Blar i Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care på tidsskrift "Social Science and Medicine"
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Assessing the World Health Organization: What does the academic debate reveal and is it democratic?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The World Health Organization (WHO), the leading global authority in public health, routinely attracts loud calls for reform. Although Member States negotiate reform internally, academic debate is more public, and can ... -
Contextual factors of external inspections and mechanisms for improvement in healthcare organizations: a realist evaluation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)External inspections constitute a key element of healthcare regulation. Improved quality of care is one of the important goals of inspections but the mechanisms of how inspections might contribute to quality improvement ... -
Drivers of successful implementation of integrated care for multi-morbidity: Mechanisms identified in 17 case studies from 8 European countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper provides a deeper understanding of the mechanisms underlying implementation strategies for integrated care. As part of the SELFIE project, 17 integrated care programmes addressing multi-morbidity from eight ... -
Effects of economic support, comprehensive sexuality education and community dialogue on sexual behaviour: Findings from a cluster-RCT among adolescent girls in rural Zambia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Adolescent girls in Sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of poor sexual and reproductive health outcomes. We present findings from a cluster-randomised trial in rural Zambia on the effects of economic support, comprehensive ... -
Equity impact analysis of medical approaches to cardiovascular diseases prevention in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12)Primary medical prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) has received low priority in Tanzania, despite evidence of the rising prevalence of CVD risk factors. Different guidelines have been proposed for medical CVD ... -
Policy, paperwork and 'postographs': Global indicators and maternity care documentation in rural Burkina Faso
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10)Targets and indicators set at the global level are powerful tools that govern health systems in low-income countries. Skilled birth attendance at a health facility is an important indicator for monitoring maternal mortality ... -
The road to equitable healthcare: A conceptual model developed from a qualitative study of Syrian refugees in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Refugees in high-income countries face barriers to healthcare access even when they have the same rights and entitlements as the host population. Disadvantages in healthcare access contribute to differences in ... -
The seven Cs of the high acceptability of home-based VCT: Results from a mixed methods approach in Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-11)HIV testing and counselling is a critical gateway to prevention and treatment. Yet, coverage remains insufficient, few couples are tested together and gender differences in access exist. We used an embedded mixed methods ... -
Silent politics and unknown numbers: Rural health bureaucrats and Zambian abortion policy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article addresses the gaps between knowledge, policy and practice in reproductive health by exploring the processes involved in translating Zambian abortion policy from paperwork to practice in a predominantly rural ... -
Stroke survival and the impact of geographic proximity to family members: A population-based cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Familial support may be important for post-stroke survival. Objective To determine if geographical proximity between stroke survivors and their family members, i.e having a spouse/partner or distance to ... -
Strong effects of home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing on acceptance and equity: A cluster randomised trial in Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-06)Home-based voluntary HIV counselling and testing (HB-VCT) has been reported to have a high uptake, but it has not been rigorously evaluated. We designed a model for HB-VCT appropriate for wider scale-up, and investigated ... -
When abortion becomes public - Everyday politics of reproduction in rural Zambia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This article takes the public reaction to the discovery of an aborted foetus in a rural Zambian community as the empirical starting point for exploring the everyday politics of reproduction. It builds on eleven months of ...