Barbro Elisabeth Darj

About

Elisabeth Darj, MD, PhD is the first professor in Global Health at NTNU. She is a Swedish physician and by profession obstetrician and gynecologist, and been working clinically and as the Head of Dept of Obs&Gyne at Uppsala University Hospital. She performs research in reproductive health and has contributed in development of academic teaching and education. For 15 years she has focused on various aspects of women’s health, mainly in low-income countries and has generously been awarded for scientific work, pedagogic skills and has received the title "Excellent teacher at Uppsala University".

Global health is a prioritized focus area at NTNU and the Faculty of Medicine and Health, and currently five countries are strategically selected for partnership; Malawi, Nepal, Sierra Leone, South Africa and Tanzania. Professor Darj is supervising PhD-, Master-, and medical students in these countries.

Darj has developed a new international two-year Master Program in Global Health. In the first year (2015) 500 students applied to this program. http://www.ntnu.edu/studies/mspuhe/

Regularly every month a seminar in Global Health is held, open for all. In October every year, national and international lecturers are invited to a Global Health Day, and they present interesting speeches in current topics. This has received considerable media attention and reaches now between 300-400 delegates, from Norway and neighboring countries. http://www.ntnu.no/mh/globalhelsedag

NTNU has received funds, together with universities in Bergen, Oslo and Tromsø, for a National Research School in Global Health for PhD-students. It started in April 2016 and enrolled 80 students to start with. This gives an opportunity for the students to participate in courses performed at a different in universities in the country. http://www.ntnu.edu/web/master-of-science-in-public-health-msph-

Professor Darjs research has been supported by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA), Uppsala University, the Research Council of Sweden, the Research Council of Norway, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Liaison Committee between the Central Norway Regional Health Authority (RHA) and the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) among other financiers.

Member of the Board of the Norwegian Forum for Global Health Research, representing NTNU; Head of the Master Program in Global Health at NTNU; Director of the National research school in Global Health; Leader of the scientific committee for research and development at Dept of Obs&Gyne, St Olavs Hospital; Visiting professor at Uppsala University; Member of the Swedish Medical Association, the Swedish Society of Medicine and the Swedish Association of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Authorized Medical Doctor in Norway and Sweden.

Publications

2026

Nechaeva, Elena Alexandrovna; Darj, Barbro Elisabeth; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Infanti, Jennifer Jean. (2026) Experiences of a postpartum depression prevention programme in a circumpolar setting: insights from pregnant women and healthcare providers. International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Academic article
Treskina, Natalia Albertovna; Postoev, Vitaly A.; Usynina, Anna A.; Grjibovski, Andrej; Darj, Barbro Elisabeth; Odland, Jon Øyvind. (2026) Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women in European Arctic Russia, 2006–2018. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Academic article

2025

Aune, Anders; Jimenez Diaz, Gabriela; Gierman, Lobke Marijn; Vartdal, Gunnar; Berlanga, Mónica Reyes; Tusoy, Jorge; Bergseng, Håkon; Shakya, Sunila; Darj, Barbro Elisabeth. (2025) Smartphone-based screening of neonatal jaundice in three populations in low and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatrics Open
Academic article

2024

Habtu, Thomas Asmelash; Pembe, Andrea Barnabas; Chiwanga, Faraja; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth. (2024) Women’s experience of preterm birth in an East African context: A qualitative study. African Health Sciences
Academic article
Eriksen, Ingrid; Rasmussen, Eirin Helene; Karmacharya, Biraj; Das, Seema; Darj, Elisabeth; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2024) Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal–a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Nechaeva, Elena Alexandrovna; Kharkova, Olga Alexandrovna; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Grjibovski, Andrej; Darj, Elisabeth; Odland, Jon Øyvind. (2024) Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia. Global health action
Academic article

2023

Pun, K.D.; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth. (2023) Violence Exposed Nepalese Pregnant Women have an Accepting Attitude to Domestic Violence and Suffer from Emotional Distress. Kathmandu University Medical Journal
Academic article
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2023) Women’s perceptions of and experiences with the use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion in central Malawi: a mixed methods study. Reproductive Health
Academic article
Aune, Anders; Vartdal, Gunnar; Jimenez Diaz, Gabriela; Gierman, Lobke Marijn; Bergseng, Håkon; Darj, Elisabeth. (2023) Iterative Development, Validation, and Certification of a Smartphone System to Assess Neonatal Jaundice: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
Academic article
Okafor, Chidi; Olaniran, Abimbola; Darj, Elisabeth. (2023) Challenges and recommendations for addressing under-five pneumonia morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. African Health Sciences
Academic article

2022

Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Chiudzu, Grace; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2022) Experiences of Using Misoprostol in the Management of Incomplete Abortions: A Voice of Healthcare Workers in Central Malawi. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2022) Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi: A quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Hoem, Irene Bisasso; Dvergsdal, Elin Yli. (2022) What Is the Value of a Global Health Research School for PhD Students?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Wagenheim, Cecilie Annette; Savosnick, Hedda Haraldsson; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2022) Health care providers' perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi. BMC Health Services Research
Academic article

2021

Odland, Maria Lisa; Vallner, Oda; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Darj, Elisabeth. (2021) Women do not utilise family planning according to their needs in southern Malawi: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article

2020

Pun, Kunta Devi; Risberg Tjomsland, Tine; Infanti, Jennifer; Darj, Elisabeth. (2020) ‘Violence exists to show manhood’: Nepali men’s views on domestic violence–a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Newaz, Md Shah; Zaman, Muhammad Hamid. (2020) Pharmacists’ perception of their challenges at work, focusing on antimicrobial resistance: a qualitative study from Bangladesh. Global health action
Academic article
Sivakumar, Niruja; Åsberg, Signe Elisabeth; Darj, Elisabeth; Zaman, Muhammad H.. (2020) Access to antibiotics among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Lack of affordable treatment may promote Antimicrobial Resistance; A qualitative study. BMC Public Health
Academic article
Aune, Anders; Vartdal, Gunnar; Bergseng, Håkon; Randeberg, Lise Lyngsnes; Darj, Elisabeth. (2020) Response to letter to the editor. Acta Paediatrica
Academic article
Aune, Anders; Vartdal, Gunnar; Bergseng, Håkon; Randeberg, Lise Lyngsnes; Darj, Elisabeth. (2020) Bilirubin estimates from smartphone images of newborn infants’ skin correlated highly to serum bilirubin levels. Acta Paediatrica. Supplement
Academic article

2019

Åhman, Annika; Edvardsson, Kristina; Fagerli, Anita; Darj, Elisabeth; Holmlund, Sofia; Small, Rhonda; Mogren, Ingrid. (2019) A much valued tool that also brings ethical dilemmas-a qualitative study of Norwegian midwives' experiences and views on the role of obstetric ultrasound. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Academic article
Adams, Emma A.; Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardene, Kumudu; Infanti, Jennifer. (2019) Perceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth. (2019) “Confidence comes with frequent practice”: health professionals’ perceptions of using manual vacuum aspiration after a training program. Reproductive Health
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Kamara, Michael M.; Hagander, Lars; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Darj, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (2019) Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Chalise, Pratibha; Shakya, Sunila. (2019) Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in Nepal: A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Academic article
Johansson, Martin M; Pottmeier, Philipp; Suciu, Pascalina; Ahmad, Tauseef; Zaghlool, Ammar; Halvardson, Jonatan; Darj, Elisabeth; Feuk, Lars; Peuckert, Christiane; Jazin, Elena. (2019) Novel Y-Chromosome Long Non-Coding RNAs Expressed in Human Male CNS During Early Development. Frontiers in Genetics
Academic article
Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Darj, Elisabeth; Infanti, Jennifer; Shrestha, Shrinkhala; Lukasse, Mirjam; Schei, Berit. (2019) Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal. BMC Public Health
Academic article

2018

Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Infanti, Jennifer; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Koju, Rajendra; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Exposure to domestic violence influences pregnant women's preparedness for childbirth in Nepal: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Volgsten, Helena; Jansson, Caroline; Darj, Elisabeth; Straveus-Evers, Anneli. (2018) Women's experiences of miscarriage related to diagnosis, duration, and type of treatment. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Academic article
Bremnes, Hanna Strømholt; Wiig, Åsil Kjøl; Abeid, Muzidalifat; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article
Volgsten, Helena; Jansson, Caroline; Svanberg, Agneta Skoog; Darj, Elisabeth; Stavreus-Evers, Anneli. (2018) Longitudinal study of emotional experiences, grief and depressive symptoms in women and men after miscarriage. Midwifery
Academic article
Axemo, Pia; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Fonseka, R; Cooray, S; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Training university teachers and students in Sri Lanka on Gender Based Violence: testing a participatory training program. MedEdPublish
Academic article
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg; Kumwenda, James; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) The Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration in the Treatment of Incomplete Abortions: A Descriptive Study from Three Public Hospitals in Malawi. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Fagerli, Tove Anita; Mogren, Ingrid; Adolfsson, Annsofie; Edvardsson, Kristina; Åhman, Annika; Holmlund, Sofie; Darj, Elisabeth; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe. (2018) Midwives’ and obstetricians’ views on appropriate obstetric sonography in Norway. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Academic literature review
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Effects of refresher training on the use of manual vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortions: a quasi-experimental study in Malawi. BMJ Global Health
Academic article
Wallstrom, Tove; Björklund, Jenny; Frykman, Joanna; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva. (2018) Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE
Academic article

2017

Wallstrom, Tove; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Stenson, David; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva. (2017) Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study. BioMed Research International
Academic article
Oppong-Darko, Prince; Amponsa-Achiano, K; Darj, Elisabeth. (2017) "I am ready and willing to provide the service...though my religion frowns on abortion" Ghanaian midwives mixed attitudes to abortion services: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Rishal, Poonam; Pun, Kunta Devi; Darj, Elisabeth; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Swahnberg, Katarina; Schei, Berit; Lukasse, Mirjam. (2017) Prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among pregnant women attending routine antenatal care in Nepal. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Edvardsson, Kristina; Åhman, Annika; Fagerli, Tove Anita; Darj, Elisabeth; Holmlund, Sofia; Small, Rhonda; Mogren, Ingrid. (2017) Norwegian obstetricians' experiences of the use of ultrasound in pregnancy management. A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Academic article
Pembe, Andrea; Mbekenga, Columba; Olsson, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2017) Why do women not adhere to advice on maternal referral in rural Tanzania? Narratives of women and their family members. Global health action
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia. (2017) 'Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse': Future male leaders' views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka. Global health action
Academic article

2016

Brolin, Kim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum; Koroma, AP; Darj, Elisabeth; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ekström, A. (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Johansson, Martin; Lundin, Elin; Qian, X; Mirzazadeh, Mohammadrexa; Halvardson, Jonatan; Darj, Elisabeth; Feuk, Lars; Nilsson, M; Jazin, Elena. (2016) Spatial sexual dimorphism of X and Y homolog gene expression in the human central nervous system during early male development. Biology of Sex Differences
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Effectivness of Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness and facility delivery, among women in Rural Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Academic article
Kitching, George T.; Haavik, Hanne; Tandstad, Birgit; Zaman, Muhammad Hamid; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Exploring the Role of Ad Hoc Grassrots Organizations Providiing Humanitarian Aid on Lesvos, Greece. PLOS Currents
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Community health workers can improve male involvement in maternal health: evidence from rural Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article
Pun, Kunta Devi; Infanti, Jennifer; Koju, Rajendra; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Wiberg-Itzel, Eva; Pembe, Andrea; Petterson, Hans Järnbert; Norman, Margareta; Wihlbäck, Anna-Carin; Hoesli, Irene; Bernasconi, M Todesco; Azria, E; Åkerud, H; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2016) Evaluation of a training program for health care workers to improve the quality of care for rape survivors: a quasi-experimental design study in Morogoro, Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article

2015

August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2015) Men's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Rural Tanzania. PLOS ONE
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Kayombo, Edmund; Mbekenga, Columba; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2015) Birth preparedness and complication readiness - a qualitative study among community members in rural Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Infanti, Jennifer; Ahlberg, Beth Maina; Okumu, Jecinta. (2015) "The fairer the better?" Use of potentially toxic skin bleaching products. African Health Sciences
Academic article
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Massawe, Siriel; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2015) Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse - A community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania Health behavior, health promotion and society. BMC Public Health
Academic article
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2015) A community-based intervention for improving health-seeking behavior among sexual violence survivors: a controlled before and after design study in rural Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article

2014

Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Olsson, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2014) Community perceptions of rape and child sexual abuse: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania. BMC International Health and Human Rights
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth. (2014) Global helse og onkologi. Onkonytt
Professional article

Journal publications

Nechaeva, Elena Alexandrovna; Darj, Barbro Elisabeth; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Infanti, Jennifer Jean. (2026) Experiences of a postpartum depression prevention programme in a circumpolar setting: insights from pregnant women and healthcare providers. International Journal of Circumpolar Health
Academic article
Treskina, Natalia Albertovna; Postoev, Vitaly A.; Usynina, Anna A.; Grjibovski, Andrej; Darj, Barbro Elisabeth; Odland, Jon Øyvind. (2026) Prevalence and sociodemographic factors associated with hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women in European Arctic Russia, 2006–2018. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Academic article
Pun, Kunta Devi; Risberg Tjomsland, Tine; Infanti, Jennifer; Darj, Elisabeth. (2020) ‘Violence exists to show manhood’: Nepali men’s views on domestic violence–a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Chiudzu, Grace; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2022) Experiences of Using Misoprostol in the Management of Incomplete Abortions: A Voice of Healthcare Workers in Central Malawi. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Pun, K.D.; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth. (2023) Violence Exposed Nepalese Pregnant Women have an Accepting Attitude to Domestic Violence and Suffer from Emotional Distress. Kathmandu University Medical Journal
Academic article
Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Infanti, Jennifer; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Koju, Rajendra; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Exposure to domestic violence influences pregnant women's preparedness for childbirth in Nepal: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Volgsten, Helena; Jansson, Caroline; Darj, Elisabeth; Straveus-Evers, Anneli. (2018) Women's experiences of miscarriage related to diagnosis, duration, and type of treatment. Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
Academic article
Wallstrom, Tove; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Stenson, David; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva. (2017) Labor Induction with Orally Administrated Misoprostol: A Retrospective Cohort Study. BioMed Research International
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2015) Men's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Rural Tanzania. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Åhman, Annika; Edvardsson, Kristina; Fagerli, Anita; Darj, Elisabeth; Holmlund, Sofia; Small, Rhonda; Mogren, Ingrid. (2019) A much valued tool that also brings ethical dilemmas-a qualitative study of Norwegian midwives' experiences and views on the role of obstetric ultrasound. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Academic article
Oppong-Darko, Prince; Amponsa-Achiano, K; Darj, Elisabeth. (2017) "I am ready and willing to provide the service...though my religion frowns on abortion" Ghanaian midwives mixed attitudes to abortion services: A qualitative study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Brolin, Kim; van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Nordenstedt, Helena; Hoijer, J; Molnes, Ragnhild; Frøseth, Torunn Wigum; Koroma, AP; Darj, Elisabeth; Bolkan, Håkon Angell; Ekström, A. (2016) The Impact of the West Africa Ebola Outbreak on Obstetric Health Care in Sierra Leone. PLOS ONE
Academic article
Habtu, Thomas Asmelash; Pembe, Andrea Barnabas; Chiwanga, Faraja; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth. (2024) Women’s experience of preterm birth in an East African context: A qualitative study. African Health Sciences
Academic article
Johansson, Martin; Lundin, Elin; Qian, X; Mirzazadeh, Mohammadrexa; Halvardson, Jonatan; Darj, Elisabeth; Feuk, Lars; Nilsson, M; Jazin, Elena. (2016) Spatial sexual dimorphism of X and Y homolog gene expression in the human central nervous system during early male development. Biology of Sex Differences
Academic article
Rishal, Poonam; Pun, Kunta Devi; Darj, Elisabeth; Joshi, Sunil Kumar; Bjørngaard, Johan Håkon; Swahnberg, Katarina; Schei, Berit; Lukasse, Mirjam. (2017) Prevalence and associated factors of domestic violence among pregnant women attending routine antenatal care in Nepal. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Academic article
Adams, Emma A.; Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardene, Kumudu; Infanti, Jennifer. (2019) Perceptions on the sexual harassment of female nurses in a state hospital in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Bremnes, Hanna Strømholt; Wiig, Åsil Kjøl; Abeid, Muzidalifat; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Challenges in day-to-day midwifery practice; a qualitative study from a regional referral hospital in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Kayombo, Edmund; Mbekenga, Columba; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2015) Birth preparedness and complication readiness - a qualitative study among community members in rural Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article
Edvardsson, Kristina; Åhman, Annika; Fagerli, Tove Anita; Darj, Elisabeth; Holmlund, Sofia; Small, Rhonda; Mogren, Ingrid. (2017) Norwegian obstetricians' experiences of the use of ultrasound in pregnancy management. A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
Academic article
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula Kalimembe; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2023) Women’s perceptions of and experiences with the use of misoprostol for treatment of incomplete abortion in central Malawi: a mixed methods study. Reproductive Health
Academic article
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Olsson, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2014) Community perceptions of rape and child sexual abuse: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania. BMC International Health and Human Rights
Academic article
Volgsten, Helena; Jansson, Caroline; Svanberg, Agneta Skoog; Darj, Elisabeth; Stavreus-Evers, Anneli. (2018) Longitudinal study of emotional experiences, grief and depressive symptoms in women and men after miscarriage. Midwifery
Academic article
Eriksen, Ingrid; Rasmussen, Eirin Helene; Karmacharya, Biraj; Das, Seema; Darj, Elisabeth; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2024) Challenges and possible improvements for healthcare teams at outreach clinics in Nepal–a qualitative study. Global health action
Academic article
Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Mwapasa, Mphatso; Kafulafula, Ursula; Chiudzu, Grace; Maluwa, Alfred; Malata, Address; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2022) Effectiveness of a training intervention in increasing the use of misoprostol in postabortion care in Malawi: A quasi-experimental study. BMJ Open
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Effectivness of Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness and facility delivery, among women in Rural Tanzania. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Academic article
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth. (2019) “Confidence comes with frequent practice”: health professionals’ perceptions of using manual vacuum aspiration after a training program. Reproductive Health
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth. (2014) Global helse og onkologi. Onkonytt
Professional article
Kitching, George T.; Haavik, Hanne; Tandstad, Birgit; Zaman, Muhammad Hamid; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Exploring the Role of Ad Hoc Grassrots Organizations Providiing Humanitarian Aid on Lesvos, Greece. PLOS Currents
Academic article
Axemo, Pia; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Fonseka, R; Cooray, S; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Training university teachers and students in Sri Lanka on Gender Based Violence: testing a participatory training program. MedEdPublish
Academic article
Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg; Kumwenda, James; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) The Use of Manual Vacuum Aspiration in the Treatment of Incomplete Abortions: A Descriptive Study from Three Public Hospitals in Malawi. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Odland, Maria Lisa; Vallner, Oda; Toch-Marquardt, Marlen; Darj, Elisabeth. (2021) Women do not utilise family planning according to their needs in southern Malawi: A cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Infanti, Jennifer; Ahlberg, Beth Maina; Okumu, Jecinta. (2015) "The fairer the better?" Use of potentially toxic skin bleaching products. African Health Sciences
Academic article
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Community health workers can improve male involvement in maternal health: evidence from rural Tanzania. Global health action
Academic article
Darj, Elisabeth; Hoem, Irene Bisasso; Dvergsdal, Elin Yli. (2022) What Is the Value of a Global Health Research School for PhD Students?. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH)
Academic article
van Duinen, Aalke Johan; Kamara, Michael M.; Hagander, Lars; Ashley, Thomas; Koroma, Alimamy Philip; Leather, Andy J.M.; Elhassein, Mohammed; Darj, Elisabeth; Salvesen, Øyvind; Wibe, Arne. (2019) Caesarean section performed by medical doctors and associate clinicians in Sierra Leone. British Journal of Surgery
Academic article
Pun, Kunta Devi; Infanti, Jennifer; Koju, Rajendra; Schei, Berit; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Community perceptions on domestic violence against pregnant women in Nepal: a qualitative study. Global health action
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Pembe, Andrea; Mbekenga, Columba; Olsson, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth. (2017) Why do women not adhere to advice on maternal referral in rural Tanzania? Narratives of women and their family members. Global health action
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Wiberg-Itzel, Eva; Pembe, Andrea; Petterson, Hans Järnbert; Norman, Margareta; Wihlbäck, Anna-Carin; Hoesli, Irene; Bernasconi, M Todesco; Azria, E; Åkerud, H; Darj, Elisabeth. (2016) Lactate in Amniotic Fluid: Predictor of Labor Outcome in Oxytocin-Augmented Primiparas' Deliveries. PLOS ONE
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Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia. (2017) 'Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse': Future male leaders' views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka. Global health action
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Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2016) Evaluation of a training program for health care workers to improve the quality of care for rape survivors: a quasi-experimental design study in Morogoro, Tanzania. Global health action
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Fagerli, Tove Anita; Mogren, Ingrid; Adolfsson, Annsofie; Edvardsson, Kristina; Åhman, Annika; Holmlund, Sofie; Darj, Elisabeth; Eggebø, Torbjørn Moe. (2018) Midwives’ and obstetricians’ views on appropriate obstetric sonography in Norway. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
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Aune, Anders; Vartdal, Gunnar; Jimenez Diaz, Gabriela; Gierman, Lobke Marijn; Bergseng, Håkon; Darj, Elisabeth. (2023) Iterative Development, Validation, and Certification of a Smartphone System to Assess Neonatal Jaundice: Development and Usability Study. JMIR Pediatrics and Parenting
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Aune, Anders; Jimenez Diaz, Gabriela; Gierman, Lobke Marijn; Vartdal, Gunnar; Berlanga, Mónica Reyes; Tusoy, Jorge; Bergseng, Håkon; Shakya, Sunila; Darj, Barbro Elisabeth. (2025) Smartphone-based screening of neonatal jaundice in three populations in low and middle-income countries: A cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatrics Open
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Darj, Elisabeth; Chalise, Pratibha; Shakya, Sunila. (2019) Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening in Nepal: A qualitative study. Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
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Wagenheim, Cecilie Annette; Savosnick, Hedda Haraldsson; Chakhame, Bertha Immaculate; Darj, Elisabeth; Kafulafula, Ursula; Maluwa, Alfred; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Odland, Maria Lisa. (2022) Health care providers' perceptions of using misoprostol in the treatment of incomplete abortion in Malawi. BMC Health Services Research
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Odland, Maria Lisa; Membe-Gadama, Gladys; Kafulafula, Ursula; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg; Odland, Jon Øyvind; Darj, Elisabeth. (2018) Effects of refresher training on the use of manual vacuum aspiration in the treatment of incomplete abortions: a quasi-experimental study in Malawi. BMJ Global Health
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Sivakumar, Niruja; Åsberg, Signe Elisabeth; Darj, Elisabeth; Zaman, Muhammad H.. (2020) Access to antibiotics among Syrian refugees in Lebanon: Lack of affordable treatment may promote Antimicrobial Resistance; A qualitative study. BMC Public Health
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Wallstrom, Tove; Björklund, Jenny; Frykman, Joanna; Järnbert-Pettersson, Hans; Akerud, Helena; Darj, Elisabeth; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Wiberg-Itzel, Eva. (2018) Induction of labor after one previous Cesarean section in women with an unfavorable cervix: A retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE
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Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia. (2015) A community-based intervention for improving health-seeking behavior among sexual violence survivors: a controlled before and after design study in rural Tanzania. Global health action
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Okafor, Chidi; Olaniran, Abimbola; Darj, Elisabeth. (2023) Challenges and recommendations for addressing under-five pneumonia morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. African Health Sciences
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Aune, Anders; Vartdal, Gunnar; Bergseng, Håkon; Randeberg, Lise Lyngsnes; Darj, Elisabeth. (2020) Response to letter to the editor. Acta Paediatrica
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Aune, Anders; Vartdal, Gunnar; Bergseng, Håkon; Randeberg, Lise Lyngsnes; Darj, Elisabeth. (2020) Bilirubin estimates from smartphone images of newborn infants’ skin correlated highly to serum bilirubin levels. Acta Paediatrica. Supplement
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Johansson, Martin M; Pottmeier, Philipp; Suciu, Pascalina; Ahmad, Tauseef; Zaghlool, Ammar; Halvardson, Jonatan; Darj, Elisabeth; Feuk, Lars; Peuckert, Christiane; Jazin, Elena. (2019) Novel Y-Chromosome Long Non-Coding RNAs Expressed in Human Male CNS During Early Development. Frontiers in Genetics
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Pun, Kunta Devi; Rishal, Poonam; Darj, Elisabeth; Infanti, Jennifer; Shrestha, Shrinkhala; Lukasse, Mirjam; Schei, Berit. (2019) Domestic violence and perinatal outcomes – a prospective cohort study from Nepal. BMC Public Health
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Nechaeva, Elena Alexandrovna; Kharkova, Olga Alexandrovna; Postoev, Vitaly Alexandrovich; Grjibovski, Andrej; Darj, Elisabeth; Odland, Jon Øyvind. (2024) Awareness of postpartum depression among midwives and pregnant women in Arkhangelsk, Arctic Russia. Global health action
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