Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Michelo, Charles"
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The accountability for reasonableness approach to guide priority setting in health systems within limited resources - findings from action research at district level in Kenya, Tanzania, and Zambia
Byskov, Jens; Marchal, Bruno; Maluka, Stephen; Zulu, Joseph; Bukachi, Salome A.; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Blystad, Astrid; Kamuzora, Peter; Michelo, Charles; Nyandieka, Lillian N.; Ndawi, Benedict; Bloch, Paul; Olsen, Øystein Evjen; the REACT Consortium (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-20)Background: Priority-setting decisions are based on an important, but not sufficient set of values and thus lead to disagreement on priorities. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) is an ethics-based approach to a ... -
Community perspectives on randomisation and fairness in a cluster randomised controlled trial in Zambia
Kombe, Maureen Mupeta; Zulu, Joseph Mumba; Michelo, Charles; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12-21)Background: One important ethical issue in randomised controlled trials (RCTs) is randomisation. Relatively little is known about how participating individuals and communities understand and perceive central aspects of ... -
Increased fairness in priority setting processes within the health sector: the case of Kapiri-Mposhi District, Zambia
Zulu, Joseph; Michelo, Charles; Msoni, Carol; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Byskov, Jens; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02-18)Background: The challenge of priority setting (PS) in health care within contexts of severe resource limitations has continued to receive attention. Accountability for Reasonableness (AFR) has emerged as a useful framework ... -
Poor provision of sanitary facilities in markets of lusaka district Zambia
Meki, Chisala D.; Bråtveit, Magne; Michelo, Charles; Moen, Bente Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Although provision of sanitary facilities in workplaces is an important issue, very few studies have been undertaken in this regard. Objective: This study assessed the provision of sanitary facilities for ... -
A systems perspective on the importance of global health strategy developments for accomplishing today's Sustainable Development Goals
Byskov, Jens; Maluka, Stephen; Marchal, Bruno; Shayo, Elizabeth Henry; Blystad, Astrid; Bukachi, Salome A.; Zulu, Joseph Mumba; Michelo, Charles; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Bloch, Paul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-30)Priority setting within health systems has not led to accountable, fair and sustainable solutions to improving population health. Providers, users and other stakeholders each have their own health and service priorities ... -
Why teach sexuality education in school? Teacher discretion in implementing comprehensive sexuality education in rural Zambia
Zulu, Joseph M.; Blystad, Astrid; Haaland, Marte Emilie Sandvik; Michelo, Charles; Haukanes, Haldis; Moland, Karen Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-27)Background: Reproductive health problems such as HIV, unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion among adolescents are closely linked to insufficient knowledge about sexuality and reproduction and lack of access to contraceptives. ...