Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Datiko, Daniel Gemechu"
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Accessibility to tuberculosis control services and tuberculosis programme performance in southern Ethiopia
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-20)Background: Despite the expansion of health services and community-based interventions in Ethiopia, limited evidence exists about the distribution of and access to health facilities and their relationship with the performance ... -
Cost and cost-effectiveness of treating smear-positive tuberculosis by health extension workers in Ethiopia: an ancillary cost-effectiveness analysis of community randomized trial
Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-02-17)Background: Evidence for policy- and decision-making related to the cost of delivering tuberculosis (TB) control is lacking in Ethiopia. We aimed to determine the cost and cost-effectiveness of involving health extension ... -
Health Extension Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Detection and Treatment Success in Southern Ethiopia: A Community Randomized Trial
Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-05-08)Background: One of the main strategies to control tuberculosis (TB) is to find and treat people with active disease. Unfortunately, the case detection rates remain low in many countries. Thus, we need interventions to find ... -
How many of persistent coughers have pulmonary tuberculosis? Populationbased cohort study in Ethiopia
Banti, Abiot Bezabeh; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Heldal, Einar; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Mitiku, Gebeyehu Assefa; White, Richard Aubrey; Askeland Winje, Brita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Many individuals with persistent cough and smear microscopy-negative sputum test for tuberculosis (TB) remain at risk of developing the disease. This study estimates the incidence of pulmonary TB (PTB) among ... -
Improving Tuberculosis Control in Ethiopia: performance of TB control programme, community DOTS and its cost-effectiveness
Datiko, Daniel Gemechu (Doctoral thesis, 2011-02-04)World Health Organization (WHO) recommends directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) strategy to control tuberculosis (TB). It aims to detect 70% of new smear-positive cases and cure 85% of them. Implementing the ... -
Low case notification rates of childhood tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-01)Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) is a public health concern causing considerable mortality. However, control of childhood TB receives little attention. The control efforts could be inadequate because of challenges ... -
Prevalence and incidence of symptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis based on repeated population screening in a district in Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study
Banti, Abiot Bezabeh; Askeland Winje, Brita; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Heldal, Einar; Abebe, Markos; Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Objective In Ethiopia, one-third of the estimated tuberculosis cases are not detected or reported. Incidence estimates are inaccurate and rarely measured directly. Assessing the ‘real’ incidence under programme conditions ... -
The rate of TB-HIV co-infection depends on the prevalence of HIV infection in a community
Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Yassin, Mohammed A.; Chekol, Luelseged T.; Kabeto, Lopisso E.; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-07-30)Background: A complex interaction exists between tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection at an individual and community level. Limited knowledge about the rate of HIV infection in TB patients and ... -
Spatio-temporal analysis of smear-positive tuberculosis in the Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-01)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease of public health concern, with a varying distribution across settings depending on socio-economic status, HIV burden, availability and performance of the health system. Ethiopia ... -
Trends of tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the sidama zone, southern ethiopia: Ten-year retrospective trend analysis in urban-rural settings
Dangisso, Mesay Hailu; Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-02)Background: Ethiopia is one of the high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. An analysis of trends and differentials in case notifications and treatment outcomes of TB may help improve our understanding of the performance ... -
Tuberculosis recurrence in smear-positive patients cured under DOTS in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study
Datiko, Daniel Gemechu; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-09-18)Background: Decentralization of DOTS has increased the number of cured smear-positive tuberculosis (TB) patients. However, the rate of recurrence has increased mainly due to HIV infection. Recurrence rate could be taken ...