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Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by UP Author "Odland, Jon Oyvind"
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Rehman, Andrea M.; Simms, Victoria; McHugh, Grace; Mujuru, Hilda; Ngwira, Lucky G.; Semphere, Robina; Moyo, Brewster; Bandason, Tsitsi (Public Library of Science, 2022-06-15)BACKGROUND : Management of co-morbidities among persons living with HIV is an emerging priority, which may require additional medication over and above life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART). We explored factors associated ...
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Rehman, Andrea M.; Simms, Victoria; McHugh, Grace; Mujuru, Hilda; Ngwira, Lucky G.; Semphere, Robina; Moyo, Brewster; Bandason, Tsitsi; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Public Library of Science, 2022-06-15)BACKGROUND : Management of co-morbidities among persons living with HIV is an emerging priority, which may require additional medication over and above life-long antiretroviral therapy (ART). We explored factors associated ...
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Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Choko, Augustine; Odland, Jon Oyvind (Women's Health and Action Research Centre (WHARC), 2021-04)Vitamin D is a potent immune system modulator; its deficiency correlates with increased susceptibility to infections. We evaluated the status of maternal serum vitamin D in women with spontaneous preterm birth. In this ...
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Kranzer, Katharina; McHugh, Grace; Corbett, Elizabeth L.; Mujuru, Hilda; Nicol, Mark P.; Rowland-Jones, Sarah; Rehman, Andrea M.; Gutteberg, Tore J.; Flaegstad, Trond; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Ferrand, Rashida A.; BREATHE study team (BioMed Central, 2017-12-28)BACKGROUND : Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related chronic lung disease (CLD) among children is associated with substantial morbidity, despite antiretroviral therapy. This may be a consequence of repeated respiratory ...
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Majonga, Edith D.; Chiesa, Scott T.; McHugh, Grace; Mujuru, Hilda; Nathoo, Kusum; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Kaski, Juan Pablo; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2020)Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) is reported in both adults and children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in high income settings and is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, ...
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Sripada, Kam; Wierzbicka, Aneta; Abass, Khaled; Grimalt, Joan O.; Erbe, Andreas; Rollin, Halina B.; Weihe, Pal; Diaz, Gabriela Jimenez; Singh, Randolph Reyes; Visnes, Torkild; Rautio, Arja; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Wagner, Martin (Public Health Services, US Dept of Health and Human Services, 2022-01-26)BACKGROUND : Pregnancy, infancy, and childhood are sensitive windows for environmental exposures. Yet the health effects of exposure to nano- and microplastics (NMPs) remain largely uninvestigated or unknown. Although ...
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Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Darj, Elisabeth (BioMed Central, 2019-02-19)BACKGROUND : Malawi has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, with unsafe abortion as a major contributor. Curettage is most frequently used as the surgical method for treating incomplete abortions, ...
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Postoev, Vitaly A.; Grjibovski, Andrej M.; Kovalenko, Anton A.; Anda, Erik Eik; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Oyvind (Wiley, 2016-03)BACKGROUND : Congenital anomalies of the kidney and the urinary tract (CAKUTs) are relatively common birth defects. The combined prevalence in Europe was 3.3 per 1000 in 2012. The risk factors for these anomalies are not ...
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Majonga, Edith D.; Rehman, Andrea M.; McHugh, Grace; Mujuru, Hilda A.; Nathoo, Kusum; Patel, Mohammad S.; Munyati, Shungu; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Kranzer, Katharina; Kaski, Juan P.; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Elsevier, 2017-12)BACKGROUND : Echocardiographic reference ranges are important to identify abnormalities of cardiac dimensions. Reference ranges for children in sub-Saharan Africa have not been established. The aim of this study was ...
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Majonga, Edith D.; Mapurisa, Gugulethu Newton; Rehman, Andrea M.; McHugh, Grace; Bandason, Tsitsi; Mujuru, Hilda; Gonzalez‑Martinez, Carmen; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Kennedy, Neil; Ferrand, Rashida A. (Elsevier, 2021-12)BACKGROUND : Right heart abnormalities and pulmonary hypertension (PH) may be secondary to chronic lung disease. Chronic lung disease is common in children with HIV. In the BREATHE trial (Trial registration: NCT02426112), ...
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Price, Amy; McHugh, Grace; Simms, Victoria; Semphere, Robina; Ngwira, Lucky G.; Bandason, Tsitsi; Mujuru, Hilda; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Ferrand, Rashida A.; Rehman, Andrea M. (Elsevier, 2021-12)BACKGROUND : In the BREATHE trial weekly azithromycin decreased the rate of acute respiratory exacerbations (AREs) compared to placebo among children and adolescents with HIV-associated chronic lung disease (CLD) taking ...
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Ferrand, Rashida A.; McHugh, Grace; Rehman, Andrea M.; Mujuru, Hilda; Simms, Victoria; Majonga, Edith D.; Nicol, Mark P.; Flaegstad, Trond; Gutteberg, Tore J.; Gonzalez-Martinez, Carmen; Corbett, Elizabeth L.; Rowland-Jones, Sarah L.; Kranzer, Katharina; Weiss, Helen A.; Odland, Jon Oyvind (American Medical Association, 2020-12)IMPORTANCE: HIV-associated chronic lung disease (HCLD) in children is associated with small airways disease, is common despite antiretroviral therapy (ART), and is associated with substantial morbidity. Azithromycin has ...
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Kharkova, Olga A.; Grjibovski, Andrej M.; Krettek, Alexandra; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Oyvind (MDPI Publishing, 2017-08-02)The aim of our study was to assess associations between smoking behavior before and during pregnancy and selected adverse birth outcomes. This study is based on the Murmansk County Birth Registry (MCBR). Our study includes ...
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Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (BMJ Publishing Group, 2022-12)OBJECTIVES : The study was conducted to determine effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing use of misoprostol in management of incomplete abortions. DESIGN : A quasi-experimental study with training intervention ...
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Rollin, Halina B.; Channa, Kalavati; Olutola, Bukola Ganiyat; Odland, Jon Oyvind (Elsevier, 2017-01)Early life exposure to inorganic arsenic (iAs) has been shown to interfere with foetal and early childhood development, and is associated with morbidity and mortality in adulthood. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ...
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Flygel, Trym Thune; Hameiri-Bowen, Dan; Simms, Victoria; Rowland-Jones, Sarah; Ferrand, Rashida Abbas; Bandason, Tsitsi; Yindom, Louis-Marie; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Cavanagh, Jorunn Pauline; Flaegstad, Trond; Sovershaeva, Evgeniya (Wiley, 2024-02)OBJECTIVES : Chronic lung disease is a recognized complication in children with HIV. Acute respiratory exacerbations (ARE) are common among this group and cause significant morbidity. Exhaled nitric oxide (eNO) is a known ...
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Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Chiudzu, Grace; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (MDPI, 2022-09-23)Complications after abortion are a major cause of maternal death. Incomplete abortions are common and require treatment with surgical or medical uterine evacuation. Even though misoprostol is a cheaper and safer option, ...
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Lauritzen, Hilde B.; Larose, Tricia L.; Oien, Torbjørn; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Van de Bor, Margot; Jacobsen, Geir W.; Sandanger, Torkjel M. (Public Library of Science, 2016-11-08)INTRODUCTION Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) and organochlorines (OCs) are ubiquitous and persistent in the environment and proposed endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). They can be transferred across the placenta ...
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Kharkova, Olga A.; Grjibovski, Andrej M.; Krettek, Alexandra; Nieboer, Evert; Odland, Jon Oyvind (Public Library of Science, 2017-08-10)BACKGROUND : Although prior studies have shown that smoking reduces preeclampsia/eclampsia risk, the consequence of giving up this habit during pregnancy should be assessed. The aims of the current study were threefold: ...
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Wagenheim, Cecilie Annette; Savosnick, Hedda; Chakhame, Bertha Magreta; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Oyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa (BMC, 2022-12-03)BACKGROUND : In Malawi, abortion is only legal to save a pregnant woman’s life. Treatment for complications after unsafe abortions has a massive impact on the already impoverished health care system. Even though manual ...
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