Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Byskov, Jens"
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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 ... -
Accountable priority setting for trust in health systems - the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in developing countries
Byskov, Jens; Bloch, Paul; Blystad, Astrid; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; Fylkesnes, Knut; Kamuzora, Peter; Kombe, Yeri; Kvåle, Gunnar; Marchal, Bruno; Martin, Douglas K.; Michelo, Charles Cheembo; Ndawi, Benedict; Ngulube, Thabale J.; Nyamongo, Isaac; Olsen, Øystein Evjen; Onyango-Ouma, Washington; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Shayo, Elizabeth H.; Silwamba, Gavin; Songstad, Nils Gunnar; Tuba, Mary (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-24)Abstract Despite multiple efforts to strengthen health systems in low and middle income countries, intended sustainable improvements in health outcomes have not been shown. To date most priority setting initiatives in ... -
Balancing efficiency, equity and feasibility of HIV treatment in South Africa - development of programmatic guidance
Baltussen, Rob; Mikkelsen, Evelinn; Tromp, Noor; Hurtig, Anne Karin; Byskov, Jens; Olsen, Øystein Evjen; Bærøe, Kristine; Hontelez, Jan A.; Singh, Jerome; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-10-09)South Africa, the country with the largest HIV epidemic worldwide, has been scaling up treatment since 2003 and is rapidly expanding its eligibility criteria. The HIV treatment programme has achieved significant results, ... -
Challenges to fair decision-making processes in the context of health care services: a qualitative assessment from Tanzania
Shayo, Elizabeth H.; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Mboera, Leonard E. G.; Byskov, Jens; Maluka, Stephen; Kamuzora, Peter; Blystad, Astrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-07)Background: Fair processes in decision making need the involvement of stakeholders who can discuss issues and reach an agreement based on reasons that are justifiable and appropriate in meeting people’s needs. In Tanzania, ... -
Condom availability in high risk places and condom use: a study at district level in Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia
Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Blystad, Astrid; Shayo, Elizabeth H.; Makundi, Emmanuel; Michelo, Charles Cheembo; Zulu, Joseph; Byskov, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-11-26)Background: A number of studies from countries with severe HIV epidemics have found gaps in condom availability, even in places where there is a substantial potential for HIV transmission. Although reported condom use has ... -
Existence and functionality of emergency obstetric care services at district level in Kenya: theoretical coverage versus reality
Echoka, Elizabeth; Kombe, Yeri; Dubourg, Dominique; Makokha, Anselimo; Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg; Mwangi, Moses; Byskov, Jens; Olsen, Øystein Evjen; Mutisya, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-25)Background: The knowledge on emergency obstetric care (EmOC) is limited in Kenya, where only partial data from sub-national studies exist. The EmOC process indicators have also not been integrated into routine health ... -
Factors associated with health facility childbirth in districts of Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia: a population based survey
Phiri, Selia Ng’anjo; Kiserud, Torvid; Kvåle, Gunnar; Byskov, Jens; Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg; Michelo, Charles Cheembo; Echoka, Elizabeth; Fylkesnes, Knut (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-04)Background: Maternal mortality continues to be a heavy burden in low and middle income countries where half of all deliveries take place in homes without skilled attendance. The study aimed to investigate the underlying ... -
Fairness and legitimacy of decisions during delivery of malaria services and ITN interventions in Zambia
Tuba, Mary; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Bloch, Paul; Byskov, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-01)Background: Malaria is the leading cause of morbidity and the second leading cause of mortality in Zambia. Perceptions of fairness and legitimacy of decisions relating to treatment of malaria cases within public health ... -
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 ... -
Rural-urban inequity in unmet obstetric needs and functionality of emergency obstetric care services in a Zambian district
Nganjo Phiri, Selia; Fylkesnes, Knut; Moland, Karen Marie; Byskov, Jens; Kiserud, Torvid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-29)Background: Zambia has a high maternal mortality ratio, 398/100,000 live births. Few pregnant women access emergency obstetric care services to handle complications at childbirth. We aimed to assess the deficit in life-saving ... -
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 ... -
Using the unmet obstetric needs indicator to map inequities in life-saving obstetric interventions at the local health care system in Kenya
Echoka, Elizabeth; Dubourg, Dominique; Makokha, Anselimo; Kombe, Yeri; Olsen, Øystein Evjen; Mwangi, Moses; Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg; Byskov, Jens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-12)Background: Developing countries with high maternal mortality need to invest in indicators that not only provide information about how many women are dying, but also where, and what can be done to prevent these deaths. The ...