Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Hailu, Alemayehu"
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Health-related quality of life and associated factors among Covid-19 survivors. Experience from Ethiopian treatment centers
Kaso, Abdene Weya; Tesema, Hailmariam Getachew; Hareru, Habtamu Endashaw; Kaso, Taha; Ashuro, Zemachu; Talemahu, Adugna Asefa; Jore, Soressa Tafere; Kassa, Reta; Agero, Gebi; Hailu, Alemayehu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: The pandemic of the novel coronavirus (Covid-19), which is extremely stressful and has an adverse effect on people’s health-related quality of life (HRQoL), poses a serious threat to global public health. As a ... -
Healthcare Access and Quality Index based on mortality from causes amenable to personal health care in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2015: a novel analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
Barber, Ryan M; Fullman, Nancy; Sorensen, Reed J D; Vollset, Stein Emil; Ellingsen, Christian Lycke; Savic, Miloje; Skirbekk, Vegard; Hailu, Alemayehu; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Htet, Aung Soe; Neupane, Sudan Prasad; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07)Background: National levels of personal health-care access and quality can be approximated by measuring mortality rates from causes that should not be fatal in the presence of effective medical care (ie, amenable mortality). ... -
Impact of good governance, economic growth and universal health coverage on COVID-19 infection and case fatality rates in Africa
Gebremichael, Bereket; Hailu, Alemayehu; Letebo, Mekitew; Berhanesilassie, Etsub; Shumetie, Arega; Biadgilign, Sibhatu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has disrupted lives across all countries and communities. It significantly reduced the global economic output and dealt health systems across the world a serious ... -
Institutionalizing health technology assessment in Ethiopia: Seizing the window of opportunity
Erku, Daniel; Walker, Damian; Caruso, Ana A.; Wubishet, Befikadu; Assefa, Yibeltal; Abera, Samuel; Hailu, Alemayehu; Scuffham, Paul (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Ethiopia’s commitment to achieving universal health coverage (UHC) requires an efficient and equitable health priority-setting practice. The Ministry of Health aims to institutionalize health technology assessment (HTA) ... -
Is Ethiopian community-based health insurance affordable? Willingness to pay analysis among households in South Central, Ethiopia
Kaso, Abdene Weya; Haji, Abdane; Hareru, Habtamu Endashaw; Hailu, Alemayehu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI) is a voluntary prepayment mechanism that guarantees the provision of basic healthcare services without financial barriers to underserved segments of the population in ... -
Is universal health coverage affordable? Estimated costs and fiscal space analysis for the Ethiopian Essential Health Services Package
Hailu, Alemayehu; Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Stenberg, Karen; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Estimating the required resources for implementing an essential health services package (EHSP) is vital to examine its feasibility and affordability. This study aimed to estimate the financial resources required to implement ... -
Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying may not be sufficient to eliminate malaria in a low malaria incidence area: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia
Loha, Eskindir; Deressa, Wakgari; Ayana, Taye Gari; Balkew, Meshesha; Kenea, Oljira; Shanka, Tarekegn Solomon; Hailu, Alemayehu; Robberstad, Bjarne; Roro, Meselech Assegid; Overgaard, Hans Jørgen; Lindtjorn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-18)Background Conflicting results exist on the added benefit of combining long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) with indoor residual spraying (IRS) to control malaria infection. The main study objective was to evaluate whether ... -
Magnitude and determinants of out of pocket health expenditure among patients visiting outpatients in public hospitals in East Shoa Zone, Ethiopia
Bedado, Deraro; Kaso, Abdene Weya; Hailu, Alemayehu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Out-of-pocket payment (OOP) for healthcare services remained the main means of the financing health system in developing countries for a decade. Therefore, we assessed the magnitude and determinants of OOP ... -
Malaria incidence and entomological findings in an area targeted for a cluster-randomized controlled trial to prevent malaria in Ethiopia: results from a pilot study
Gari, Taye; Kenea, Oljira; Loha, Eskindir; Deressa, Wakgari; Hailu, Alemayehu; Balkew, Meshesha; Gebre-Michael, Teshome; Robberstad, Bjarne; Overgaard, Hans J; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-03-08)Background: This study was part of the work to prepare for a cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets on malaria incidence. A pilot ... -
Measuring progress towards universal health coverage: National and subnational analysis in Ethiopia
Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Hailu, Alemayehu; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction: Aiming for universal health coverage (UHC) as a country-level goal requires that progress is measured and tracked over time. However, few national and subnational studies monitor UHC in low-income countries ... -
Protecting essential health services in low-income and middle-income countries and humanitarian settings while responding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Blanchet, Karl; Alwan, Ala; Antoine, Caroline; Cros, Marion Jane; Feroz, Ferozuddin; Amsalu Guracha, Tseguaneh; Haaland, Øystein Ariansen; Hailu, Alemayehu; Hangoma, Peter; Jamison, Dean T.; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Miljeteig, Ingrid; Jan Naeem, Ahmad; Nam, Sara L.; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Verguet, Stéphane; Watkins, David; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In health outcomes terms, the poorest countries stand to lose the most from these disruptions. In this paper, we make the case for a rational approach to public sector health spending and decision making during and in the ... -
Revision of the Ethiopian Essential Health Service Package: An Explication of the Process and Methods Used
Eregata, Getachew Teshome; Hailu, Alemayehu; Geletu, Zelalem Adugna; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Stenberg, Karin; Bertram, Melanie Y.; Aman, Amir; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)To make progress toward universal health coverage, countries should define the type and mix of health services that respond to their populations’ needs. Ethiopia revised its essential health services package (EHSP) in 2019. ... -
Survival analysis of COVID-19 patients in Ethiopia: A hospital-based study
Kaso, Abdene Weya; Agero, Gebi; Hurissa, Zewdu; Kaso, Taha; Ewune, Helen Ali; Hareru, Habtamu Endashaw; Hailu, Alemayehu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background COVID-19 is a global public health problem causing high mortality worldwide. This study aimed to assess time to death and predictors of mortality among patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in the Arsi zone treatment ... -
Validity and reliability of the Amharic version of the Schwartz Center Compassionate Care Scale
Zeray, Merkeb; Mariam, Damen Haile; Sahile, Zekariyas; Hailu, Alemayehu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Compassionate care is the sensitivity shown by health care providers to understand another person’s suffering and a willingness to help and to promote the well being of that person. Although monitoring of ...