Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Van den Bergh, Rafael"
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Can timely vector control interventions triggered by atypical environmental conditions prevent malaria epidemics? A case-study from Wajir County, Kenya
Maes, Peter; Harries, Anthony D.; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Noor, Abdisalan; Snow, Robert W.; Tayler-Smith, Katherine; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Zachariah, Rony; Allan, Richard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-03)Background: Atypical environmental conditions with drought followed by heavy rainfall and flooding in arid areas in sub- Saharan Africa can lead to explosive epidemics of malaria, which might be prevented through timely ... -
High attrition among HIV-infected patients with advanced disease treated in an intermediary referral center in Maputo, Mozambique
Molfino, Lucas; Kumar, Ajay M.V.; Isaakidis, Petros; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Khogali, Mohamed; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Magaia, Alice; Lobo, Sheila; Edwards, Celeste Gracia; Walter, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-08)Background: In Mozambique, antiretroviral therapy (ART) scale-up has been successfully implemented. However, attrition in care remains a major programmatic challenge. In 2009, an intermediary-level HIV referral center was ... -
Intensive-phase treatment outcomes among hospitalized multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients: Results from a nationwide cohort in Nigeria
Oladimeji, Olanrewaju; Isaakidis, Petros; Obasanya, Olusegun J.; Eltayeb, Osman; Khogali, Mohammed; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Kumar, Ajay M.V.; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Abdurrahman, Saddiq; Lawson, Lovett; Cuevas, Luis E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-10)Background: Nigeria is faced with a high burden of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB). Treatment outcomes among MDR-TB patients registered across the globe have been ... -
Providing emergency care and assessing a patient triage system in a referral hospital in Somaliland: a cross-sectional study
Sunyoto, Temmy; Van den Bergh, Rafael; Valles, Pola; Gutierrez, Reinaldo; Ayada, Latifa; Zachariah, Rony; Yassin, Abdi; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Harries, Anthony D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-11-06)Background: In resource-poor settings, where health systems are frequently stretched to their capacity, access to emergency care is often limited. Triage systems have been proposed as a tool to ensure efficiency and optimal ...