Pia Axemo

Navigating structural and personal dilemmas: A phenomenological study of midwives providing legal abortion care in Nampula, Mozambique

Gondola Sitefane, Gilda; Munguambe, Khátia; Axemo, Pia; Belachew, Johanna et al.

Part of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2025

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Voluntary termination of pregnancy in the context of decriminalized safe abortion: a longitudinal study on the availability, coverage, and utilization of services during 2016-2021 in Nampula province, northern Mozambique

Gondola Sitefane, Gilda; Essén, Birgitta; Loquiha, Osvaldo; Munguambe, Khatia et al.

Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2025

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‘Better taking the risk than a lifetime punishment of early forced marriage’: Young people’s perceptions and experiences towards voluntary termination of pregnancy in northern Mozambique

Gondola Sitefane, Gilda; Mariano, Esmeralda; Essén, Birgitta; Axemo, Pia et al.

Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, 2024

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‘I don’t know how we can stop ragging’: a qualitative study on the perceptions of staff and work-affiliated individuals at a Sri Lankan university, on the phenomena of ragging

Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi; Essén, Birgitta; Trenholm, Jill E.; Axemo, Pia

Part of Contemporary South Asia, p. 390-405, 2023

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Prevalence of depression among students at a Sri Lankan University: A study using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi; Essén, Birgitta; Surenthirakumaran, Rajendra; Axemo, Pia

Part of BMC Public Health, 2023

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Navigating structural and personal dilemmas: A phenomenological study of midwives providing legal abortion care in Nampula, Mozambique

Gondola Sitefane, Gilda; Munguambe, Khátia; Axemo, Pia; Belachew, Johanna et al.

Part of Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters, 2025

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Voluntary termination of pregnancy in the context of decriminalized safe abortion: a longitudinal study on the availability, coverage, and utilization of services during 2016-2021 in Nampula province, northern Mozambique

Gondola Sitefane, Gilda; Essén, Birgitta; Loquiha, Osvaldo; Munguambe, Khatia et al.

Part of BMC Health Services Research, 2025

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‘Better taking the risk than a lifetime punishment of early forced marriage’: Young people’s perceptions and experiences towards voluntary termination of pregnancy in northern Mozambique

Gondola Sitefane, Gilda; Mariano, Esmeralda; Essén, Birgitta; Axemo, Pia et al.

Part of Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare, 2024

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‘I don’t know how we can stop ragging’: a qualitative study on the perceptions of staff and work-affiliated individuals at a Sri Lankan university, on the phenomena of ragging

Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi; Essén, Birgitta; Trenholm, Jill E.; Axemo, Pia

Part of Contemporary South Asia, p. 390-405, 2023

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Prevalence of depression among students at a Sri Lankan University: A study using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) during the COVID-19 pandemic

Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi; Essén, Birgitta; Surenthirakumaran, Rajendra; Axemo, Pia

Part of BMC Public Health, 2023

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Ragging, a Form of University Violence in Sri Lanka-Prevalence, Self-Perceived Health Consequences, Help-Seeking Behavior and Associated Factors

Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi; Essén, Birgitta; Ziaei, Shirin; Surenthirakumaran, Rajendra et al.

Part of International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2022

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Ragging as an expression of power in a deeply divided society: a qualitative study on students perceptions on the phenomenon of ragging at a Sri Lankan university

Wickramasinghe, Ayanthi; Axemo, Pia; Essén, Birgitta; Trenholm, Jill E.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2022

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Training university teachers and students in Sri Lanka on Gender Based Violence: testing of a participatory training program

Axemo, Pia; Wijwardena, Kumudu; Fonseka, Ruvani; Cooray, Sharika et al.

Part of MedEdPublish, 2018

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'Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse': future male leaders' views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka

Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia

Part of Global Health Action, 2017

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Effectiveness of the Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness and facility delivery, among women in Rural Tanzania

August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea B.; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia et al.

Part of BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2016

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Community Health workers can improve male involvement in maternal health: Evidence from rural Tanzania

August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea B.; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia et al.

Part of Global Health Action, 2016

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Midwives' experiences of working conditions, perceptions of professional role and attitudes towards mothers in Mozambique

Adolphson, Katja; Axemo, Pia; Högberg, Ulf

Part of Midwifery, p. 95-101, 2016

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Men's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Rural Tanzania

August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea B; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia et al.

Part of PLOS ONE, 2015

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Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse - a community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania

Abeid, Muzdalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Massawe, Siriel; Mpembeni, Rose et al.

Part of BMC Public Health, 2015

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A community-based intervention for improving health-seeking behavior among sexual violence survivors: A controlled before and after design study in rural Tanzania

Abeid, Muzdalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth et al.

Part of Global Health Action, 2015

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Birth preparedness and complication readiness - a qualitative study among community members in rural Tanzania

August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea B.; Kayombo, Edmund; Mbekenga, Columba et al.

Part of Global Health Action, p. 1-U12, 2015

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Community perceptions of rape and child sexual abuse: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania

Abeid, Muzdalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Olsson, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth et al.

Part of BMC International Health and Human Rights, p. 23, 2014

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Young people, sexuality, and HIV prevention within Christian faith communities in South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Eriksson, Elisabet; Lindmark, Gunilla; Haddad, Beverley; Axemo, Pia

Part of Journal of religion and health, p. 1662-1675, 2014

• DOI for Young people, sexuality, and HIV prevention within Christian faith communities in South Africa: a cross-sectional survey

Faith, Premarital Sex and Relationships: Are Church Messages in Accordance with the Perceived Realities of the Youth?: A Qualitative Study in KwaZulu–Natal, South Africa

Eriksson, Elisabet; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia; Haddad, Beverley et al.

Part of Journal of religion and health, p. 454-466, 2013

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Managing in the Contemporary World: Rape Victims’ and Supporters’ Experiences of Barriers Within the Police and the Healthcare System in Tanzania

Muganyizi, Projestine; Nyström, Lennarth; Axemo, Pia; Emmelin, Maria

Part of Journal of Interpersonal Violence, p. 3187-3209, 2011

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Intimate Partner Violence Against Women in the Capital Province of Sri Lanka: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Help Seeking

Jayasuriya, Vathsala; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Axemo, Pia

Part of Violence against Women, p. 1086-1102, 2011

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Involvement of religious leaders in HIV prevention, South Africa

Eriksson, Elisabet; Lindmark, Gunilla; Haddad, Beverley; Axemo, Pia

Part of Svensk Missionstidsskrift, p. 119-135, 2011

Effect of Supporter Characteristics on Expression of Negative Social Reactions Toward Rape Survivors in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Muganyizi, Projestine; Nyström, Lennarth; Lindmark, Gunilla; Emmelin, Maria et al.

Part of Health Care for Women International, p. 668-685, 2010

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Antimicrobial resistance in colonizing group B Streptococci before the implementation of a Swedish intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis program

Granlund, M.; Axemo, Pia; Bremme, K.; Bryngelsson, A. -L et al.

Part of European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, p. 1195-1201, 2010

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Ambivalence, silence and gender differences in church leaders' HIV-prevention messages to young people in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Eriksson, Elisabet; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia; Haddad, Beverley et al.

Part of Culture, Health and Sexuality, p. 103-114, 2010

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Social reactions to rape: experiences and perceptions of women rape survivors and their potential support providers in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Muganyizi, Projestine S.; Hogan, Nora; Emmelin, Maria; Lindmark, Gunilla et al.

Part of Violence and Victims, p. 607-626, 2009

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Group B streptococcal carriage in Sweden: a national study on risk factors for mother and infant colonisation

Håkansson, Stellan; Axemo, Pia; Bremme, Katarina; Bryngelsson, Anna-Lena et al.

Part of Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, p. 50-58, 2008

• DOI for Group B streptococcal carriage in Sweden: a national study on risk factors for mother and infant colonisation

Manual acupuncture reduces hyperemesis gravidarum. A placebo-controlled randomized, single-blind, crossover study

Carlsson, CP; Axemo, P; Bodin, A; Carstensen, H et al.

Part of J Pain Symptom Manage, p. 273, 2000

Evaluation of a training program for health care workers to improve the quality of care for rape survivors: a quasi-experimental design study in Morogoro, Tanzania

Abeid, Muzdalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth et al.

Part of Global Health Action, 2016

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Reporting Rape: Experiences of Rape Victims and Supporters of Barriers Created in the Informal Networks in Dar es Salaam

Muganyizi, Projestine; Nyström, Lennarth; Axemo, Pia; Emmelin, Maria

2011