Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Dangisso, Mesay Hailu"
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Accessibility to tuberculosis control services and tuberculosis programme performance in southern Ethiopia
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-20)Background: Despite the expansion of health services and community-based interventions in Ethiopia, limited evidence exists about the distribution of and access to health facilities and their relationship with the performance ... -
Births and deaths in Sidama in southern Ethiopia: findings from the 2018 Dale-Wonsho Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS)
Areru, Hiwot Abera; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Sidama is one of the most densely populated areas in Ethiopia. Information about the demographic characteristics is scarce, and most studies were census based on interviews. Earlier population studies from ... -
How many of persistent coughers have pulmonary tuberculosis? Populationbased cohort study in Ethiopia
Banti, Abiot Bezabeh; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Heldal, Einar; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Mitiku, Gebeyehu Assefa; White, Richard Aubrey; Askeland Winje, Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Many individuals with persistent cough and smear microscopy-negative sputum test for tuberculosis (TB) remain at risk of developing the disease. This study estimates the incidence of pulmonary TB (PTB) among ... -
Low and unequal use of outpatient health services in public primary health care facilities in southern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study
Areru, Hiwot Abera; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Lindtjorn, Bernt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Outpatient department visits per individual for each year are one of the core indicators of healthcare delivery to assess accessibility or quality of services. In addition, this study aimed to assess health ... -
Low case notification rates of childhood tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-01)Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a public health concern causing considerable mortality. However, control of childhood TB receives little attention. The control efforts could be inadequate because of challenges ... -
Prevalence and incidence of symptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis based on repeated population screening in a district in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Banti, Abiot Bezabeh; Askeland Winje, Brita; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Heldal, Einar; Abebe, Markos; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective In Ethiopia, one-third of the estimated tuberculosis cases are not detected or reported. Incidence estimates are inaccurate and rarely measured directly. Assessing the ‘real’ incidence under programme conditions ... -
Spatio-temporal analysis of smear-positive tuberculosis in the Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-01)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of public health concern, with a varying distribution across settings depending on socio-economic status, HIV burden, availability and performance of the health system. Ethiopia ... -
Trends of tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the sidama zone, southern ethiopia: Ten-year retrospective trend analysis in urban-rural settings
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-02)Background: Ethiopia is one of the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. An analysis of trends and differentials in case notifications and treatment outcomes of TB may help improve our understanding of the performance ... -
Tuberculosis control in Sidama in Ethiopia. Programme performance and spatial epidemiology
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu (Doctoral thesis, 2016-09-05)The Sustainable Development Goals are to end the TB epidemic by reducing the incidence of TB by 90 % and by reducing mortality by 95% by 2035 from what was in 2015. Globally, access to TB diagnostic and treatment facilities ...