Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Mørkve, Odd"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Delay in Tuberculosis case detection in Pwani region, Tanzania. a cross sectional study
Ngadaya, Esther S.; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Wandwalo, Eliud R.; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-29)Background: Delay in Tuberculosis (TB) case detection may worsen the disease and increase TB transmission. It is also a challenge to the National TB and Leprosy control Program (NTLP). Methods: We conducted a cross sectional ... -
Detection of pulmonary tuberculosis among patients with cough attending outpatient departments in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania: does duration of cough matter?
Ngadaya, Esther S.; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Wandwalo, Eliud R.; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-01)Background: According to WHO estimates, tuberculosis case detection rate in Tanzania is less than 50% and this poses a major challenge to control tuberculosis in the country. Currently, one of the defining criteria for ... -
Diagnosis and follow-up of treatment of latent tuberculosis; the utility of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay in outpatients from a tuberculosis low-endemic country
Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Gran, Gerd; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Blomberg, Bjørn; Haanshuus, Christel Gill; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03-08)Background Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) Release Assays (IGRA) are more specific than the tuberculosis skin test (TST) in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI). We present the performance of the QuantiFERON®-TB ... -
Immunohaematological reference values in human immunodeficiency virus-negative adolescent and adults in rural northern Tanzania
Ngowi, Bernard J.; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Bruun, Johan Nikolai; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01-13)Background: The amount of CD4 T cells is used for monitoring HIV progression and improvement, and to make decisions to start antiretroviral therapy and prophylactic drugs for opportunistic infections. The aim of this study ... -
Immunohistochemical diagnosis of abdominal and lymph node tuberculosis by detecting Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex specific antigen MPT64
Purohit, Manju Raj; Mustafa, Tehmina; Wiker, Harald G.; Mørkve, Odd; Sviland, Lisbet (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-09-25)Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic potential of immunohistochemistry using an antibody to the secreted mycobacterial antigen MPT64, in abdominal and lymph node tuberculosis. Methods: We used ... -
Injuries in Khartoum state, the Sudan: a household survey of incidence and risk factors
El Tayeb, Sally; Abdalla, Safa; Mørkve, Odd; Heuch, Ivar; Van den Bergh, Graziella (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Low- and middle-income countries have a higher burden of fatal and non-fatal injuries. The lack of evidence-based information hampers efforts for injury prevention. The aim of this study was to calculate non-fatal injury ... -
Loss to follow-up pattern in TB patients in Rawalpindi, Pakistan
Soomro, Munawar Hussain; Shahzad, Faisal; Khan, Muhammad Amir; Qadeer, Ejaz; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Tuberculosis is a serious global public health, social and economical problem that affects millions of people particularly in low income countries. The aim of this study was to see the loss to follow up pattern ... -
Promising outcomes of a national programme for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission in Addis Ababa: a retrospective study
Mirkuzie, Alemnesh Hailemariam; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-09-09)Background Prevention of Mother-to-Child HIV Transmission (PMTCT) is still the most effective intervention in combating new HIV infections. In 2008, revised national PMTCT guidelines that incorporated new policies on HIV ... -
Pulmonary tuberculosis among people living with HIV/AIDS attending care and treatment in rural northern Tanzania
Ngowi, Bernard J.; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Bruun, Johan Nikolai; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-30)Background: Tuberculosis is the commonest opportunistic infection and the number one cause of death in HIV/AIDS patients in developing countries. To address the extent of the tuberculosis HIV coinfection in rural Tanzania ... -
Pulmonary tuberculosis among women with cough attending clinics for family planning and maternal and child health in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
Ngadaya, Esther S.; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Wandwalo, Eliud R.; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-08-03)Background: Tuberculosis (TB) case detection in women has remained low in developing world. This study was conducted to determine the proportion of smear positive TB among women with cough regardless of the duration attending ... -
The role of livestock keeping in tuberculosis trends in Arusha, Tanzania
Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, R. R.; Cleaveland, S.; Sharp, J. M.; Shirima, G.; Nilsen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-07)SETTING: Arusha, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To assess risk factors that might influence TB control in the general population and in livestock-keepers. METHODS: Of 242 villages in four districts, 27 were selected randomly. In ... -
Smear microscopy and culture conversion rates among smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients by HIV status in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Senkoro, Mbazi; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Mørkve, Odd (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-07-16)Background Tanzania ranks 15th among the world's 22 countries with the largest tuberculosis burden and tuberculosis has continued to be among the major public health problems in the country. Limited data, especially in ... -
Tribal differences in perception of tuberculosis : a possible role in tuberculosis control in Arusha, Tanzania
Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Mørkve, Odd; Kazwala, R. R.; Cleaveland, S.; Sharp, J. M.; Shirima, G.; Nilsen, Rune (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2003-10)SETTING: Arusha, Tanzania. OBJECTIVE: To determine tribal differences in knowledge and practices that might influence tuberculosis control. METHOD: Twenty-seven villages were selected randomly out of 242 villages in four ...