Global Health Section

Research output

Research output per year 1976 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

• 251 Journal article
• 18 Poster
• 15 Conference abstract for conference
• 12 Review
• 70 More
  • 11 Book chapter
  • 10 Comment/debate
  • 9 Conference abstract in journal
  • 8 Contribution to newspaper - Review
  • 7 Report
  • 7 Letter
  • 5 Editorial
  • 3 Article in proceedings
  • 2 Ph.D. thesis
  • 2 Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article
  • 1 Anthology
  • 1 Report chapter
  • 1 Paper
  • 1 Conference article
  • 1 Contribution to newspaper - Comment/debate
  • 1 Net publication - Internet publication

Research output per year

Research output per year

Search results

• 2016

  Disaster Recovery and the Resilience Narrative: Where is Vulnerability?

  Raju, E., 2016. 7 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › Research › peer-review

• Disaster research: an introduction

  Dahlberg, R., Rubin, O. & Vendelø, M. T., 2016, Disaster Research: Multidisciplinary and international perspectives. Oxford: Routledge, p. 1-18 18 p. (Routledge Humanitarian Studies Series).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

• Disaster Research: Multidisciplinary and international perspectives

  Dahlberg, R. (ed.), Rubin, O. (ed.) & Vendelø, M. T. (ed.), 2016, Oxford: Routledge. 256 p. (Routledge Humanitarian Studies Series).

  Research output: Book/Report › Anthology › Research › peer-review

  • disaster 100%
  • historiography 11%
  • anthropology 8%
  • politics 5%
  • Law 5%

• Does being born low birth weight affect the ability to exercise?

  Thomas, N. & Bygbjerg, I., 1 Nov 2016, In: Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 20, 6, p. 741-743 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• Effects of biochar and alkaline amendments on cadmium immobilization, selected nutrient and cadmium concentrations of lettuce (Lactuca sativa) in two contrasting soils

  Woldetsadik, D., Drechsel, P., Keraita, B., Marschner, B., Itanna, F. & Gebrekidan, H., 1 Dec 2016, In: SpringerPlus. 5, p. 1-16 16 p., 397.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • biochar 100%
  • Lettuce 75%
  • Cadmium 54%
  • Soil 51%
  • Manure 43%
  43 Citations (Scopus)

• Epidemiological description of unmitigated cholera epidemics in 19th century Denmark

  Phelps, M., Perner, M. L., Davidsen, E., Andreasen, V., Jensen, P. K. M. & Simonsen, L., Nov 2016. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review

  192 Downloads (Pure)

• Epilogue

  Dahlberg, R., Rubin, O. & Vendelø, M. T., 2016, Disaster Research: Multidisciplinary and international perspectives. Oxford: Routledge, p. 239-244 6 p. (Routledge Humanitarian Studies Series).

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review

• Evaluation of the acceptability of improved supplementary foods for the treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Burkina Faso using a mixed method approach

  Iuel-Brockdorff, A-S. J. D., Dræbel, T., Ritz, C., Fabiansen, C., Cichon, B., Christensen, V. B., Yameogo, C., Oummani, R., Briend, A., Michaelsen, K. F., Ashorn, P., Filteau, S. & Friis, H., 1 Apr 2016, In: Appetite. 99, 1, p. 34-45 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Burkina Faso 100%
  • Flour 71%
  • Malnutrition 68%
  • Zea mays 67%
  • Food 50%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

  118 Downloads (Pure)

• Facilitating online project collaboration: new directions for learning design

  Harker-Schuch, I. E. P., Chuang, V. J., Bregnhøj, H., Furu, P., Andersen, I. & Henriksen, C. B., 2016, In: Tidsskriftet Læring og Medier (LOM). 9, 16, 31 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  115 Downloads (Pure)

• Hemoglobin levels and blood pressure are associated in rural black Africans

  Rasmussen, J. B. J., Mwaniki, D. L., Kaduka, L. U., Boit, M. K., Borch-Johnsen, K., Friis, H. & Christensen, D. L., 1 Jan 2016, In: American Journal of Human Biology. 28, 1, p. 145-148 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • blood pressure 100%
  • hemoglobin 90%
  • African Continental Ancestry Group 77%
  • Hemoglobins 63%
  • blood 63%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Identification of E. coli through analysis of 16S rRNA sequencing, isolated from municipal water supply systems and household drinking water

  Ferdous, J., Rashid, R., Tulsiani, S., Saima, S., Jensen, P. K. M. & Begum, A., Feb 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review

• IMAP Statement on safeguarding reproductive rights in the face of declining fertility

  Tellier, S., Dec 2016, London: the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). 6 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Communication

  • advisory panel 100%
  • birth rate 77%
  • fertility 57%
  • contraception 34%
  • parenthood 17%

• Impact of Training Bolivian Farmers on Integrated Pest Management and Diffusion of Knowledge to Neighboring Farmers

  Jørs, E., Konradsen, F., Huici, O., Morant, R. C., Volk, J. & Lander, F., 2 Apr 2016, In: Journal of Agromedicine. 21, 2, p. 200-208 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Pest Control 100%
  • Farmers 74%
  • farmer 56%
  • management 30%
  • Pesticides 8%
  16 Citations (Scopus)

• Infectious Disease Surveillance in the Big Data Era: Towards Faster and Locally Relevant Systems

  Simonsen, L., Gog, J. R., Olson, D. & Viboud, C., 1 Dec 2016, In: The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 214, Supplement 4, p. S380-S385 6 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Big Data 100%
  • Communicable Diseases 62%
  • Earth Sciences 28%
  • Emerging Communicable Diseases 20%
  • Information Systems 16%
  54 Citations (Scopus)

• Insecticidal Paints: A realistic approach to vector control?

  Schiøler, K. L., Alifrangis, M., Kitron, U. & Konradsen, F., 21 Apr 2016, In: P L o S Neglected Tropical Diseases (Online). 10, 4, 5 p., e0004518.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  108 Downloads (Pure)

• Integrating biomedical and herbal medicine in Ghana: experiences from the Kumasi South Hospital: a qualitative study

  Boateng, M. A., Danso-Appiah, A., Turkson, B. K. & Tersbøl, B. P., 7 Jul 2016, In: B M C Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 16, 8 p., 189.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ghana 100%
  • Herbal Medicine 90%
  • Health Facilities 43%
  • Public Facilities 18%
  • Interviews 17%
  13 Citations (Scopus)

  83 Downloads (Pure)

• Intimate partner violence and depression among pregnant women in Dong Anh district, Hanoi

  Tran, T. N., Nguyen, T. T. H., Ngô, V. T., Rasch, V., Gammeltoft, T., Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Nguyen, D. H., 2016, In: Vietnam Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy. 12, 3, p. 49-57

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Investigation of household contamination of Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh

  Hossain, Z. Z., Farhana, I., Mohan Tulsiani, S., Sultana, R., Jensen, P. K. M. & Begum, A., Jun 2016. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review

• Leprosy in Denmark 1980-2010: a review of 15 cases

  Aftab, H., Nielsen, S. D. & Bygbjerg, I. C., 5 Jan 2016, In: BMC Research Notes. 9, p. 1-9 9 p., 10.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

  • Anaesthetic 100%
  • Leprosy 93%
  • Denmark 85%
  • Length 47%
  • Skin 19%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  60 Downloads (Pure)

• Leptospirosis in rural Sri Lanka: A case-control study of environmental and occupational exposures

  Hellung Schønning, M., Agampodi, S., Phelps, M., Warnasuriya, J. & Furu, P., 5 Dec 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

  • Sri Lanka 100%
  • Leptospirosis 99%
  • Environmental Exposure 82%
  • Occupational Exposure 80%
  • Case-Control Studies 61%

• Local Social Services in Nordic countries in Times of Disaster: Report for the Nordic Council of Ministers

  Eydal, G. B., Ómarsdóttir, I. L., Dahlberg, R., Cuadra, C. B., Hvinden, B., Rapeli, M. & Salonen, T., 17 Oct 2016, København: Nordic Council of Ministers. 187 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Commissioned

  • mobile social services 100%
  • disaster 95%
  • time 39%
  • contingency 31%
  • management 25%
  167 Downloads (Pure)

• Measurement of Odour in On-Site Sanitation Systems in Low-Income Settings

  Obeng, P. A., Oduro-Kwarteng, S., Keraita, B., Bregnhøj, H., Abaidoo, R. C., Awuah, E. & Konradsen, F., 1 Mar 2016, In: Environmental Processes. 3, 1, p. 217-227 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Sanitation 100%
  • Toilet Facilities 95%
  • Hydrogen sulfide 86%
  • Odors 86%
  • Hydrogen Sulfide 77%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Measuring domestic water use: a systematic review of methodologies that measure unmetered water use in low-income settings

  Tamason, C. C., Bessias, S., Villada, A., Tulsiani, S. M., Ensink, J. H. J., Gurley, E. S. & Mackie Jensen, P. K., 1 Nov 2016, In: Tropical Medicine & International Health. 21, 11, p. 1389-1402 14 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

  8 Citations (Scopus)

• Molecular Analysis and Toxigenic Potential of Vibrio cholerae Isolated from Hilsha fish (Tenualosa ilisha), Bangladesh

  Hossain, Z. Z., Farhana, I., Tulsiani, S., Jensen, P. K. M. & Begum, A., Jun 2016. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review

• Một số yếu tố liên quan đến hành vi không tiết lộ khi bị chồng bạo lực của thai phụ tại huyện Đông Anh, Hà Nội

  Thanh Nguyen Hoang, Toan Ngo Van, Nguyen, D. V., Nguyen, T. T. H., Tran, T. N., Gammeltoft, T., Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Rasch, V., 2016, In: Tap Chi Y Hoc Thuc Hanh. 11, 1027, p. 231-234

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Neglected Diseases

  Christensen, S. B. & Bygbjerg, I. C., 2016, Textbook of Drug Design and Discovery. 5 ed. CRC Press

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Education

• Observational studies and the difficult quest for causality: lessons from vaccine effectiveness and impact studies

  Lipsitch, M., Jha, A. & Simonsen, L., 1 Dec 2016, In: International Journal of Epidemiology. 45, 6, p. 2060-2074 15 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Causality 100%
  • Observational Studies 83%
  • Vaccines 80%
  • Influenza Vaccines 40%
  • Selection Bias 20%
  41 Citations (Scopus)

• Optimization and Validation of Real Time PCR Assays for Absolute Quantification of toxigenic Vibrio cholerae and Escherichia coli

  Ferdous, J., Hossain, Z. Z., Tulsiani, S., Rashid, R. B., Jensen, P. K. M. & Begum, A., Dec 2016, In: Tropical Biomedicine. 33, 4, p. 641-651 11 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Vibrio cholerae 100%
  • Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction 62%
  • quantitative polymerase chain reaction 62%
  • Escherichia coli 55%
  • DNA 44%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Performance of interferon-gamma and IP-10 release assays for diagnosing latent tuberculosis infections in patients with concurrent malaria in Tanzania

  Drabe, C. H., Vestergaard, L. S., Helleberg, M., Nyagonde, N., Rose, M. V., Francis, F., Theilgaard, O. P., Asbjørn, J., Amos, B., Bygbjerg, I. C., Ruhwald, M. & Ravn, P., Apr 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94, 4, p. 728-735

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Interferons 100%
  • Chemokine CXCL10 78%
  • tuberculosis 74%
  • Latent Tuberculosis 72%
  • malaria 68%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Postpartum depression among women in Dong Anh district, Hanoi: Prevalence and risk factors

  Tran, T. N., Nguyen, T. T. H., Rasch, V., Gammeltoft, T., Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Nguyen, D. H., 2016, In: Vietnam Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy. 11, 2, p. 45-53

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• Prevalence of dengue and chikungunya virus infections in north-eastern Tanzania: a cross sectional study among participants presenting with malaria-like symptoms

  Kajeguka, D. C., Kaaya, R. D., Mwakalinga, S., Ndossi, R., Ndaro, A., Chilongola, J. O., Mosha, F. W., Schiøler, K. L., Kavishe, R. A. & Alifrangis, M., 26 Apr 2016, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 16, 1, 9 p., 183.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Chikungunya Fever 100%
  • Tanzania 80%
  • Dengue Virus 79%
  • Dengue 76%
  • Malaria 61%
  40 Citations (Scopus)

  1383 Downloads (Pure)

• Prevalence of Virulent Escherichia coli Belonging B1 Phylogroup in Municipal Water Supply in Dhaka, Bangladesh

  Ferdous, J., Rashid, R. B., Tulsiani, S., Jensen, P. K. M. & Begum, A., Jun 2016. 1 p.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › Research › peer-review

• Public Health in Humanitarian Action

  Tellier, S. & Roche, N. (ed.), 2016, Public Health in Humanitarian Action. p. 90

  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Education

• Recall of symptoms and treatment of syphilis and yaws by healthy blood donors screening positive for syphilis in Kumasi, Ghana

  Sarkodie, F., Owusu-Dabo, E., Hassall, O., Bates, I., Bygbjerg, I. C. & Ullum, H., 1 Sept 2016, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 50, p. 72-74 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

• Renin angiotensinogen system gene polymorphisms and essential hypertension among people of West African descent: a systematic review

  Reiter, L. M., Christensen, D. L. & Gjesing, A. P., 1 Aug 2016, In: Journal of Human Hypertension. 30, 8, p. 467–478 12 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

  • Angiotensinogen 100%
  • Essential Hypertension 81%
  • Renin 77%
  • Systematic Reviews 56%
  • Hypertension 40%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• Return Migrants’ Experience of Access to Care in Corrupt Healthcare Systems: The Bosnian Example

  Handlos, L. N., Olwig, K. F., Bygbjerg, I. C. & Nørredam, M. L., 19 Sept 2016, In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 13, 9, p. 1-12 12 p., 924.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • migrants experience 100%
  • corruption 61%
  • Bosnian 59%
  • health care 46%
  • Refugees 44%
  3 Citations (Scopus)

• Risk Factors for Hyperglycaemia in Pregnancy in Tamil Nadu, India.

  Nielsen, K. K., Damm, P., Kapur, A., Balaji, V., Balaji, M. S., Seshiah, V. & Bygbjerg, I. C., 18 Mar 2016, In: P L o S One. 11, 3, p. 1-18 18 p., e0151311.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Pregnancy 100%
  • India 97%
  • Risk Factors 88%
  • hyperglycemia 86%
  • pregnancy 78%
  21 Citations (Scopus)

• Sanitation investments in Ghana: An ethnographic investigation of the role of tenure security, land ownership and livelihoods

  Awunyo-Akaba, Y., Awunyo-Akaba, J., Gyapong, M., Senah, K., Konradsen, F. & Rheinländer, T., 18 Jul 2016, In: BMC Public Health. 16, p. 1-12 12 p., 594.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Land ownership 100%
  • history of settlements 99%
  • Sanitation 96%
  • Ghana 96%
  • Ownership 93%
  6 Citations (Scopus)

  69 Downloads (Pure)

• Schistosoma haematobium and soil-transmitted Helminths in Tana Delta District of Kenya: infection and morbidity patterns in primary schoolchildren from two isolated villages

  Njaanake, K. H., Vennervald, B. J., Simonsen, P. E., Madsen, H., Mukoko, D. A., Kimani, G., Jaoko, W. G. & Estambale, B. B., 3 Feb 2016, In: B M C Infectious Diseases. 16, 57.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Schistosoma haematobium 100%
  • Helminths 81%
  • Kenya 79%
  • Soil 73%
  • Morbidity 40%
  8 Citations (Scopus)

  54 Downloads (Pure)

• Seasonality and shift in age-specific malaria prevalence and incidence in Binko and Carrière villages close to the lake in Selingué, Mali

  Touré, M., Sanogo, D., Dembele, S., Diawara, S. I., Oppfeldt, K., Schiøler, K. L., Haidara, D. B., Traoré, S. F., Alifrangis, M., Konradsen, F. & Doumbia, S., 2016, In: Malaria Journal. 15, 11 p., 219.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Mali 100%
  • Lakes 88%
  • angle of incidence 74%
  • malaria 71%
  • villages 64%
  14 Citations (Scopus)

  237 Downloads (Pure)

• Several Conventional Risk Markers Suggesting Presence of Albuminuria Are Weak Among Rural Africans With Hypertension

  Rasmussen, J. B. J., Nordin, L. S., Thomsen, J. A., Rossing, P., Bygbjerg, I. C. & Christensen, D. L., 1 Jan 2016, In: Journal of Clinical Hypertension. 18, 1, p. 27–30 4 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Albuminuria 100%
  • Hypertension 55%
  • Africa South of the Sahara 47%
  • Odds Ratio 41%
  • Confidence Intervals 38%
  5 Citations (Scopus)

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights: Agreements and Disagreements. A background document of the evidence base

  Tellier, S. (ed.), Dec 2016, 7 ed. Copenhagen: Working Group on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights. 124 p.

  Research output: Book/Report › Report › Research

  263 Downloads (Pure)

• Social, environment and climate change impacts on vector-borne diseases in arid areas of southern Africa.

  Chimbari, M., Makuratirva, S. & Furu, P., 8 Jun 2016.

  Research output: Contribution to conference › Conference abstract for conference › Communication

• Stillbirths and quality of care during labour at the low resource referral hospital of Zanzibar: a case-control study

  Maaløe, N., Housseine, N., Bygbjerg, I. C., Meguid, T., Khamis, R. S., Mohamed, A. G., Nielsen, B. B. & van Roosmalen, J., 10 Nov 2016, In: B M C Pregnancy and Childbirth. 16, p. 1-12 351.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Tanzania 100%
  • Stillbirth 97%
  • Quality of Health Care 72%
  • Case-Control Studies 66%
  • Referral and Consultation 61%
  24 Citations (Scopus)

• Successful ageing: A study of the literature using citation network analysis

  Kusumastuti, S., Derks, M. G. M., Tellier, S., Di Nucci, E., Lund, R., Mortensen, E. L. & Westendorp, R. G. J., 1 Nov 2016, In: Maturitas. 93, p. 4-12 9 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review › peer-review

  • Publications 100%
  • TimeLine 78%
  • Molecular Cluster 78%
  • Middle Aged 60%
  • Health 58%
  31 Citations (Scopus)

• Survival of Vibrio cholerae O1 on fomites

  Farhana, I., Hossain, Z. Z., Tulsiani, S. M., Jensen, P. K. M. & Begum, A., Sept 2016, In: World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology. 32, 9, p. 1-8 8 p., 146.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Fomites 100%
  • Vibrio cholerae O1 93%
  • Vibrio cholerae 77%
  • 8-azidoethidium 58%
  • Cholera 26%
  9 Citations (Scopus)

• Syphilis screening practices in blood transfusion facilities in Ghana

  Sarkodie, F., Hassall, O., Owusu-Dabo, E., Owusu-Ofori, S., Bates, I., Bygbjerg, I. C., Ansah, J. K. & Ullum, H., 1 Feb 2016, In: International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 43, p. 90-94 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Ghana 100%
  • Syphilis 91%
  • Blood Transfusion 76%
  • Blood Donors 49%
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies 35%
  4 Citations (Scopus)

• The Association between Intimate Partner Violence during Pregnancy and Maternal Health in Dong Anh District, Hanoi

  Nguyen, H. T., Ngô, V. T., Nguyen, D. V., Nguyen, D. H., Nguyen, T. T. H., Gammeltoft, T., Meyrowitsch, D. W. & Rasch, V., 2016, In: Vietnam Journal of Medicine and Pharmacy. 13, 1, p. 71-79

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

• The power of historical data for assessment of childhood vaccine benefits

  Simonsen, L. & Viboud, C., 1 May 2016, In: Lancet Infectious Diseases. 16, 5, p. 516-518 3 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Research › peer-review

  1 Citation (Scopus)

• The Utility of Blood Culture Fluid for the Molecular Diagnosis of Leptospira: A Prospective Evaluation

  Dittrich, S., Rudgard, W. E., Woods, K. L., Silisouk, J., Phuklia, W., Davong, V., Vongsouvath, M., Phommasone, K., Rattanavong, S., Knappik, M., Craig, S. B., Weier, S. L., Tulsiani, S. M., Dance, D. A. B. & Newton, P. N., Apr 2016, In: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94, 4, p. 736-740 5 p.

  Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review

  • Leptospira 100%
  • Blood Culture 74%
  • Blood 66%
  • blood 57%
  • fluids 53%
  8 Citations (Scopus)