Truls Ostbye
Vice Chair (Research), Community and Family Medicine
Professor, Community and Family Medicine, Nursing and Global Health

Contact
truls.ostbye@duke.edu(919) 660-0331
Erwin Square, W Main St 2200, Suite 622
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Topics:
- Health care access,
- Cardiovascular disease,
- Pediatrics,
- Non-communicable diseases,
- Impacts of race and culture,
- Environmental health,
- Epidemiology,
- Health policy and systems,
- HIV/AIDS,
- Infectious diseases,
- Injuries,
- Maternal, adolescent and child health,
- Mental health,
- Nutrition,
- Obesity,
- One Health,
- Gender and sexual health
Truls Ostbye
Vice Chair (Research), Community and Family Medicine
Professor, Community and Family Medicine, Nursing and Global Health
Truls' research interests include: chronic disease epidemiology; obesity; health services research; population health; public health; social medicine; medical informatics; health information systems; health surveys; program evaluation; cost-of-illness; clinical trials; primary care reform; international collaboration; electronic distance education; pharmacoepidemiology; aging; nutrition; dementia; diabetes; and stroke.
Projects
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Prevalence and Correlates of Health-related Lifestyle Behaviors among Adults in Southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Aging and Social Isolation in Singapore: a community survey
Singapore
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Associate Medical Officers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Attitudes and Knowledge in Reference to HIV/AIDS Among Public Health Midwives in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Caregivers of School Age Children with Downs Syndrome in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Clinical Rotations at Karapitya Teaching Hospital
Sri Lanka
- DIAFOTO: a telemedicine intervention to reduce diabetes complications
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Evaluation of the Health Promotion Boards "Lose to Win" Obesity Reduction Campaign
Singapore
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Health of the Elderly in rural Maharashtra
India
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Health Problems Among Foreign Domestic Workers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Health Problems among Rubber Plantation Workers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Optimal Detection of Causes of Acute Febrile Illness, Including Emerging Zoonotic and Vector-borne Pathogens in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
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Prehospitalization Care and Transport of Patients with Severe Injuries in Southern Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
- Prematurity and Cause of Death: A longitudinal analysis of 1 million Norwegian births
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The Singapore Community Caregiving Survey
Singapore
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Various Projects Relating to Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
Singapore
Publications
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Fang B, Bravo MA, Wang H, Sheng L, Wu W, Zhou Y, et al. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are associated with later puberty in girls: A longitudinal study. Sci Total Environ. 2022 Jul 19;157497.Wimberly CE, Rajapakse H, Park LP, Price A, Proeschold-Bell RJ, Østbye T. Mental well-being in Sri Lankan medical students: a cross-sectional study. Psychol Health Med. 2022 Jul;27(6):1213–26.Teigland T, Igland J, Tell GS, Haltbakk J, Graue M, Fismen A-S, et al. The prevalence and incidence of pharmacologically treated diabetes among older people receiving home care services in Norway 2009-2014: a nationwide longitudinal study. Bmc Endocr Disord. 2022 Jun 14;22(1):159.Kwan YH, Fong W, Woon TH, Phang JK, Png K, Lau JQ, et al. Development of an Item Bank for a health-related quality of life Measure in Spondyloarthritis. J Rheumatol. 2022 Jun 1;
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