Search Results - "Brigit, Obrist"

Timing of antenatal care for adolescent and adult pregnant women in south-eastern Tanzania by Gross, Karin, Alba, Sandra, Glass, Tracy R, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Obrist, Brigit

“…Early and frequent antenatal care attendance during pregnancy is important to identify and mitigate risk factors in pregnancy and to encourage women to have a…”
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The use of antenatal and postnatal care: perspectives and experiences of women and health care providers in rural southern Tanzania by Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Obrist, Brigit, Schellenberg, Joanna Armstrong, Haws, Rachel A, Mushi, Adiel K, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Schellenberg, David

“…Although antenatal care coverage in Tanzania is high, worrying gaps exist in terms of its quality and ability to prevent, diagnose or treat complications…”
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Access to health care in contexts of livelihood insecurity: a framework for analysis and action by Obrist, Brigit, Iteba, Nelly, Lengeler, Christian, Makemba, Ahmed, Mshana, Christopher, Nathan, Rose, Alba, Sandra, Dillip, Angel, Hetzel, Manuel W, Mayumana, Iddy, Schulze, Alexander, Mshinda, Hassan

“…The authors present a framework for analysis and action to explore and improve access to health care in resource-poor countries, especially in Africa…”
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Factors affecting home delivery in rural Tanzania by Mrisho, Mwifadhi, Schellenberg, Joanna A., Mushi, Adiel K., Obrist, Brigit, Mshinda, Hassan, Tanner, Marcel, Schellenberg, David

“…Summary Background  Studies of factors affecting place of delivery have rarely considered the influence of gender roles and relations within the household…”
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Antenatal care in practice: an exploratory study in antenatal care clinics in the Kilombero Valley, south-eastern Tanzania by Gross, Karin, Armstrong Schellenberg, Joanna, Kessy, Flora, Pfeiffer, Constanze, Obrist, Brigit

“…The potential of antenatal care for reducing maternal morbidity and improving newborn survival and health is widely acknowledged. Yet there are worrying gaps…”
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The role of accountability in the performance of Jazia prime vendor system in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Obrist, Brigit, Metta, Emmy, Chiluda, Fiona, Wiedenmayer, Karin, Wyss, Kaspar

“…Access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines for all is a central component of Universal Health Coverage (UHC). However, the…”
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Linking the Community Health Fund with Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets in Tanzania: exploring potentials, pitfalls, and modalities by Dillip, Angel, Kalolo, Albino, Mayumana, Iddy, Rutishauser, Melina, Simon, Vendelin T, Obrist, Brigit

“…In low- and middle-income countries, too, public-private partnerships in health insurance schemes are crucial for improving access to health services. Problems…”
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Rethinking sociality and health through transfiguration by Hadolt, Bernhard, Obrist, Brigit, Mattes, Dominik

“…In this introductory article to the Special Section, we intend to literally bring sociality to (bodily) life and ask what medical anthropology might gain by…”
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Understanding resilience of female adolescents towards teenage pregnancy: a cross-sectional survey in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Pfeiffer, Constanze, Ahorlu, Collins K, Alba, Sandra, Obrist, Brigit

“…In Tanzania, teenage pregnancy rates are still high despite the efforts being made to reduce them. Not enough is known about how adolescents experience and…”
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Acceptability of a Prime Vendor System in Public Healthcare Facilities in Tanzania by Kuwawenaruwa, August, Tediosi, Fabrizio, Metta, Emmy, Obrist, Brigit, Wiedenmayer, Karin, Msamba, Vicky-Sidney, Wyss, Kaspar

“…Pharmaceutical supply chain management in low- and middle-income countries has received substantial attention to address the shortage of medicines at…”
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The Promotion and Development of One Health at Swiss TPH and Its Greater Potential by Zinsstag, Jakob, Hediger, Karin, Osman, Yahya Maidane, Abukhattab, Said, Crump, Lisa, Kaiser-Grolimund, Andrea, Mauti, Stephanie, Ahmed, Ayman, Hattendorf, Jan, Bonfoh, Bassirou, Heitz-Tokpa, Kathrin, Berger González, Mónica, Bucher, Alvar, Lechenne, Monique, Tschopp, Rea, Obrist, Brigit, Pelikan, Kristina

“…One Health, an integrated health concept, is now an integral part of health research and development. One Health overlaps with other integrated approaches to…”
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Savings Groups for Social Health Protection: A Social Resilience Study in Rural Tanzania by Obrist, Brigit, Dillip, Angel, Kalolo, Albino, Mayumana, Iddy M, Rutishauser, Melina, Simon, Vendelin T

“…Global health experts use a health system perspective for research on social health protection. This article argues for a complementary actor perspective,…”
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Improvements in access to malaria treatment in Tanzania following community, retail sector and health facility interventions -- a user perspective by Alba, Sandra, Dillip, Angel, Hetzel, Manuel W, Mayumana, Iddy, Mshana, Christopher, Makemba, Ahmed, Alexander, Mathew, Obrist, Brigit, Schulze, Alexander, Kessy, Flora, Mshinda, Hassan, Lengeler, Christian

“…The ACCESS programme aims at understanding and improving access to prompt and effective malaria treatment. Between 2004 and 2008 the programme implemented a…”
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Parasitic worms: knowledge, attitudes, and practices in Western Côte d'Ivoire with implications for integrated control by Acka, Cinthia A, Raso, Giovanna, N'goran, Eliézer K, Tschannen, Andres B, Bogoch, Isaac I, Séraphin, Essane, Tanner, Marcel, Obrist, Brigit, Utzinger, Jürg

“…In the developing world where parasitic worm infections are pervasive, preventive chemotherapy is the key strategy for morbidity control. However, local…”
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The combined effect of determinants on coverage of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania by Gross, Karin, Alba, Sandra, Schellenberg, Joanna, Kessy, Flora, Mayumana, Iddy, Obrist, Brigit

“…Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy (IPTp) at routine antenatal care (ANC) clinics is an important and efficacious intervention to reduce…”
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Informed consent procedure in a double blind randomized anthelminthic trial on Pemba Island, Tanzania: do pamphlet and information session increase caregivers knowledge? by Palmeirim, Marta S, Ross, Amanda, Obrist, Brigit, Mohammed, Ulfat A, Ame, Shaali M, Ali, Said M, Keiser, Jennifer

“…In clinical research, obtaining informed consent from participants is an ethical and legal requirement. Conveying the information concerning the study can be…”
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What we need is health system transformation and not health system strengthening for universal health coverage to work: Perspectives from a National Health Insurance pilot site in South Africa by Michel, Janet, Obrist, Brigit, Bärnighausen, Till, Tediosi, Fabrizio, McIntyre, Di, Evans, David, Tanner, Marcel

“…Abstract only…”
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The impact of pastoralist mobility on tuberculosis control in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-synthesis by Nooh, Faisal, Crump, Lisa, Hashi, Abdiwahab, Tschopp, Rea, Schelling, Esther, Reither, Klaus, Hattendorf, Jan, Ali, Seid M, Obrist, Brigit, Utzinger, Jürg, Zinsstag, Jakob

“…Directly observed treatment, short-course (DOTS) is the current mainstay to control tuberculosis (TB) worldwide. Context-specific adaptations of DOTS have…”
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"Workhood"-a useful concept for the analysis of health workers' resources? An evaluation from Tanzania by Gross, Karin, Pfeiffer, Constanze, Obrist, Brigit

“…International debates on improving health system performance and quality of care are strongly coined by systems thinking. There is a surprising lack of…”
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Acceptability--a neglected dimension of access to health care: findings from a study on childhood convulsions in rural Tanzania by Dillip, Angel, Alba, Sandra, Mshana, Christopher, Hetzel, Manuel W, Lengeler, Christian, Mayumana, Iddy, Schulze, Alexander, Mshinda, Hassan, Weiss, Mitchell G, Obrist, Brigit

“…Acceptability is a poorly conceptualized dimension of access to health care. Using a study on childhood convulsion in rural Tanzania, we examined social…”
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