Elisabeth Faxelid

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Elisabeth Faxelid är barnmorska, vårdlärare och forskare och utsågs 2011 till professor i reproduktiv och perinatal omvårdnad vid Karolinska Institutet. Hennes expertområde är sexuell och reproduktiv hälsa i ett globalt perspektiv, med fokus på ungdomar.

Artiklar

Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2020;20(1):267

"I did not plan to have a baby. This is the outcome of our work": a qualitative study exploring unintended pregnancy among female sex workers.

Faini D; Munseri P; Bakari M; Sandström E; Faxelid E; Hanson C
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2020;23:100486

Contraceptive uptake among post-abortion care-seeking women with unplanned or planned pregnancy in western Kenya.

Rehnström Loi U; Klingberg-Allvin M; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Faxelid E; Oguttu M; Makenzius M
Article: SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS. 2019;27(3):1652028-31

Abortion and contraceptive use stigma: a cross-sectional study of attitudes and beliefs in secondary school students in western Kenya.

Rehnström Loi U; Otieno B; Oguttu M; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Klingberg-Allvin M; Faxelid E; Makenzius M
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2018;15(1):166

Decision-making preceding induced abortion: a qualitative study of women's experiences in Kisumu, Kenya.

Rehnström Loi U; Lindgren M; Faxelid E; Oguttu M; Klingberg-Allvin M
Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(8):e0201214

Contraceptive uptake in post abortion care-Secondary outcomes from a randomised controlled trial, Kisumu, Kenya.

Makenzius M; Faxelid E; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Odero TMA; Klingberg-Allvin M; Oguttu M
Article: CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 2017;19(11):1286-1300

Abortion as agentive action: reproductive agency among young women seeking post-abortion care in Uganda.

Cleeve A; Faxelid E; Nalwadda G; Klingberg-Allvin M
Article: BMJ OPEN. 2017;7(10):e016157

Post-abortion care with misoprostol - equally effective, safe and accepted when administered by midwives compared to physicians: a randomised controlled equivalence trial in a low-resource setting in Kenya.

Makenzius M; Oguttu M; Klingberg-Allvin M; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Odero TMA; Faxelid E
Article: CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 2016;18(4):481-494

'As a man I felt small': a qualitative study of Ugandan men's experiences of living with a wife suffering from obstetric fistula.

Barageine JK; Faxelid E; Byamugisha JK; Rubenson B
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(2):e0149172

Women's Acceptability of Misoprostol Treatment for Incomplete Abortion by Midwives and Physicians - Secondary Outcome Analysis from a Randomized Controlled Equivalence Trial at District Level in Uganda.

Cleeve A; Byamugisha J; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Mbona Tumwesigye N; Atuhairwe S; Faxelid E; Klingberg-Allvin M
Article: CONTRACEPTION AND REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE. 2016;1:15

Young peoples' interface with providers of contraceptive care: a simulated client study in two Ugandan districts.

Nalwadda G; Mirembe F; Byamugisha J; Tumwesigye NM; Faxelid E
Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2015;15:73

"I am alone and isolated": a qualitative study of experiences of women living with genital fistula in Uganda.

Barageine JK; Beyeza-Kashesya J; Byamugisha JK; Tumwesigye NM; Almroth L; Faxelid E
Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2015;15:63

Determinants of consistent condom use among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Lao PDR.

Andrews CH; Faxelid E; Sychaerun V; Phrasisombath K
Article: JOURNAL OF CHILD AND FAMILY STUDIES. 2015;24(8):2280-2289

The Experience of Perinatal Depression and Implications for Treatment Adaptation: A Qualitative Study in a Semi-rural District in Vietnam

Niemi M; Nguyen MTT; Bartley T; Faxelid E; Falkenberg T
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2015;12:58

The discourses on induced abortion in Ugandan daily newspapers: a discourse analysis.

Larsson S; Eliasson M; Klingberg Allvin M; Faxelid E; Atuyambe L; Fritzell S
Article: LANCET. 2015;385(9985):2392-2398

Comparison of treatment of incomplete abortion with misoprostol by physicians and midwives at district level in Uganda: a randomised controlled equivalence trial.

Klingberg-Allvin M; Cleeve A; Atuhairwe S; Tumwesigye NM; Faxelid E; Byamugisha J; Gemzell-Danielsson K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(7):e0107624

When Life Got in the Way: How Danish and Norwegian Immigrant Women in Sweden Reason about Cervical Screening and Why They Postpone Attendance.

Azerkan F; Widmark C; Sparén P; Weiderpass E; Tillgren P; Faxelid E
Article: SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE. 2014;5(3):137-141

Attitudes and experiences regarding induced abortion among female sex workers, Savannakhet Province, Laos.

Cleeve A; Phrasisombath K; Sychareun V; Faxelid E
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2014;2:72

Knowledge, Practices, and Restrictions Related to Menstruation among Young Women from Low Socioeconomic Community in Mumbai, India.

Thakur H; Aronsson A; Bansode S; Stalsby Lundborg C; Dalvie S; Faxelid E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(11):e112299

Risk factors for obstetric fistula in Western Uganda: a case control study.

Barageine JK; Tumwesigye NM; Byamugisha JK; Almroth L; Faxelid E
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2013;13:1126

Risk perceptions of STIs/HIV and sexual risk behaviours among sexually experienced adolescents in the northern part of Lao PDR.

Sychareun V; Thomsen S; Chaleunvong K; Faxelid E
Article: JOURNAL OF ETHNIC AND MIGRATION STUDIES. 2013;39(5):791-808

'We Have Taken Care of our Children according to an African-Swedish Method': HIV-Infected Ugandan Parents in Sweden

Asander A-S; Rubensson B; Munobwa J; Faxelid E
Article: GLOBAL HEALTH ACTION. 2013;6:1-8

'Health is wealth and wealth is health'--perceptions of health and ill-health among female sex workers in Savannakhet, Laos.

Phrasisombath K; Thomsen S; Sychareun V; Faxelid E
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;12:1004

Risks, benefits and survival strategies-views from female sex workers in Savannakhet, Laos.

Phrasisombath K; Faxelid E; Sychareun V; Thomsen S
Article: ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH. 2012;24(6):940-952

Knowledge about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and attitudes toward female sex workers with STI symptoms among health care providers in Laos.

Phrasisombath K; Thomsen S; Hagberg J; Sychareun V; Faxelid E
Article: PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION. 2012;15(11):1989-1998

Public health nutrition workforce development in seven European countries: constraining and enabling factors.

Kugelberg S; Jonsdottir S; Faxelid E; Jönsson K; Fox A; Thorsdottir I; Yngve A
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2012;130(4):937-947

Cervical screening participation and risk among Swedish-born and immigrant women in Sweden.

Azerkan F; Sparén P; Sandin S; Tillgren P; Faxelid E; Zendehdel K
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2012;12:37

Care seeking behaviour and barriers to accessing services for sexually transmitted infections among female sex workers in Laos: a cross-sectional study.

Phrasisombath K; Thomsen S; Sychareun V; Faxelid E
Article: CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 2011;13 Suppl 2:S249-S262

Customary adolescent sexual practices among the Akha of northern Lao PDR: considerations for public health.

Sychareun V; Faxelid E; Thomsen S; Somphet V; Popenoe R
Article: BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH. 2011;11:220

Constraints and prospects for contraceptive service provision to young people in Uganda: providers' perspectives.

Nalwadda G; Mirembe F; Tumwesigye NM; Byamugisha J; Faxelid E
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2011;11:36

Concurrent multiple health risk behaviors among adolescents in Luangnamtha province, Lao PDR.

Sychareun V; Thomsen S; Faxelid E
Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(11):e27908

Quality of care in contraceptive services provided to young people in two Ugandan districts: a simulated client study.

Nalwadda G; Tumwesigye NM; Faxelid E; Byamugisha J; Mirembe F
Article: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2010;10:530

Persistent high fertility in Uganda: young people recount obstacles and enabling factors to use of contraceptives.

Nalwadda G; Mirembe F; Byamugisha J; Faxelid E
Article: JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS. 2010;124(1-2):29-37

The social contexts of depression during motherhood: a study of Explanatory Models in Vietnam.

Niemi ME; Falkenberg T; Nguyen MTT; Nguyen MTN; Patel V; Faxelid E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2010;89(5):670-676

A randomized clinical trial of two emergency contraceptive pill regimens in a Ugandan population.

Byamugisha JK; Mirembe FM; Faxelid E; Tumwesigye NM; Gemzell-Danielsson K
Article: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2010;14(1):33-41

The attitudes of Kenyan in-school adolescents toward sexual autonomy.

Adaji SE; Warenius LU; Ong'any AA; Faxelid EA
Article: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENCE. 2009;32(4):781-796

Seeking safety and empathy: adolescent health seeking behavior during pregnancy and early motherhood in central Uganda.

Atuyambe L; Mirembe F; Annika J; Kirumira EK; Faxelid E
Article: HEALTH & SOCIAL WORK. 2009;34(2):107-115

HIV-infected African parents living in Stockholm, Sweden: disclosure and planning for their children's future.

Asander A-S; Björkman A; Belfrage E; Faxelid E
Article: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2009;13(1):47-59

Faced with a double-edged risk: Ugandan university students' perception of the emergency contraceptive pill in Uganda.

Byamugisha JK; Mirembe FM; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Faxelid E
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2008;5:13

Adolescent and adult first time mothers' health seeking practices during pregnancy and early motherhood in Wakiso district, central Uganda.

Atuyambe L; Mirembe F; Tumwesigye NM; Annika J; Kirumira EK; Faxelid E
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2008;123(11):2664-2670

Risk of cervical cancer among immigrants by age at immigration and follow-up time in Sweden, from 1968 to 2004.

Azerkan F; Zendehdel K; Tillgren P; Faxelid E; Sparén P
Article: COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES IN MEDICINE. 2008;16(3):155-162

Quality of STIs and HIV/AIDS care as perceived by biomedical and traditional health care providers in Zambia: are there common grounds for collaboration?

Kaboru BB; Muchimba M; Falkenberg T; Höjer B; Faxelid E; Bridging Gaps Research Team
Article: INTERNATIONAL NURSING REVIEW. 2008;55(2):148-155

Health providers' perceptions of adolescent sexual and reproductive health care in Swaziland.

Mngadi PT; Faxelid E; Zwane IT; Höjer B; Ransjo-Arvidson A-B
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2008;86(2-3):308-317

Perceptions and attitudes in relation to reproductive tract infections including sexually transmitted infections in rural Vietnam: a qualitative study.

Lan PT; Faxelid E; Chuc NTK; Mogren I; Lundborg CS
Article: CULTURE HEALTH & SEXUALITY. 2007;9(5):533-544

Vulnerability and sexual and reproductive health among Zambian secondary school students.

Warenius L; Pettersson KO; Nissen E; Höjer B; Chishimba P; Faxelid E
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH. 2007;4:4

Influences on uptake of reproductive health services in Nsangi community of Uganda and their implications for cervical cancer screening.

Mutyaba T; Faxelid E; Mirembe F; Weiderpass E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2007;86(9):1111-1116

Knowledge, attitudes and prescribing pattern of emergency contraceptives by health care workers in Kampala, Uganda.

Byamugisha JK; Mirembe FM; Faxelid E; Gemzell-Danielsson K
Article: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES. 2006;6(4):194-200

Emergency contraception and fertility awareness among university students in Kampala, Uganda.

Byamugisha JK; Mirembe FM; Faxelid E; Gemzell-Danielsson K
Article: HEALTH POLICY. 2006;78(2-3):330-339

Communities' views on prerequisites for collaboration between modern and traditional health sectors in relation to STI/HIV/AIDS care in Zambia.

Kaboru BB; Falkenberg T; Ndulo J; Muchimba M; Solo K; Faxelid E; Bridging Gaps Project's Research Team
Article: HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH. 2006;4:16

Can biomedical and traditional health care providers work together? Zambian practitioners' experiences and attitudes towards collaboration in relation to STIs and HIV/AIDS care: a cross-sectional study.

Kaboru BB; Falkenberg T; Ndubani P; Höjer B; Vongo R; Brugha R; Faxelid E
Article: REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH MATTERS. 2006;14(27):119-128

Nurse-midwives' attitudes towards adolescent sexual and reproductive health needs in Kenya and Zambia.

Warenius LU; Faxelid EA; Chishimba PN; Musandu JO; Ong'any AA; Nissen EB-M
Article: AFRICAN HEALTH SCIENCES. 2005;5(4):304-309

Experiences of pregnant adolescents--voices from Wakiso district, Uganda.

Atuyambe L; Mirembe F; Johansson A; Kirumira EK; Faxelid E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2005;19(4):381-387

Women's thoughts about sexual life after childbirth: focus group discussions with women after childbirth.

Olsson A; Lundqvist M; Faxelid E; Nissen E
Article: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2004;83(9):796-800

Beliefs and reality: detection and prevention of high alcohol consumption in Swedish antenatal clinics.

Göransson M; Faxelid E; Heilig M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF CARING SCIENCES. 2003;17(2):153-159

Parents' needs to talk about their experiences of childbirth.

Olin R-M; Faxelid E
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 2001;53(10):1287-1301

Psycho-social determinants for sexual partner referral in Uganda: quantitative results.

Nuwaha F; Faxelid E; Wabwire-Mangen F; Eriksson C; Hojer B
Article: JOURNAL OF ALTERNATIVE AND COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE. 2001;7(5):529-536

Traditional healers in Zambia and their care for patients with urethral/vaginal discharge.

Ndulo J; Faxelid E; Krantz I
Article: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. 2001;28(2):105-110

Efficacy of patient-delivered partner medication in the treatment of sexual partners in Uganda.

Nuwaha F; Kambugu F; Nsubuga PS; Höjer B; Faxelid E
Article: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. 2000;27(9):496-503

"Shopping" for sexually transmitted disease treatment: focus group discussions among lay persons in rural and urban Zambia.

Ndulo J; Faxelid E; Tishelman C; Krantz I
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS. 2000;11(3):156-161

Psychosocial determinants for sexual partner referral in Uganda: qualitative results.

Nuwaha F; Faxelid E; Neema S; Eriksson C; Höjer B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS. 1999;10(11):709-717

Lay people's perceptions of sexually transmitted infections in Uganda.

Nuwaha F; Faxelid E; Neema S; Höjer B
Article: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. 1999;26(9):491-495

Predictors of condom use among patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Uganda.

Nuwaha F; Faxelid E; Höjer B
Article: EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 1998;75(4):232-236

Health-seeking behaviour of patients with sexually transmitted diseases in Zambia.

Faxelid E; Ahlberg BM; Ndulo J; Krantz I
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES. 1997;34(5):353-357

Quality of STD care in an urban Zambian setting: the providers' perspective.

Faxelid E; Ahlberg BM; Maimbolwa M; Krantz I
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR QUALITY IN HEALTH CARE. 1997;9(5):361-366

Quality of STD care in Zambia. Impact of training in STD management.

Faxelid E; Ahlberg BM; Freudenthal S; Ndulo J; Krantz I
Article: SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE. 1997;44(8):1239-1243

Partner notification in context: Swedish and Zambian experiences.

Faxelid EA; Ramstedt KM
Article: SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES. 1996;23(4):289-292

Individual counseling of patients with sexually transmitted diseases. A way to improve partner notification in a Zambian setting?

Faxelid E; Tembo G; Ndulo J; Krantz I
Article: EAST AFRICAN MEDICAL JOURNAL. 1995;72(10):641-644

Quality of care in sexually transmitted diseases in Zambia: patients' perspective.

Ndulo J; Faxelid E; Krantz I
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Editorial comment: LANCET GLOBAL HEALTH. 2016;4(9):e601-e602

Time to act-comprehensive abortion care in east Africa.

Cleeve A; Oguttu M; Ganatra B; Atuhairwe S; Larsson EC; Makenzius M; Klingberg-Allvin M; Paul M; Kakaire O; Faxelid E; Byamugisha J; Gemzell-Danielsson K
Review: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH. 2015;15:139

Health care providers' perceptions of and attitudes towards induced abortions in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia: a systematic literature review of qualitative and quantitative data.

Rehnström Loi U; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Faxelid E; Klingberg-Allvin M

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Professor Emeritus/Emerita, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2024
Professor, Senior, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2015-2016
Professor, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2011-2015
Universitetslektor, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2006-2011
Forskarassistent, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 2000-2003
Forskare, Global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 1998-1999

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Docent, internationell hälsa, Karolinska institutet, 2004
MEDICINE DOKTORSEXAMEN, Institutionen för global folkhälsa, Karolinska Institutet, 1997

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