Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund"
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Are children with tuberculosis in Pakistan managed according to National programme policy guidelines? A study from 3 districts in Punjab
Safdar, Nauman; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Baloch, Noor Ahmed; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-11-30)Background: The adherence to policies of National TB Control Programme (NTP) to manage a case of tuberculosis (TB) is a fundamental step to have a successful programme in any country. Childhood TB services faces an unmet ... -
Building sustainable operational research capacity in Pakistan: starting with tuberculosis and expanding to other public health problems
Fatima, Razia; Yaqoob, Aashifa; Qadeer, Ejaz; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Heldal, Einar; Zachariah, Rony; Harries, Anthony D.; Kumar, Ajay M.V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: For many years, operational research capacity has been a challenge and has remained a low priority for the health sector in Pakistan. Building research capacity for developing a critical mass of researchers in ... -
Caesarean section rates analysed using Robson’s 10-Group Classification System: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia
Abdo, Abdela Amano; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Tekle, Achamyelesh Gebretsadik; Lindtjorn, Bernt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objective The aim of this study was to assess the caesarean section (CS) rates using Robson’s 10-Group Classification System among women who gave birth at Hawassa University Referral Hospital in southern Ethiopia. Design ... -
Can timely vector control interventions triggered by atypical environmental conditions prevent malaria epidemics? A case-study from Wajir County, Kenya
Maes, Peter; Harries, Anthony D.; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Noor, Abdisalan; Snow, Robert W.; Tayler-Smith, Katherine; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Zachariah, Rony; Allan, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Background: Atypical environmental conditions with drought followed by heavy rainfall and flooding in arid areas in sub- Saharan Africa can lead to explosive epidemics of malaria, which might be prevented through timely ... -
Care-Seeking and Management of Common Childhood Illnesses in Tanzania – Results from the 2010 Demographic and Health Survey
Kahabuka, Catherine; Kvåle, Gunnar; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-03-12)Background: Malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea continue to kill millions of children in Africa despite the available and effective treatments. Correct diagnosis and prompt treatment with effective drugs at the first option ... -
Childhood tuberculosis deskguide and monitoring: An intervention to improve case management in Pakistan
Safdar, Nauman; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Baloch, Noor Ahmed; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-10)Background: Childhood tuberculosis (TB) has been a neglected area in national TB control programme (NTCP) in high burden countries. The NTP Pakistan adapted the global approaches by developing and piloting its policy ... -
A cohort study on obstetric care for HIV positive women in Addis Ababa: Intrapartum transfers and associated delays
Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Moland, Karen Marie; Mørkve, Odd (Journal article, 2011-06)Despite the importance of safe obstetric practice in reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission and adverse perinatal outcomes, little is known about access to intrapartum obstetric care for HIV positive women. A cohort of ... -
Comparing HIV prevalence estimates from prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and the antenatal HIV surveillance in Addis Ababa
Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Moland, Karen Marie; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-26)Background: In the absence of reliable data, antenatal HIV surveillance has been used to monitor the HIV epidemic since the late 1980s. Currently, routine data from Prevention of Mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) ... -
Current status of medication adherence and infant follow up in the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission programme in Addis Ababa: a cohort study
Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Moland, Karen Marie; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10-21)Background: Prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) programmes have great potential to achieve virtual elimination of perinatal HIV transmission provided that PMTCT recommendations are properly followed. ... -
Delay in the diagnosis of tuberculosis in Nepal
Basnet, Rajendra; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Malla, Pushpa; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-14)Background: Identifying reasons for delay in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis is important for the health system to find ways to treat patients as early as possible, and hence reduce the suffering of patients and ... -
Experienced and perceived risks of mycobacterial diseases: A cross sectional study among agropastoral communities in northern Tanzania
Kilale, Andrew Martin; Ngadaya, Esther Stanslaus; Kagaruki, Gibson Benard; Lema, Yakobo Leonard; Muhumuza, Julius; Ngowi, Bernard James; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey M.; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-24)Objective The current study was conducted to assess experienced risk factors and perceptions of mycobacterial diseases in communities in northern Tanzania. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study in Arusha and Manyara ... -
Extending contact screening within a 50-m radius of an index tuberculosis patient using Xpert MTB/RIF in urban Pakistan: Did it impact treatment outcomes?
Ul Haq, Mahboob; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Fatima, Razia; Shewade, Hemant Deepak; Heldal, Einar; Latif, Abdullah; Kumar, Ajay M.V. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Pakistan implemented initiatives to detect tuberculosis (TB) patients through extended contact screening (ECS); it improved case detection but treatment outcomes need assessment. Objectives To compare ... -
Factors associated with severe disease from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea among children in rural Tanzania – A hospital-based cross-sectional study
Kahabuka, Catherine; Kvåle, Gunnar; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-14)Background: Mild cases of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea are readily treatable with complete recovery and with inexpensive and widely available first-line drugs. However, treatment is complicated and expensive, and mortality ... -
Factors related to previous tuberculosis treatment of patients with multidrugresistant tuberculosis in Bangladesh
Rifat, Mahfuza; Hall, John; Oldmeadow, Christopher; Husain, Ashaque; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Milton, Abul Hasnat (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-08)Objective. Previous tuberculosis (TB) treatment status is an established risk factor for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB). This study explores which factors related to previous TB treatment may lead to the development of ... -
Good clinical outcomes from a 7-year holistic programme of fistula repair in Guinea
Delamou, Alexandre; Diallo, Moustapha; Beavogui, Abdoul Habib; Delvaux, Thérèse; Millimono, Sita; Kourouma, Mamady; Beattie, Karen; Barone, Mark; Barry, Thierno Hamidou; Khogali, Mohamed; Edginton, Mary; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Ruminjo, Joseph; Zhang, Wei-Hong; De Brouwere, Vincent (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-06)Objectives. Female genital fistula remains a public health concern in developing countries. From January 2007 to September 2013, the Fistula Care project, managed by EngenderHealth in partnership with the Ministry of Health ... -
High attrition among HIV-infected patients with advanced disease treated in an intermediary referral center in Maputo, Mozambique
Molfino, Lucas; Kumar, Ajay M.V.; Isaakidis, Petros; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Khogali, Mohamed; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Magaia, Alice; Lobo, Sheila; Edwards, Celeste Gracia; Walter, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-08)Background: In Mozambique, antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up has been successfully implemented. However, attrition in care remains a major programmatic challenge. In 2009, an intermediary-level HIV referral center was ... -
High maternal mortality estimated by the sisterhood method in a rural area of Mali
Aa, Ingvill; Grove, Mari A.; Haugsjå, Anita H.; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-08-03)Background: Maternal mortality is high in Mali. Nevertheless, there are few studies on this topic from rural areas, and current estimates are mostly based on studies from urban settings. Our objective was to estimate the ... -
Intensive-phase treatment outcomes among hospitalized multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: Results from a nationwide cohort in Nigeria
Oladimeji, Olanrewaju; Isaakidis, Petros; Obasanya, Olusegun J.; Eltayeb, Osman; Khogali, Mohammed; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Kumar, Ajay M.V.; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Abdurrahman, Saddiq; Lawson, Lovett; Cuevas, Luis E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-10)Background: Nigeria is faced with a high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Treatment outcomes among MDR-TB patients registered across the globe have been ... -
Intimate partner violence and maternal depression during pregnancy: A community-based cross-sectional study in Ethiopia
Belay, Sewhareg; Astatkie, Ayalew; Emmelin, Maria; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Introduction: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is regarded an important public health and human rights issue, characterized by physical, sexual or emotional abuse. Globally more than one in three women report physical or ... -
Is One Sputum Specimen as Good as Two during Follow-Up Cultures for Monitoring Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in India?
Nagaraja, Sharath Burugina; Kumar, Ajay M. V.; Sachdeva, Kuldeep Singh; Ramachandran, Ranjani; Satyanarayana, Srinath; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-27)Background: In India, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has adopted the strategy of examining two specimens during follow-up culture examinations to monitor the treatment response of multi-drug ...