Blar i Faculty of Medicine på forfatter "Mæstad, Ottar"
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The decentralisation-centralisation dilemma: recruitment and distribution of health workers in remote districts of Tanzania
Munga, Michael Aloyce; Songstad, Nils Gunnar; Blystad, Astrid; Mæstad, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-04-30)Background: The implementation of decentralisation reforms in the health sector of Tanzania started in the 1980s. These reforms were intended to relinquish substantial powers and resources to districts to improve the ... -
Effectiveness of a girls’ empowerment programme on early childbearing, marriage and school dropout among adolescent girls in rural Zambia: study protocol for a cluster randomized trial
Sandøy, Ingvild Fossgard; Mudenda, Mweetwa; Zulu, Joseph; Munsaka, Ecloss; Blystad, Astrid; Makasa, Mpundu; Mæstad, Ottar; Tungodden, Bertil; Jakobs, Choolwe; Kampata, Linda Milimo; Fylkesnes, Knut; Svanemyr, Joar; Moland, Karen Marie; Banda, Richard; Musonda, Patrick (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-09)Background: Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to the young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, 35% of young girls in rural areas have given birth by the age of 18 years. Pregnancy rates are particularly high among ... -
Lifetime QALY prioritarianism in priority setting: quantification of the inherent trade-off
Ottersen, Trygve; Mæstad, Ottar; Norheim, Ole Frithjof (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-01-14)Background: Multiple principles are relevant in priority setting, two of which are often considered particularly important. According to the greater benefit principle, resources should be directed toward the intervention ... -
Measuring inequalities in the distribution of health workers: the case of Tanzania
Munga, Michael Aloyce; Mæstad, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009-01-21)Background: The overall human resource shortages and the distributional inequalities in the health workforce in many developing countries are well acknowledged. However, little has been done to measure the degree of ...