Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Mæstad, Ottar"
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The decentralisation-centralisation dilemma: recruitment and distribution of health workers in remote districts of Tanzania
Munga, Michael Aloyce; Songstad, Nils Gunnar; Blystad, Astrid; Mæstad, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04-30)Background: The implementation of decentralisation reforms in the health sector of Tanzania started in the 1980s. These reforms were intended to relinquish substantial powers and resources to districts to improve the ... -
Effectiveness of a girls’ empowerment programme on early childbearing, marriage and school dropout among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Mudenda, Mweetwa; Zulu, Joseph; Munsaka, Ecloss; Blystad, Astrid; Makasa, Mpundu; Mæstad, Ottar; Tungodden, Bertil; Jakobs, Choolwe; Kampata, Linda Milimo; Fylkesnes, Knut; Svanemyr, Joar; Moland, Karen Marie; Banda, Richard; Musonda, Patrick (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-09)Background: Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to the young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, 35% of young girls in rural areas have given birth by the age of 18 years. Pregnancy rates are particularly high among ... -
Effectiveness of economic support, comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue on early childbearing and sitting for grade nine exams among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: a cluster randomised trial
Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Mudenda, Mweetwa; Hegdahl, Hanne Keyser; Zulu, Joseph; Grønvik, Taran; Munsaka, Ecloss; Jacobs, Choolwe; Svanemyr, Joar; Tungodden, Bertil; Blystad, Astrid; Olowski, Linda Kampata; Makasa, Mpundu; Moland, Karen Marie Ingeborg; Mæstad, Ottar; Mori, Amani Thomas; Fylkesnes, Knut; Musonda, Patrick (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, one third of 18-year-old girls have given birth. Poverty, low secondary school enrolment, misinformation, and community norms ... -
Lifetime QALY prioritarianism in priority setting: quantification of the inherent trade-off
Ottersen, Trygve; Mæstad, Ottar; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-14)Background: Multiple principles are relevant in priority setting, two of which are often considered particularly important. According to the greater benefit principle, resources should be directed toward the intervention ... -
Long-term effects of payment for performance on maternal and child health outcomes: evidence from Tanzania
Borghi, Josephine; Binyaruka, Peter John; Mayumana, Iddy; Lange, Siri; Somville, Vincent; Mæstad, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background The success of payment for performance (P4P) schemes relies on their ability to generate sustainable changes in the behaviour of healthcare providers. This paper examines short-term and longer-term effects of ... -
Measuring inequalities in the distribution of health workers: the case of Tanzania
Munga, Michael Aloyce; Mæstad, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01-21)Background: The overall human resource shortages and the distributional inequalities in the health workforce in many developing countries are well acknowledged. However, little has been done to measure the degree of ... -
Short- and long-term food insecurity and policy responses in pandemics: Panel data evidence from COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
Hangoma, Peter; Hachhethu, Kusum; Passeri, Silvia; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Rivers, Johnathan; Mæstad, Ottar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We leverage unique panel household phone survey data collected by the World Food Programme (WFP) several months before and 3 years into the COVID-19 pandemic in nine low-and middle-income countries to examine whether the ...