Browsing School of Health Sciences (Health-Sciences) Collections by Author "Peterson, Stefan"
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Can community health workers and caretakers recognise pneumonia in children? Experiences from Western Uganda
Källander, Karin; Tomson, Göran; Nsabagasanic, Xavier; Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca; Pariyo, George; Peterson, Stefan (Elsevier, 2006)Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are leading killers of children. Case management using community health workers (CHW) has halved ARI mortality in children in Asia. WHO/UNICEF recommend integrating pneumonia into Home ... -
Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural Changes in utilization of health services among poor and rural residents in Uganda: are reforms benefitting the poor?
Pariyo, George W.; Ekirapa-Kiracho, Elizabeth; Olico, Okui; Rahman, Hafizur Mohammed; Peterson, Stefan; Bishai, David M.; Lucas, Henry; Peters, David H. (BioMed Central, 2009-11-12)Background: Uganda implemented health sector reforms to make services more accessible to the population. An assessment of the likely impact of these reforms is important for informing policy. This paper describes the changes ... -
Community effectiveness of malaria treatment in Uganda: a long way to Abuja targets
Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca; Tomson, Goran; Pariyo, George; Ogwal-Okeng, Jasper; Peterson, Stefan (Taylor & Francis, 2005)Introduction: At the Roll Back Malaria summit for African countries in Abuja, the heads of state committed to ensure that by the year 2005 at least 60% of those suffering from malaria would have access to effective treatment ... -
Community perceptions and factors influencing utilisation of health services in Uganda
Bakeera, Solome; Wamala, Sarah P.; Galea, Sandro; State, Andrew; Peterson, Stefan; Pariyo, George W. (BioMed Central, 2009)Background: Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of social resources in overcoming ... -
Delayed care seeking for fatal pnemonia in children aged under five years in Uganda: a case-series study
Källander, Karin; Peterson, Stefan; Pariyo, George; Tomson, Goran; Nsabagasani, Xavier; Sabiiti, Jesca Nsungwa (World Health Organization, 2008)Objective To review individual case histories of children who had died of pneumonia in rural Uganda and to investigate why these children did not survive. Methods This case-series study was done in the Iganga/Mayuge ... -
Local fever illness classifications: implications for home management of malaria strategies
Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca; Källander, Karin; Nsabagasani, Xavier; Namusisi, Kellen; Annika, Johansson; Pariyo, George W.; Tomson, Göran; Peterson, Stefan (Wiley-Blackwell, 2004-11)Background: The Ugandan Ministry of Health has adopted the WHO Home Based Fever Management strategy (HBM) to improve access to antimalarial drugs for prompt (<24 h) presumptive treatment of all fevers in children under 5 ... -
Voices on adherence to ART in Ethiopia and Uganda: a matter of choice or simply not an option
Obua, Celestino; Gusdal, Annelie K.; Annelie, K.; Wahlström, Rolf; Tomson, Göran; Peterson, Stefan; Ekström, Anna Mia; Thorson, Anna; Chalker, John; Fochsen, Grethe (Routledge - Taylor & Francis, 2009)This paper explores HIV patients’ adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) in resource-limited contexts in Uganda and Ethiopia, where ART is provided free of charge. Qualitative semi-structured interviews were conducted ...