B Lindtjørn

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ID2184522
NOMBREB Lindtjørn
NOMBRESB
APELLIDOLindtjørn
FIRMALINDTJØRN B
AFILIACIONESUniversity of Bergen
ORCID0000-0002-6267-6984
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS31
TOTAL DE CITAS9
TOTAL COMO AUTOR31
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1994
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2024
ÍNDICE H1

  • Seasonal variations in household food security and consumption affect women’s nutritional status in rural South Ethiopia

    Open AccessBethelhem Mezgebe, Taye Gari et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Food availability varies seasonally in most rural areas of developing nations, especially in areas affected by drought and climate change, with women being one of the most vulnerable groups. This study aimed to assess the effect of seasonal variation in household food security, adequate dietary diversity, food consumption, and wealth on the nutritional status of women of reproductive age in a rural community in South Ethiopia. Further, the study …

  • Southern Ethiopian skilled birth attendant variations and maternal mortality

    Open AccessAschenaki Zerihun Kea, B Lindtjørn et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Studies examining skilled birth attendants (SBA) use and its correlation with maternal mortality at lower administrative levels are scarce. This study assessed the coverage and variations of SBA, the physical accessibility of health facilities for SBA, and the association of SBA with maternal mortality. A cross-sectional study using a population-based household survey was conducted in six Sidama National Regional State, southern Ethiopia district…

  • Large local variations in the use of health services in rural southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessHiwot Abera Areru, Mesay Hailu Dangisso et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Ethiopia is behind schedule in assuring accessible, equitable and quality health services. Understanding the geographical variability of the health services and adjusting small-area level factors can help the decision-makers to prioritize interventions and allocate scarce resources. There is lack of information on the degree of variation of health service utilisation at micro-geographic area scale using robust statistical tools in Ethiopia. There…

  • Cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry and integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosing severe pneumonia

    Open AccessSolomon Hailemariam, Eskindir Loha et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2022

    Pneumonia is a major killer of children younger than five years old. In resource constrained health facilities, the capacity to diagnose severe pneumonia is low. Therefore, it is important to identify technologies that improve the diagnosis of severe pneumonia at the lowest incremental cost. The objective of this study was to conduct a health economic evaluation of standard integrated management of childhood illnesses (IMCI) guideline alone and c…

  • Anaemia, anthropometric undernutrition and associated factors among mothers with children younger than 2 years of age in the rural Dale district, southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessTsigereda Kebede, Selamawit Mengesha et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2022

    Mothers in resource-poor settings are affected by different forms of undernutrition. However, the nutritional status of mothers in rural areas, particularly after delivery, is not well documented. This study assessed haemoglobin levels and body mass index (BMI) of mothers with children below 2 years of age in a rural district of southern Ethiopia. Factors associated with low haemoglobin levels and low BMI were analysed. A community-based cross-se…

  • Seasonal Variation of Household Food Insecurity and Household Dietary Diversity on Wasting and Stunting among Young Children in A Drought Prone Area in South Ethiopia

    Open AccessMehretu Belayneh, Mehretu Belayneh Dinage et al.ARTICLEEcology of Food and Nutrition2021

    This study was conducted to evaluate seasonal patterns of household food insecurity, dietary diversity, and household characteristics on wasting and stunting among children in households followed for 1 year in the drought-prone areas of Sidama, Ethiopia. A cohort study design was employed. Data were collected on the pre-harvest season (March and June) and post-harvest season (September and December) of 2017. We studied 935 children aged 6 to 47 m…

  • Births and deaths in Sidama in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessHiwot Abera Areru, Mesay Hailu Dangisso et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    BACKGROUND: Sidama is one of the most densely populated areas in Ethiopia. Information about the demographic characteristics is scarce, and most studies were census based on interviews. Earlier population studies from Ethiopia did not sufficiently address the validity of measuring births, deaths, and age-composition. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the population characteristics in Sidama with an emphasis on fertility estimates, age, and death reportin…

  • Identifying geographical heterogeneity of pulmonary tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessMesay Hailu Dangisso, Daniel G Datiko et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    BACKGROUND: Previous studies from Ethiopia detected disease clustering using broader geographic settings, but limited information exists on the spatial distribution of the disease using residential locations. An assessment of predictors of spatial variations of TB at community level could fill the knowledge gaps, and helps in devising tailored interventions to improve TB control. OBJECTIVE: To assess the pattern of spatial distribution of pulmona…

  • Financial risk of seeking maternal and neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessMoges Tadesse Borde, Eskindir Loha et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2020

    This study demonstrated that health inequity in the household's budget share of total OOP healthcare payments in southern Ethiopia was high. Besides, utilisation of maternal and neonatal healthcare services is very low and seeking such healthcare poses a substantial financial risk during illness among rural households. Therefore, the issue of health inequity should be considered when setting priorities to address the lack of fairness in maternal …

  • Research protocol local ingredients-based supplementary food as an alternative to corn-soya blends plus for treating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months

    Open AccessDebritu Nane, Anne Hatløy et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2019

    Pan-African Clinical Trial Registration number: PACTR201809662822990, retrospectively registered on 11/09/2018

  • Maternal depression symptoms are highly prevalent among food-insecure households in Ethiopia

    Open AccessSeifu H Gebreyesus, Bilal Shikur Endris et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2018

    Objective We aimed to evaluate the association between household food insecurity and maternal depression in Ethiopia. Design/Setting/Subjects In 2014, we conducted a cross-sectional study in southern Ethiopia, including 591 food-secure and 2500 food-insecure households. We measured depression status of women using the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 validated for Ethiopia, with a cut-off of ≥5. We evaluated household-level food insecurity using a …

  • Primary and secondary anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Hitossa District of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia

    Open AccessShallo Daba Hamusse, Dejene Teshome et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The study has identified a high rate of primary and secondary resistance to any of the first-line anti-TB drugs and MDR-TB in the study area. The resistance may have resulted from sub-optimal performance of directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS) programme in the detecting infectious TB cases and cure rates in the study area. Anti-TB drug resistance is linked with previous TB treatment. There is a need to strengthen DOTS and DOTS-Plus pro…

  • Incidence of tuberculosis among school-going adolescents in South India

    Open AccessDharma Rao Uppada, Sumithra Selvam et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    The incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis among adolescents in our study is lower than similar studies conducted in South Africa and Eastern Uganda - countries with a higher incidence of tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) than India. The study data will inform sample design for vaccine efficacy trials among adolescents in India

  • Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia

    Open AccessBilal Shikur, Wakgari Deressa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2016

    Children who were severely wasted and had uneducated caretakers had higher odds of malarial attack. Therefore, special attention should be given for severely wasted children in the prevention and control of malaria

  • Local spatial clustering of stunting and wasting among children under the age of 5 years

    Open AccessSeifu H Gebreyesus, Damen Haile Mariam et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2016

    Objective The present study aimed to evaluate the clustering of undernutrition indicators of children under the age of 5 years in relation to different scales. Design A community-based cross-sectional study design was employed. We collected anthropometric data, geographic locations/elevations of households and other data from visited households. We used a retrospective purely spatial Poisson probability model to identify and locate clusters (high…

  • Accessibility to tuberculosis control services and tuberculosis programme performance in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessMesay Hailu Dangisso, Daniel G Datiko et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    BACKGROUND: Despite the expansion of health services and community-based interventions in Ethiopia, limited evidence exists about the distribution of and access to health facilities and their relationship with the performance of tuberculosis (TB) control programmes. We aim to assess the geographical distribution of and physical accessibility to TB control services and their relationship with TB case notification rates (CNRs) and treatment outcome…

  • Fifteen-year trend in treatment outcomes among patients with pulmonary smear-positive tuberculosis and its determinants in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia

    Open AccessShallo Daba Hamusse, Meaza Demissie et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2014

    BACKGROUND: Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) strategy is aimed at diagnosing 70% of infectious tuberculosis (TB) and curing 85% of it. Arsi Zone of Ethiopia piloted DOTS strategy in 1992. Since then, the trend in treatment outcomes in general and at district-level in particular has not been assessed. The aim of this study was to analyse the trend in TB treatment outcomes and audit district-level treatment outcomes in the 25 distric…

  • Trends in TB case notification over fifteen years

    Open AccessShallo Daba Hamusse, Meaza Demissie et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    The introduction and expansion of DOTS in Arsi zone has improved the overall TB case notification. However, there is inequality in TB case notification across 25 districts of the zone. Further research is, recommended on the prevalence, incidence of TB and TB treatment outcome to see the differences in TB distribution and performance of DOTS in treatment outcomes among the districts

  • Ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia

    Open AccessAdugna Woyessa, Wakgari Deressa et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    This study found a low household LLIN ownership and use in the highland-fringe rural area. Therefore, improving the availability and teaching effective use of LLIN combined with removal of temporary mosquito breeding places should be prioritized in highland-fringe areas

  • Climate change, crop production and child under nutrition in Ethiopia; a longitudinal panel study

    Open AccessSeifu Hagos, Torleif Markussen Lunde et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    We conclude that rainfall and temperature are partly predicting the variation in child stunting and underweight. Models vary in predicting stunting and underweight across the three agro ecologic zones. This could indicate that a single model for the three agro ecologies may not be not applicable

  • In memoriam Siegfried Pausewang (1937-2012)

    Open AccessHarald Aspen, Kjetil Tronvoll et al.ARTICLEAethiopica2013

    Obituary

  • Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections

    Mitike Molla, Maria Emmelin et al.ARTICLEAfrican Journal of AIDS Research2009

    Studies pertaining to sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among rural young adults in Ethiopia are limited. This study provides information on knowledge about common STIs, and the perceptions, preferences and use of health services for STIs, among youths and healthcare providers in predominately rural Butajira, a town in south-central Ethiopia. We performed mixed-method research, using a cross-sectional survey among 3 743 randomly selected you…

  • Tuberculosis recurrence in smear-positive patients cured under Dots in southern Ethiopia

    Open AccessDaniel G Datiko, B LindtjørnARTICLEBMC Public Health2009

    High recurrence rate occurred among smear-positive patients cured under DOTS. Further studies are required to identify factors contributing to high recurrence rates to improve disease free survival of TB patients after treatment

  • The rate of TB-HIV co-infection depends on the prevalence of HIV infection in a community

    Open AccessDaniel G Datiko, Mohammed A Yassin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    The rate of HIV infection in TB patients and pregnant women was higher in study participants from urban areas. The rate of HIV infection in TB patients was associated with the prevalence of HIV infection in pregnant women attending ANC

  • Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth

    Open AccessMitike Molla, Yemane Berhane et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2008

    Although virginity norms help delay age at sexual debut among rural Ethiopian youth, and thus reduces vulnerability to sexually transmitted infections and HIV infection, vulnerability among females may increase after marriage due to unprotected multiple risky sexual behaviours by spouses. The use of preventive services, such as VCT before marriage and condom use in marriage should be part of the HIV/AIDS prevention and control strategies