Browsing Institutt for helse og samfunn by Author "Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede"

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  • Change in BMI Distribution over a 24-Year Period and Associated Socioeconomic Gradients: A Quantile Regression Analysis 
    Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Arah, Onyebuchi A.; Lien, Nanna; Næss, Øyvind; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Kjøllesdal, Marte Karoline Råberg (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    ObjectiveThis study assessed the change in body mass index (BMI) distribution among 18- or 19-year-olds over 24 years. It also investigated parallel changes in the distribution of birth weight and in the association between ...
  • Socioeconomic inequalities in children's weight, height and BMI trajectories in Norway 
    Yitayew, Teferi Mekonnen; Papadopoulou, Eleni Zoumpoulia; Arah, Onyebuchi A.; Brantsæter, Anne Lise; Lien, Nanna; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Abstract Studies exploring when social inequalities in body mass index (BMI) and its composites emerge and how these evolve with age are limited. Thus, this study explored parental income and education related inequalities ...
  • Uptake of Skilled Maternal Healthcare in Ethiopia: A Positive Deviance Approach. 
    Ousman, Seman Kedir; Magnus, Jeanette H.; Sundby, Johanne; Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Risk factor approaches are often used when implementing programs aimed at enforcing advantageous health care behaviors. A less frequently-used strategy is to identify and capitalize on those who, despite risk factors, ...