Alex J van Duinen

Biographic Data

ID5005659
NAMEAlex J van Duinen
GIVEN NAMESAlex J
FAMILY NAMEvan Duinen
SIGNATUREVAN DUINEN A J
AFFILIATIONSNorwegian University of Science and Technology
ORCID0000-0002-6943-0100
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2020
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • Transforming healthcare

    Open AccessJuul M Bakker, Douglas Weru Nyaguthii et al.ARTICLEHuman Resources for Health2026

  • The impact of surgical task-sharing in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessMali Eggen Furre, Maria Svengaard et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    BACKGROUND: A surgical task-sharing programme was initiated by the Sierra Leonean Ministry of Health in 2011 to enhance public surgical capacity and equalise access between urban and rural populations by redistributing surgical tasks within a limited healthcare workforce. METHODS: This longitudinal nationwide study, involving all healthcare facilities with an operating theatre in Sierra Leone, analysed changes in volume and population rates of su…

  • EuroQol EQ-5D-3L Quality of Life Population Norms for Sierra Leone

    Open AccessEsmee Desi van Uum, Jonathan Vas Nunes et al.ARTICLEApplied Research in Quality of Life2025References: 36

  • Economic evaluation of expanding inguinal hernia repair among adult males in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessZin Min Thet Lwin, Abdul Rahman Mansaray et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Sierra Leone faces a substantial backlog of patients with inguinal hernia in need of repair due to a shortage of surgical providers. The current mitigation strategy includes task-sharing with associate clinicians and non-specialist medical doctors, and the economic impact of this approach needs assessment for potential scale-up. This study aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of open mesh repair of inguinal hernias by associate clinicians and n…

  • Geographic and socioeconomic inequities in cesarean delivery rates at the district level in Madhya Pradesh, India

    Open AccessRohini Dutta, Shagun Tuli et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2023

    BACKGROUND: In India, caesarean delivery (CD) accounts for 17% of the births, of which 41% occur in private facilities. However, areas to CD in rural areas are limited, particularly for the poor populations. Little information is available on state-wise district-level CD rates by geography and the population wealth quintiles, especially in Madhya Pradesh (MP), the fifth most populous and third poorest state. OBJECTIVE: Investigate geographic and …

  • The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on hospital utilisation in Sierra Leone

    Open AccessStephen Sevalie, Daniel Youkee et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely affected health systems in many countries, but little is known about effects on health systems in sub-Saharan Africa. This study examines the effects of COVID-19 on hospital utilisation in a sub-Saharan country, Sierra Leone. METHODS: Mixed-methods study using longitudinal nationwide hospital data (admissions, operations, deliveries and referrals) and qualitative interviews with healthcare workers…

  • Travel time and perinatal mortality after emergency caesarean sections

    Open AccessAlex J van Duinen, Håvard A Adde et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    INTRODUCTION: Longer travel times are associated with increased adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes. Geospatial modelling has been increasingly used to estimate geographic proximity in emergency obstetric care. In this study, we aimed to assess the correlation between modelled and patient-reported travel times and to evaluate its clinical relevance. METHODS: ). Patient-reported and modelled travel times were compared applying a univariable li…