Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Peterson, Stefan"
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Boys are more stunted than girls in Sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of 16 demographic and health surveys
Wamani, Henry; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Peterson, Stefan; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-04-10)Background: Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether there are systematic sex differences in ... -
Drug seller adherence to clinical protocols with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea at drug shops in Uganda
Awor, Phyllis; Wamani, Henry; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-07-16)Background: Drug shops are usually the first source of care for febrile children in Uganda although the quality of care they provide is known to be poor. Within a larger quasi-experimental study introducing the WHO/UNICEF ... -
Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania
Assey, Vincent Didas; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Momburi, Philip B.; Maganga, Michael; Mlingi, Nicholaus; Reilly, Marie; Greiner, Ted; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-06-17)Background: Universal salt iodation will prevent iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). Globally, salt-iodation technologies mostly target large and medium-scale salt-producers. Since most producers in low-income countries are ... -
Increased access to care and appropriateness of treatment at private sector drug shops with integrated management of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhoea: A quasi-experimental study in Uganda
Awor, Phyllis; Wamani, Henry; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Jagoe, George; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-12-26)Introduction: Drug shops are a major source of care for children in low income countries but they provide sub-standard care. We assessed the feasibility and effect on quality of care of introducing diagnostics and pre-packaged ... -
Mothers' education but not fathers' education, household assets or land ownership is the best predictor of child health inequalities in rural Uganda
Wamani, Henry; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Tumwine, James K.; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2004-10-13)Background: Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do not accurately predict inequalities in ... -
Private Sector Drug Shops in Integrated Community Case Management of Malaria, Pneumonia, and Diarrhea in Children in Uganda
Awor, Phyllis; Wamani, Henry; Bwire, Godfrey; Jagoe, George; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)We conducted a survey involving 1,604 households to determine community care-seeking patterns and 163 exit interviews to determine appropriateness of treatment of common childhood illnesses at private sector drug shops in ... -
Remaining challenges in Tanzania’s efforts to eliminate iodine deficiency
Assey, Vincent Didas; Mgoba, Celestin; Mlingi, Nicholaus; Sanga, Alfred; Ndossi, Godwin D.; Greiner, Ted; Peterson, Stefan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Objective: To determine iodine levels in salt and iodine deficiency prevalence in school-aged children in 16 districts in Tanzania with previous severe iodine deficiency. Design: A cross-sectional study in schoolchildren. ... -
Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation
Assey, Vincent Didas; Peterson, Stefan; Kimboka, Sabas; Ngemera, Daniel; Mgoba, Celestin; Ruhiye, Deusdedit M.; Ndossi, Godwin D.; Greiner, Ted; Tylleskär, Thorkild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-09-03)Background: In many low-income countries, children are at high risk of iodine deficiency disorders, including brain damage. In the early 1990s, Tanzania, a country that previously suffered from moderate to severe iodine ...