Thorkild Tylleskär
- E-mailThorkild.Tylleskar@uib.no
- Phone+47 55 58 85 62+47 480 74 410
- Visitor AddressOverlege Danielssens hus, 5 floor, Årstadveien 21Room526
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
ResearcherID S-5529-2017
ORCID ID 0000-0003-4801-4324
Thorkild Tylleskär is a paediatrician and professor in International Health since 2001. His focus is on child health in a global perspective, birth care, neonatal care, HIV, nutrition and health informatics. He has his medical degree, his PhD training and his specialist training in paediatrics from Uppsala University and Uppsala University Hospital in Sweden. In addition, he has a French Master in African Linguistics from Sorbonne University after field work in present-day Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire). His medical thesis in 1994 under the supervision of late Prof Hans Rosling describes the toxico-nutritional causation of ‘konzo’, a paralytic disorder permanently crippling women and children in some pockets in Africa, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Konzo.
He has supervised over 30 PhD candidates, the majority of them from Africa. The latest graduated PhD candidates are:
- Beatrice Odongkara, 2023 "Small newborns in post-conflict Northern Uganda: Burden and interventions for improved outcomes"
- Hans-Jörg Lang, 2021 "Treatment of the critically ill child in low-resource settings: Essential paediatric emergency and critical care"
- Agnes K Napyo, 2021 "Universal antiretroviral therapy for the elimination of mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Northern Uganda"
- Susanna Myrnerts Höök, 2021 "Supporting neonatal resuscitation in low-resource settings - Innovations and new strategies"
- Appolinaire Tiam, 2020 "Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV-1 in Lesotho"
- Julia Regina Brandenberger, Germany 2020: "Asylum-seeking children at a Swiss tertiary hospital"
- Hamidah Hussain, Pakistan 2020: "Tuberculosis care: Cost-effectiveness of a public-private partnership model in Pakistan"
- Andrea Melberg, Norway 2020: "Global policies and the provision of birth care in Burkina Faso"
- Anneli Eriksson, Sweden 2020: ”Estimating needs in disasters”
- Anselme S. Sanou, Burkina Faso 2020: "Child development in rural Burkina Faso: Association between maternal alcohol consumption, stunting, schooling, and neuropsychological outcomes"
- Nicolas Pejovic, Sweden 2020: "No cry at birth"
- Alice Mugisha, Uganda 2020: "Designing usable mobile forms for collection of health data in Uganda"
- David Mukunya, Uganda 2020: "Newborn Care Practices in Northern Uganda" Article in English
- Justin Bruno Tongun, South Sudan 2020: "Breastfeeding practices and health facility births in South Sudan" Article in English
Ongoing projects:
- BabyGel - A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of household alcohol-based handrub for the prevention of sepsis, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Ugandan infants
- iCARTA - Institutionalisation of Advanced Research Training in Africa with CARTA, the Consortium of Advanced Research Training in Africa
- PedMAb – seeking innovative ways to protect children from getting HIV from their mothers
- GrowNut II Developing a cadre of African nutrition scholars and leaders to address nutrition disorders and influence nutrition policy
- REBOA PPH trial – Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the usefulness of aorta ballon in postpartum haemorrhage
- Emollient therapy for very low birthweight infants (<1500 g) in Uganda: effects on survival, infection, growth and development
- PROMISE ZERO
- Sambulelo
Main collaborating countries:
- Uganda
- Kenya
- Democratic Republic of Congo (Congo Kinshasa)
- Zambia
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Burkina Faso
- France
- UK
Main areas are:
- Global Health
- Child Health
- Birth Care
- Neonatal care
- HIV
- Global Nutrition
- Information and Communication Technology in Health Sciences
Additional commitments:
- Chair of the Scientific Committee for the 12th European Congress on Tropical Medicine and International Health (ECTMIH), virtual from Bergen 28 Sept - 1 Oct 2021
- The Univeristy of Bergen coordinator for the collaboration with Makerere University
- Deputy member of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Medicine 2021-2025
I am teaching medical students, master students and PhD candidates in international health. I am teaching on a number of courses and I am course leader of two courses:
SDG303 "Global health - challenges and responses" and
INTH321A "Experimental epidemiology"
My main areas are:
- Global Health
- Child Health
- Global Nutrition
- HIV
- Clinical trials and experimental epidemiology
Original Lancet /NEJM publications:
Nagot N, ... , Tylleskär T, Van de Perre P; ANRS 12174 Trial Group. 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. Lancet. 2015 Nov 18. pii: S0140-6736(15)00984-8. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(15)00984-8. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 2660391 Pejovic NJ, Myrnerts Höök S, ... Tylleskär T. A Randomized Trial of Laryngeal Mask Airway in Neonatal Resuscitation. N Engl J Med. 2020 Nov 26;383(22):2138-2147. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2005333.PMID: 33252870
- (2022). “The Peer Educator Is the Game-Changer of My Life”: Perceptions of Adolescents Living with HIV in DR Congo on Involving Peer Educators in the Process of HIV Disclosure. Children. 13 pages.
- (2022). Under-five mortality in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: secondary analyses of survey and conflict data by province. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 422-435.
- (2022). Recurrent Severe Subclinical Mastitis and the Risk of HIV Transmission Through Breastfeeding. Frontiers in Immunology. 12 pages.
- (2022). Questioning the ethics of international research on formula milk supplementation in low-income African countries: response. BMJ Global Health. 2 pages.
- (2022). Oxygen saturation after birth in resuscitated neonates in Uganda: A video-based observational study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 7 pages.
- (2022). Long-term persistence of mitochondrial DNA instability in HIV-exposed uninfected children during and after exposure to antiretroviral drugs and HIV. Biomedicines. 1-17.
- (2022). Lessons Learned from the Impact of HIV Status Disclosure to Children after First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure in Kinshasa, DR Congo. Children. 10 pages.
- (2022). Incidence and risk factors for low birthweight and preterm birth in post-conflict northern Uganda: A community-based cohort study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). 1-13.
- (2022). HIV viral load non-suppression and associated factors among pregnant and postpartum women in rural northeastern South Africa: a cross-sectional survey. BMJ Open. e058347.
- (2022). An Abrupt Transition to Digital Teaching—Norwegian Medical Students and Their Experiences of Learning Output during the Initial Phase of the COVID-19 Lockdown. Healthcare.
- (2021). Respiratory monitoring during neonatal resuscitation using a supraglottic airway device vs. a face mask. Resuscitation. 107-113.
- (2021). Perinatal death in Northern Uganda: incidence and risk factors in a community-based prospective cohort study. Global health action. 1-8.
- (2021). Outcome of infants with 10 min Apgar scores of 0-1 in a low-resource setting. Archives of Disease in Childhood: Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 421-424.
- (2021). Neonatal resuscitation practices in Uganda: A video observational study. BMJ Paediatrics Open.
- (2021). Mitochondrial dna instability is common in hiv-exposed uninfected newborns. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 1-11.
- (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.
- (2021). Clinical and Biological Factors Associated with Early Epstein-Barr Virus Infection in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Exposed Uninfected Infants in Eastern Uganda. Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1026-1032.
- (2020). Predicting the Unpredictable - Harder than Expected. Prehospital and Disaster Medicine. 174-183.
- (2020). A randomized trial of laryngeal mask airway in neonatal resuscitation. New England Journal of Medicine. 2138-2147.
- (2020). 18-24-month HIV-free survival as measurement of the effectiveness of prevention of mother-to-child transmission in the context of lifelong antiretroviral therapy: Results of a community-based survey. PLOS ONE. 13 pages.
- (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.
- (2019). A usability design checklist for Mobile electronic data capturing forms: the validation process. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making. 1-11.
- (2018). Spatial-temporal trend for mother-to-child transmission of HIV up to infancy and during pre-Option B+ in western Kenya, 2007-13. PeerJ.
- (2018). Accurate and fast neonatal heart rate assessment with a smartphone‐based application – a manikin study. Acta Paediatrica. 1548-1554.
- (2017). Usability in mobile electronic data collection tools: Form developers' views. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. 72-75.
- (2017). Neonatal resuscitation using a laryngeal mask airway: a randomised trial in Uganda. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 255-260.
- (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.
- (2017). Kufflös larynxmask kan minska risker vid neonatal återupplivning. Läkartidningen.
- (2017). Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in exclusive breast feeding in Norway. Archives of Disease in Childhood. 708-714.
- (2017). Efficacy of umbilical cord cleansing with a single application of 4% chlorhexidine for the prevention of newborn infections in Uganda: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 1-9.
- (2017). Echoes of old HIV paradigms: Reassessing the problem of engaging men in HIV testing and treatment through women's perspectives. Reproductive Health.
- (2017). Early versus late BCG vaccination in HIV-1-exposed infants in Uganda: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 1-17.
- (2017). Conventional early infant diagnosis in Lesotho from specimen collection to results usage to manage patients: Where are the bottlenecks? PLOS ONE.
- (2017). Computerized Childbirth Monitoring Tools for Health Care Providers Managing Labor: A Scoping Review. JMIR Medical Informatics.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2016). Reflections on the unintended consequences of the promotion of institutional pregnancy and birth care in Burkina Faso. PLOS ONE.
- (2016). Pilot manikin study showed that a supraglottic airway device improved simulated neonatal ventilation in a low-resource setting. Acta Paediatrica. 1440-1443.
- (2016). Objectively assessed physical activity and associated factors among adults in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda: a population-based study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health. 1243-1254.
- (2016). Lessons learned from the PMTCT program in Swaziland: challenges with accepting lifelong ART for pregnant and lactating women - a qualitative study. BMC Public Health. 1-11.
- (2016). Increased Epstein-Barr virus in breast milk occurs with subclinical mastitis and HIV shedding. Medicine.
- (2016). How bad is it? Usefulness of the “7eed Model” for scoring severity and level of need in complex emergencies. PLOS Currents. 21 pages.
- (2016). HIV-positive pregnant and postpartum women's perspectives about Option B+ in Malawi: A qualitative study. Journal of the International AIDS Society.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2016). Effectiveness of Baby-friendly community health services on exclusive breastfeeding and maternal satisfaction: a pragmatic trial. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 428-439.
- (2016). Are prophylactic and therapeutic target concentrations different? The case of lopinavir/ritonavir or lamivudine administered to infants for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV-1 transmission during breastfeeding. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 1-9.
- (2016). 'We saw she was in danger, but couldn't do anything': Missed opportunities and health worker disempowerment during birth care in rural Burkina Faso. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 1-11.
- (2015). Predictors of persistent Anaemia in the first year of antiretroviral therapy: A retrospective cohort study from Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Population-based survey of overweight and obesity and the associated factors in peri-urban and rural Eastern Uganda Chronic Disease epidemiology. BMC Public Health.
- (2015). Managing ebola from rural to urban slum settings: Experiences from Uganda. African Health Sciences. 312-321.
- (2015). Effect of breastfeeding promotion on early childhood caries and breastfeeding duration among 5 year old children in Eastern Uganda: A cluster randomized trial. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Drug seller adherence to clinical protocols with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea at drug shops in Uganda. Malaria Journal. 1-6.
- (2015). Dietary behaviour and parental socioeconomic position among adolescents: The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS). BMC Public Health.
- (2015). Cost-effectiveness of peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. PLOS ONE. 18 pages.
- (2015). Child survival and BCG vaccination: A community based prospective cohort study in Uganda. BMC Public Health. 10 pages.
- (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.
- (2014). Physical activity, aerobic fitness and parental socio-economic position among adolescents: The German Health Interview and Examination Survey for Children and Adolescents 2003-2006 (KiGGS). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.
- (2014). Increased access to care and appropriateness of treatment at private sector drug shops with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea: A quasi-experimental study in Uganda. PLOS ONE.
- (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.
- (2014). Effects of Improved Access to Transportation on Emergency obstetric Care Outcomes in Uganda. African Journal of Reproductive Health.
- (2014). Early infant feeding practices in three African countries: the PROMISE-EBF trial promoting exclusive breastfeeding by peer counsellors. International Breastfeeding Journal. 19.
- (2013). Pregnant women's experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in Eastern Uganda: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research. 13 pages.
- (2013). Neuropsychological Effects of Konzo: A Neuromotor Disease Associated With Poorly Processed Cassava. Pediatrics. E1231-E1239.
- (2013). Infant feeding survival and Markov transition probabilities among children under age 6 months in Uganda. American Journal of Epidemiology. 453-462.
- (2013). Déterminants du faible poids de naissance chez des enfants nés de mères séropositives pour le VIH, non éligibles au traitement antirétroviral, en Afrique (Determinants of low birth weight among newborns to HIV-infected mothers not eligible for antiretroviral treatment in Africa). Revue d'épidémiologie et de santé publique. 413-420.
- (2013). Dietary Behaviour and Socioeconomic Position: The Role of Physical Activity Patterns. PLOS ONE. 10 pages.
- (2012). Timeliness of childhood vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 6 pages.
- (2012). The high burden of infant deaths in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study. BMC Public Health. 15 pages.
- (2012). Physical activity patterns and socioeconomic position: the German National Health Interview and Examination Survey 1998 (GNHIES98). BMC Public Health.
- (2012). Nutritional and health profiles of primary schoolchildren in rural Uganda. African Journal of Food, Agriculture, Nutrition and Development. 5862-5880.
- (2012). Multiple micronutrient supplementation does not reduce diarrhoea morbidity in Ugandan HIV-infected children: a randomised controlled trial. Paediatrics and International Child Health. 14-21.
- (2012). Lopinavir/Ritonavir versus Lamivudine peri-exposure prophylaxis to prevent HIV-1 transmission by breastfeeding: the PROMISE-PEP trial Protocol ANRS 12174. BMC Infectious Diseases. 11 pages.
- (2012). Listening to health workers: lessons from Eastern Uganda for strengthening the programme for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV. BMC Health Services Research. 12 pages.
- (2012). Faecal calprotectin in HIV-infected, HAART naïve Ugandan children: a hospital-based survey. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition - JPGN. 785-790.
- (2012). Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health. BMC Pediatrics. 10 pages.
- (2012). Common coinfections of giardia intestinalis and helicobacter pylori in non-symptomatic Ugandan children. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 8 pages.
- (2012). "Telling my husband I have HIV is too heavy to come out of my mouth": pregnant women's disclosure experiences and support needs following antenatal HIV testing in eastern Uganda. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 10 pages.
- (2011). Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
- (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.
- (2011). Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori in HIV-infected, HAART-naive Ugandan children: a hospital-based survey. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 9 pages.
- (2011). Perinatal mortality in Eastern Uganda: A community based prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE. 7 pages.
- (2011). Multiple micronutrient supplementation improves vitamin B-12 and folate concentrations of HIV infected children in Uganda: a randomized controlled trial. Nutrition Journal. 9 pages.
- (2011). Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility-based intervention trial. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 11 pages.
- (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.
- (2011). Is vaccination coverage a good indicator of age-appropriate vaccination? A prospective study from Uganda. Vaccine. 3564-3570.
- (2011). Faecal calprotectin concentrations in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based survey. BMC Pediatrics. 7 pages.
- (2011). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF): a cluster-randomised trial. The Lancet. 420-427.
- (2011). Cost of individual peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 9 pages.
- (2011). A prospective study on neonatal mortality and its predictors in a rural area in Burkina Faso: Can MDG-4 be met by 2015? Journal of Perinatology. 656-663.
- (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. 12 pages.
- (2010). Zinc status in HIV infected Ugandan children aged 1-5 years: a cross sectional baseline survey. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2010). Perinatal mortality in rural Burkina Faso: a prospective community-based cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 9 pages.
- (2010). Mothers’ knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 15 pages.
- (2010). Mothers' knowledge and utilization of prevention of mother to child transmission services in northern Tanzania. Journal of the International AIDS Society.
- (2010). Maternal education is associated with vaccination status of infants less than 6 months in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2010). Infant feeding modalities addressed in two different ways in Eastern Uganda. International Breastfeeding Journal. 2.
- (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.
- (2010). Helicobacter pylori in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based cross sectional survey. BMC Gastroenterology.
- (2010). Growth, immune and viral responses in HIV infected African children receiving highly active antiretroviral therapy: a prospective cohort study. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2010). Gendered perceptions on infant feeding in Eastern Uganda: continued need for exclusive breastfeeding support. International Breastfeeding Journal. 13.
- (2010). Establishing individual peer counselling for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda: implications for scaling-up. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 53-66.
- (2010). Effect of multiple micronutrient supplementation on survival of HIV-infected children in Uganda: a randomized, controlled trial. Journal of the International AIDS Society.
- (2010). Dramatic and sustained increase in HIV-testing rates among antenatal attendees in Eastern Uganda after a policy change from voluntary counselling and testing to routine counselling and testing for HIV: a retrospective analysis of hospital records, 2002-2009. BMC Health Services Research. 8 pages.
- (2010). Determinants of male involvement in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey. Reproductive Health.
- (2010). Attitudes to routine HIV counselling and testing, and knowledge about prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV in eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey among antenatal attendees. Journal of the International AIDS Society.
- (2010). "She would sit with me": mothers' experiences of individual peer support for exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda. International Breastfeeding Journal.
- (2009). Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation. BMC Public Health.
- (2009). OMEVAC – Open Mobile Electronic Vaccine Trials, an interdisciplinary project to improve quality of vaccine trials in lowresource settings. Karlstad University Studies. 36-44.
- (2009). Need to optimise infant feeding counselling: A cross-sectional survey among HIV-positive mothers in Eastern Uganda. BMC Pediatrics.
- (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.
- (2009). Improve salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in lov-resource settings in Tanzania. BMC Public Health.
- (2008). Reduction of unnecessary transfusion and intravenous fluids in severely malnourished children is not enough to reduce mortality. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 23-33.
- (2008). Height, weight, body mass index and learning achievement in Kumi district, East of Uganda. Scientific Research and Essays. 1-8.
- (2008). Determinants of infant growth in Eastern Uganda: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health.
- (2008). 'No sister, the breast alone is not enough for my baby'A qualitative assessment of potentials and barriers in the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in southern Zambia. International Breastfeeding Journal. 362.
- (2008). 'No sister, the breast alone is not enough for my baby': a qualitative assessment of potentials and barriers in the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in southern Zambia. International Breastfeeding Journal. 12.
- (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.
- (2007). Intimate partner violence and infant morbidity: Evidence of an association from a population-based study in Eastern Uganda in 2003. BMC Pediatrics. 34.
- (2007). Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys. BMC Pediatrics.
- (2006). Severe malnutrition with and without HIV-1 infection in hospitalised children in Kampala, Uganda: differences in clinical features, haematological findings and CD4+ cell counts. Nutrition Journal. 7 pages.
- (2006). Risk factors in hospital deaths in severely malnourished children in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Pediatrics. 9 pages.
- (2006). Predictors of poor anthropometric status among children under 2 years of age in rural Uganda. Public Health Nutrition. 320-326.
- (2006). Intimate partner violence against women in eastern Uganda: implications for HIV prevention. BMC Public Health. 12 pages.
- (2006). Community based peer counsellors for support of exclusive breastfeeding: experiences from rural Uganda. International Breastfeeding Journal. 9 pages.
- (2006). Co-existing symptoms and risk factors among African school children with hyperactivity-inattention symptoms in Kinshasa, Congo. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 292-299.
- (2006). Bacteraemia among severely malnourished children infected and uninfected with the human immunodeficiency virus-1 in Kampala, Uganda. BMC Infectious Diseases. 160 .
- (2006). Antenatal HIV testing in rural eastern Uganda in 2003: incomplete rollout of the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV programme? BMC International Health and Human Rights.
- (2005). Teacher ratings of mental health among school children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. 208-215.
- (2005). Neuro-ophthalmologic manifestations of konzo. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology. 491-496.
- (2005). Infant and young child feeding in Western Uganda: Knowledge, practices and socio-economic correlates. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 356-361.
- (2005). Cognition in African children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Pediatric Neurology. 357-364.
- (2005). Audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) may avert socially desirable responses about infant feeding in the context of HIV. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making.
- (2005). Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder among school children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. African Health Sciences. 172-181.
- (2004). Neuro-ophtalmological disorders in HIV infected subjects with neurological manifestations. British Journal of Ophthalmology. 1455-1459.
- (2004). Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda. International Journal for Equity in Health. 9-9.
- (2003). Visual evoked potentials in konzo, a spastic paraparesis of acute onset in Africa. Ophthalmologica. 381-386.
- (2003). Neuro-ophthalmologic findings in konzo, an upper motor neuron disorder in Africa. European Journal of Ophthalmology. 383-389.
- (2003). Er informasjons- og kommunikasjonsteknologien skadelig for de fattige? Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2750-2751.
- (2002). Analysis of motor pathway involvemnet in Konzo using transcranial electrical and magnetic stimulation. Muscle Nerve. 230-235.
- (2002). Abnormalities of somatosensory evokedpotentials in konzo - an upper motor neuron disorder. Clinical Neurophysiology. 10-15.
- (2001). Neuroepidemiology of Konzo. A spastic para/tetraparesis of acute onset in a new area of the Democratic republic of Congo. African Journal of Neurological Sciences. 8-12.
- (2001). Impairments, disabilities and handicap pattern in konzo-a non-progressive spastic para/tetraparesis of acute onset. Disability and Rehabilitation. 731-736.
- (2001). High cassava production and low dietary cyanide exposure in mid-west Nigeria. Public Health Nutrition. 871-876.
- (2016). La recherche: un outil pour des actions de santé publique internationale? .
- (2016). GROWNUT A GROWing partnership for higher education and research in NUTritional epidemiology in DR Congo. Building up a Master and PhD Program in DR Congo.
- (2015). A Norwegian success story in EDCTP partnerships: PROMISE PEP: Prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV.
- (2011). TImeliness ofChild Vacdnations inKampala Uganda.
- (2010). Konzo - a toxiconutritional disorder.
- (2010). Helicobacter Pylori in apparently healthy children aged 0-12 years in urban Kampala, Uganda: a community-based cross sectional survey.
- (2010). Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer-counsellors in Sub-Saharan Africa: Results from the multi-centre cluster-randomised behaviour intervention trial PROMISE EBF.
- (2009). Preliminary results from the multi-centre cluster-randomised behaviour intervention trial PROMISE EBF: breastfeeding promotion in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- (2009). Kan Kongo komme seg ut av Mørkrets Hjerte?
- (2009). Improving sustainable methods for small-scale salt iodation in low-income countries.
- (2009). Dietary intake and sulphur nutrition in a konzo-affected population in DR Congo.
- (2008). Mortalité et morbidité maternelles chez les adolescents.
- (2008). Child health, nutrition and HIV.
- (2007). The WHO Child Growth Standards compared to the old NCHS/WHO reference in a Ugandan infant population.
- (2007). Infant feeding practices in Eastern Uganda in the light of current WHO recommendations and prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
- (2005). The CoSMOS approach - development of EpiHandy, a tool for mobile data collection.
- (2005). The CoSMOS approach - development of EpiHandy a tool for mobile data collection.
- (2005). Piloting a software for handheld computers for improved quality in nutrition research and programs in low-income countries.
- (2002). The Global Nutrition Programme: incorporating information technology in capacity building of academicians and student in tertiary education in the South.
- (2002). Nutrition CD-ROM training in Africa: an appraisal of a nutrition training CD-ROM by the use of a computer assisted self-administrated questionnaire.
- (2002). Is audio computer-assisted self-interviewing (ACASI) a feasible method for collecting sensitive information?
- (2002). Infant nutrition and care in Uganda: data from IMCI baseline survey in the year 2000.
- (2002). Hardware, software, people-ware in nutrition.
- (2002). All the statistical tables you need at hand on your PC with StaTable.
- (2001). Global Nutrition 2000 E-learning for the advancement of nutrition in Africa and Asia.
- (2013). Consolidated guidelines on the use of antiretroviral drugs for treating and preventing hiv infection. Recommendations for a public health approach. World Health Organization.
- (2012). Obstetric care in primary health centres in rural Burkina Faso from a health worker perspective. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 113-113.
- (2012). New ways to prevent mother to child transmission during breastfeeding in low-resource settings - the PROMISE PEP trial. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 137-138.
- (2012). High perinatal mortality in Burkina Faso and Uganda. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 138-138.
- (2012). An evaluation of improved access to transport for emergency obstetric care in Northern Uganda using caesarean section rate. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 137-137.
- (2012). A letter to the male partner increases antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: results from a randomized facility-based intervention trial. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 73-73.
- (2011). Timeliness of child vaccinations in Kampala, Uganda. Tropical medicine & international health. 308-308.
- (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.
- (2011). Pregnant women's experiences of routine counselling and testing for HIV in eastern Uganda: lessons for improving the prevention of mother-to child transmission of HIV programme. Tropical medicine & international health. 299-299.
- (2011). 'He will say I have killed him' the dilemma of HIV disclosure to sexual partners by pregnant women tested for HIV during antenatal care in rural Uganda. Tropical medicine & international health. 166-166.
- (2009). Tanzania national survery on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 295-295.
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More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
Ongoing projects:
- BabyGel - A cluster randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of household alcohol-based handrub for the prevention of sepsis, diarrhoea and pneumonia in Ugandan infants
- iCARTA - Institutionalisation of Advanced Research Training in Africa with CARTA, the Consortium of Advanced Research Training in Africa
- PedMAb – seeking innovative ways to protect children from getting HIV from their mothers
- GrowNut II Developing a cadre of African nutrition scholars and leaders to address nutrition disorders and influence nutrition policy
- REBOA PPH trial – Randomized Clinical Trial Assessing the usefulness of aorta ballon in postpartum haemorrhage
- Emollient therapy for very low birthweight infants (<1500 g) in Uganda: effects on survival, infection, growth and development
- PROMISE ZERO
- Sambulelo
Past projects:
SURVIVAL PLUSS – Increasing capacity for mama-baby survival in post-conflict Uganda and South Sudan
- HI TRAIN – Health Informatics Training and Research in East Africa for Improved Health Care
- GROW NUT – Growing Partnership for Higher Education and Research in Nutritional Epidemiology in DR Congo
- PROMISE EPI – Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1: programme evaluation and innovative rescue intervention integrated in the Expanded Programme of Immunization
- NeoSupra Trial – Randomized Phase III Clinical Trial Assessing a Supraglottic Device Versus Face-mask Ventilation in Neonatal Resuscitation in Africa
- MA, African Linguistics, Sorbonne, Paris, France, 1987
- MD: University Medical Degree, Uppsala University, 1988
- PhD: Doctor of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, 1994
- Specialist in Paediatrics, 2001