Fagområder
Immigrants health
Maternal and reproductive health
Health literacy
Covid-19
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Prosjekter og publikasjoner
- Rebecca Nybru Gleditsch, Brita Askeland Winje, Abdi Gele, (2022). Vaccine coverage and hesitancy among the Somali population in Norway. Best Practice
- Abdi Gele, Mary Shrestha, Naima Said Sheikh, Samera Azeem Qureshi, (2022). Pregnant and Powerless: Exploring Barriers to Contraceptive use among Women in Mogadishu, Somalia. . Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology doi: 10.1177/23333928221117057
- Abdi Gele, (2022). Tuberculosis in a weak health system, conflict and fragile zone: The monetary value of human lives lost associated with deaths of persons older than 14 years in Somalia. International Journal of Health Planning and Management doi: 10.1002/hpm.3550
- Abdi Gele, Naima Said Sheikh, Prabhjot Kour, Samera Azeem Qureshi, (2022). Uptake of Covid-19 Preventive Measures Among 10 Immigrant Ethnic Groups in Norway. Fronteiras doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.809726
- Samera Azeem Qureshi, Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Abdi Gele, (2022). Health disparities, and health behaviours of older immigrants & native population in Norway. PLOS ONE s. 1-10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263242
- Mohammed A. M. Ahmed, Robert Colebunders, Abdi Gele, Abdiqani A. Farah, Shariff Osman, Ibraahim Abdullahi Guled, Aweis Ahmed Moalim Abdullahi, Ahmed Mohamud Hussein, Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, (2021). COVID-19 Vaccine Acceptability and Adherence to Preventive Measures in Somalia: Results of an Online Survey. Vaccines doi: 10.3390/vaccines9060543
- Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Katrine Damgaard Skyrud, Abdi Gele, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Hilde Kløvstad, Esperanza Diaz Perez, Thor Indseth, (2021). The correlation between socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway: a register-based study. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1177/14034948211015860
- Samera Azeem Qureshi, Jannicke Igland, Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen, Abdi Gele, Bernadette. N Kumar, Esperanza Diaz Perez, (2021). Effect of a community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and Somali women in Norway. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11319-1
- Tamanna Afroz, Abdi Gele, Viva Combs Thorsen, (2021). Culture clash of female Somali adolescents and sexual and reproductive health services in Oslo, Norway. European journal of contraception & reproductive health care s. 296-302. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2021.1895109
- Mohammed A. M. Ahmed, Joseph Nelson Siewe Fodjo, Abdi Gele, Abdiqani A. Farah, Shariff Osman, Ibraahim Abdullahi Guled, Abdiaziz Mohamed Ali, Robert Colebunders, (2020). COVID-19 in Somalia: Adherence to Preventive Measures and Evolution of the Disease Burden. Pathogens s. 1-11. doi: 10.3390/pathogens9090735
- Samera Azeem Qureshi, Melanie Lindsay Straiton, Abdi Gele, (2020). Associations of socio-demographic factors with adiposity among immigrants in Norway: a secondary data analysis. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-08918-9
- Abdi Gele, (2020). What works where in prevention of Covid-19: The case of Somalia. Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal s. 495-496. doi: 10.26719/2020.26.5.495
- Vivian N. Mbanya, Laura Terragni, Abdi Gele, Esperanza Diaz, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2020). Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting. PLOS ONE s. 1-22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229770
- Abdi Gele, Fathia K Musse, Mary Shrestha, Samera Azeem Qureshi, (2020). Barriers and facilitators to contraceptive use among Somali immigrant women in Oslo: A qualitative study. PLOS ONE s. 1-15. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229916
- Vivian N. Mbanya, Laura Terragni, Abdi Gele, Esperanza Diaz, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2019). Access to Norwegian healthcare system - Challenges for sub-Saharan African immigrants. International Journal for Equity in Health s. 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s12939-019-1027-x
- Abdulwahab Moallim Salad, Abdinasir Mohamed, Omar B Da'Ar, Abdihakin Ali Abdikarim, Prabhjot Kour, Mary Shrestha, Abdi Gele, (2019). Sick and solo: A qualitative study on the life experiences of people living with HIV in Somalia. HIV/AIDS s. 45-53. doi: 10.2147/HIV.S185040
- Abdi Gele, Fathia K Musse, Samera Azeem Qureshi, (2019). Unmet needs for contraception: A comparative study among Somali immigrant women in Oslo and their original population in Mogadishu, Somalia.. PLOS ONE doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220783
- Samera Azeem Qureshi, Abdi Gele, Prabhjot Kour, Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen, Bernadette N. Kumar, Esperanza Diaz, (2019). A community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among immigrants in Norway. BMC Medical Research Methodology s. 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0795-8
- Asresash Demissie Abathun, Johanne Sundby, Abdi Gele, (2018). Pupil's perspectives on female genital cutting abandonment in Harari and Somali regions of Ethiopia 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services. BMC Women's Health doi: 10.1186/s12905-018-0653-6
- Vivian N. Mbanya, Abdi Ali Gele, Esperanza Diaz, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2018). Health care-seeking patterns for female genital mutilation/cutting among young Somalis in Norway. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-5440-7
- Abdi Ali Gele, Abdulwahab Moallim Salad, Liban H Jimale, Prabhjot Kour, Berit Austveg, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2017). Relying on Visiting Foreign Doctors for Fistula Repair: The Profile of Women Attending Fistula Repair Surgery in Somalia. Obstetrics and Gynecology International doi: 10.1155/2017/6069124
- Abdi Ali Gele, Mohamed Yusuf Ahmed, Prabhjot Kour, Sadiyo Ali Moallim, Abdulwahab Moallim Salad, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2017). Beneficiaries of conflict: A qualitative study of people?s trust in the private health care system in Mogadishu, Somalia. Risk Mangement and Healthcare Policy s. 127-135. doi: 10.2147/RMHP.S136170
- Cynthia Wangamati, Abdi Ali Gele, Johanne Sundby, (2017). Post rape care provision to minors in Kenya: An assessment of health providers? Knowledge, attitudes, and practices. Journal of Interpersonal Violence s. 1415-1441. doi: 10.1177/0886260517696863
- Abdi Ali Gele, Samera Azeem Qureshi, Prabhjot Kour, Bernadette. N Kumar, Esperanza Diaz, (2017). Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and somali immigrant women in Oslo: A qualitative study. International Journal of Women's Health s. 487-496. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S139160
- Esperanza Diaz, Vivian N. Mbanya, Abdi Ali Gele, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2017). Differences in primary health care use among sub-Saharan African immigrants in Norway: A register-based study. BMC Health Services Research s. 1-8. doi: 10.1186/s12913-017-2404-z
- Asresash Demissie Abathun, Abdi Ali Gele, Johanne Sundby, (2017). Attitude towards the Practice of Female Genital Cutting among School Boys and Girls in Somali and Harari Regions, Eastern Ethiopia. Obstetrics and Gynecology International doi: 10.1155/2017/1567368
- Abdi Ali Gele, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Liv Elin Torheim, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2016). Health literacy: the missing link in improving the health of Somali immigrant women in Oslo. BMC Public Health s. 1-9. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3790-6
- Asresash Demissie Abathun, Johanne Sundby, Abdi Ali Gele, (2016). Attitude toward female genital mutilation among Somali and Harari people, Eastern Ethiopia. International Journal of Women's Health s. 557-569. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S112226
- Cynthia Wangamati, Viva Combs Thorsen, Abdi Ali Gele, Johanne Sundby, (2016). Postrape care services to minors in Kenya: are the services healing or hurting survivors?. International Journal of Women's Health s. 249-259. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S108316
- Abdi Ali Gele, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Bernadette N. Kumar, Liv Elin Torheim, (2016). Diabetes Risk by Length of Residence among Somali Women in Oslo Area. Journal of Diabetes Research doi: 10.1155/2016/5423405
- Abdi Ali Gele, Mette Sagbakken, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2015). Is female circumcision evolving or dissolving in Norway? A qualitative study on attitudes toward the practice among young Somalis in the Oslo area. International Journal of Women's Health s. 933-943. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S93217
- Abdi Ali Gele, Liv Elin Torheim, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, Bernadette. N Kumar, (2015). Beyond culture and language: access to diabetes preventive health services among Somali women in Norway. Journal of Diabetes Research doi: 10.1155/2015/549795
- Abdi Ali Gele, Bente Puntervold Bø, Johanne Sundby, (2013). Attitudes toward Female Circumcision among Men and Women in Two Districts in Somalia: Is It Time to Rethink Our Eradication Strategy in Somalia?. Obstetrics and Gynecology International doi: 10.1155/2013/312734
- Abdi Ali Gele, Bente Puntervold Bø, Johanne Sundby, (2013). Have we made progress in Somalia after 30 years of interventions? Attitudes toward female circumcision among people in the Hargeisa district. BMC Research Notes doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-122
- Abdi Ali Gele, Ivan Harsløf, (2012). Barriers and Facilitators to Civic Engagement Among Elderly African Immigrants in Oslo. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health s. 166-174. doi: 10.1007/s10903-010-9423-8
- Abdikadir Ali Gele, Ragnhild Elise B Johansen, Johanne Sundby, (2012). When female circumcision comes to the West: Attitudes toward the practice among Somali Immigrants in Oslo. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-697
- Abdikadir Ali Gele, Bernadette. N Kumar, Karin Harsløf Hjelde, Johanne Sundby, (2012). Attitudes towards female circumcision among Somali immigrants in Oslo: a qualitative study. International Journal of Women's Health s. 7-17. doi: 10.2147/IJWH.S27577
- Abdi Ali Gele, Gunnar Aksel Bjune, (2010). Armed conflicts have an impact on the spread of tuberculosis: the case of the Somali Regional State of Ethiopia. Conflict and Health
- Abdikadir Ali Gele, Ivan Harsløf, (2010). Types of social capital resources and self-rated health among the Norwegian adult population. International Journal for Equity in Health doi: 10.1186/1475-9276-9-8
- Abdikadir Ali Gele, Mette Sagbakken, Fekadu Abebe, Gunnar Aksel Bjune, (2010). Barriers to tuberculosis care: a qualitative study among Somali pastoralists in Ethiopia. BMC Research Notes
- Abdikadir Ali Gele, Gunnar Aksel Bjune, Fekadu Abebe, (2009). Pastoralism and delay in diagnosis of TB in Ethiopia. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-5
- Thor Indseth, Atle Fretheim, Rojan Tordhol Ezzati, Abdi Gele, Jan-Paul Brekke, Ingeborg Hess Elgersma, Anna Aasen Godøy, Lema Hussaini, Naima Said Sheikh, Gunnar Øyvind Isaksson Rø, Trude Margrete Arnesen, Mona Bjørbæk, Hodon Duahle, Solveig Engebretsen, Helena Niemi Eide, Julie Salvesen Fevåg, Martin Flatø, Mohamed Gawad, Maja Weemes Grøtting, Kjersti Helene Hernæs, Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal, Prabhjot Kour, Anja Bråthen Kristoffersen, Angela Susan Labberton, Anja Elsrud Schou Lindman, Fredrik Methi, Charlott Nordström, Samera Azeem Qureshi, Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste Spilker, Bjørn Heine Strand, Selam Andegiorgis Tsige, Kristin Hestmann Vinjerui, Line Vold, Kjetil Elias Telle, (2021). Koronapandemien og innvandrerbefolkningene, vurderinger og erfaringer
- Abdi Ali Gele, Johanne Sundby, Bente Puntervold Bø, (2013). Female Circumcision at Home and Away: Attitudes toward the practice among Somali immigrants in Oslo, Norway, and their corresponding group in Hargeisa and Galka'ayo, Somalia
- Samera Azeem Qureshi, Abdi Gele, Prabhjot Kour, Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen, Bernadette. N Kumar, Esperanza Diaz, (2018). A qualitative intervention approach to increase the participation of Pakistani and Somali women in cervical cancer screening program in Norway . European Journal of Public Health doi: 10.1093/eurpub/cky047.106
- Abdi Ali Gele, Bernadette. N Kumar, Liv Elin Torheim, Kjell Sverre Pettersen, (2015). The role of health literacy on diabetes risk among African immigrant women in Oslo and Akershus regions of Norway.