Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Onarheim, Kristine Husøy"
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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 ... -
Impact of a peer-counseling intervention on breastfeeding practices in different socioeconomic strata: results from the equity analysis of the PROMISE-EBF trial in Uganda
Eide, Kristiane Tislevoll; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Wamani, Henry; Tumwine, James K; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-28)Background: Undernutrition is highly prevalent among infants in Uganda. Optimal infant feeding practices may improve nutritional status, health, and survival among children. Objective: Our study evaluates the socioeconomic ... -
Newborn health benefits or financial risk protection? An ethical analysis of a real-life dilemma in a setting without universal health coverage
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Introduction: High healthcare costs make illness precarious for both patients and their families’ economic situation. Despite the recent focus on the interconnection between health and financial risk at the systemic level, ... -
Prioritizing Child Health Interventions in Ethiopia: Modeling Impact on Child Mortality, Life Expectancy and Inequality in Age at Death
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Tessema, Solomon; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Eide, Kristiane Tislevoll; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-07)Background: The fourth Millennium Development Goal calls for a two-thirds reduction in under-5 mortality between 1990 and 2015. Under-5 mortality rate is declining, but many countries are still far from achieving the goal. ... -
Priority to the newborn? Real-life priority setting and intra-household resource allocation for newborn health in Ethiopia
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy (Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-13)Background: Worldwide, 2.6 million newborns die every year. Despite attention to newborn health in policies and plans in Ethiopia, coverage of services remains low, and the decline in mortality is slower than it has been ... -
Priority-setting dilemmas, moral distress and support experienced by nurses and physicians in the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway
Miljeteig, Ingrid; Forthun, Ingeborg; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Engelund, Inger Elise; Schanche, Elisabeth; Schaufel, Margrethe Aase; Onarheim, Kristine Husøy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: The global COVID-19 pandemic has imposed challenges on healthcare systems and professionals worldwide and introduced a ´maelstrom´ of ethical dilemmas. How ethically demanding situations are handled affects ... -
Selling my sheep to pay for medicines – household priorities and coping strategies in a setting without universal health coverage
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Gizaw, Muluken; Moland, Karen Marie; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-02)Background: The first month of life is the period with the highest risk of dying. Despite knowledge of effective interventions, newborn mortality is high and utilization of health care services remains low in Ethiopia. In ... -
Towards universal health coverage for reproductive health services in Ethiopia: two policy recommendations
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Tolla, Mieraf Taddesse; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Abdullah, Muna; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-30)Abstract Reproductive health services are crucial for maternal and child health, but universal health coverage is still not within reach in most societies. Ethiopia’s goal of universal health coverage promises access to ... -
What if the baby doesn't survive? Health-care decision making for ill newborns in Ethiopia
Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Sisay, Mitike Molla; Gizaw, Muluken; Moland, Karen Marie; Miljeteig, Ingrid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12)Despite efforts to improve access to and quality of care for newborns, the first month after birth remains the most dangerous period of life. Given high neonatal mortality in low-income countries, saving newborn lives is ...