Browsing AURA by Author "Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke"
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The Association Between Female Genital Schistosomiasis and Other Infections of the Lower Genital Tract in Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Cross-Sectional Study in South Africa
Shukla, Jilna Dilip; Kleppa, Elisabeth; Holmen, Sigve; Ndhlovu, Patricia D.; Mtshali, Andile; Sebitloane, Motshedisi; Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Taylor, Myra; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)This study aimed to explore the relationship between female genital schistosomiasis (FGS), sexually transmitted infections, bacterial vaginosis, and yeast among young women living in Schistosoma haematobium-endemic areas. ... -
The cost of a school based mass treatment of schistosomiasis in Ugu District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa in 2012
Maphumulo, A.; Mahomed, O.; Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Taylor, Myra; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
Evaluating diagnostic indicators of urogenital Schistosoma haematobium infection in young women: A cross sectional study in rural South Africa
Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika; Holmen, Sigve; Koukounari, Artemis; Kleppa, Elisabeth; Pillay, Pavitra; Sebitloane, Motshedisi; Ndhlovu, Patricia; van Lieshout, Lisette; Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Taylor, Myra; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
Health professionals’ knowledge about female genital schistosomiasis. A qualitative investigation in a schistosomiasis endemic area in South Africa
Sommerfelt, Ingvild; Ndhlovu, Patricia; Taylor, Myra; Naidoo, Saloshni; Pillay, Pavitra; Haaland, Hanne; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Furumele, Tsakani; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Female Genital Schistosomiasis (FGS) is a neglected tropical disease that affects the lives of millions of women living in endemic areas. The aim of this study was to identify South African healthcare professionals' ... -
Increased Vascularity in Cervicovaginal Mucosa with Schistosoma haematobium Infection
Jourdan, Peter Mark; Roald, Borghild; Poggensee, Gabriele; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011)Schistosomiasis is a fresh water parasite infection that affects millions of people, especially in Africa. Recent knowledge about the genital manifestations of schistosomiasis; especially its possible association with human ... -
Reproductive health problems in rural South African young women: Risk behaviour and risk factors
Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika; Zulu, Siphosenkosi Gift; Kleppa, Elisabeth; Lillebø, Kristine; Qvigstad, Erik; Ndhlovu, Patricia; Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke; Taylor, Myra (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
S-haematobium as a common cause of genital morbidity in girls: A cross-sectional study of children in South Africa
Hegertun, Ingrid Elise Amelie; Gundersen, Kristin Marie Sulheim; Kleppa, Elisabeth; Zulu, Siphosenkosi Gift; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Taylor, Myra; Kvalsvik, Jane D; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: Schistosoma (S.) haematobium infection is a common cause of genital morbidity in adult women. Ova in the genital mucosal lining may cause lesions, bleeding, pain, discharge, and the damaged surfaces may pose a ... -
Schistosoma haematobium Infection and CD4+ T-cell levels: A cross-sectional study of young South African women
Kleppa, Elisabeth; Klinge, Kari Furseth; Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika; Holmen, Sigve; Lillebø, Kristine; Onsrud, Mathias; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Taylor, Myra; Ndhlovu, Patricia D.; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015) -
Seasonal variations in schistosoma haematobium egg excretion in school-age girls in rural Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
Christensen, Erik; Taylor, Myra; Zulu, Siphosenkosi Gift; Lillebø, Kristine; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Holmen, Sigve; Kleppa, Elisabeth; Vennervald, Birgitte Jyding; Ndhlovu, Patricia Doris; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018) -
A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis
Søfteland, Solrun; Sebitloane, Motshedisi; Taylor, Myra; Roald, Borghild; Holmen, Sigve; Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020) -
A systematic review of handheld tools in lieu of colposcopy for cervical neoplasia and female genital schistosomiasis
Søfteland, Solrun; Sebitloane, Motshedisi Hannah; Taylor, Myra; Roald, Borghild; Holmen, Sigve; Galappaththi-Arachchige, Hashini Nilushika; Gundersen, Svein Gunnar; Kjetland, Eyrun Floerecke (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)