Blar i Department of Health Promotion and Development på forfatter "Lange, Siri"
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Doing global investments the Nordic way. The "business case" for Equinor’s support to union work among its employees in Tanzania
Lange, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In the Nordic countries, unions are represented in company boards and can infl uence companies’ policies toward labor abroad. Th is article focuses on the Norwegian national oil company Equinor and its support of unionization ... -
Domestic violence and social norms in Norway and Brazil: A preliminary, qualitative study of attitudes and practices of health workers and criminal justice professionals
Miranda, Raquel Barbosa; Lange, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Gender-based domestic violence has gained significant visibility in recent years and is currently considered a priority in the field of public health. This preliminary, qualitative study explores how social ... -
The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam
Lange, Siri; Mfaume, Dorcas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Amputation of the uvula by lay providers, so-called “traditional uvulectomy”, is common in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the procedure is a treatment of persistent cough, and in some areas of the ... -
Gender, regulation, and corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector: The case of Equinor’s social investments in Tanzania
Lange, Siri; Wyndham, Victoria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in poor countries. ... -
Long-term effects of payment for performance on maternal and child health outcomes: evidence from Tanzania
Borghi, Josephine; Binyaruka, Peter John; Mayumana, Iddy; Lange, Siri; Somville, Vincent; Mæstad, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The success of payment for performance (P4P) schemes relies on their ability to generate sustainable changes in the behaviour of healthcare providers. This paper examines short-term and longer-term effects of ... -
When incentives work too well: locally implemented pay for performance (P4P) and adverse sanctions towards home birth in Tanzania - a qualitative study
Chimhutu, Victor; Lindkvist, Ida; Lange, Siri (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-18)Background: Despite limited evidence of its effectiveness, performance-based payments (P4P) are seen by leading policymakers as a potential solution to the slow progress in reaching Millennium Development Goal 5: improved ...