Occupational risk of COVID-19 by country of birth. A register based study.

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Health risks among long-term immigrants in Norway with poor Norwegian language proficiency

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Health disparities, and health behaviours of older immigrants & native population in Norway

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Understanding the excess COVID-19 burden among immigrants in Norway

Background: We aim to use intermarriage as a measure to disentangle the role of exposure to virus, susceptibility and care in differences in burden of COVID-19, by comparing rates of COVID-19 infections between immigrants married to a native and to another immigrant. Methods: Using data from the Norwegian emergency preparedness, register participants (N=2 312 836) were linked with their registered partner and categorized based on own and partner's country of birth. From logistic regressions, odds ratios (OR) of COVID-19 infection (15 June 2020-01 June 2021) and related hospitalization were calculated adjusted for age, sex, municipality, medical risk, occupation, household income, education and crowded housing. Results: Immigrants were at increased risk of COVID-19 and related hospitalization regardless of their partners being immigrant or not, but immigrants married to a Norwegian-born had lower risk than other immigrants. Compared with intramarried Norwegian-born, odds of COVID-19 infection was higher among persons in couples with one Norwegian-born and one immigrant from Europe/USA/Canada/Oceania (OR 1.42-1.46) or Africa/Asia/Latin-America (OR 1.91-2.01). Odds of infection among intramarried immigrants from Africa/Asia/Latin-America was 4.92. For hospitalization, the corresponding odds were slightly higher. Conclusion: Our study suggests that the excess burden of COVID-19 among immigrants is explained by differences in exposure and care rather than susceptibility. Keywords: COVID-19; Norway; hospitalization; immigrant; infection; register data.Understanding the excess COVID-19 burden among immigrants in NorwaypublishedVersio

Diagnoses of infectious diseases among Norwegian-born children to immigrant parents – the role of parental socioeconomic position

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Intention to Change Dietary Habits, and Weight Loss Among Norwegian-Pakistani Women Participating in a Culturally Adapted Intervention

The aim was to explore the relationships between degree of participation in a culturally adapted lifestyle intervention and stages of change for healthy eating and weight loss among Pakistani immigrant women in Norway. The intervention lasted 7 months and included 198 women, randomized into control and intervention groups. The odds of losing weight from baseline to follow-up, and being in action stages of change (compared to pre-action stages) with regard to intake of amount and type of fat, sugar and white flour at follow-up, increased significantly with number of group sessions attended. Those in action stage of reducing intake of fat and increasing intake of vegetables, as well as of reducing weight, were significantly more likely than others to have experienced weight loss at follow-up. Participation in the culturally adapted intervention was related to increase in intentions to change dietary behaviours and to weight loss

Immigrant and ethnic minority patients` reported experiences in psychiatric care in Europe – a scoping review

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Obesity diagnoses in children and adolescents in Norway by immigrant background

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Developmental disorders among Norwegian-born children with immigrant parents

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Covid-19-vaksinasjon blant innvandrarar frå Europa og i fødelanda deira

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