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Manchester Triage System urgency level at presentation, and hospitalization. RESULTS Among 829 consultations with female patients categorized as probably undocumented migrants, we found 27.1% (225/829) with pregnant women. About half of the pregnant women (54.6% (123/225)) presented with a pregnancy-related condition. Pregnant women that were probably undocumented migrants had an increased risk of being triaged with a high level of urgency at presentation (relative risk (RR) 1.86, 95% CI 1.14-3.04) and being hospitalized (RR 1.68, 95% CI 1.21-2.34), compared to pregnant residents. CONCLUSION Pregnant undocumented migrants were more severely sick when presenting to emergency primary care services than pregnant residents. Increased access to primary care and emergency primary care services for pregnant undocumented migrants is urgently needed.
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- Frode Eick
- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic, Department of Emergency General Practice, City of Oslo Health Agency, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Obstetrics, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Oslo Accident and Emergency Outpatient Clinic, Department of Emergency General Practice, City of Oslo Health Agency, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Eick F, Vallersnes OM, Fjeld HE, Sørbye IK, Storkås G, Ekrem M, Børmer M, Løberg SA, Ebbing C, Voldner N, Dahl C. Use of non-governmental maternity services and pregnancy outcomes among undocumented women: a cohort study from Norway. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:789. [PMID: 36280826 PMCID: PMC9589618 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-05112-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND In 2011 Norway granted undocumented women the right to antenatal care and to give birth at a hospital but did not include them in the general practitioner and reimbursement schemes. As a response to limited access to health care, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) have been running health clinics for undocumented migrants in Norway's two largest cities. To further facilitate universal health coverage, there is a need to investigate how pregnant undocumented women use NGO clinics and how this affects their maternal health. We therefore investigated the care received, occurrence of pregnancy-related complications and pregnancy outcomes in women receiving antenatal care at these clinics. METHODS In this historic cohort study we included pregnant women aged 18-49 attending urban NGO clinics from 2009 to 2020 and retrieved their medical records from referral hospitals. We compared women based on region of origin using log-binominal regression to estimate relative risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. RESULTS We identified 582 pregnancies in 500 women during the study period. About half (46.5%) the women sought antenatal care after gestational week 12, and 25.7% after week 22. The women had median 1 (IQR 1-3) antenatal visit at the NGO clinics, which referred 77.7% of the women to public health care. A total of 28.4% of women were referred for induced abortion. In 205 retrieved deliveries in medical records, there was a 45.9% risk for any adverse pregnancy outcome. The risk of stillbirth was 1.0%, preterm birth 10.3%, and emergency caesarean section 19.3%. CONCLUSION Pregnant undocumented women who use NGO clinics receive substandard antenatal care and have a high risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes despite low occurrence of comorbidities. To achieve universal health coverage, increased attention should be given to the structural vulnerabilities of undocumented women and to ensure that adequate antenatal care is accessible for them.
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- Frode Eick
- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Postboks 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of General Practice, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Postboks 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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- grid.55325.340000 0004 0389 8485Department of Obstetrics, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Faculty of Medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.411279.80000 0000 9637 455XDivision of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Akershus University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.7914.b0000 0004 1936 7443Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Haukeland University Hospital, and Department of clinical medicine, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- grid.463529.f0000 0004 0610 6148Faculty of Health Studies, VID specialized university, Oslo, Norway
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- grid.5510.10000 0004 1936 8921Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Postboks 1130 Blindern, 0318 Oslo, Norway
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Austad RH, Sandbakken E, Sandrib H, Aavitsland P, Bruun JN, Eick F, Lie AK. Infectious diseases among patients at the Health Centre for Undocumented Migrants in Oslo. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2020; 140:19-0074. [PMID: 32192262 DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Undocumented migrants probably fall outside the scope of public infectious disease control schemes. The article aims to describe the extent of undetected highly hazardous communicable diseases among patients at the Health Centre for Undocumented Migrants in Oslo. MATERIAL AND METHOD We reviewed the records of all patients who attended the Health Centre for the first time in 2016 or 2017, with a view to age, sex, period of stay in Norway, country category and infection test results from the period 1 January 2016-31 December 2017. RESULTS There were four new cases of hepatitis B among 139 patients tested, and four cases of chlamydia infection among 38 patients tested. There were no new cases of active pulmonary tuberculosis, syphilis, HIV infection or hepatitis C. INTERPRETATION There were fewer cases of highly hazardous communicable diseases than what might be expected based on the countries from which the patients originated.
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Eick F, Maleta K, Govasmark E, Duttaroy AK, Bjune AG. Food intake of selenium and sulphur amino acids in tuberculosis patients and healthy adults in Malawi. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2009; 13:1313-1315. [PMID: 19793440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Wasting in tuberculosis (TB) patients is associated with the severity of lung disease and low serum level of selenium. Low serum levels of selenium may be due to low food intake or altered absorption/metabolism in the body. We therefore wanted to measure and compare the intake of selenium and sulphur amino acids in smear-positive TB patients and appropriately matched adults. We found a low intake of selenium but no significant difference in intake of selenium and sulphur amino acids between the groups in this study.
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- F Eick
- Section for International Health, Institute of General Practice and Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.
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Weiss JM, Oltmanns K, Gürke EM, Polack S, Eick F, Felberbaum R, Diedrich K, Ortmann O. Actions of gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonists on steroidogenesis in human granulosa lutein cells. Eur J Endocrinol 2001; 144:677-85. [PMID: 11375803 DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1440677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVE GnRH antagonists have recently been introduced for the prevention of premature LH surges during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). We have here investigated whether the GnRH antagonists cetrorelix and ganirelix exert effects on ovarian steroidogenesis. Since there is some controversy about the action of GnRH agonists in the human ovary we also tested the effect of triptorelin on steroid production in cultured human granulosa lutein cells. METHODS Cells were obtained from patients treated with different protocols of COH. In addition to gonadotropins they received triptorelin, cetrorelix, ganirelix or no GnRH analogue. RESULTS Such in vivo treatment did not result in significant effects of triptorelin or the two GnRH antagonists on spontaneous or human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)-stimulated steroidogenesis. To exclude the possibility that the in vivo treatment might not affect in vitro steroid production because of low or absent peptide activity, we performed in vitro treatments with triptorelin, cetrorelix and ganirelix for up to 96 h. However, these treatment paradigms did not influence basal or hCG-stimulated steroid production. CONCLUSIONS We conclude that GnRH antagonists do not exert any significant effects on ovarian steroidogenesis in vitro and therefore their introduction into protocols of COH is unlikely to impair ovarian function.
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- J M Weiss
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical University Lubeck, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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