Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Johansson, Kjell Arne"
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Inequalities in utilization of maternal and child health services in Ethiopia: the role of primary health care
Verguet, Stéphane; Levin, Carol; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Norheim, Ole F.; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-12)Background: Health systems aim to narrow inequality in access to health care across socioeconomic groups and area of residency. However, in low-income countries, studies are lacking that systematically monitor and evaluate ... -
Integrated care of severe infectious diseases to people with substance use disorders; a systematic review
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Leiva, Rafael Alexander Mo; Vickerman, Peter; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Various integrated care models have been used to improve treatment completion of medications for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), and Human ... -
Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: A multicenter randomized controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)
Fadnes, Lars T.; Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Leiva, Rafael Alexander Mo; Ohldieck, Christian; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Skurtveit, Svetlana Ondrasova; Lygren, Ole Jørgen; Dalgard, Olav; Vickerman, Peter; Midgard, Håvard; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The standard pathways of testing and treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in tertiary healthcare are not easily accessed by people who inject drugs (PWID). The aim of this study was to evaluate the ... -
Integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection among people who inject drugs: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (INTRO-HCV)
Fadnes, Lars T.; Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Ohldieck, Christian; Leiva, Rafael Alexander Mo; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Lygren, Ole Jørgen; Dalgard, Olav; Vickerman, Peter; Midgard, Håvard; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-08)Background: A large proportion of people who inject drugs (PWID) living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have not been treated. It is unknown whether inclusion of HCV diagnostics and treatment into integrated substance ... -
Low immunization coverage in Wonago district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study
Hailu, Samrawit; Astatkie, Ayalew; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Lindtjorn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-24)Introduction Immunization is a cost-effective intervention that prevented more than 5 million deaths worldwide from 2010 to 2015. Despite increased vaccination coverage over the past four decades in many African countries, ... -
Making use of equity sensitive QALYs: a case study on identifying the worse off across diseases
Lindemark, Frode; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-23)Background: Resource allocation decisions currently lack standard quantitative methods for incorporating concerns about the worse off when analysing the cost-effectiveness of medical interventions. Objective: To explore ... -
On the path towards universal coverage of hepatitis C treatment among people receiving opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway: A prospective cohort study from 2013 to 2017
Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Odsbu, Ingvild; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Økland, Jan-Magnus; Leiva, Rafael Alexander Mo; Vickerman, Peter; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives We aimed to calculate cumulative hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment coverage among individuals enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway between 2013 and 2017 and to document the treatment transition to ... -
Out-of-pocket expenditures for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in general and specialised cardiac hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional cohort study
Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Verguet, Stéphane; Bekele, A.; Amenu, K; Abdisa, Senbeta Guteta; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Cardiovascular disease poses a great financial risk on households in countries without universal health coverage like Ethiopia. This paper aims to estimate the magnitude and intensity of catastrophic health ... -
Peer involvement and cross-sector efforts in establishing integrated treatment of hepatitis C virus infection for people with substance use disorders: experiences from Norway
Lygren, Ole Jørgen Scheie; Bjørnestad, Ronny; Løberg, Else-Marie; Bonnier, Martine; Buljovcic, Vibeke Bråthen; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-21)Background For people with opioid dependence in Norway, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections contribute to high mortality and high morbidity. Around 50% of patients in medically assisted rehabilitation (MAR) have ... -
Potentially addictive drugs dispensing to patients receiving opioid agonist therapy: a register-based prospective cohort study in Norway and Sweden from 2015 to 2017
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Odsbu, Ingvild; Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Reutfors, Johan; Halmøy, Anne; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives: To compare the use of benzodiazepines, z-hypnotics, gabapentinoids, opioids and centrally acting stimulants (CAS) among patients who had received opioid agonist therapy (OAT) in Norway and Sweden during the ... -
Prevalence and correlates of suicide attempts in high-risk populations: a cross-sectional study among patients receiving opioid agonist therapy in Norway
Vold, Jørn Henrik; Løberg, Else-Marie; Aas, Christer Frode; Steier, Jan Alexander; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Death by suicide in patients enrolled in opioid agonist therapy (OAT) is a major clinical concern. However, little knowledge exists regarding suicide attempts in this patient group. This study presents the ... -
Prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in Ethiopia: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Abdisa, Senbeta Guteta; Ababulgu, Awel; Jerene, Degu; Bertram, Melanie; Strand, Kirsten; Verguet, Stéphane; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-12)Background: The coverage of prevention and treatment strategies for ischemic heart disease and stroke is very low in Ethiopia. In view of Ethiopia’s meager healthcare budget, it is important to identify the most cost-effective ... -
Prioritizing Child Health Interventions in Ethiopia: Modeling Impact on Child Mortality, Life Expectancy and Inequality in Age at Death
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Tessema, Solomon; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Eide, Kristiane Tislevoll; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-07)Background: The fourth Millennium Development Goal calls for a two-thirds reduction in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2015. Under-5 mortality rate is declining, but many countries are still far from achieving the goal. ... -
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 ... -
Pulse oximeter with integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosis of severe childhood pneumonia at rural health institutions in Southern Ethiopia: Results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Tesfaye, Solomon Hailemariam; Gebeyehu, Yabibal; Loha, Eskindir; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Lindtjorn, Bernt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective To assess whether pulse oximetry improves health workers’ performance in diagnosing severe childhood pneumonia at health centres in Southern Ethiopia. Design Parallel cluster-randomised trial. Setting Government ... -
Reporting of health equity considerations in cluster and individually randomized trials
Jull, Janet; Yoganathan, Manosila; Dewidar, Omar; Baird, Sarah; Grimshaw, Jeremy M.; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Kristjansson, Elizabeth; McGowan, Jesse; Moher, David; Petticrew, Mark; Robberstad, Bjarne; Shea, Beverly; Tugwell, Peter; Volmink, Jimmy; Wells, George A.; Whitehead, Margaret; Cuervo, Luis Gabriel; White, Howard; Taljaard, Monica; Welch, Vivian; Petkovic, Jennifer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The randomized controlled trial (RCT) is considered the gold standard study design to inform decisions about the effectiveness of interventions. However, a common limitation is inadequate reporting of 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. ... -
Scaling-up essential neuropsychiatric services in Ethiopia: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Strand, Kirsten Bjerkreim; Chisholm, Dan; Fekadu, Abebaw; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-21)Introduction: There is an immense need for scaling-up neuropsychiatric care in low-income countries. Contextualized cost-effectiveness analyses (CEAs) provide relevant information for local policies. The aim of this study ... -
Subjective symptoms and serum methadone concentrations: what should guide dose adjustments in methadone maintenance treatment? A naturalistic cohort study from Norway
Chalabianloo, Fatemeh; Fadnes, Lars T.; Høiseth, Gudrun; Ohldieck, Christian; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Aas, Christer Frode; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Bramness, Jørgen Gustav (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: There is little evidence-based guidance on how to optimize methadone dosages among patients with opioid addiction undergoing methadone maintenance treatment (MMT). This study aims to investigate whether ... -
Substance use and symptoms of mental health disorders: a prospective cohort of patients with severe substance use disorders in Norway
Aas, Christer Frode; Vold, Jørn Henrik; Gjestad, Rolf; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Lim, Aaron G.; Gjerde, Kristian Varden; Løberg, Else-Marie; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)Background:There is high co-occurrence of substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health disorders. We aimedto assess impact of substance use patterns and sociodemographic factors on mental health distress using the ...