Browsing Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care by Author "Van den Bergh, Graziella"
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Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: a household survey of incidence and risk factors
El Tayeb, Sally; Abdalla, Safa; Mørkve, Odd; Heuch, Ivar; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Low- and middle-income countries have a higher burden of fatal and non-fatal injuries. The lack of evidence-based information hampers efforts for injury prevention. The aim of this study was to calculate non-fatal injury ... -
“The midwife helped me ... otherwise I could have died”: women’s experience of professional midwifery services in rural Afghanistan - a qualitative study in the provinces Kunar and Laghman
Thommesen, Trude Gro; Kismul, Hallgeir; Kaplan, Ian; Safi, Khadija; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Afghanistan has one of the world’s highest maternal mortality ratios, with more than 60% of women having no access to a skilled birth attendant in some areas. The main challenges for childbearing Afghan women ... -
A qualitative case study of community experiences with Tungiasis in high prevalence villages of Bungoma County, Kenya: “The whole body aches and the jiggers are torturing me!”
Mørkve, Åse Walle; Jackline, Sitienei; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-04-26)Introduction: Tungiasis is a painful skin infection caused by a flea called Tunga Penetrans/jiggers, which enters the epidermis of humans and animals. If untreated it may result in bacterial infection, sepsis, necrosis, ... -
Socioeconomic and disability consequences of injuries in the Sudan: a community-based survey in Khartoum State
El Tayeb, Sally; Abdalla, Safa; Heuch, Ivar; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Fatal and non-fatal injuries are of increasing public health concern globally, particularly in low and middle-income countries. Injuries sustained by individuals also impact society, creating a loss of productivity ... -
Use of healthcare services by injured people in Khartoum State, Sudan
El Tayeb, Sally; Abdalla, Safa; Van den Bergh, Graziella; Heuch, Ivar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Trauma care is an important factor in preventing death and reducing disability. Injured persons in low- and middle-income countries are expected to use the formal healthcare system in increasing numbers. The ...