CIH PhD Theses

2013

Click here for an overview of PhD theses at CIH in 2013 (in the research database CRISTIN)

2012

• Nils Gunnar Songstad 
  “Health worker motivation in a low-income context; the case of rural health services in Tanzania”
  
  
• Chen Yuan Chiang (Dr.Philos)
  “Integration of tuberculosis services in Taiwan, 2001: challenges and opportunities”
  
  
• Nicola Barsdorf
  "South Africa's Duty to Support Health Research for the Global Poor"
  
  
• Jolly K. Nankunda 
  “Individual peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda”
  
  
• Elin Hestvik  
  “Helicobacter pylori and faecal calprotectin in apparently healthy and HIV-infected Ugandan children”

• Alemnesh Hailemariam Mirkuzie
  "Successes and challenges of the national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Implementation and impact" 

• Mari Manger
  “Micronutrient deficiencies and childhood infectious disease - zinc, folate, cobalamin and diarrhoea”. 

• Lungiswa Nkonki
  "Health systems challenges in South Africa: Effective and equitable delivery of interventions to improve infant feeding and reduce mother to child transmission of HIV"

• Lumbwe Chola
  «The economics of promoting exclusive breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa».

• Abdoulaye Hama Diallo
  ”Perinatal and infant mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study” 

• Mpundu Makasa
  «Epidemiological context of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Zambia: Determinants, aetiological agents and trends over time»

• Marte Jürgensen
  «HIV testing and HIV-related stigma in Zambia»

• Joseph Rujumba
  “The Social Context of Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in Uganda”
  

2011 

• Daniel G. Datiko “Improving Tuberculosis Control in Ethiopia: Performance of TB control programme, community DOTS and its cost-effectiveness”

• Dipak Sapkota “S100 Gene Family Members in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinomas (OSCCs): Functional Characterization of S100A14 in Proliferation and Invasion of OSCC Derived Cells”

• Eli Fjeld Falnes ”The mother, her confidants and the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services in the Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania”

• Kijakazi Obed Mashoto “Dental caries, oral health-related quality of life and Atraumatic restorative treatment (ART): a study of adolescents in Kilwa district of Tanzania”

• Grace Ndeezi ”Multiple micronutrient supplementation in HIV-infected children – a randomised trial among children aged 1-5 years in Uganda”

• Manju Purohit ”Clinical and laboratory diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis”

• Nauman Safdar “Childhood tuberculosis case management in Pakistan: Addressing a priority”

• Peter Jay Chipimo “Mental health in the era of HIV: Investigating mental distress, its determinants, conceptual models and impact of HIV in Zambia”

• Mercy Njeru “HIV testing services in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia: Determinants, experiences and responsiveness”

• Lars Thore Fadnes ”Counselling, child growth and feeding of children in Uganda in the era of HIV: Contexts and consequences”

• Michael Aloyce Munga “The unequal distribution of health workers in Tanzania: Its magnitude, causes and remedies”

• Nazik Mostafa Nurelhuda “Aspects of dental caries in Sudanese schoolchildren”

• Philippa Musoke (Dr.philos) “Paediatric HIV-1 infection in Uganda: natural history and early antiretroviral treatment response”

• Ram K. Chandyo “Zinc, Iron and Infection- studies in children and women in Nepal”

• Sigrun Henjum  “Excess iodine intake among refugees from Western Sahara. A cross-sectional study of long-term refugees located in Tindouf, Algeria”

• Victoria Nankabirwa “Child health in a Ugandan cohort: Studies on survival, vaccination and malaria”

• Ying Xue "Interactions between endothelial and bone marrow stromal cells of relevance to bone tissue engineering"

• Zeyede K. Zeleke “Respiratory health among cement workers in Ethiopia “

2010  

• Esther Stanslaus Ngadaya: "Passive case finding: Diagnostic approaches, cost and delay in TB management in Dar es Salaam and Pwani regions, Tanzania"

• Maria Mathisen: "Epidemiological and clinical studies of viral pneumonia in young children in Bhaktapur, Nepal." --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Øystein Evjen Olsen: "Barriers of Implementing Emergency Obestric Care in Northern Tanzania: Balancing Quality and Quantity" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Demissew Beyene: "Towards improved diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis"

• Mulu Muleta: "Obstetric fistula: Prevailence, causes, consequences and associated factors"

2009

• Margaret Nekesa Wandera: "Oral disease and Oral health realted quality of life in pregnancy and early childhood: Surveys from urban and rural areas of Uganda" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Kamaldeen Baba: "Molecular and Immunological Diagnosis of Tuberculous Pleuritis in HIV Infections"

• Vincent Didas Assey: “Controlling iodine deficiency disorders through salt iodation in Tanzania” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Sam Agatre Okuonzi: “Free market illusions: health sector reforms in Uganda 1987 – 2007” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Bernard James Ngowi: ”HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis coinfection in rural northern Tanzania. Epidemiology, clinical presentation and impact on CD4 T-cell counts” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen: ”Feeding and growth of infants in Eastern Uganda: Methodological challenges and associated factors”

• Mitike Molla: "Preventing HIV among Young People" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Sopheap Heng: ”Epidemiological contexts of the HIV epidemic in Cambodia: changes over time and links to preventive interventions”

• Ochiba Mohammed Lukandu: “Toxicity of Khat on normal human oral cells”. --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)
  
  

2008

• Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy: "Investigating trends in HIV transmission and risk factors in Zambia" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Matilda Mtaya: ”Malocclusion and quality of life in Tanzanian schoolchildren” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Akwilina Kayumba: ”Work Environment and Health among Sisal Processors in Tanzania”

• Hanifa Bachou: ”The challenge of improving the management of hospitalised children with severe acute malnutrition in Uganda” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Sebalda Charles Leshabari: "Infant feeding in the context of HIV infection: Mother’s experiences and programme implications for maternal and child health services in Tanzania" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Kumbutso Dzekedzeke: "Adult mortality in the era of HIV in Zambia: making plausible estimates of adult mortality and the impact of HIV from limited data"

• Khadija Innocensia Yahya-Malima: "Epidemiological context of HIV infection in rural Manyara and Singida regions, Tanzania; antenatal and population-based studies"

2007

• Mohammed Al-Haroni: “Antibiotic resistance in oral microbiota; a study on prevalence, molecular analysis and possible contributing factors in Yemen and Norway” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Irene Anderson Kida: "Examining tooth loss, oral impacts on daily performances and satisfaction with chewing ability: a household survey of older adults in Tanzania. --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Estifanos Biru Shargie: "Trends, challenges and opportunities in tuberculosis control in rural Ethiopia. Epidemiological and operational studies in a resource-constrained setting" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Charles Michelo: "Trends and determinants of HIV prevalence in Zambia: Evidence from surveys in selected communities"  --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Degu Jerene Dare: "HIV antiretroviral therapy in Ethiopia. Overcoming implementation challenges.” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Elizabeth Anne Okumu Dimba: "Khat (Catha edulis, Forsk.) induces apoptosis in leukaemia cell lines

2006

• Deodatus Conatus Kakoko: “Voluntary HIV counselling and testing service uptake among primary school teachers in Mwanza, Tanzania: assessment of socio-demographic, psychosocial and socio-cognitive aspects” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Charles Karamagi: ”Supporting Mothers for Child Health and Nutrition in Uganda”

• Ruan Jian Ping: ”Fluoride, dental fluorosis and caries in China”

• Simon Henry David Mamuya: ”Dust exposure and respiratory health problems in a labour-intensive coal mine in Tanzania” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Jamil David: “Dental caries among adolescents. Implications for planning oral health services in India and Norway” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Suzanne Namusoke Kiwanuka: “Sugar snack consumption, caries experience and dental pain: surveys of 3-5- and 10-14-year-old children” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Mabula Joseph Kasubi: ”Detection and molecular characterization of herpes simplex virus from Tanzania and Norway” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

2005

• Nezar Noor Al-hebshi: “Khat and oral microbiota – a microbial study with relevance to periodontitis and dental caries” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Espérance Kashala: “Mental health of African school children – Epidemiological, clinical and neuropsychological studies from Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo” --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Daniela Elena Costea: "Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in normal and neoplastic human oral mucosa - a study on in vitro organotypic models" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Candia Moshiro: “The epidemiology of injuries in an urban and two rural areas of Tanzania. A population-based study”

• Julius Mwaiselage: "Dust exposure and respiratory health effects in the cement industry."

• Christopher Oleke: ”The challenge of orphans in the era of AIDS: Assessing community experience in Uganda”

• Bjarne Robberstad: "Economic evaluation of health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa. Applied economic evaluations and studies on time preferences for health in Tanzania"

• Henry Wamani: "Malnutrition and child health inequalities. The case of Uganda and sub-Saharan Africa"

• Eliud Richard Wandwalo: "Community tuberculosis care in Tanzania: the role of direct observation of tuberculosis treatment and collaborative TB and HIV/AIDS intervention"

• Fantaye Wondwossen: "Dental fluorosis in Ethiopia. An assessment of dental fluorosis and relation to dental caries as well as the social acceptance of fluorotic teeth in rural and urban areas"

2004

• Håvard Valvatne (PhD): "Colonization Factors of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli; detection, characterization and expression"

• Denbel, Mekonnen K. (PhD): "Molecular approaches to the diagnosis of Mycobacteria with special reference to Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium leprae"

• Hardie, Jon Andrew (Dr. Med): "Respiratory health and normative values for pulmonary function tests and arterial blood gases in the elderly: a Norwegian general population survey"

• Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Dr. Med): "Perinatal mortality and anaemia in pregnancy in rural northern Tanzania" --- PhD thesis (PDF-format)

• Kazaura, Method R. (PhD): "Birth defects and age effects"

• Kisanga, Elton Richard (PhD): "Pharmacology of low-dose tamoxifen regimens in breast cancer treatment"

• Lugada, Eric Stephen (PhD): "Affordable alternatives for managing HIV infected patients in a resource-poor country, Uganda"

• Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M. (PhD): "Mycobacterial adenitis in Arusha, Tanzania: epidemiology and diagnostic challenges"

• Mwanza, Jean Claude (PhD): "Neuro-Ophthalmology of Konzo, Human African Trypanosomiasis and NeuroAIDS"

• Mwaiselage, Julius (PhD): "Dust exposure and respiratory health effects in the cement industry"

• Okullo, Isaac (Dr. Odont): "Assessing oral impacts on daily performance, dental caries and aspects of oral care services among adolescents in Uganda"

2003

• Aminmohammed Awadia K. (Dr. Odont): "Fluoride and dental health. An assessment of some factors related to dental fluorosis and dental caries in Tanzania"

• Darout, Ismail A. (Dr. Odont): "The natural toothbrush “miswak” as an alternative to the modern toothbrush. A clinical, microbial and chemical evaluation"

• Haile, Yosef (PhD): "Mycobacterila mammalian cell entry (mce) operons and the significance of RNA for the detection of mycobacterial specimens"

• Kapiriri, Lydia (Dr. Med): "Opportunities for public accountability in priority setting in health care: The case of Uganda"

• Madebo, Tesfaye (Dr. Med): "Clinical and operational challenges in the control of tuberculosis in south Ethiopia"

• Steinsland, Hans (PhD): "The epidemiology of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections and diarrhea in early childhood"

• Strand, Tor Arne (Dr. Med): "Zinc and Infectious Disease – studies of mice and men"

• Tumwine, James K. (PhD): "Childhood diarrhoea and nutrition in Uganda. Studies in diarrhoea, water, sanitation, nutrition and emerging protozoa"

2002

• Demissie, Meaza (Dr. Med): "Challenges of tuberculosis control in Ethiopia"

• Fischer, Thea Kølsen (Dr. Med): "Epidemiological studies ofrotavirus infection in Guinea- Bissau, West Africa"

• Masalu, Joyce R. (Dr. Odont): "Oral health behaviour and oral quality of life among students in Tanzania Intervention opportunities"

• Moland, Karen Marie (Dr. Polit): "Giving birth in Kilimanjaro. The politics of knowledge in moral contexts"

• Olsen, Bjørg Evjen (Dr. Med): "Motherhood - a hazardous endeavour. Maternal deaths and urinary tract infections in pregnancy in rural northern Tanzania"

• Trovik, Tordis Agnete (Dr. Odont): "Tooth extraction in general dental practice: A study of time trend, normative and perceived need for replacement"

2001

• Bondevik, Gunnar Tschudi (Dr. Med): "Anaemia and Nutritional deficiencies in pregnant Nepali women"

• Loro, Lado Lako (Dr. Odont): "Apoptosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma"

• Masatu, Melkiory C. (Dr. Med): "Promoting reproductive health of Tanzanian young people. Intervention Opportunities"

• Mbonde, Martin (Dr. Med): "A Pathological study of Carcinomas of the Female breast in Tanzania" (Sandwich with MUCHS)

• Muna, Ziad (Dr. Scient): "Studies on the antioxidant potential of tetradecylthioacetic acid in relation to atherosclerosis"

• Mylvaganam, Haima (Dr. Med): "Molecular epidemiology of Streptococcus pyogenes"

• Khazen, Reem A. Rahil (Dr. Scient): "Multi-element analysis in humans by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry with emphasis on trace elements. Methodology and application"

• Rwenyonyi, Charles M. (Dr. Odont): "Dental fluorsis and dental caries in rural Western Uganda; Measurement and determinants"

• Tessema, Tsigeweini. A. (Dr. Med): "Improving Case-finding in Tuberculosis Control by Antigen Detection, Clinical Scoring and Serology"

2000

• Blystad, Astrid (Dr. Polit): "Precarious Procreation"

• Cimpan, Michaela Roxana (Dr. Odont): "In vitro biological effects and physical properties of poly(methyl methacrylate)-based denture base resins"

• Haram, Liv (Dr. Polit): "Women out of sight. Modern Women in Gendered Worlds: The Case of the Meru of Northern Tanzania"

• Mustafa, Tehmina (Dr. Med): "Murine models of chronic tuberculosis: significance of granuloma morphology, apoptosis and immune evasion"

• Phyu, Sabai (Dr. Med): "Mouse models for latent and slowly progressive tuberculosis: Host immune responses and importance of compartmentalization"

1999

• Ibrahim, Salah Osman (Dr. Odont): "Keratins, human papilloma virus and protooncogenes in oral squamous cell carcinomas from snuffdippers and non-snuff-dippers from the Sudan and Scandinavia"

• Rekdal, Ole Bjørn (Dr. Polit): "The invention by tradition: Creativity and change among the Iraqw of northern Tanzania"

1998

• El-Madhun, Abdullah Sami (Dr. Scient): "Characteristics of the Humoral Immune Response after Parental Influenza Vaccination"

• Sims, Tom J. (PhD): "Recognition of Cross-reactive and Strain-variable Antigens of Actinobacillus Actinomycetemcomitans, Prophyromonas Gingivalis and Bacteriodes Forsythus by Antibodies in Sera from Periodontitis Patients,-with reference to the development of Vaccines"

1997

• Cuida, Michaela (Dr. Odont): "Host defence factors in Sjogren's syndrome with special reference to calprotectin"

1996

• Ali, A. Raof W. Wahab (Dr. Odont): Comparative Identification and Characterization of Selected Putative Periodontal Pathogens in Norwegian, Sudanese and Romanian Adults. With Special Reference to Typing of Porphyromonas Gingivalis.

• Lie, Gro Therese (Dr. Psychol): The Disease that Dares Not Speak its Name. Studies on Factors of Importance for Coping with HIV/AIDS in Northern Tanzania.

• Lugoe, Wycliffe L. (PhD): Prediction of Tanzanian students` HIV risk and preventive behaviours.

• Mnyika, Kagoma S. (Dr. Med): Epidemiology of HIV-1 infection in northern Tanzania.

• Zewdie, Teka (PhD): Mother-Child Relational Patterns in Ethiopia. Issues of developmental theories and intervention programmes.

1995

• Demoz, Abraham (Dr. Med): The Influence of omega-3 Fatty Acids and Sulphur Substituted Fatty Acids Peroxisomes and Oxidative Status.

• Grewal, Harleen M.S. (Dr. Med): Colonization factors of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Detection and expression.

• Holm-Hansen, Carol Church (Dr. philos): Detection and characterization of HIV-1 from Tanzania and Romania.

• Howlett, William P. (Dr. Med): Neurological Disorders in Tanzania. Studies on HIV-1, Guillain-Barré Syndrome and Konzo.

• Hussain, Akhtar (PhD): Night blindness in Bangladesh - diagnosis, determinants and prevention

Before 1995

1994

• Andrews, Barry John (PhD): "The Chemotherapy of pathogenic protozoa - in vitro and in vivo studies with bacitracin zink"

• Asaidu, Daniel Kwaku (Dr. Med): "Modulation of Hepatic Lipid Metabolism by 3-thia fatty Acids"

• Asiedu, Mathilda Steiner (Dr. Scient): "Evaluation of the nutritive value of locally processed fish and cereals from Africa"

1991

•  Lindtjørn, Bernt (Dr. Med): "Child health and nutrition. A study from drought prone areas in southern Ethiopia"

1990

•  Sommerfelt, Halvor (Dr. Med): "DNA Hybridization for Identification of Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli"