Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Robberstad, Bjarne"
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Bør vi diskontere fremtidige helsegevinster? Pro et contra
Solberg, Carl Tollef; Barra, Mathias; Robberstad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Målet med denne artikkelen er å undersøke de viktigste argumentene for og imot diskontering av fremtidige helsegevinster. Et mer generelt spørsmål dreier seg om hvorvidt vi bør diskontere fremtidig velferd (eng. well-being). ... -
Combining long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Ethiopia: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Deressa, Wakgari; Loha, Eskindir; Balkew, Meshesha; Hailu, Alemayehu; Gari, Taye; Kenea, Oljira; Overgaard, Hans Jørgen; Gebremichael, Teshome; Robberstad, Bjarne; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-12)Background: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) and indoor residual spraying (IRS) are the main malaria prevention interventions in Ethiopia. There is conflicting evidence that the combined application of both interventions ... -
Combining long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Ethiopia: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Deressa, Wakgari; Loha, Eskindir; Balkew, Meshesha; Desalegne, Alemayehu; Gari, Taye; Gebremichael, Teshome; Kenea, Oljira; Jima, Daddi; Robberstad, Bjarne; Overgaard, Hans J.; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-22) -
Cost estimates of HIV care and treatment with and without anti-retroviral therapy at Arba Minch Hospital in southern Ethiopia
Bikilla, Asfaw Demissie; Jerene, Degu; Robberstad, Bjarne; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04-13)Background: Little is known about the costs of HIV care in Ethiopia. Objective: To estimate the average per person year (PPY) cost of care for HIV patients with and without anti-retroviral therapy (ART) in a district ... -
Cost of individual peer counselling for the promotion of exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda
Chola, Lumbwe; Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Kankasa, Chipepo; Nankunda, Jolly; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-06-29)Background: Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for 6 months is the recommended form of infant feeding. Support of mothers through individual peer counselling has been proved to be effective in increasing exclusive breastfeeding ... -
Cost-benefit and extended cost-effectiveness analysis of a comprehensive adolescent pregnancy prevention program in Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Mori, Amani Thomas; Kampata, Linda Milimo; Musonda, Patrick; Johansson, Kjell Arne; Robberstad, Bjarne; Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-12-19)Background: Early marriages, pregnancies and births are the major cause of school drop-out among adolescent girls in sub-Saharan Africa. Birth complications are also one of the leading causes of death among adolescent ... -
Cost-effectiveness analysis of population-based tobacco control strategies in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania
Ngalesoni, Frida Namnyak; Ruhago, Georg Mugambage; Mayige, Mary T.; Oliveira, Tiago Cravo; Robberstad, Bjarne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Higashi, Hideki (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-08-02)Background: Tobacco consumption contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. The prevalence of smoking is estimated to be increasing in many low-income countries, including Tanzania, especially among women ... -
Cost-effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia
Bikilla, Asfaw Demissie; Jerene, Degu; Robberstad, Bjarne; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-07-17)Background: As the resource implications of expanding anti-retroviral therapy (ART) are likely to be large, there is a need to explore its cost-effectiveness. So far, there is no such information available from Ethiopia. ... -
Cost-effectiveness of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine compared with artemether-lumefantrine for treating uncomplicated malaria in children at a district hospital in Tanzania
Mori, Amani Thomas; Ngalesoni, Frida; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-15)Background: Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DhP) is highly recommended for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria. This study aims to compare the costs, health benefits and cost-effectiveness of DhP and artemether-lumefantrine ... -
The cost-effectiveness of incentive-based active case finding for tuberculosis (TB) control in the private sector Karachi, Pakistan
Hussain, Hamidah; Mori, Amani Thomas; Khan, Aamir Javed; Khowaja, Saira; Creswel, Jacob; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-12)Background: In Asia, over 50% of patients with symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) access health care from private providers. These patients are usually not notified to the National TB Control Programs, which contributes to low ... -
Cost-effectiveness of live oral attenuated human rotavirus vaccine in Tanzania
Ruhago, George M.; Ngalesoni, Frida Namnyak; Robberstad, Bjarne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-04-28)Background. Globally, diarrhoea is the second leading cause of morbidity and mortality, responsible for the annual loss of about 10% of the total global childhood disease burden. In Tanzania, Rotavirus infection is the ... -
Cost-effectiveness of medical interventions to prevent cardiovascular disease in a sub-Saharan African country – the case of Tanzania
Robberstad, Bjarne; Hemed, Yusuf; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-02-22)Background: There is a high and rising prevalence of cardiovascular risk in sub-Saharan Africa, a development typical for countries in epidemiological transition. Contrary to recommendations in treatment guidelines, medical ... -
Cost-effectiveness of medical primary prevention strategies to reduce absolute risk of cardiovascular disease in Tanzania: a Markov modelling study
Ngalesoni, Frida; Ruhago, George M.; Mori, Amani T.; Robberstad, Bjarne; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-17)Background. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a growing cause of mortality and morbidity in Tanzania, but contextualized evidence on cost-effective medical strategies to prevent it is scarce. We aim to perform a cost-effectiveness ... -
Cost-Effectiveness of Peer Counselling for the Promotion of Exclusive Breastfeeding in Uganda
Chola, Lumbwe; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Engebretsen, Ingunn Marie S.; Nkonki, Lungiswa; Nankabirwa, Victoria; Sommerfelt, Halvor; Tumwine, James K.; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-11-30)Background: Community based breastfeeding promotion programmes have been shown to be effective in increasing breastfeeding prevalence. However, there is limited data on the cost-effectiveness of these programmes in sub-Saharan ... -
Costs of promoting exclusive breastfeeding at community level in three sites in South Africa
Nkonki, Lungiswa Leonora; Daviaud, Emmanuelle; Jackson, Debra; Chola, Lumbwe; Doherty, Tanya; Chopra, Mickey; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-10)Background: Community-based peer support has been shown to be effective in improving exclusive breastfeeding rates in a variety of settings. Methods: We conducted a cost analysis of a community cluster randomised-controlled ... -
Delivery strategies for malaria chemoprevention with monthly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anaemia in children aged less than 5 years old in Malawi: a protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Gondwe, Thandile; Robberstad, Bjarne; Mukaka, Mavuto; Lange, Siri; Blomberg, Bjørn; Phiri, Kamija S. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-20)Background. Children initially hospitalized with severe anaemia in Africa are at high risk of readmission or death within 6 months after discharge. No intervention strategy specifically protects children during the ... -
Does Free Public Health Care Increase Utilization and Reduce Spending? Heterogeneity and Long-Term Effects
Hangoma, Peter; Robberstad, Bjarne; Aakvik, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Zambia removed user fees in publicly supported–government and faith-based–health facilities in 54 out of 72 districts in 2006. This was extended to rural areas of previously unaffected districts in 2007. The natural ... -
Does payment for performance increase performance inequalities across health providers? A case study of Tanzania
Binyaruka, Peter John; Robberstad, Bjarne; Torsvik, Gaute; Borghi, Josephine (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The impact of payment-for-performance (P4P) schemes in the health sector has been documented, but there has been little attention to the distributional effects of P4P across health facilities. We examined the distribution ... -
Early versus late BCG vaccination in HIV-1-exposed infants in Uganda: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Nankabirwa, Victoria; Tumwine, James K; Namugga, Olive; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Ndeezi, Grace; Robberstad, Bjarne; Netea, Mihai G.; Sommerfelt, Halvor (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-03-31)Background: Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccination may have nonspecific effects, i.e., effects on childhood morbidity and mortality that go beyond its effect on the risk of childhood tuberculosis (TB). Though the ... -
Economic cost of primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases in Tanzania
Ngalesoni, Frida; Ruhago, George M.; Norheim, Ole Frithjof; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-11)Tanzania is facing a double burden of disease, with non-communicable diseases being an increasingly important contributor. Evidence-based preventive measures are important to limit the growing financial burden. This article ...