Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Molla, Mitike"

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‘I wanted to go, but they said wait’: Mothers’ bargaining power and strategies in careseeking for ill newborns in Ethiopia

Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Moland, Karen Marie Ingeborg; Molla, Mitike; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

Introduction To prevent the 2.6 million newborn deaths occurring worldwide every year, health system improvements and changes in care-taker behaviour are necessary. Mothers are commonly assumed to be of particular importance ...
Preventing HIV among young people A community based study from Butajira on traditional norms, sexual health and HIV associated deaths

Molla, Mitike (Doctoral thesis, 2009-05-28)

Although young adults make up a large proportion of the population in developing countries, their health needs are often neglected. Sexual and reproductive health problems challenge this population in the second decade of ...
Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study

Molla, Mitike; Berhane, Yemane; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-01-09)

Background: Delaying sexual initiation has been promoted as one of the methods of decreasing risks of HIV among young people. In traditional countries, such as Ethiopia, retaining virginity until marriage is the norm. ...