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View article: 564 Mapping the health divide: Health disparities among immigrants in Oslo
564 Mapping the health divide: Health disparities among immigrants in Oslo Open
OP 29: Health Status 4, B302 (FCSH), September 4, 2025, 16:00 - 17:00 Background The city of Oslo is Norway’s most multiethnic and diverse city. Around 35% of the population has either themselves immigrated or has two immigrant parents. Li…
View article: Diagnoses given in specialist health care to Norwegian-born children with one immigrant parent. A register-based study
Diagnoses given in specialist health care to Norwegian-born children with one immigrant parent. A register-based study Open
Objective: To compare the risk of receiving diagnoses of somatic health problems in specialist health care among Norwegian-born children with one immigrant parent to children of Norwegian background. Methods: Data from Medical Birth Regist…
View article: Risk of Somatic Diagnoses in Specialist Health Care Among Norwegian-Born Youth and Young Adults with Immigrant Parents
Risk of Somatic Diagnoses in Specialist Health Care Among Norwegian-Born Youth and Young Adults with Immigrant Parents Open
Knowledge about the somatic health of young adults born to immigrant parents is lacking. This study aims to assess the risk of receiving somatic diagnoses among Norwegian-born young adults with immigrant parents compared to their counterpa…
View article: Use of specialist health care among Norwegian-born children with one immigrant parent
Use of specialist health care among Norwegian-born children with one immigrant parent Open
Background An increasing number of children grow up with one immigrant and one native born parent. We know little about health in this group. Our aim was to compare the risk of receiving diagnoses of physical health conditions in specialis…
View article: Lowering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in Norway: Opinions and suggestions by immigrants
Lowering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in Norway: Opinions and suggestions by immigrants Open
Even though COVID-19 vaccine has been proved effective, vaccine uptake and coverage has been and still is a great concern across different immigrant groups. Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to accept the vaccine among immigrants across …
View article: Coronavirus immunisation abroad among foreign-born persons in Norway
Coronavirus immunisation abroad among foreign-born persons in Norway Open
In this dataset, unregistered immunisation abroad explains only a small proportion of the difference in vaccination coverage between Norwegian-born and foreign-born persons.
View article: COVID-19 vaccination among immigrants from Europe and in their countries of birth
COVID-19 vaccination among immigrants from Europe and in their countries of birth Open
There is a correlation between the vaccination rate for COVID-19 among European-born immigrants in Norway and the coverage in their countries of birth. Attitudes to and desire for vaccination varies between countries and can explain part o…
View article: The Evaluation of a Social Media Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Migrant Groups: Cluster Randomized Trial
The Evaluation of a Social Media Campaign to Increase COVID-19 Testing in Migrant Groups: Cluster Randomized Trial Open
Background A low test positivity rate is key to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Throughout the pandemic, several migrant groups in Norway have seen higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 and related hospitalizations, while test po…
View article: SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalisations among immigrants in Norway-significance of occupation, household crowding, education, household income and medical risk: a nationwide register study
SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalisations among immigrants in Norway-significance of occupation, household crowding, education, household income and medical risk: a nationwide register study Open
Background: As in other countries, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Norway’s immigrant population disproportionately, with significantly higher infection rates and hospitalisations. The reasons for this are uncertain. Methods: Through th…
View article: Understanding the excess COVID-19 burden among immigrants in Norway
Understanding the excess COVID-19 burden among immigrants in Norway Open
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 nativ…
View article: Evaluation of a social media campaign to increase COVID-19 testing in migrant groups: A cluster randomized trial (Preprint)
Evaluation of a social media campaign to increase COVID-19 testing in migrant groups: A cluster randomized trial (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND A low test positivity rate is key to keeping the COVID-19 pandemic under control. Throughout the pandemic several migrant groups in Norway have seen higher rates of confirmed COVID-19 and related hospitalizations, while test po…
View article: Proficiency in the Norwegian language and self-reported health among 12 immigrant groups in Norway: A cross-sectional study
Proficiency in the Norwegian language and self-reported health among 12 immigrant groups in Norway: A cross-sectional study Open
Background: Migration presents numerous significant changes in a person’s life, physically, emotionally and socially. How health develops in the host country depends on a range of factors, including language proficiency. We aimed to invest…
View article: The correlation between socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway: a register-based study
The correlation between socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway: a register-based study Open
Aim: Immigrants in Norway have higher COVID-19 notification and hospitalisation rates than Norwegian-born individuals. The knowledge about the role of socioeconomic factors to explain these differences is limited. We investigate the relati…
View article: SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalizations among immigrants in Norway – significance of occupation, household crowding, education, household income and medical risk. A nationwide register study
SARS-CoV-2 infections and hospitalizations among immigrants in Norway – significance of occupation, household crowding, education, household income and medical risk. A nationwide register study Open
Background As in other countries, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has affected Norway’s immigrant population disproportionately with significantly higher infection rates and hospitalizations. The reasons for this are uncer…
View article: COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway, notified infections, related hospitalizations and associated mortality: A register-based study
COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway, notified infections, related hospitalizations and associated mortality: A register-based study Open
Aim: Research concerning COVID-19 among immigrants is limited. We present epidemiological data for all notified cases of COVID-19 among the 17 largest immigrant groups in Norway, and related hospitalizations and mortality. Methods: We used…
View article: Patient experiences with general practice in Norway: a comparison of immigrant groups and the majority population following a national survey
Patient experiences with general practice in Norway: a comparison of immigrant groups and the majority population following a national survey Open
Background Patient experience is an important indicator of quality of health care. In Norway, little is known about the quality of health care for immigrants. The aim of this study was to compare patient-reported experiences with general p…
View article: Health among immigrants in Norway, results from the Living Condition Survey among immigrants 2016
Health among immigrants in Norway, results from the Living Condition Survey among immigrants 2016 Open
Introduction To manage immigrants` health needs is an important challenge for the society. This report gives knowledge about the status of immigrant health in Norway, which can be used in planning of health services. Methods Statistics Nor…