Academic Interests
- Medical anthropology
- Cross-cultural psychiatry and psychological anthropology
- Irregular migration
- Global health
- Post-colonial feminist theory and activism
- Qualitative Research Methods
Teaching
- Qualitative research methods
- Medical anthropology and cross-cultural mental health
Higher education and employment history
- 2011-Present PhD candidate, Section for Medical Anthropology and Medical History, University of Oslo
- 2009 – 2011 Masters of Philosophy in International Community Health, University of Oslo
- 2003 - 2007 Bachelor of Arts in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Macalester College
Cooperation
- Health Center for Undocumented Migrants
Tags:
Global South
Publications
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Madar, Ahmed Ali; Brux, Christina Marie; Wedegren, Mia Charlott; Rangsvåg, Hege; Ek, Nina Lilly & Thompson, Anna Lorraine
(2023).
Barriers and facilitators to physical activity and healthy eating: A qualitative study among Somali women in Oslo, Norway.
Norsk tidsskrift for ernæring (NTFE).
ISSN 1503-5034.
20,
p. 7–11.
doi:
10.18261/ntfe.21.1.
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Background: In Norway, the proportion of overweight and obesity in the population is increasing with a significant social gradient and women from certain non-Western immigrant groups are particularly vulnerable. Few studies have investigated lifestyle changes related to physical activity and diet among immigrants. This study aimed to investigate the facilitators and barriers to a healthy diet and physical activity among Somali women in Norway. Method: This study used a qualitative design, where two focus group discussions (FGDs) were conducted among Somali women in Oslo to examine their perspectives and perceptions regarding barriers and facilitators to healthy eating and physical activity, as well as their suggestions to resolve these. Results: The study generated insight into several factors of potential importance for dietary habits and physical activity, including knowledge of nutrition, food culture and traditions, familial influence and challenges related to economy, religion, and language. Discussion: Somali women in Oslo experience several barriers to healthy eating and physical activity. The findings of this study emphasize the importance of culturally tailored and language-specific preventive health programs, designed to meet the unique needs of this group. These findings can contribute to the design and implementation of health interventions aimed at Somali and potentially other immigrant groups.
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Mburu, Christina Brux; Hilden, Per Kristian & Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin
(2018).
"Klokka tikker, tiden går": Time and irregular migration.
Time & Society.
ISSN 0961-463X.
p. 1–35.
doi:
10.1177/0961463X18783356.
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Addawe, Mohammed-nur-Ahmed; Mburu, Christina Brux & Madar, Ahmed Ali
(2018).
Barriers to cervical cancer screening: A qualitative study
among Somali women in Oslo Norway.
Health and Primary Care (HPC).
ISSN 2515-107X.
2(1),
p. 1–5.
doi:
10.15761/HPC.1000128.
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Larsen, Tine Mejdell; Mburu, Christina Brux; Kongelf, Anine; Tingberg, Tonje; Sannoh, Fatmata & Madar, Ahmed Ali
(2017).
Red Cross volunteers’ experience with a mobile community
event- based surveillance (CEBS) system in Sierra Leone
during-and after the Ebola outbreak- A qualitative study.
Health and Primary Care (HPC).
ISSN 2515-107X.
doi:
10.15761/hpc.1000114.
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Mburu, Christina Brux; Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin & Hilden, Per Kristian
(2015).
Utvikling av psykiske og psykososiale helsetjenester ved Helsesenteret for papirløse migranter,
Eksepsjonell velferd? Irregulære migranter i det norske velferdssamfunnet.
Gyldendal Juridisk.
ISSN 978-82-05-48425-2.
p. 165–182.
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Havnes, Ingrid Amalia; Clausen, Thomas; Mburu, Christina Brux & Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin
(2014).
The role of substance use and morality in violent crime - a qualitative study among imprisoned individuals in opioid maintenance treatment.
Harm Reduction Journal.
ISSN 1477-7517.
11:24.
doi:
10.1186/1477-7517-11-24.
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Mburu, Christina Brux; Hilden, Per Kristian & Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin
(2014).
The "Crisis of Presence" among Undocumented Migrants in the Norwegian Welfare State.
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Mburu, Christina Brux; Hilden, Per Kristian & Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin
(2014).
Psychosocial Service Provision at the Health Center for Undocumented Migrants: Findings from an Ethnographic Study of Mental Health among Undocumented Migrants in Norway.
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Mburu, Christina Brux; Hilden, Per Kristian & Middelthon, Anne-Lise Orvin
(2014).
Manifestations of Exclusion in the Norwegian Welfare State: Mental Health and Wellbeing among Undocumented Migrants in Oslo.
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Mburu, Christina Brux & Hilden, Per Kristian
(2012).
The Politics of Suffering amongst the Displaced Southern Sudanese of Khartoum.
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Mburu, Christina Brux; Hilden, Per Kristian & Hauff, Edvard
(2011).
Understanding Mental Health in a Context of Violence, Forced Displacement, Oppression and Suffering: A Qualitative Analysis of the Mental Health Realities among the Southern Sudanese Migrants of Khartoum.
Universitetet i Oslo.
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Mburu, Christina Brux & Sarker, Sonita
(2007).
From Theory to Practice in Postmodern Times: Female Genital Operations as a Catalyst for Interrogating Imperial Feminisms and Decolonizing Transnational Feminist Politics.
Macalester College.
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May 22, 2014 1:44 PM
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