Arne H Eide
Biographic Data
| ID | 147238 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Arne H Eide |
| GIVEN NAMES | Arne H |
| FAMILY NAME | Eide |
| SIGNATURE | EIDE A H |
| AFFILIATIONS | SINTEF |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9413-3108 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 36 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 21 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Need equality and access equity to assistive products across genders and locations in 29 countries
Background: Evidence from nationally representative assistive product studies on needs equality and access equity is essential for effectively targeting measures by health and other services to improve access to assistive products. This multi-country study explored equality regarding the need for and equity regarding access to assistive products across genders and locations. Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed aggregated se…
Exploring challenges experienced by older persons in accessing health services in Malawi
Background: Malawi, like other developing countries, is not prepared to adequately address the health needs of older persons. Objectives: This article explores challenges older persons experience in accessing health care. Method: This article is based on data from two large. Conducted in Blantyre, Phalombe, Dowa and Rumphi Districts, the EquitAble study examined self-reported barriers. The GeoHealthAccess study examined geographical barriers, con…
How representative are organisations of persons with disabilities? Data from nine population-based surveys in low- and middle-income countries
Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) are critical to promoting and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. However, little is known about the extent to which people with disabilities are aware and members of OPDs. This study uses data from nine population-based surveys in low- and middle-income countries to explore OPD awareness and membership. Across settings, about a third of people with disabilities were aware of OPDs a…
Participation and Inclusion of Children and Youth with Disabilities in Local Communities
This research aimed at strengthening the evidence base for interventions to promote the participation and inclusion of children and youth with disabilities in their communities. Four selected municipalities in four different regions of Norway participated. Focus group discussions (FGDs) were carried out in all four municipalities with service providers, children and youth with disabilities, and parents of children and youth with disabilities. The…
Change in Disability Associated with Psychological Distress among Internally Displaced Persons in Central Sudan
Individuals with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in conflict settings, and a high rate of psychopathology is well documented among persons with disabilities. The objective of this study was to explore the change in disability prevalence among IDPs in two settlement areas in central Sudan and the association between disability and psychological distress. In this one-year follow-up study, 1549 IDPs were interviewed twice using the General …
Using Prospective Methods to Identify Fieldwork Locations Favourable to Understanding Divergences in Health Care Accessibility
Central to this article is the issue of choosing sites for where a fieldwork could provide a better understanding of divergences in health care accessibility. Access to health care is critical to good health, but inhabitants may experience barriers to health care limiting their ability to obtain the care they need. Most inhabitants of low-income countries need to walk long distances along meandering paths to get to health care services. Individua…
Measuring Self-Reported Access to Assistive Technology Using the WHO Rapid Assistive Technology Assessment (rATA) Questionnaire
In 2018, the World Health Assembly adopted a resolution on improving access to assistive technology (AT), and mandated the WHO to prepare a global report on assistive technology based on the best available evidence and international experience. As limited data on access to AT at country and global levels were available, there was a need to conduct representative population surveys in order to inform the development of the global report, national …
Using locational data in a novel mixed-methods sequence design
The primary aim of this study was to determine which health care barriers were most important for people with disabilities in Malawi. To accomplish this, we devised a sequential mixed-methods research design that integrated locational survey data and qualitative data from field studies. Our secondary aim was to evaluate this research design not only as a design-solution to our particular research objective, but as a tool with more general applica…
Changes in prevalence of mental disorders among internally displaced persons in central Sudan
The study revealed continued high levels and increases of mental disorders over time, although with a pattern of substantial persistence among those initially ill and limited recovery. This might be due to a complex set of factors such as unavailability of mental health services, poverty, low educational level and social exclusion
PTSD as a consequence of past conflict experience, recent exposure to violence and economic marginalization in post-conflict contexts
BACKGROUND: Exposure to war and conflict increases the risk of mental health problems. Poor living conditions are known to negatively impact mental health. HYPOTHESIS: It is hypothesized that exposure to negative events after armed conflict interacts with past negative experiences, socioeconomic factors and current mental health problems. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in three contexts of previous internal armed conflict: Nepa…
Exploring the Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Gender Roles and HIV/Aids Among Tonga Carers of Disabled Children of Binga in Zimbabwe
Many people are reluctant to access voluntary counselling and testing services for fear of stigma and the implications of death often associated with a positive HIV diagnosis. This study however noted how Tonga females residing in Binga, one of Zimbabwe’s poorest and most food insecure districts, were eager for an HIV positive result in order to secure food handouts from Non-Governmental Organisations. Using a conceptual framework developed by We…
Change in Mental Health Stigma After a Brief Intervention Among Internally Displaced Persons in Central Sudan
Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities
BACKGROUND: Equitable access to health services is a key ingredient in reaching health for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. So far, research on access to health services in low- and middle-income countries has largely relied on self-reported survey data. Realizing that there may be substantial discrepancies between perceived and actual access, other methods are needed for more precise knowledge to guide health policy and pla…
Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries
This study looks at the equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to participate and succeed in education, employment and motherhood. It is based on a systematic review of the literature from academic and non-governmental organization databases. The search of these databases yielded 24 articles, which were subsequently passed through open, axial, and selective coding. The resultin…
Perceptions and satisfaction of caregivers regarding rehabilitation services from selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape
Based on the participants' feedback, the rehabilitation services seem to be meeting the basic rehabilitation needs of the patients; however, the needs of the caregivers require attention
Exploring structural violence in the context of disability and poverty in Zimbabwe
Political and economic forces have structured risks and created a situation of extreme human suffering. The capabilities approach brings out the challenges associated with cerebral palsy in the context of development challenges
Promoting good policy for leadership and governance of health related rehabilitation
BACKGROUND: Good governance may result in strengthened performance of a health system. Coherent policies are essential for good health system governance. The overall aim of this research is to provide the best available scientific evidence on principles of good policy related leadership and governance of health related rehabilitation services in less resourced settings. This research was also conducted to support development of the World Health O…
A household perspective on access to health care in the context of HIV and disability
BACKGROUND: Equitable access to health care is a challenge in many low-income countries. The most vulnerable segments of any population face increased challenges, as their vulnerability amplifies problems of the general population. This implies a heavy burden on informal care-givers in their immediate and extended households. However, research falls short of explaining the particular challenges experienced by these individuals and households. To …
Alcohol use in South Sudan in relation to social factors, mental distress and traumatic events
Despite decades of civil war and great poverty the alcohol use in this population was at the same level as other countries in Southern Africa. Traumatic events were not related to risk of problem drinking
Social phobia among long-term internally displaced persons
BACKGROUND: Despite the high worldwide prevalence and association with other mental disorders and disability, only few studies are available on social phobia in low-income countries. AIMS: This study aims to assess the prevalence, socio-demographic correlates and comorbidity of social phobia and its association with disability among long-term internally displaced persons (IDPs) in one urban and one rural area in Central Sudan. METHODS: This cross…
Development process in Africa
A critical view of prevailing understandings of disability and development is key to producing the knowledge necessary to eradicate poverty amongst persons with disability and other vulnerable groups. Not only do we need research that is actually designed to reveal the mechanisms behind the disability-poverty relationship, we need research that is less tied up with broad political agreements that is not necessarily reflecting the realities at gro…
Learning from doing the EquitAble project
We identified contextual and process learning points, factors often not discussed in papers, which typically focus on the reporting of the 'content' of results
The mental health of internally displaced persons
AIMS: There is a scarcity of data on mental health problems among Sudanese internally displaced persons (IDPs). This study aims to assess the prevalence of mental disorders of IDPs in Sudan, and to determine and compare the association between mental disorders and socio-demographic variables between the rural and urban long-term IDP populations. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was implemented in two IDP areas in Central Sudan. Data were colle…
Disability and poverty – Reflections on research experiences in Africa and beyond
A longitudinal design including both quantitative and qualitative methods and based on the current conceptual understanding of both disability and poverty is suggested to pursue further knowledge generation on the relationship between disability and poverty
Inclusion of vulnerable groups in health policies
The need for more information and knowledge on the needs of all vulnerable groups is evident. The current lack of mention and of any detail on how to address needs of vulnerable groups will significantly impair the access to equitable health care for all
Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa
The impact of disability on the living conditions of people living in specifically resource‐poor areas in South Africa has not previously been addressed. This paper presents a comparison of people with a disability and their non‐disabled peers with respect to some key poverty indicators among a sample of Xhosa speaking individuals in resource‐poor areas of Eastern and Western Cape Provinces. A questionnaire on the level of living conditions (hous…
Environmental barriers experienced by urban and rural disabled people in South Africa
Impairments pose a certain degree of difficulty to disabled people, however the impact of the environment is the major cause of disability. Despite the fact that the disabling effect of environmental factors is acknowledged, little research has been done to explore the impact of the environment on varying degrees of disability and different impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of disabled people with regard to envi…
How representative are organisations of persons with disabilities? Data from nine population-based surveys in low- and middle-income countries
Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) are critical to promoting and protecting the rights of people with disabilities. However, little is known about the extent to which people with disabilities are aware and members of OPDs. This study uses data from nine population-based surveys in low- and middle-income countries to explore OPD awareness and membership. Across settings, about a third of people with disabilities were aware of OPDs a…
Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation Programmes
The aim of this study was to describe and discuss the impact assessment of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes, with CBR in Palestine as a case study. Impact was assessed by means of a comprehensive design comprising multiple methods. In this article results are reported from a representative baseline study and a record audit. Considerable progress was recorded in activities of daily living (ADL) measures as well as social measures co…
Exploring the Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Gender Roles and HIV/Aids Among Tonga Carers of Disabled Children of Binga in Zimbabwe
Many people are reluctant to access voluntary counselling and testing services for fear of stigma and the implications of death often associated with a positive HIV diagnosis. This study however noted how Tonga females residing in Binga, one of Zimbabwe’s poorest and most food insecure districts, were eager for an HIV positive result in order to secure food handouts from Non-Governmental Organisations. Using a conceptual framework developed by We…
Cultural Orientation and Alcohol-Type Preferences among Adolescents in Four Sociocultural Subgroups in Zimbabwe
A classroom survey among 3,061 secondary school students in four different socio-cultural subgroups was conducted in Zimbabwe. Structural equation modelling was applied to explore the relationship among sociodemographic variables, school children's cultural orientation, and alcohol-type preferences. A model with local and global orientation as mediators explained 17% of the variance in reported use of imported alcohol types and 2.4% of the varian…
Cultural orientation and use of cannabis and inhalants among secondary school children in Zimbabwe
Cultural orientation and use of cannabis and inhalants among secondary school children in Zimbabwe
Cultural Orientation and Alcohol-Type Preferences among Adolescents in Four Sociocultural Subgroups in Zimbabwe
A classroom survey among 3,061 secondary school students in four different socio-cultural subgroups was conducted in Zimbabwe. Structural equation modelling was applied to explore the relationship among sociodemographic variables, school children's cultural orientation, and alcohol-type preferences. A model with local and global orientation as mediators explained 17% of the variance in reported use of imported alcohol types and 2.4% of the varian…
Impact of Community-Based Rehabilitation Programmes
The aim of this study was to describe and discuss the impact assessment of community-based rehabilitation (CBR) programmes, with CBR in Palestine as a case study. Impact was assessed by means of a comprehensive design comprising multiple methods. In this article results are reported from a representative baseline study and a record audit. Considerable progress was recorded in activities of daily living (ADL) measures as well as social measures co…
Environmental barriers experienced by urban and rural disabled people in South Africa
Impairments pose a certain degree of difficulty to disabled people, however the impact of the environment is the major cause of disability. Despite the fact that the disabling effect of environmental factors is acknowledged, little research has been done to explore the impact of the environment on varying degrees of disability and different impairments. The aim of this study was to investigate the experience of disabled people with regard to envi…
Poverty and disability in Eastern and Western Cape Provinces, South Africa
The impact of disability on the living conditions of people living in specifically resource‐poor areas in South Africa has not previously been addressed. This paper presents a comparison of people with a disability and their non‐disabled peers with respect to some key poverty indicators among a sample of Xhosa speaking individuals in resource‐poor areas of Eastern and Western Cape Provinces. A questionnaire on the level of living conditions (hous…
HIV/Aids and disability organisations in South Africa
Despite the seriousness of the HIV epidemic globally, and in South Africa in particular, little is known about how HIV/AIDS affects disabled people. One important and little explored area is the role that organisations that represent disabled people or that work on behalf of disabled people, are playing in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic among the disabled people they represent or serve. This paper presents the findings of a nationwide survey of…
Disability and poverty
"This book is about being disabled and being poor and the social, cultural and political processes that link these two aspects of living. Environmental barriers, limited access to services and discriminatory attitudes and practice are among key elements that drive disabled people into poverty and keep them there. 'Disability and poverty' explores the lived realities of people with disabilities from across the developing world and examines how the…
Disability and Poverty
Disabled persons’ knowledge of HIV prevention and access to health care prevention services in South Africa
The main research question in this article is how access to information about HIV/AIDS and level of HIV/AIDS prevention related knowledge are distributed among disabled people, and whether level of knowledge predicts access to HIV/AIDS related services. A survey was carried out among a sample of 285 disabled people from three provinces in South Africa. Analyses of the data revealed that gender and level of education, together with geographical di…
The mental health of internally displaced persons
AIMS: There is a scarcity of data on mental health problems among Sudanese internally displaced persons (IDPs). This study aims to assess the prevalence of mental disorders of IDPs in Sudan, and to determine and compare the association between mental disorders and socio-demographic variables between the rural and urban long-term IDP populations. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was implemented in two IDP areas in Central Sudan. Data were colle…
Disability and poverty – Reflections on research experiences in Africa and beyond
A longitudinal design including both quantitative and qualitative methods and based on the current conceptual understanding of both disability and poverty is suggested to pursue further knowledge generation on the relationship between disability and poverty
Inclusion of vulnerable groups in health policies
The need for more information and knowledge on the needs of all vulnerable groups is evident. The current lack of mention and of any detail on how to address needs of vulnerable groups will significantly impair the access to equitable health care for all
Disability associated with exposure to traumatic events
The finding of association between traumatic experience and disability underlines the precariousness of the human rights situation for individuals with disability in low-income countries. It also has possible implications for the construction of disability services and for the provision of health services to individuals exposed to traumatic events
HIV issues and people with disabilities
Development process in Africa
A critical view of prevailing understandings of disability and development is key to producing the knowledge necessary to eradicate poverty amongst persons with disability and other vulnerable groups. Not only do we need research that is actually designed to reveal the mechanisms behind the disability-poverty relationship, we need research that is less tied up with broad political agreements that is not necessarily reflecting the realities at gro…
Learning from doing the EquitAble project
We identified contextual and process learning points, factors often not discussed in papers, which typically focus on the reporting of the 'content' of results
Social phobia among long-term internally displaced persons
BACKGROUND: Despite the high worldwide prevalence and association with other mental disorders and disability, only few studies are available on social phobia in low-income countries. AIMS: This study aims to assess the prevalence, socio-demographic correlates and comorbidity of social phobia and its association with disability among long-term internally displaced persons (IDPs) in one urban and one rural area in Central Sudan. METHODS: This cross…
Promoting good policy for leadership and governance of health related rehabilitation
BACKGROUND: Good governance may result in strengthened performance of a health system. Coherent policies are essential for good health system governance. The overall aim of this research is to provide the best available scientific evidence on principles of good policy related leadership and governance of health related rehabilitation services in less resourced settings. This research was also conducted to support development of the World Health O…
A household perspective on access to health care in the context of HIV and disability
BACKGROUND: Equitable access to health care is a challenge in many low-income countries. The most vulnerable segments of any population face increased challenges, as their vulnerability amplifies problems of the general population. This implies a heavy burden on informal care-givers in their immediate and extended households. However, research falls short of explaining the particular challenges experienced by these individuals and households. To …
Alcohol use in South Sudan in relation to social factors, mental distress and traumatic events
Despite decades of civil war and great poverty the alcohol use in this population was at the same level as other countries in Southern Africa. Traumatic events were not related to risk of problem drinking
Exploring structural violence in the context of disability and poverty in Zimbabwe
Political and economic forces have structured risks and created a situation of extreme human suffering. The capabilities approach brings out the challenges associated with cerebral palsy in the context of development challenges
Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities
BACKGROUND: Equitable access to health services is a key ingredient in reaching health for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. So far, research on access to health services in low- and middle-income countries has largely relied on self-reported survey data. Realizing that there may be substantial discrepancies between perceived and actual access, other methods are needed for more precise knowledge to guide health policy and pla…
Education, Work, and Motherhood in Low and Middle Income Countries
This study looks at the equality challenges and opportunities for women with disabilities in low and middle income countries (LMICs) to participate and succeed in education, employment and motherhood. It is based on a systematic review of the literature from academic and non-governmental organization databases. The search of these databases yielded 24 articles, which were subsequently passed through open, axial, and selective coding. The resultin…
Perceptions and satisfaction of caregivers regarding rehabilitation services from selected rehabilitation centres in the Western Cape
Based on the participants' feedback, the rehabilitation services seem to be meeting the basic rehabilitation needs of the patients; however, the needs of the caregivers require attention
PTSD as a consequence of past conflict experience, recent exposure to violence and economic marginalization in post-conflict contexts
BACKGROUND: Exposure to war and conflict increases the risk of mental health problems. Poor living conditions are known to negatively impact mental health. HYPOTHESIS: It is hypothesized that exposure to negative events after armed conflict interacts with past negative experiences, socioeconomic factors and current mental health problems. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey was carried out in three contexts of previous internal armed conflict: Nepa…
Medicine (23 works) · Psychology (23 works) · Environmental health (16 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Geography (14 works) · Disability Rights and Representation (13 works) · Political science (13 works) · Poverty (12 works) · Population (11 works) · Psychiatry (11 works)