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Ingunn Marie Stadskleiv Engebretsen

Professor, Centre for International Health
  • E-mailIngunn.Engebretsen@uib.no
  • Phone+47 55 58 85 53
  • Visitor Address
    Overlege Danielssens hus, 5 floor, Årstadveien 21
    Room 
    521
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen
  • ORCID: N-5692-2017
  • Researher ID: 0000-0001-5852-3611
  • Global mental health, leader of the research group: "Global Mental Health research group"  
  • Global nutrition, focusing on infant feeding and breastfeeding, member of "Center for Nutrition"
  • Child nutrition, focusing on infant feeding and breastfeeding
  • HIV, focusing on prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT)
  • Child health

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I am a Professor at the Centre for International Health (CIH), Dept of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS), University of Bergen. I am a Norwegian medical doctor (MD) holding a PhD from Faculty of Medicine and Odontology, University of Bergen (UiB), 2009. My Cand. Mag. (eqvivalent BchH of Arts) from 1997 from University of Oslo (UiO) gave me a primary introduction to work in Africa and made me determined to devote my career to child survival and thriving. I have been active in global health research with a particular focus on child health: more specifically nutrition, growth, HIV, implementation research and child mental health and development. 

My main methodological focus has been quantitative research involving trials, surveys and cohorts, but also qualitative research including interviews, observations and focus-group discussions, and in addition mixed methods. I have been affiliated to Centre for International Health (CIH), University of Bergen as a PhD candidate, a post-doc and recently as a Research council of Norway (Globvac-programme) externally funded researcher. I have worked in Helse Bergen as a clinician and had parts of my post-doc period in Cape Town and was affiliated to University of Western Cape.

I participate extensively in teaching and I have supervised and co-supervised numerous Master and PhD-candidates and have broad research project experience.

I am responsible for the Global mental health research group at CIH and also in the working group for  Centre for Nutrition.

I have worked on larger trials as a member of the PROMISE consortium that undertook two multi-centre phase III trials: One on promotion of peer support for Exclusive breastfeeding where I had a sentinel role in implementation, analysis and writing (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60738-1); and, one on infant HIV prophylaxis during breastfeeding where I was particularly involved in instrument development (DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00984-8).

Both these two trials have had recent 5-8 year follow up on child development assessment where I have been in the steering committees. I have been involved in other experimental designs after this, primarily within nutrition (pan Africa clinical trial registry PACTR201705002283263) and child development. I have fulfilled three years in Child and Adolescent-psychiatry and been on numerous stays abroad particularly in Africa. I am/have been involved in projects in Ethiopia, Tanzania, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Uganda, Zambia, South Africa and in the Philippines.

 

Most of the teaching is centered around nutrition, anthropometry, research methodology and mental health.
I teach all levels from bachelor to PhD with a particular focus on nutrition students (bachelor and master), medical students and master of Global health students. I contribute to teaching, seminars and supervision and have more responsibility and tasks for the given courses:

  • Global nutrition, 5sp, course coordinator INTH360
  • Research methods bachelor level, 10sp, nutrition, corse coordinator NUTR230
  • Research methods master level, 9sp, nutrition, course teacher NUTR333
  • Research methods, global health, 5sp, course teacher master level INTH321A and PhD-level INTH921A
  • Elective course on Migration and health, 3sp, master level/medical students INTH344
Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2024). Prevalence of probable substance use disorders among children in Ugandan health facilities. BMC Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2023). “She gives it to her child who doesn’t even talk”: a qualitative exploration of alcohol and drug use among primary school-age children in Uganda. BMC Public Health. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Reducing meat and/or dairy consumption in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of effects on protein intake, anthropometric values, and body composition. Nutrition reviews. 277-301.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Predicting adherence to postdischarge malaria chemoprevention in Malawian pre-school children: A prognostic multivariable analysis. PLOS Global Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Health facility readiness to screen, diagnose and manage substance use disorders in Mbale district, Uganda. Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Does livestock ownership predict animal-source food consumption frequency among children aged 6-24 months and their mothers in the rural Dale district, southern Ethiopia? PeerJ.
  • Show author(s) (2023). An example of a convergent mixed-methods analysis to examine food security: the case of Popokabaka in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Agriculture & Food Security. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2023). A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of household alcohol-based hand rub for the prevention of sepsis, diarrhoea, and pneumonia in Ugandan infants (the BabyGel trial): a study protocol. Trials.
  • Show author(s) (2022). ‘There is nowhere to take the child’: a qualitative study of community members’ views on managing early childhood substance use in Mbale, Uganda. BMC Public Health. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). ‘As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’: a qualitative study on early childhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda. BMC Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Questioning the ethics of international research on formula milk supplementation in low-income African countries: response. BMJ Global Health. 2 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). How can we best help this patient? Exploring mental health therapists’ reflections on medication-free care for patients with psychosis in Norway. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 1-13.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Heavy metals in children's blood from the rural region of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: a cross-sectional study and spatial analysis. Scientific Reports. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Health care workers’ perspectives on the challenges and possibilities of music therapy within medication-free treatment services. Nordic journal of music therapy. 1-19.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Distribution and Determinants of Serum Zinc, Copper, and Selenium Levels among Children under Five Years from Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A Cross-Sectional Study. Nutrients. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Dietary practices and nutritional status of young children in the former ensete monoculture dominated Sidama region, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Diet and nutritional status among hospitalised children in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia. BMC Pediatrics. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Child and Caregiver Reporting on Child Maltreatment and Mental Health in the Philippines Before and After an International Child Development Program (ICDP) Parenting Intervention. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Anaemia, anthropometric undernutrition and associated factors among mothers with children younger than 2 years of age in the rural Dale district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based study. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). ‘I am not only beneficial to the community but to the entire country, I am trained as a researcher now’: Developing health research skills in low-income countries. Global Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Women’s experiences of maternal and newborn health care services and support systems in Buikwe District, Uganda: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2021). The prevalence and socio-behavioural and clinical covariates of oral health related quality of life in Ugandan mothers with and without HIV-1. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes. 1-19.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Prevalence of anemia, iron-deficiency anemia, and associated factors among children aged 1–5 years in the rural, malaria-endemic setting of Popokabaka, Democratic Republic of Congo: A cross-sectional study. Nutrients. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Neonatal care practices in Buikwe District, Uganda: a qualitative study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PeerJ. 1-19.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Iodine status in women attending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar: a matched case-control study. BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health. 243-250.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Infant feeding, growth monitoring and the double burden of malnutrition among children aged 6 months and their mothers in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Growth, clinical and neurodevelopmental outcomes at school age are similar for children who received 1-year lamivudine or lopinavir/ritonavir HIV prophylaxis in early life. Scientific Reports. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Establishing a postgraduate programme in nutritional epidemiology to strengthen resource capacity, academic leadership and research in the democratic republic of Congo. BMC Medical Education. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Co-morbid anaemia and stunting among children 2–5 years old in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Child and adolescent mental health services in Uganda. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda: Screening, diagnostics, risk factors and management of children drinking alcohol in Uganda (TREAT C-AUD): A mixed-methods research protocol. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Caries experience by socio-behavioural characteristics in HIV-1-infected and uninfected Ugandan mothers – a multilevel analysis. Acta Odontologica Scandinavica. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). A North–South‑South partnership in higher education to develop health research capacity in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the challenge of finding a common language. Health Research Policy and Systems. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). “I feel good when I drink”—detecting childhood-onset alcohol abuse and dependence in a Ugandan community trial cohort. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH). 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Translating new evidence into clinical practice: a quasi-experimental controlled before–after study evaluating the effect of a novel outreach mentoring approach on knowledge, attitudes and confidence of health workers providing HIV and infant feeding counselling in South Africa. BMJ Open. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Caries experience and oral health related quality of life in a cohort of Ugandan HIV-1 exposed uninfected children compared with a matched cohort of HIV unexposed uninfected children. BMC Public Health. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Association of maternal HIV‐1 severity with dental caries: an observational study of uninfected 5‐ to 7‐yr‐old children of HIV‐1‐infected mothers without severe immune suppression. European Journal of Oral Sciences. 46-54.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Are we doing enough? Improved breastfeeding practices at 14 weeks but challenges of non-initiation and early cessation of breastfeeding remain: Findings of two consecutive cross-sectional surveys in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. BMC Public Health. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Are pre-adolescent children drinking alcohol? Studies on child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda. World Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Antiretroviral treatment and its impact on oral health outcomes in 5 to 7 year old Ugandan children: A 6 year follow-up visit from the ANRS 12174 randomized trial. Medicine. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2020). "It means so much for me to have a choice": A qualitative study providing first-person perspectives on medication-free treatment in mental health care. BMC Psychiatry. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2020). "If I have money, I cannot allow my baby to breastfeed only …" barriers and facilitators to scale-up of peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. International Breastfeeding Journal. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Efficacy of processed amaranth-containing bread compared to maize bread on hemoglobin, anemia and iron deficiency anemia prevalence among two-to-five year-old anemic children in Southern Ethiopia: A cluster randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE. 16 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). The Efficacy of processed amaranth on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin level in preschool children in South Ethiopia: A randomised controlled trial Poster380 ECTMIH 2019. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Lopinavir-Ritonavir Impairs Adrenal Function in Infants. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Growth in HIV-1-exposed but uninfected infants treated with lopinavir?ritonavir versus lamivudine: a secondary analysis of the ANRS 12174 trial. The Lancet HIV. e307-e314.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Effects of complementary feeding on attained height among lower primary school-aged children in Eastern Uganda: A nested prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE. 1-17.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Child mental illness and the help-seeking process: a qualitative study among parents in a Ugandan community. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH). 1-13.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Breastfeeding advice for reality: Women's perspectives on primary care support in South Africa. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2019). An educational intervention to update health workers about HIV and infant feeding. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Improved rates of exclusive breastfeeding at 14 weeks of age in KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: What are the challenges now? BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2018). HIV-1 disease progression in immune-competent HIV-1-infected and breastfeeding mothers participating in the ANRS 12174 clinical trial in Burkina Faso, South Africa, Uganda and Zambia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. e019239.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion and neuropsychological outcomes in 5-8 year old children from Uganda and Burkina Faso: Results from the PROMISE EBF cluster randomized trial. PLOS ONE. 1-17.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Effects of schooling on aspects of attention in rural Burkina Faso, West Africa. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Does mhGAP training of primary health care providers improve the identification of child- and adolescent mental, neurological or substance use disorders? Results from a randomized controlled trial in Uganda. Global Mental Health (GMH). e29.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Association between stunting and neuro-psychological outcomes among children in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).
  • Show author(s) (2018). "We are like co-wives": Traditional healers' views on collaborating with the formal Child and Adolescent Mental Health System in Uganda. BMC Health Services Research. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Nutrition – A global challenge for health. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy and child's cognitive performance at 6-8 years of age in rural Burkina Faso: An observational study. PeerJ.
  • Show author(s) (2017). In Utero ART Exposure and Birth and Early Growth Outcomes Among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Infants Attending Immunization Services: Results From National PMTCT Surveillance, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Does child and adolescent mental health in-service training result in equivalent knowledge gain among cadres of non-specialist health workers in Uganda? A pre-test post-test study. International Journal of Mental Health Systems. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Changes in body mass index and hemoglobin concentration in breastfeeding women living with HIV with a CD4 count over 350: Results from 4 African countries (The ANRS 12174 trial). PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Breastfeeding patterns and its determinants among mothers living with Human Immuno-deficiency Virus -1 in four African countries participating in the ANRS 12174 trial. International Breastfeeding Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda. Global health action.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Extended pre-exposure prophylaxis with lopinavir-ritonavir versus lamivudine to prevent HIV-1 transmission through breastfeeding up to 50 weeks in infants in Africa (ANRS 12174): a randomised controlled trial. The Lancet. 566-573.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Effects of an exclusive breastfeeding intervention for six months on growth patterns of 4-5 year old children in Uganda: The cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2016). An ISBD perspective on the sociocultural challenges of managing bipolar disorder: A content analysis. Australian and New Zealand journal of psychiatry (Print). 1096-1103.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Health managers' views on the status of national and decentralized health systems for child and adolescent mental health in Uganda: A qualitative study. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH).
  • Show author(s) (2015). Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. International Breastfeeding Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Cost-effectiveness of peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. PLOS ONE. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Urban settings do not ensure access to services: findings from the immunisation programme in Kampala Uganda. BMC Health Services Research. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Severe events in the first 6 months of life in a cohort of HIV-unexposed infants from South Africa: effects of low birthweight and breastfeeding status. Tropical medicine & international health.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Growth effects of exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa: the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF trial. BMC Public Health. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors. International Breastfeeding Journal. 19.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Infant feeding survival and Markov transition probabilities among children under age 6 months in Uganda. American Journal of Epidemiology. 453-462.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 6 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatrics. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2011). The potential role of mother-in-law in prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV: a mixed methods study from the Kilimanjaro region, northern Tanzania. BMC Public Health. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2011). More support for mothers: a qualitative study on factors affecting immunisation behaviour in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Malaria Parasitaemia among Infants and Its Association with Breastfeeding Peer Counselling and Vitamin A Supplementation: A Secondary Analysis of a Cluster Randomized Trial. PLOS ONE. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda. Vaccine. 3564-3570.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet. 420-427.
  • Show author(s) (2011). "It is her responsibility": partner involvement in prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV programmes, northern Tanzania. Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS). 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Mothers’ knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania. Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS). 15 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Mothers' knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania. Journal of the International AIDS Society (JIAS).
  • Show author(s) (2010). Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Infant feeding counselling in Uganda in a changing environment with focus on the general population and HIV-positive mothers - a mixed method approach. BMC Health Services Research. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support. International Breastfeeding Journal. 13.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Socio-demographic factors related to periodontal status and tooth loss of pregnant women in Mbale district, Uganda. BMC Oral Health.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Periodontal status, tooth loss and self-reported periodontal problems efefcts on oral impacts on daily performances, OIDP, in pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: A cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda. BMC Pediatrics.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Infant feeding among HIV-positive mothers and the general population mothers: comparison of two cross-sectional surveys in Eastern Uganda. BMC Public Health. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Factors associated with caregivers' perception of children's health and oral health status: a study of 6-to 36-month-olds in Uganda. International Journal of Paediatric Dentistry. 251-262.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall. BMC Pediatrics. 10.
Lecture
  • Show author(s) (2019). «Deprived childhood? TREAT Child Alcohol Use Disorder (C-AUD) in Eastern Uganda».
  • Show author(s) (2019). TREAT; Child alcoholism in Eastern Uganda: Screening, diagnostics, risk factors and handling of children drinking alcohol in Uganda, NORAD seminar.
  • Show author(s) (2019). TREAT Child Alcohol Use Disorder (C-AUD) in Eastern Uganda: Screening, diagnostics, risk factors and handling of children drinking alcohol.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Experience from long-term follow-up of RCT participants: Growth in PROMISE babies.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Hvorfor og hvordan skal vi forske i feltet 'global mental helse,' eksempler fra 'Global Mental Health Research Group' i Bergen.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Global ernæring.
  • Show author(s) (2017). "The decade of nutrition and global focus areas".
  • Show author(s) (2016). How to do sustainable nutrition interventions in sub-Saharan Africa?
  • Show author(s) (2016). Global mental health research and services in Norway: Status for children Opportunities for collaboration.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Cultural and lifestyle challenges during internal migration.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Testing of neuro-development in Africa, experiences from Burkina Faso and Uganda.
Popular scientific lecture
  • Show author(s) (2015). How, what and why do field research in low-income countries.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2021). “There is nowhere to take the child”- Managingchildhood substance use in Mbale District, Uganda: Aqualitative study.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Preliminary findings from the review of randomized trialsreducing meat and/or dairy consumption in adults: Where are they conducted?
  • Show author(s) (2021). Essential and non-essential trace elements assessmentamong under 5 children in rural Popokabaka, DRC: acommunity-based cross-sectional study.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Co-morbid anemia and stunting among children 2–5years old in southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Understanding the role of nutrition in child development.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Prioritising research to attain SDG Goal 3.4: Health: Non-communicable diseases: By 2030, reduce by one third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Studies of child mental health in Mbale, Eastern Uganda: Research and programmatic perspectives.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Food for though.
  • Show author(s) (2011). TImeliness ofChild Vacdnations inKampala Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer-counsellors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results from the multi-centre cluster-randomised behaviour intervention trial PROMISE EBF.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Preliminary results from the multi-centre cluster-randomised behaviour intervention trial PROMISE EBF: breastfeeding promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Clinical and self reported periodontal problems of pregnant women in Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The WHO Child Growth Standards compared to the old NCHS/WHO reference in a Ugandan infant population.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda in the light of current WHO recommendations and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Piloting a software for handheld computers for improved quality in nutrition research and programs in low-income countries.
Reader opinion piece
  • Show author(s) (2015). Brenner for global helseforskning "Derfor er jeg lege". Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 719.
Short communication
  • Show author(s) (2020). Are pre-adolescent children drinking alcohol? Studies on child alcohol use disorder in Eastern Uganda. World Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Correction to: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. International Breastfeeding Journal. 1 pages.
Non-fiction book
  • Show author(s) (2013). Nutrition of Infants and HIV in Nutrition in Infancy. Springer.
Masters thesis
  • Show author(s) (2011). Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices addressing young child diarrhoea in Moramanga, Madagascar: The MOSAIQUE cross cultural qualitative study.
Feature article
  • Show author(s) (2022). Matsikkerhet og psykisk helse henger sammen. Bistandsaktuelt.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Mer mat alene løser ikke sultproblemet. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Klimatiltak vil gjøre oss sunnere. Bergens Tidende.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Bioteknologiloven og legers holdninger. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Show author(s) (2019). Breastfeeding patterns and mothers’health in an HIV context in Sub Saharan Africa.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Access to Child and Adolescent Mental Health services in Uganda: Investigating the role of Primary Health Care and Traditional Healers.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Growth of HIV-exposed and HIV–unexposed children in South Africa. Anthropometric nutritional status and growth rates.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Feeding and growth of infants in Eastern Uganda. Methodological challenges and associated factors.
Interview
  • Show author(s) (2015). Nedprioritert forskning. Bærekraft: Forskning og høyere utdanning er en klok måte å investere i den globale framtiden på.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Selvmord tar flest liv blant jenter.
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Show author(s) (2022). Childhood alcohol use: Global insights. 24 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Interpretation of Findings. 35 pages.
Abstract
  • Show author(s) (2020). Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6 to 24 Months in Rural Sidama, Southern Ethiopia. Current Developments in Nutrition (CDN). 533-533.
  • Show author(s) (2013). EARLY INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN THE PROMISE-EBF TRIAL: PROMOTION OF EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING BY PEER COUNSELLORS IN THREE COUNTRIES IN AFRICA. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 709-709.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Timeliness of child vaccinations in Kampala, Uganda. Tropical medicine & international health. 308-308.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Prevalence of malaria parasitaemia among infants in Uganda and its association with breastfeeding, peer counselling and vitamin a supplementation. Tropical medicine & international health. 97-97.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Preliminary results from the multi-centre cluster-randomised behaviour intervention trial PROMISE EBF: breastfeeding promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 99-99.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Fathers’ and mothers’ perceptions about infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 233-233.
  • Show author(s) (2009). FATHERS' AND MOTHERS' PERCEPTIONS ABOUT INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN EASTERN UGANDA. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 625-626.
  • Show author(s) (2009). ADVISING GLOBAL INFANT FEEDING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH LOCAL INSIGHT: HEALTH WORKERS KNOWLEDGE OF INFANT FEEDING PRACTICES IN EASTERN UGANDA. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 233-233.
  • Show author(s) (2009). 'No new born feeds on breast milk only:' Infant feeding perceptions among men and women in Eastern Uganda. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 18-18.
Poster
  • Show author(s) (2023). Prevalence and Predictors for Alcohol use Among Primary School-going Children in eastern Uganda: A Cross-Sectional School Survey.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Incidence, causes and risk factors for term stillbirths in Eastern Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2023). Congenital CMV in Resource-Poor Settings: Preliminary Findings from Eastern Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2021). “She gives to her child who doesn’t even talk”:Children’s perceptions and experiences with alcohol usein Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Title: Validation of the CRAFFT substance use screening tool for children aged 6 to 13 years in Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Nutritional and clinical status of patients with diabetes inZanzibar–A cohort study.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Dietary intake in women with and without goitreattending Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar–a cross-sectional study.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Dietary diversity and food consumption among pediatricpatients prior to hospitalization in Hawassa, Ethiopia.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Early Childhood Alcohol Use in Mbale District, Uganda: A Qualitative Study.
  • Show author(s) (2019). THE EFFICACY OF PROCESSED AMARANTH ON ANEMIA PREVALENCE AND HEMOGLOBIN LEVEL IN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN IN SOUTH ETHIOPIA: A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Predicting parents’ adherence to malaria prophylaxis: a multivariable prediction model for caregivers’ adherence to post-discharge malaria chemoprophylaxis for children in Malawi .
  • Show author(s) (2019). Oral Health in Ugandan HIV exposed and unexposed uninfected children.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Socio- Cultural Challenges in the Management of Bipolar Disorder: A Trans- Cultural qualitative Study by the International Society of Bipolar Disorders (ISBD).
  • Show author(s) (2016). Repeated reports on persistent problems: An available literature synthesis on undernutrition in the semi-arid Karamoja Region of North Eastern Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Differential learning outcomes among health cadres from Child and Adolescent Mental Health training in Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Too many drinking too much too early? Alcohol use in middle childhood among Ugandan children.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Status of child and adolescent mental health services in Mbale, Uganda. Preliminary results from SeeTheChild – mental child health in Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Infant feeding practices among HIV positive mothers in 4 African countries in the ANRS 12174 trial.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Health managers’ views on the status of national and decentralized health systems for Child and Adolescent Mental Health in Uganda: A qualitative study.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Are mental health problems in children being neglected? Preliminary results from SeeTheChild – Mental Child Health in Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Peer support for breastfeeding and child mental health in Uganda - the Promise Saving Brains (SB) trial.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Hospitalisation and death events in a cohort of infant from South Africa: Effects of low birth weight and breastfeeding status.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Barriers to immunisation service delivery in Kampala Uganda: A mixed methods study.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Promotion of exclusive breastfeeding by peer-counsellors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Anthropometric outcomes from the cluster randomised PROMISE EBF TRIAL.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Is promotion of exclusive breastfeeding safe in sub-Saharan Africa with respect to child growth? Results form the cluster-randomised PROMISE EBF-trial.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Timeliness of child vaccinations in Kampala, Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2011). Timeliness of Childhood immunizations in Kampala Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2009). ‘No new born feeds on breast milk only’: Infant feeding perceptions among men and women in Eastern Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Low acceptability for exclusive replacement feeding among Eastern Ugandan fathers.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Fathers’ and mothers’ perceptions about infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Advicing global infant feeding recommendations with local insight’: health workers knowledge of infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Factors associated with wasting and stunting among Ugandan Infants.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Comparing infant feeding practices among Ugandan infants with a prospective and retrospective study design: weekly one-week infant feeding recalls versus since-birth recalls at 12 weeks of age.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Caretaker's perception of infants' oral health in Uganda.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Ugandan infants grow better if exclusively breastfed early in life.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Socio-Economic Status predicts anthropometric status in a Ugandan infant population.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Exclusive breastfeeding rates are low in Eastern Uganda, irrespective of background characteristics.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Cultural obstacles to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: Experiences and Attitudes.
  • Show author(s) (2004). Rates of exclusive breastfeeding since birth in Uganda.
Errata
  • Show author(s) (2017). Erratum: Effects of early feeding on growth velocity and overweight/obesity in a cohort of HIV unexposed South African infants and children. [Int Breastfeed J., 10, (2015), (14)] DOI: 10.1186/s13006-015-0041-x. International Breastfeeding Journal. 1-1.
Academic literature review
  • Show author(s) (2022). Are we overlooking alcohol use by younger children? BMJ Paediatrics Open. 7 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Development and challenges to breastfeeding in sub-Saharan Africa. Bundesgesundheitsblatt - Gesundheitsforschung - Gesundheitsschutz. 937-944.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Hiv, amming og antiretrovirale medisiner. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 520-522.
Website (informational material)
  • Show author(s) (2020). Mer mat alene løser ikke sultproblemet Ernæring handler også om atferd, fordeling og sosiale relasjoner.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Global mental health research group.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Det vil være mat nok til alle.

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  • 2016: Professor CIH, IGS, UiB
  • 2013-2015: Young scientist grant, Globvac, RCN: SeeTheChild, mental child health in Uganda
  • 2011-2013 Clinical training child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Post. doc. 2009-2011 University of Bergen, CIH, University of Western Cape, School of Public Health
  • PhD, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, UiB (2009):
    Title of thesis: 'Feeding and growth of infants in Eastern Uganda: Methodological challenges and associated factors'
    https://www.uib.no/cih/disputas/2009/09/ingunn-marie-s.-engebretsen
  • Registered medical practitioner (2007)
  • MD, UiB (2003)
  • BA (Hons) or Arts: University of Oslo (1997)

 

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