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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 ... -
Equity implications of coverage and use of insecticide treated nets distributed for free or with co-payment in two districts in Tanzania: A cross-sectional comparative household survey
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-07-21)Background: In Tanzania, the distribution and coverage of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) is inequitable. Arguments about the most effective and equitable approach to distributing ITNs centre around whether to provide ITNs ... -
Equity in long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in a rural South Central Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-07-16)Background: While recognizing the recent achievement in the global fight against malaria, the disease remains a challenge to health systems in low-income countries. Beyond widespread consensuses about prioritizing malaria ... -
Equity in public health spending in Ethiopia: a benefit incidence analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Inequality in access and utilization of health services because of socioeconomic status is unfair, and it should be monitored and corrected with appropriate remedial action. Therefore, this study aimed to estimate the ... -
Er covid-19 alvorlig? Det norske alvorlighetskriteriet for helseprioriteringer i møte med en pandemi
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Koronapandemien har synliggjort nødvendigheten av prioriteringer i helsetjenesten vår. Helseprioriteringer i Norge skal gjøres etter de tre kriteriene nytte, ressurs og alvorlighetsgrad. Nytte- og ressurskriteriene utgjør ... -
Er det kostnadseffektivt å gi pasienter ambulante spesialisthelsetjenester framfor behandling i sykehus? En bedrifts- og samfunnsøkonomisk evaluering
(Master thesis, 2010-12)Background: Over the last years the national health authorities have stronglyrecommended the health services to be a complete chain of treatment services, as wellas recommending the health services to give the patients ... -
Er det lavere kreftprevalens blant demente enn blant kognitivt klare pasienter på sykehjem? En diskusjon av forskjeller i prevalens og assosierte faktorer
(Master thesis, 2014-05-16)BACKGROUND: Life expectancy is continuously increasing worldwide, thus increasing the likelihood of individuals developing dementia and cancer. Dementia causes symptoms that render difficult communication and interaction ... -
eRegCom—Quality Improvement Dashboard for healthcare providers and Targeted Client Communication to pregnant women using data from an electronic health registry to improve attendance and quality of antenatal care: study protocol for a multi-arm cluster randomized trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background This trial evaluates interventions that utilize data entered at point-of-care in the Palestinian maternal and child eRegistry to generate Quality Improvement Dashboards (QID) for healthcare providers and Targeted ... -
eRegistries: indicators for the WHO Essential Interventions for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-09-30)Background: Electronic health registries – eRegistries - can systematically collect relevant information at the point of care for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH). However, a suite of process and ... -
eRegTime—Time Spent on Health Information Management in Primary Health Care Clinics Using a Digital Health Registry Versus Paper-Based Documentation: Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Digital health interventions have been shown to improve data quality and health services in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Nonetheless, in LMICs, systematic assessments of time saved with the use ... -
Erfaringer knyttet til å leve med type 1 diabetes fra et pasientperspektiv. En kvalitativ studie
(Master thesis, 2009-05-19)The present study is based on patient experiences of living with type 1 diabetes, and is rooted in a perspective based on the phenomenology of the body. A number of life-quality studies linked to diabetes type 1 have been ... -
Erfaringer med mat og matvaner hos personer operert for alvorlig fedme i et langtidsperspektiv: En narrativ studie
(Master thesis, 2023-11-15)Bakgrunn: Fedmekirurgi er ansett som den mest effektive metoden for langvarig vektreduksjon og helseforbedring. Etter operasjonen må pasientene følge et strikt kosthold for å forhindre næringsmangler og komplikasjoner. ... -
Erythrocyte DHA and AA in infancy is not associated with general development five years later in Nepalese children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-07-19)Background Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (LCPUFA) especially docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and arachidonic acid (AA) are crucial for normal brain development in utero and in early infancy. Data on fatty acid status ... -
Establishing a network of specialist Porphyria centres - effects on diagnostic activities and services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-12-10)Background: The porphyrias are a heterogeneous group of rare metabolic diseases. The full spectrum of porphyria diagnostics is usually performed by specialized porphyria laboratories or centres. The European Porphyria ... -
Establishing a postgraduate programme in nutritional epidemiology to strengthen resource capacity, academic leadership and research in the democratic republic of Congo
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Low- and Middle-income countries (LMIC) face considerable health and nutrition challenges, many of which can be addressed through strong academic leadership and robust research translated into evidence-based ... -
Estimating and Comparing Health and Financial Risk Protection Outcomes in Economic Evaluations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Improving health and financial risk protection (FRP, the prevention of medical impoverishment) and their distributions is a major objective of national health systems. Explicitly describing FRP and disaggregated ... -
Estimating average inpatient and outpatient costs and childhood pneumonia and diarrhoea treatment costs in an urban health centre in Zambia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-10-21)Background: Millions of children die every year in developing countries, from preventable diseases such as pneumonia and diarrhoea, owing to low levels of investment in child health. Investment efforts are hampered by a ... -
Estimating health adjusted age at death (HAAD)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-14)Objectives: At any point in time, a person’s lifetime health is the number of healthy life years they are expected to experience during their lifetime. In this article we propose an equity-relevant health metric, Health ... -
Estimating impact of food choices on life expectancy: A modeling study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Interpreting and utilizing the findings of nutritional research can be challenging to clinicians, policy makers, and even researchers. To make better decisions about diet, innovative methods that integrate best ... -
Estimating needs in disasters
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-09)Introduction: In 2019, more than 130 million people were affected by disasters caused by natural, man-made or mixed hazardous events that overwhelmed local capacity, necessitating international humanitarian assistance. ...