-
Article
Open AccessFactors associated with health facility childbirth in districts of Kenya, Tanzania and Zambia: a population based survey
Maternal mortality continues to be a heavy burden in low and middle income countries where half of all deliveries take place in homes without skilled attendance. The study aimed to investigate the underlying a...
-
Article
Open AccessFactors associated with severe disease from malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea among children in rural Tanzania – A hospital-based cross-sectional study
Mild cases of malaria, pneumonia and diarrhea are readily treatable with complete recovery and with inexpensive and widely available first-line drugs. However, treatment is complicated and expensive, and morta...
-
Article
Open AccessCause-specific neonatal mortality in a neonatal care unit in Northern Tanzania: a registry based cohort study
The current decline in under-five mortality shows an increase in share of neonatal deaths. In order to address neonatal mortality and possibly identify areas of prevention and intervention, we studied causes o...
-
Article
Open AccessUnfulfilled expectations to services offered at primary health care facilities: Experiences of caretakers of underfive children in rural Tanzania
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 f...
-
Article
Open AccessWhy caretakers bypass Primary Health Care facilities for child care - a case from rural Tanzania
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...
-
Article
Open AccessTransfer of newborns to neonatal care unit: a registry based study in Northern Tanzania
Reduction in neonatal mortality has been slower than anticipated in many low income countries including Tanzania. Adequate neonatal care may contribute to reduced mortality. We studied factors associated with ...
-
Article
Open AccessAccountable priority setting for trust in health systems - the need for research into a new approach for strengthening sustainable health action in develo** countries
Despite multiple efforts to strengthen health systems in low and middle income countries, intended sustainable improvements in health outcomes have not been shown. To date most priority setting initiatives in ...
-
Article
Open AccessAchieving progress in maternal and neonatal health through integrated and comprehensive healthcare services – experiences from a programme in northern Tanzania
An integrated and comprehensive hospital/community based health programme is presented, aimed at reducing maternal and child mortality and morbidity. It is run as part of a general programme of health care at ...
-
Article
Open AccessRisk factors for maternal death in the highlands of rural northern Tanzania: a case-control study
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...
-
Article
Open AccessInjury morbidity in an urban and a rural area in Tanzania: an epidemiological survey
Injuries are becoming a major health problem in develo** countries. Few population based studies have been carried out in African countries. We examined the pattern of nonfatal injuries and associated risk f...
-
Article
Menstrual and reproductive factors and risk of gastric cancer: a Norwegian cohort study
Objective:To explore relations between menstrual and reproductive factors and incidence of gastric cancer in a cohort study of 63,090 Norwegian women, followed over a period of 29 years.
-
Chapter
The Hordaland Homocysteine Study: Lifestyle and Total Plasma Homocysteine in Western Norway
The Hordaland Homocysteine Study is a cohort of approximately 18,000 men and women, ages 40–67, who had their total plasma homocysteine (tHcy) determined in 1992 or 1993. The long-term aim of the study is to r...
-
Article
Reproductive factors and incidence of epithelial ovarian cancer: a Norwegian prospective study
To examine relations between the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer and time-related effects of pregnancies, we analyzed data from a prospective study of 1,145,076 women in Norway aged 20 to 56 years. The mean ...
-
Article
Further evidence of a dual effect of a completed pregnancy on breast cancer risk
