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    • Adherence to community versus facility-based delivery of monthly malaria chemoprevention with dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for the post-discharge management of severe anemia in Malawian children: A cluster randomized trial 

      Nkosi-Gondwe, Thandile; Robberstad, Bjarne; Mukaka, Mavuto; Idro, Richard; Opoka, Robert; Banda, Saidon; Kühl, Melf-Jakob; Ter Kuile, Feiko O.; Blomberg, Bjørn; Phiri, Kamija S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-10)
      Background: The provision of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention (PMC) in children recently admitted with severe anemia reduces the risk of death and re-admissions in malaria endemic countries. The main objective of ...
    • 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; Desalegne, Alemayehu; Gari, Taye; Gebremichael, Teshome; Kenea, Oljira; Jima, Daddi; Robberstad, Bjarne; Overgaard, Hans J.; Lindtjørn, Bernt (Conference object; Peer reviewed, 2014-09-22)
    • 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 ...
    • 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 ...
    • Cost-effectiveness of household contact investigation for detection of tuberculosis in Pakistan 

      Hussain, Hamidah; Malik, Amyn; Ahmed, Junaid F.; Siddiqui, Sara; Amanullah, Farhana; Creswell, Jacob; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objectives Despite WHO guidelines recommending household contact investigation, and studies showing the impact of active screening, most tuberculosis (TB) programmes in resource-limited settings only carry out passive ...
    • 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 ...
    • The cost-effectiveness of using resultsbased financing to reduce maternal and perinatal mortality in Malawi 

      Chinkhumba, Jobiba Joe Henderson; De Allergi, Manuela; Brenner, Stephan; Robberstad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Introduction Results-based financing (RBF) is being promoted to increase coverage and quality of maternal and perinatal healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries. Evidence on the cost-effectiveness of RBF is ...
    • 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 ...

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