Patji Alnæs-Katjavivi

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Patji Alnæs-Katjavivi er spesialist i fødselshjelp og kvinnesykdommer og overlege ved Kvinneklinikken, Oslo universitetssykehus.

Articles by Patji Alnæs-Katjavivi

When medicine is based on racial categorisation

Patji Alnæs-Katjavivi

07.08.2025: The current practice of categorising patients by country of origin, ethnicity or race is subjective and can result in differential treatment with potentially harmful consequences. In my experience as an obstetrician, the citizens of tomorrow are born as a unique combination of their parents, both...

Healthcare professionals: a significant variable?

Patji Alnæs-Katjavivi

30.01.2023: The study by Ottesen et al. demonstrates significant differences in the risk of Caesarean section in Norway for mothers born in a low- and middle-income country, particularly those born in Sub-Saharan Africa. The risk of emergency Caesarean section is higher than for mothers born in Norway, and the...

Implicit bias in doctors

Patji Alnæs-Katjavivi

06.04.2021: Implicit bias in health personnel leads to disparities in the treatment of patients. The Norwegian Medical Association needs to address this issue. We constantly make more or less well-considered generalisations when interacting with other people. Psychologists refer to such subconscious thought...