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Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen
Researcher at University of Bergen
Publications - 91
Citations - 2109
Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen is an academic researcher from University of Bergen. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breastfeeding & Population. The author has an hindex of 23, co-authored 80 publications receiving 1770 citations. Previous affiliations of Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen include Haukeland University Hospital.
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Exclusive breastfeeding promotion by peer counsellors in sub-Saharan Africa (PROMISE-EBF) : a cluster-randomised trial
Thorkild Tylleskär,Debra Jackson,Nicolas Meda,Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Mickey Chopra,Abdoulaye Hama Diallo,Tanya Doherty,Tanya Doherty,Eva-Charlotte Ekström,Lars Thore Fadnes,Ameena Ebrahim Goga,Chipepo Kankasa,Jørn Klungsøyr,Carl Lombard,Victoria Nankabirwa,Victoria Nankabirwa,Jolly Nankunda,Jolly Nankunda,Philippe Van de Perre,Philippe Van de Perre,David Sanders,Rebecca Shanmugam,Halvor Sommerfelt,Halvor Sommerfelt,Henry Wamani,James K Tumwine +25 more
TL;DR: The primary outcomes were prevalance of EBF and diarrhoea reported by mothers for infants aged 12 weeks and 24 weeks and prevalence ratios were adjusted for cluster effects and sites.
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Low adherence to exclusive breastfeeding in Eastern Uganda: A community-based cross-sectional study comparing dietary recall since birth with 24-hour recall
Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Henry Wamani,Charles Karamagi,Nulu Semiyaga,James K. Tumwine,Thorkild Tylleskär +5 more
TL;DR: Even if breastfeeding is practiced at a very high rate, the use of prelacteal feeding and early introduction of other food items is the norm and the dietary recall since birth might be a feasible alternative to monitor infant feeding practices in resource-poor settings.
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Timeliness of Childhood Vaccinations in Kampala Uganda: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Juliet N. Babirye,Juliet N. Babirye,Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Fredrick Makumbi,Lars Thore Fadnes,Henry Wamani,Thorkild Tylleskär,Fred Nuwaha +8 more
TL;DR: Strategies to improve vaccination practices among the poorest, single, multiparous women and among mothers who do not deliver at health facilities are necessary to improve timeliness of vaccinations.
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Early cessation of breastfeeding amongst women in South Africa: an area needing urgent attention to improve child health
Tanya Doherty,Tanya Doherty,David Sanders,Debra Jackson,Sonja Swanevelder,Carl Lombard,Wanga Zembe,Mickey Chopra,Ameena Ebrahim Goga,Mark Colvin,Lars Thore Fadnes,Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Eva-Charlotte Ekström,Thorkild Tylleskär +14 more
TL;DR: There is an urgent need to improve antenatal breastfeeding counselling taking into account the challenges faced by working women as well as early postnatal lactation support to prevent breast health problems.
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Vaccination coverage and timeliness in three South African areas: a prospective study
Lars Thore Fadnes,Debra Jackson,Ingunn Marie S. Engebretsen,Wanga Zembe,David Sanders,Halvor Sommerfelt,Halvor Sommerfelt,Thorkild Tylleskär +7 more
TL;DR: There were large differences between the different South African sites in terms of vaccination coverage and timeliness, with the poorer areas of Rietvlei performing worse than the better-off areas in Paarl.