Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund"

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    • Risk factors for maternal death in the highlands of rural northern Tanzania: a case-control study 

      Evjen-Olsen, Bjørg; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Lie, Rolv Terje; Bergsjø, Per; Gasheka, Peter; Kvåle, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-02-08)
      Background Tanzania has one of the highest maternal mortality ratios in sub-Saharan Africa. Due to the paucity of epidemiological information on maternal deaths, and the high maternal mortality estimates found earlier in ...

    • Schistosomiasis hos norske studenter etter opphold i Afrika 

      Kristiansen, Trygve; Pettersen, Frank O.; Lier, Tore; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Greve, Gottfried; Mørch, Kristine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      BAKGRUNN Schistosomiasis er en tropisk infeksjonssykdom der alvorlig sykdomsforløp kan forebygges ved tidlig diagnose og behandling. Denne studien undersøkte forekomst og diagnostikk av schistosomiasis hos norske ...

    • Sexual violence against migrants and asylum seekers. The experience of the MSF clinic on Lesvos Island, Greece 

      Belanteri, Rea A.; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Wilkinson, Ewan; Episkopou, Maria; Timire, C.; De Plecker, Eva; Mabhala, Mzwamdile; Takarinda, Kudakwashe C.; Van Den Bergh, Rafael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Objectives Sexual violence can have a destructive impact on the lives of people. It is more common in unstable conditions such as during displacement or migration of people. On the Greek island of Lesvos, Médecins Sans ...

    • Stillbirths at a hospital in Nablus, 2010: a cohort study 

      Cung, Tam Giao; Paus, Anne Sofie; Aghbar, Ammar; Kiserud, Torvid; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-05)
      Background: Stillbirths are insufficiently reported in many countries. In Nablus, reporting has recently started; little is published in Palestine on the stillbirth rate and its risk factors. Objective: To study the rate ...

    • Treatment delay among tuberculosis patients in Tanzania: Data from the FIDELIS Initiative 

      Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Madland, Simon; Ullenes, Martin; Enarson, Donald Arthus; Rusen, I. D.; Kamara, Deudatus (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-05-12)
      Background: Several FIDELIS projects (Fund for Innovative DOTS Expansion through Local Initiatives to Stop TB) in Tanzania were conducted by the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme (NTLP) during the years 2004-2008 ...

    • Unfulfilled expectations to services offered at primary health care facilities: Experiences of caretakers of underfive children in rural Tanzania 

      Kahabuka, Catherine; Moland, Karen Marie; Kvåle, Gunnar; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-06-14)
      Background: There is growing evidence that patients frequently bypass primary health care (PHC) facilities in favour of higher level hospitals regardless of substantial additional time and costs. Among the reasons given ...

    • Variation in maternal mortality in Sidama National Regional State, southern Ethiopia: A population based cross sectional household survey 

      Kea, Aschenaki Zerihun; Lindtjorn, Bernt; Gebretsadik, Achamyelesh; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Maternal mortality studies conducted at national level do not provide information needed for planning and monitoring health programs at lower administrative levels. The aim of this study was to measure maternal ...

    • Who Has Mycobacterial Disease? A Cross Sectional Study in Agropastoral Communities in Tanzania 

      Kilale, Andrew Martin; Ngadaya, Esther; Muhumuza, Julius; Kagaruki, Gibson Benard; Lema, Yakobo Leonard; Ngowi, Bernard James; Mfinanga, Sayoki Godfrey; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-23)
      Objective: To determine and describe clinical symptoms, demographic characteristics and environmental exposures as determinants of pulmonary mycobacterial diseases among patients examined for tuberculosis in agropastoral ...

    • Who takes the medicine? Adherence to antiretroviral therapy in Southern Ethiopia 

      Teshome, Wondu; Belayneh, Mihretu; Moges, Mathewos; Endriyas, Misganu; Mekonnen, Emebet; Ayele, Sinafiksh; Misganaw, Tebeje; Shiferaw, Mekonnen; Chinnakali, Palanivel; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund; Kumar, Ajay M.V. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-29)
      Background: Treatment adherence is critical for the success of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for people living with HIV. There is limited representative information on ART drug adherence and its associated factors from ...

    • Why caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania 

      Kahabuka, Catherine; Kvåle, Gunnar; Moland, Karen Marie; Hinderaker, Sven Gudmund (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-17)
      Background: Research on health care utilization in low income countries suggests that patients frequently bypass PHC facilities in favour of higher-level hospitals - despite substantial additional time and financial costs. ...