Jeg er lege utdannet i Spania (1995) og har vært spesialist i allmennmedisin i Norge siden 2003. Jeg leder Pandemisenteret ved Universitetet i Bergen siden 2020 og er professor ved Institutt for global helse og samfunnsmedisin (IGS).

Siden 2008 har jeg forsket på innvandrerhelse og har publisert over hundre og tretti fagfellevurderte artikler på feltet. Jeg er også forfatter av boken Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. Gjennom hele karrieren har jeg hatt bred erfaring med samarbeid på tvers av fakulteter, institusjoner og ulike grupper i befolkningen.

Jeg har utviklet og ledet Pandemisenteret siden etableringen i 2020. Senteret er administrativt forankret ved IGS, men fungerer som et tverrfaglig knutepunkt med representanter fra alle de sju fakultetene ved UiB. De siste årene har forskningen min særlig vært rettet mot tverrfaglig samarbeid, involvering av ikke-akademiske miljøer og forståelsen av sosial ulikhet i helse i et pandemisk perspektiv.

Jeg leder blant annet det NFR-finansierte prosjektet Integrering for helse, som bygger videre på prosjektet Endringer i helse- og helsebehov blant syriske flyktninger på vei til Norge. Jeg deltar også som partner i flere andre NFR-prosjekter, blant annet EqualPart (On Equal Grounds? Migrant Women’s Participation in Labour and Labour Related Activities). Fra 2024 er jeg i tillegg partner i det EU-finansierte UniHealth-prosjektet.

 

Gjennom min tilknytning til UiB har jeg undervist i en rekke temaer allmennmedisin, blant annet klinisk konsultasjon, ØNH i allmennpraksis, svangerskapsomsorg, møte med pasienter fra andre kulturer, narrativ medisin og uheldige hendelser. De siste årene har undervisningen min hovedsakelig dreid seg om migrasjon og helse samt pandemirelaterte problemstillinger, og jeg har utviklet egne PhD- og emnekurs innen begge områdene.

Siden 1999 har jeg også vært foredragsholder på kurs for medisinstudenter, sykepleierstudenter og leger i både Spania og Norge.

Vitenskapelig artikkel

• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Gro Mjeldheim Sandal et al. (2025). Psychological distress, loneliness, and satisfaction with life during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Jannicke Igland; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen et al. (2021). Effect of a community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and Somali women in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Bukola Salami; Maryna Yaskina; Kathleen Hegadoren et al. (2017). Migration and social determinants of mental health: Results from the Canadian health measures survey. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar; Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu et al. (2015). Multimorbidity among registered immigrants in Norway: the role of reason for migration and length of stay.. (ekstern lenke)
• Elzbieta Czapka; Raquel Herrero-Arias; Jasmin Haj Younes et al. (2022). ‘Who is telling the truth?’ Migrants’ experiences with COVID-19 related information in Norway: a qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando (2025). Contextualising the WHO Global Research Agenda on Health, Migration and Displacement in Norway invites to a reflection for decolonising research. (ekstern lenke)
• Laura Terragni; Erik J.A.J. Beune; Karien Stronks et al. (2018). Developing culturally adapted lifestyle interventions for South Asian migrant populations: a qualitative study of the key success factors and main challenges. (ekstern lenke)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Immigrants' use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study. (ekstern lenke)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Clinical practice patterns among native and immigrant doctors doing out-of-hours work in Norway: a registry-based observational study. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2016). Global healthcare use by immigrants in Spain according to morbidity burden, area of origin, and length of stay. (ekstern lenke)
• Sara Ares-Blanco; Marina Guisado-Clavero; Lourdes Ramos Del Rio et al. (2024). Primary care indicators for disease burden, monitoring and surveillance of COVID-19 in 31 European countries: Eurodata Study. (ekstern lenke)
• Bushra Ishaq; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Lars Østby (2024). Discrimination and health: A cross-sectional study comparing Muslims with other-religious. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar; Knut Engedal (2015). Immigrant patients with dementia and memory impairment in primary health care in Norway: A national registry study. (ekstern lenke)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Esperanza Diaz (2021). A qualitative study on the experiences of southern European immigrant parents navigating the Norwegian healthcare system. (ekstern lenke)
• Bukola Salami; Jordana Salma; Kathleen Hegadoren et al. (2019). Sense of community belonging among immigrants: perspective of immigrant service providers. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce; Dan Pope et al. (2008). Self-rated health among Mayan women participating in a randomised intervention trial reducing indoor air pollution in Guatemala. (ekstern lenke)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Irina Vladimirovna Halbostad; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Norwegian “dugnad” as a rhetorical device in public health communication during the COVID-19 pandemic. A qualitative study from immigrant’s perspectives. (ekstern lenke)
• Nadia Iqbal; Paula Marianna Berstad; Marit Solbjør et al. (2024). Access to colorectal cancer screening for Pakistani immigrants in Norway – a qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Yeneabeba Sima; Astrid Lunde et al. (2025). Changes in health after a work-related intervention among highly educated migrants in Norway: a pilot study. (ekstern lenke)
• Solveig Vederhus; Eirik Myhre; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2024). Cultural factors influencing COVID-19-related perceptions and behavior, seen from immigrants’ own perspective – a qualitative study in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Svein Zander Bratland; Valborg Baste; Knut Steen et al. (2021). Physician factors associated with medical errors in Norwegian primary care emergency services. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; LA Gimeno-Feliu; A Calderon-Larranaga et al. (2014). Frequent attenders in general practice and immigrant status in Norway: a nationwide cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou; Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu et al. (2015). Multimorbidity and its patterns according to immigrant origin. A nationwide register-based study in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Marta Pastor-Sanz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al. (2020). Multimorbidity and chronic diseases among undocumented migrants: evidence to contradict the myths. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Alexandra Prados-Torres et al. (2016). Patterns of pharmaceutical use for immigrants to Spain and Norway: A comparative study of prescription databases in two European countries. (ekstern lenke)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Fastlegepasienters bruk av legevakt. (ekstern lenke)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce et al. (2004). Reducing indoor air pollution with a randomised intervention design � A presentation of the Stove Intervention Study in the Guatemalan Highlands. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Socioeconomic status and primary health service use for mental health problems among immigrants with short and long lengths of stay. (ekstern lenke)
• Vivian N. Mbanya; Laura Terragni; Abdi Gele et al. (2020). Barriers to access to the Norwegian healthcare system among sub-Saharan African immigrant women exposed to female genital cutting. (ekstern lenke)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Kathy Ainul Møen; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Primary health care utilisation and morbidity among immigrant children compared to non-immigrant children: a population-based study in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Adriana Oliva-Arocas (2021). Matusikkerhet under den første fasen av koronapandemien blant innvandrere og for hele befolkningen i Norge. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland et al. (2021). Use of health care services among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study. (ekstern lenke)
• Lars T. Fadnes; Esperanza Diaz (2017). Primary healthcare usage and use of medications among immigrant children according to age of arrival to Norway: A population-based study. (ekstern lenke)
• George Deeb; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Svein Haavik et al. (2022). Medication Use among Immigrants from Syria Living in Western Norway: A Cross-Sectional Study. (ekstern lenke)
• Vivian N. Mbanya; Abdi Ali Gele; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2018). Health care-seeking patterns for female genital mutilation/cutting among young Somalis in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Daria Kamelkova; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Food insecurity and its association with mental health among Syrian refugees resettled in Norway: A cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Marta Røttingen Enden; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Jannicke Igland et al. (2024). Trends in cervical cancer screening in Norway 2012–2017: a comparison study of non-immigrant and immigrant women. (ekstern lenke)
• Ayan B Sheikh-Mohamed; Arnfinn J. Andersen; Esperanza Diaz (2026). ‘He Was the Most Important’: How General Practitioners Support Syrian Refugees in Navigating Norway as a Receiving Society. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Kathryn Powell; Anne Reneflot et al. (2015). Managing mental health problems among immigrant women attending primary health care services. (ekstern lenke)
• Sameer Bhargava; Elzbieta Czapka; Solveig Sand-Hanssen Hofvind et al. (2022). Polish immigrants’ access to colorectal cancer screening in Norway – a qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Abdi Gele; Prabhjot Kour et al. (2019). A community-based intervention to increase participation in cervical cancer screening among immigrants in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• D Pope; Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen et al. (2014). Associations of Respiratory Symptoms and Lung Function with Measured Carbon Monoxide Concentrations among Nonsmoking Women Exposed to Household Air Pollution: The RESPIRE Trial, Guatemala.. (ekstern lenke)
• Claire Collins; Ivana Pericin; James Larkin et al. (2022). Self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees in Ireland – data from a cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Jessica Dimka; Svenn-Erik Mamelund (2022). Disparities in the offer of COVID-19 vaccination to migrants and non-migrants in Norway: a cross sectional survey study. (ekstern lenke)
• Synne Skjærstein; Kaja Michelsen Åsaune; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2024). Kostholdsveiledning hos fastlegen – hva rapporterer pasientene?. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar (2018). Health care curricula in multicultural societies. (ekstern lenke)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskaar; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Hvilke fastleger deltar i legevakt?. (ekstern lenke)
• Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha; Jannicke Igland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2022). Effect of a self-help group intervention using Teaching Recovery Techniques to improve mental health among Syrian refugees in Norway: a randomized controlled trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Ali Raza; Hogne Sandvik et al. (2014). Immigrant and native regular general practitioners in Norway. A comparative registry-based observational study. (ekstern lenke)
• Gry Omland; Sabine Ruths; Esperanza Diaz (2014). Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. (ekstern lenke)
• Bjørn Bjorvatn; Knut-Arne Wensaas; Knut Erik Emberland et al. (2021). Restless legs syndrome - a study from general practice. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Mental Health of Refugees and Non-refugees from War-Conflict Countries: Data from Primary Healthcare Services and the Norwegian Prescription Database. (ekstern lenke)
• Naomi Anne Tschirhart; Esperanza Diaz; Trygve Ottersen (2019). Accessing public healthcare in Oslo, Norway: The experiences of Thai immigrant masseuses. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Dan Pope et al. (2007). Eye discomfort, headache and back pain among Mayan Guatemalan women taking part in a randomised stove intervention trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Erik Beune; Mirthe Muilwijk; Judith G. M. Jelsma et al. (2022). The acceptability and effect of a culturally-tailored dance intervention to promote physical activity in women of South Asian origin at risk of diabetes in the Netherlands—A mixed-methods feasibility study. (ekstern lenke)
• Marte Karoline Råberg Kjøllesdal; Katrine Damgaard Skyrud; Abdi Gele et al. (2021). The correlation between socioeconomic factors and COVID-19 among immigrants in Norway: a register-based study. (ekstern lenke)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Elena Ronda; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Occupation-related factors affecting the health of migrants working during the COVID-19 pandemic – a qualitative study in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Laura Terragni; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2018). Cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in Norway- The healthcare providers’ perspectives. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Svenn-Erik Mamelund; Jarle Eid et al. (2021). Learning from the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants: An innovative, system-level, interdisciplinary approach is needed to improve public health. (ekstern lenke)
• Prabhjot Kour; Gemma Kwamboka Agata; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Voices across difference: a qualitative exploration of health-promoting dialogues between older migrant women and researchers in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Changes in health among Syrian refugees along their migration trajectories from Lebanon to Norway: a prospective cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Astri Syse; Minja T. Dzamarija; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2018). An observational study of immigrant mortality differences in Norway by reason for migration, length of stay and characteristics of sending countries. (ekstern lenke)
• Oluwabukola Oladunni Salami; Maryna Yaskina; Katholiki Georgiades et al. (2023). Mental Health of Immigrant Children and Adolescents (6-17 Years) in Canada: Evidence from the Canadian Health Measures Survey. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Bernadette. N Kumar (2014). Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis A. Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderon-Larranaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2015). The healthy migrant effect in primary care. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2014). Immigrants' use of primary health care services for mental health problems. (ekstern lenke)
• Omid Dadras; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Perceived discrimination and its association with self-rated health, chronic pain, mental health, and utilization of health services among Syrian refugees in Norway: a cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Stefan Hjørleifsson (2011). Immigrant general practitioners in Norway: A special resource? A qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Bernadette. N Kumar; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Anu E. Castaneda et al. (2022). Migration health research in the Nordic countries: Priorities and implications for public health. (ekstern lenke)
• Claire Collins; Davorina Petek; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2022). General Practice/Family Medicine Research During the Pandemic: Showing the Links to the EGPRN Research Strategy. (ekstern lenke)
• Hogne Sandvik; Steinar Hunskår; Esperanza Diaz (2012). Immigrants' use of emergency primary health care in Norway: a registry-based observational study. (ekstern lenke)
• Samantha Marie Harris; Per-Einar Binder; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2021). General practitioners’ management of depression symptoms in Somali refugee and Norwegian patients: a film vignette experiment. (ekstern lenke)
• Kathy Ainul Møen; Bernadette. N Kumar; Samera Azeem Qureshi et al. (2016). Differences in cervical cancer screening between immigrants and nonimmigrants in Norway: a primary healthcare register-based study. (ekstern lenke)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Health status and use of medication and their association with migration related exposures among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway: a cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Stefan Hjørleifsson; Elise Hammer; Esperanza Diaz (2017). General practitioners' strategies in consultations with immigrants in Norway - practice-based shared reflections among participants in focus groups. (ekstern lenke)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Gaby Ortiz-Barreda; Elzbieta Czapka et al. (2022). The evolvement of trust in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Wegdan Hasha; Jannicke Igland; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2020). The effect of physiotherapy group intervention in reducing pain disorders and mental health symptoms among syrian refugees: A randomized controlled trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Abdi Ali Gele; Samera Azeem Qureshi; Prabhjot Kour et al. (2017). Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among Pakistani and somali immigrant women in Oslo: A qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Caroline Huas; Davorina Petek; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2019). Strategies to improve research capacity across European general practice: The views of members of EGPRN and Wonca Europe. (ekstern lenke)
• Svein Zander Bratland; Valborg Baste; Knut Steen et al. (2020). Physician factors associated with increased risk for complaints in primary care emergency services: a case - control study. (ekstern lenke)
• Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al. (2016). Non-adherence to antihypertensive medication: The role of mental and physical comorbidity. (ekstern lenke)
• Michael J. Guarnieri; Esperanza Diaz; Daniel Pope et al. (2015). Lung Function in Rural Guatemalan Women Before and After a Chimney Stove Intervention to Reduce Wood Smoke Exposure: Results From the Randomized Exposure Study of Pollution Indoors and Respiratory Effects and Chronic Respiratory Effects of Early Childhood Exposure to Respirable Particulate Matter Study.. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez (2022). Covid-19, vaksiner og innvandrere. (ekstern lenke)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Esperanza Diaz; Dan Pope et al. (2009). Effect of reducing indoor air pollution on women’s respiratory symptoms and lung function: The RESPIRE Randomized Trial, Guatemala. (ekstern lenke)
• Ayan B Sheikh-Mohamed; Esperanza Diaz; Melanie Lindsay Straiton et al. (2025). ‘A Dead Person Cannot Carry a Dead Person’: Health, Social Support and Language Learning Among Syrian Refugees in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Yeneabeba Tilahun Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz (2026). Impact of early postmigration health and quality of life on later health and service use among Syrian refugees in Norway: a prospective cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Marta-Johanne Svendsen; David Sam; Oddvar Martin Kaarbøe et al. (2025). Migrants’ experiences as health ambassadors during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway-a qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Wegdan Hasha; Lars Thore Fadnes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2019). Two interventions to treat pain disorders and post-traumatic symptoms among Syrian refugees: protocol for a randomized controlled trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Ragnhild Anne Caroline Storste Spilker; Esperanza Diaz (2018). Experiences with a national strategy on migrant health in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Åse Eriksen Dyremyhr; Esperanza Diaz; Eivind Meland (2014). How adolescent subjective health and satisfaction with weight and body shape are related to participation in sports.. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; A Calderon-Larranaga; A Prados-Torres et al. (2015). How do immigrants use primary health care services? A register-based study in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Mari Bakken Standnes; Inger Haukenes; Astrid Lunde et al. (2024). Chronic pain and use of painkillers, healthcare services and long-term impairment among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Marta Pastor-Sanz; Beatriz Poblador-Plou et al. (2021). Overuse or underuse? Use of healthcare services among irregular migrants in a north-eastern Spanish region. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Gry Omland; Yngvild Skåtun Hannestad et al. (2018). Use of hormonal contraceptives among immigrant women and their daughters in Norway: Data from the Norwegian Prescription Database. (ekstern lenke)
• Vivian N. Mbanya; Laura Terragni; Abdi Gele et al. (2019). Access to Norwegian healthcare system - Challenges for sub-Saharan African immigrants. (ekstern lenke)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Bernadette. N Kumar; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Effect of an intervention in general practice to increase the participation of immigrants in cervical cancer screening: A cluster randomized clinical trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Ahmed Ali Madar; Pierina Benavente; Elżbieta Czapka et al. (2022). COVID-19: information access, trust and adherence to health advice among migrants in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Marta Krasuska; Emma M. Davidson; Erik Beune et al. (2023). A Culturally Adapted Diet and Physical Activity Text Message Intervention to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus for Women of Pakistani Origin Living in Scotland: Formative Study. (ekstern lenke)
• Prabhjot Kour; Sai Harish Adari; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2025). Living infodemics across borders: experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants from India living in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2017). Multimorbidity and immigrant status: associations with area of origin and length of residence in host country. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Vivian N. Mbanya; Abdi Ali Gele et al. (2017). Differences in primary health care use among sub-Saharan African immigrants in Norway: A register-based study. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Changes in self-rated health and quality of life among Syrian refugees migrating to Norway: a prospective longitudinal study. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce; Daniel Pope et al. (2007). Lung function and symptoms among indigenous Mayan women exposed to high levels of indoor air pollution. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Eirik Abildsnes; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2021). The road to equitable healthcare: A conceptual model developed from a qualitative study of Syrian refugees in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Lars T. Fadnes; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2024). Including highly educated migrants in academia to improve their health—protocol for a pilot intervention. (ekstern lenke)
• Noemi Cioffi; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Elisabeth Marie Strømme et al. (2024). Food insecurity in Norway: A cross-sectional study among patients visiting their general practitioner. (ekstern lenke)
• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Amaia Calderón-Larrañaga; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2019). The definition of immigrant status matters: Impact of nationality, country of origin, and length of stay in host country on mortality estimates. (ekstern lenke)

Konferanseabstrakt

• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Yeneabeba Sima; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Health, use of healthcare services and school belonging among Syrian refugee children resettled in Norway: a cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2019). Self Rated Health among Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Norway – a cross sectional study. (ekstern lenke)
• Bernadette. N Kumar; Gro Jamtvedt; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). The road from knowledge to change - pandemics, diversity and social inequality declaration, Bergen 2022. (ekstern lenke)
• Nigel Bruce; Daniel Pope; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2007). Does reduced indoor air pollution exposure have similar impact on upper and lower respiratory symptoms?. (ekstern lenke)
• D Pope; Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen et al. (2009). Effect of Personal Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution from Solid Fuel on Lung Symptoms and Function in Women: An Exposure-Response Analysis from the Guatemala Woodstove Randomised Control Trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2018). Reported pain and use of painkillers among Syrian refugees at various stages in the migration process. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). 8.N. Round table: Concepts, terminology and methods in migration and health in a changing geopolitical environment. (ekstern lenke)
• Yeneabeba Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Mental health trajectories among Syrian refugees in Norway: A longitudinal cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Claire Collins; Ivana Pericin; James Larkin et al. (2023). Health status of Syrian refugees in Ireland - research and routine data informing service provision. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Elzbieta Czapka et al. (2025). Creating spaces to share concrete educational practices and experiences for Capacity Building in Migration and Health in Higher Education. (ekstern lenke)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2025). Feasibility of adhering to COVID-19 preventive measures: a longitudinal comparison study between migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Prabhjot Kour; Apostolos Veizis; Bernadette. N Kumar et al. (2025). A baton relay race for the health of migrants and displaced people: Experiences from "Vaccines for All" Greece to "Health Ambassador" Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Anders Kuvaas Herting; Prabhjot Kour; Sverre Sandberg et al. (2025). 187 Difficulties advising non-native speakers and older adults after point-of-care testing. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Bernadette. N Kumar; Santino Severoni et al. (2025). Integration for health or health for integration?. (ekstern lenke)
• Yeneabeba Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2024). Chronic pain over time among Syrian refugees resettled in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj-Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Eirik Abildsnes et al. (2018). Access to healthcare and unmet health needs among Syrian asylum seekers in transit and at arrival in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Abdi Gele; Prabhjot Kour et al. (2018). A qualitative intervention approach to increase the participation of Pakistani and Somali women in cervical cancer screening program in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Wegdan Hasha; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Karl Blanchet; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Iwona Bielska et al. (2025). 265 Migration and health research in turbulent times: navigating and strengthening evidence and politics, for improved evidence-based policy across regions. (ekstern lenke)
• Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Lars T. Fadnes; Stine Lehmann et al. (2025). COVID-19 home office measures: a longitudinal study comparing migrants and non-migrants in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Yeneabeba Sima; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Post-migration changes in health and use of healthcare services among Syrian refugees in Norway: a prospective cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Laura Terragni; Bernadette N Kumar et al. (2018). “I simply haven’t given it a thought before!” - health care providers’ experiences regarding cervical cancer screening among immigrant women in Norway- a qualitative study. (ekstern lenke)
• Erik J.A.J. Beune; Irene GM Van Valkengoed; Mirthe Muilwijk et al. (2018). Development of an intervention for the prevention of type 2 diabetes addressing the specific needs of South Asian-origin population living in the Netherlands: a pilot study. (ekstern lenke)
• Claire Collins; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha et al. (2023). Workshop: Difficult to reach – populations: How to recruit for qualitative and/or quantitative studies?. (ekstern lenke)
• K. Khan; Thomas Krafft; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2018). Evidence on interventions that improve mental health of child refugees and child asylum seekers in Europe: a rapid systematic review. (ekstern lenke)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2019). Chronic pain and migration-related factors among Syrian refugees: a cross-sectional study. (ekstern lenke)

Lederartikkel

• Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2022). Times of migration crises, times of opportunities. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz (2012). I gang etter 40 år. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz (2012). And so it is Xtmas. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Hans Thulesius; Oliver Razum (2016). Shifting migrant health care away from an agenda of conflicts and problems towards solutions. (ekstern lenke)
• Bernadette. N Kumar; Terje Andreas Eikemo; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Migration and Health: Time for a new research agenda. (ekstern lenke)

Vitenskapelig litteraturgjennomgang

• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jannicke Igland; Jasmin Haj Younes et al. (2021). Chronic pain and mental health problems among Syrian refugees: associations, predictors and use of medication over time: a prospective cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Doua Ahmed; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). Food Insecurity among International Migrants during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Scoping Review. (ekstern lenke)
• Emma M. Davidson; Marta Krasuska; Anne Karen Jenum et al. (2021). Developing a realist informed framework for cultural adaptation of lifestyle interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in South Asian populations in Europe. (ekstern lenke)
• Johanna Laue; Esperanza Diaz; Linda Eriksen et al. (2021). Migration health research in Norway: a scoping review. (ekstern lenke)
• Ragnhild Spilker; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar; Esperanza Diaz Perez et al. (2022). Helse blant personer med innvandrerbakgrunn. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Luis Andrés Gimeno-Feliu; Elzbieta Czapka et al. (2024). Capacity building in migration and health in higher education: lessons from five European countries. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Gaby M. Ortiz-Barreda; Yoav Ben-Shlomo et al. (2017). Interventions to improve immigrant health. A scoping review. (ekstern lenke)
• Céline Ledoux; Eva Pilot; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2018). Migrants access to healthcare services within the European Union: a content analysis of policy documents in Ireland, Portugal and Spain. (ekstern lenke)
• Adriana Oliva-Arocas; Pierina Alexandra Benavente Velando; Elena Ronda et al. (2022). Health of international migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping review. (ekstern lenke)

Forelesning

• Wegdan Hasha; Jasmin Haj Younes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Er kroniske smerter relatert til opplevelse av sammenheng blant syriske flyktninger?. (ekstern lenke)

Fagartikkel

• Esperanza Diaz (2011). Ser medico de familia en Noruega (Being a General Practitioner in Norway). (ekstern lenke)
• Sundas Anis; Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Lars Thore Fadnes et al. (2022). Bruk av tolk blant fastleger på Vestlandet. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Marie Nørredam; Siddartha Aradhya et al. (2020). Situational Brief: Migration and Covid-19 in Scandinavian Countries.. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez; Khadra Yasien Ahmed; Wegdan Hamed Nasser Hasha (2024). Vi kan legge bedre til rette for integrering. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Wegdan Hasha (2020). Tolkens ti råd til helsepersonell. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz (2020). Godt Eksempel: Migrasjonskonferanse 2020: helse og arbeid i det nye landet. Bergen 24.-25. september 2020. (ekstern lenke)

Leserbrev

• Jon Ivar Elstad; Bernadette. N Kumar; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2015). Innvandring fører ikke til en eksplosjon i helsekostnader. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz (2010). Overdramatisert pandemi. Brev til redaktøren. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz Perez (2025). Migrasjon og etnisitet må inn i forskningen. (ekstern lenke)

Fremhevet artikkel i media

• Jon Ivar Elstad; Bernadette. N Kumar; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2015). Nei, innvandring fører ikke til en eksplosjon i helsekostnader | Elstad, Kumar, Diaz og Lien. (ekstern lenke)
• Edvin Schei; Esperanza Diaz; Guri Rørtveit (2009). Ny fastlegeordning. (ekstern lenke)
• Viggo Krüger; Esperanza Diaz Perez (2023). The potential to meet the needs of refugees and other migrants through Music therapy.. (ekstern lenke)

Fagbok

• Esperanza Diaz (2012). The Praeger Handbook of Environmental Health. (ekstern lenke)
• Bernadette Nirmal Kumar; Esperanza Diaz (2019). Migrant Health: A Primary Care Perspective. (ekstern lenke)

Populærvitenskapelig artikkel

• Esperanza Diaz (2012). Konsultasjoner med fremmedspråkelige. Refleksjoner over en pasient. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Esperanza Diaz (2016). Hva vet vi om innvandreres bruk av primærhelsetjenesten for psykiske plager?. (ekstern lenke)
• Andrea Melberg; Kristine Husøy Onarheim; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2016). Møtet med den papirløse pasient –en etisk analyse. (ekstern lenke)

Konferanseforedrag

• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Forandringer i røykevaner og bruk av alkohol under migrasjon – en kohortstudie blant syriske flyktninger i Libanon og i Norge. (ekstern lenke)
• Raquel Herrero-Arias; Esperanza Diaz (2020). Å navigere i et ukjent landskap: innvandrerforeldres opplevelse av diagnostisering og behandling i primærhelsetjenesten i Norge. (ekstern lenke)
• Gry Omland; Esperanza Diaz Perez; Sabine Ruths (2013). Use of contraceptives among immigrant and native women in Norway: Data from the Norwegian Prescription database. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Eirik Abildsnes et al. (2018). Sosial støtte i en presset livssituasjon – en undersøkelse blant voksne syriske flyktninger i Libanon og Norge. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Nigel Bruce; Daniel Pope et al. (2007). Impact of an improved stove on women's lung health in a rural wood-using community. RESPIRE Guatemala. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Access to healthcare and self-rated health among refugees in transit in Lebanon and after arrival in Norway. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Lindsay Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Kathryn Powell et al. (2015). Managing mental health problems among immigrant women attending primary care services. (ekstern lenke)
• Wegdan Hasha; Lars T. Fadnes; Jannicke Igland et al. (2020). Effect of group treatment on physical inactivity among Syrian refugees with pain disorders and/or post-traumatic symptoms. A randomised controlled trial. (ekstern lenke)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Lars T. Fadnes et al. (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2013). Use of GP services for mental health problems: A comparison with Norwegians and immigrants. (ekstern lenke)
• Jasmin Haj Younes; Lars Thore Fadnes; Bernadette Nirmal Kumar et al. (2018). Stillesitting blant syriske flyktninger i to ulike faser i migrasjonsprosessen. (ekstern lenke)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Esperanza Diaz; Daniel Pope et al. (2006). Impact of a chimney stove on women’s lung health in a rural wood-using community: challenges in assessment and preliminary results. (ekstern lenke)

Konferanseposter

• Knut-Arne Wensaas; Sverre Litleskare; Guri Rørtveit et al. (2018). Irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue and pain in a Norwegian primary care population. (ekstern lenke)
• Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Nigel Bruce; Anaite Diaz et al. (2004). Eye Discomfort, Headache And Back Pain Among Women In Guatemala Using Open Fires For Cooking And Heating. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2014). Managing mental health problems among immigrant women. (ekstern lenke)
• Melanie Straiton; Anne Reneflot; Esperanza Diaz (2013). Use of GP services for mental health problems: A comparison with Norwegians and immigrants. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Tone Smith-Sivertsen; Daniel Pope et al. (2006). Self Perceived Health after a Randomised Intervention Trial Reducing Indoor Air Pollution (IAP). RESPIRE Guatemala. (ekstern lenke)
• Elisabeth Marie Strømme; Jasmin Haj-Younes; Wegdan Hasha et al. (2020). Non-communicable diseases and use of medication among Syrian refugees: a prospective cohort study. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Stéfan Hjórleifsson (2010). Immigrant GPS in Norway. (ekstern lenke)

Kapittel i fagbok

• Esperanza Diaz (2016). Språk og kultur på legevakten. (ekstern lenke)
• Samera Azeem Qureshi; Esperanza Diaz (2017). Epidemiology of Dementia in Migrant- and Ethnic-Minority Populations. (ekstern lenke)
• Esperanza Diaz; Samera Azeem Qureshi (2017). Diagnosis and Management of Migrants and Ethnic Minorities With Dementia. (ekstern lenke)

Doktorgradsavhandling

• Esperanza Diaz (2008). Impact of reducing indoor air pollution on women's health.RESPIRE Guatemala- Randomised exposure study of pollution indoors and respiratory health. (ekstern lenke)
• Kathy Ainul Mashrooka Møen; Esperanza Diaz (2019). Cervical cancer screening among immigrants in Norway : Challenges, possibilities and the effect of an intervention. (ekstern lenke)

Medieintervju

• Esperanza Diaz (2012). Norges unge legers representant i Europa. Robert Burman intervjuet av Esperanza Díaz. (ekstern lenke)

Forskningsrapport

• Thor Indseth; Caroline Calero Jacobsen; Esperanza Diaz et al. (2021). Covid-19 i Bergen etter fødeland: Personer testet, bekreftet smittet og relaterte innleggelser.. (ekstern lenke)

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CHART study: Changing health and health care needs along the Syrian refugees’ trajectories to Norway: Relationships between somatic and mental health and their implication for treatment

A community-based health intervention trial to increase attendance to the cervical cancer-screening program among immigrants in Norway