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Femur Bone Fracture Treatment in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cost-effectiveness Analysis
(Master thesis, 2017-10-21)Introduction: Surgically treatable conditions represent about 11 % of the world’s Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) lost. Cost-effectiveness analyses for trauma show that surgical interventions are more cost effective ... -
Fetal age assessment based on 2nd trimester ultrasound in Africa and the effect of ethnicity
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-10-30)Background: The African population is composed of a variety of ethnic groups, which differ considerably from each other. Some studies suggest that ethnic variation may influence dating. The aim of the present study was to ... -
A few more minutes make a difference? The relationship between content and length of GP consultations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-03)Objectives. To investigate the relationship between the length of a medical consultation in a general practice setting and the biopsychosocial information obtained by the physician, and to explore the characteristics of ... -
A few more minutes make a difference? The relationship between content and length of GP consultations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-03)Objectives. To investigate the relationship between the length of a medical consultation in a general practice setting and the biopsychosocial information obtained by the physician, and to explore the characteristics of ... -
Fifteen-year trend in treatment outcomes among patients with pulmonary smear-positive tuberculosis and its determinants in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-19)Background: Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) strategy is aimed at diagnosing 70% of infectious tuberculosis (TB) and curing 85% of it. Arsi Zone of Ethiopia piloted DOTS strategy in 1992. Since then, the ... -
Fiksjonsbasert kommunikasjonstrening i medisinsk utdannelse - med bruk av teaterfaglige virkemidler
(Doctoral thesis, 2011-01-20)Simulated patients are today used world wide in clinical communication training. Using simulated patients will imply the use of theatrical fiction. Basic elements of a theatrical fiction are relocation of time and space ... -
Financial burden of HIV and TB among patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives HIV and tuberculosis (TB) are major global health threats and can result in household financial hardships. Here, we aim to estimate the household economic burden and the incidence of catastrophic health expenditures ... -
Financial risk of road traffic trauma care in public and private hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional observational study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Road traffic injuries are among the most important causes of morbidity and mortality and cause substantial economic loss to households in Ethiopia. This study estimates the financial risks of seeking trauma ... -
Financial risk of seeking maternal and neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia: a cohort study of rural households
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Ethiopian households’ out-of-pocket healthcare payments constitute one-third of the national healthcare budget and are higher than the global and low-income countries average, and even the global target. Such ... -
Financial risk protection at the bedside: How Ethiopian physicians try to minimize out-of-pocket health expenditures
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-12)Background: Out-of-pocket health expenditures can pose major financial risks, create access-barriers and drive patients and families into poverty. Little is known about physicians’ role in financial protection of patients ... -
Financial risks of care seeking for malaria by rural households in Jimma Zone, Oromia Region, Southwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Despite major progress in the prevention and control of malaria in recent years, the disease remains a major cause of morbidity in Ethiopia. Malaria also imposes substantial socioeconomic costs on households. ... -
“Finding oneself after critical illness”: voices from the remission society
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The number of people who survive critical illness is increasing. In parallel, a growing body of literature reveals a broad range of side-effects following intensive care treatment. Today, more attention is needed to improve ... -
Finding ways to carry on: stories of vulnerability in chronic illness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: In this study, we explore the lived experiences of chronic illness in four groups of patients; children with asthma, adolescents with diabetes, young adults with depression, and adult patients with chronic, ... -
A Fine Balance: Drug Use in Norwegian Nursing Homes
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-09-11)Background: Today’s nursing home patients are old, fragile and suffer from multiple conditions. Consequently, they use on average seven different drugs each day. The total burden of these factors increases the vulnerability ... -
First responder resuscitation teams in a rural Norwegian community: sustainability and self-reports of meaningfulness, stress and mastering
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-05-04)Background: Training of lay first responder personnel situated closer to the potential victims than medical professionals is a strategy potentially capable of shortening the interval between collapse and start of cardiopulmonary ... -
A first-level customization study of SAPS II with Norwegian Intensive Care and Pandemic Registry (NIPaR) data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Severity scores and mortality prediction models (MPMs) are important tools for benchmarking and stratification in the intensive care unit (ICU) and need to be regularly updated using data from a local and ... -
Five Myths about the HIV Epidemic in Asia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2006-10-03)It is widely recognised that the huge population sizes of many Asian countries mean that although national HIV prevalence levels are still very low, very large absolute numbers of people are being infected each year with ... -
Five-year Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life after Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-31)Background: Long-term data of health-related quality of life (HRQL) after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPDDS) procedure are lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate changes in HRQL from baseline ... -
A flexible formula for incorporating distributive concerns into cost-effectiveness analyses: Priority weights
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-10)Background Cost effectiveness analyses (CEAs) are widely used to evaluate the opportunity cost of health care investments. However, few functions that take equity concerns into account are available for such CEA methods, ... -
Folate and reproductive health. An epidemiologic study of folic acid supplement use and its relation to birth outcomes in Norwegian pregnant women
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-04-23)Background: Randomized trials and observational studies have consistently shown that maternal intake of folic acid supplements before and early in pregnancy reduces the risk of neural tube defects in infants. These reports ...