Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Desalegn, Dawit"
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Clinical ethics dilemmas in a low-income setting - a national survey among physicians in Ethiopia
Miljeteig, Ingrid; Defaye, Frehiwot Berhane; Desalegn, Dawit; Danis, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-13)Background Ethical dilemmas are part of medicine, but the type of challenges, the frequency of their occurrence and the nuances in the difficulties have not been systematically studied in low-income settings. The objective ... -
A cost-effectiveness analysis of maternal and neonatal health interventions in Ethiopia
Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Desalegn, Dawit; Hailemariam, Mengistu; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Verguet, Stéphane; Johansson, Kjell Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-18)Ethiopia is one of the sub-Saharan African countries contributing to the highest number of maternal and neonatal deaths. Coverage of maternal and neonatal health (MNH) interventions has remained very low in Ethiopia. We ... -
Financial risk protection at the bedside: How Ethiopian physicians try to minimize out-of-pocket health expenditures
Miljeteig, Ingrid; Defaye, Frehiwot Berhane; Wakim, Paul; Desalegn, Dawit; Berhane, Yemane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Danis, Marion (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-12)Background: Out-of-pocket health expenditures can pose major financial risks, create access-barriers and drive patients and families into poverty. Little is known about physicians’ role in financial protection of patients ... -
Health gains and financial risk protection afforded by public financing of selected interventions in Ethiopia: An extended cost-effectiveness analysis
Verguet, Stéphane; Olson, Zachary D.; Babigumira, Joseph B.; Desalegn, Dawit; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Kruk, Margaret E.; Levin, Carol E.; Nugent, Rachel A.; Pecenka, Clint; Shrime, Mark G.; Memirie, Solomon Tessema; Watkins, David A.; Jamison, Dean T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05)Background: The way in which a government chooses to finance a health intervention can affect the uptake of health interventions and consequently the extent of health gains. In addition to health gains, some policies such ... -
A survey of Ethiopian physicians’ experiences of bedside rationing: extensive resource scarcity, tough decisions and adverse consequences
Defaye, Frehiwot B.; Desalegn, Dawit; Danis, Marion; Hurst, Samia; Berhane, Yemane; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-14)Background Resource scarcity in health care is a universal challenge. In high-income settings, bedside rationing is commonly discussed and debated as a means to addressing scarcity. However, little is known about physicians’ ...