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Bernt Lindtjørn

Emeritus, Centre for International Health
  • E-mailbernt.lindtjorn@uib.no
  • Visitor Address
    Alrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 17
    5009 Bergen
  • Postal Address
    Postboks 7804
    5020 Bergen
  • Global health
  • Control of tuberculosis
  • Malaria
  • Maternal and child health, Nutrition
  • HIV
  • Climate and health

 

 

 

 

Academic article
  • Show author(s) (2022). Seasonality and predictors of childhood stunting and wasting in drought-prone areas in Ethiopia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Large local variations in the use of health services in rural southern Ethiopia: An ecological study. PLOS Global Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Influence of intrauterine factors on birth weight and on child linear growth in rural Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE. 16 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Dietary practices and nutritional status of young children in the former ensete monoculture dominated Sidama region, southern Ethiopia: A community based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry and integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosing severe pneumonia. PLOS Global Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Barriers to Management of Moderate Acute Malnutrition Among Children Aged 6 to 59 Months in Damot Pulassa, Wolaita, South Ethiopia: A Phenomenological Study of Mothers and Health Service Providers. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. 323-339.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Antenatal care utilization and compliance with national and WHO guidelines in rural Ethiopia: a cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
  • Show author(s) (2022). Anaemia, anthropometric undernutrition and associated factors among mothers with children younger than 2 years of age in the rural Dale district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based study. Maternal & Child Nutrition. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Spatial variation of child stunting and maternal malnutrition after controlling for known risk factors in a drought-prone rural community in Southern Ethiopia. Annals of Global Health. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Risk factors for scabies, tungiasis, and tinea infections among schoolchildren in southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional Bayesian multilevel model. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 22 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Prevalence of hypertension, and related factors among adults in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Older children are at increased risk of Plasmodium vivax in south-central Ethiopia: a cohort study. Malaria Journal. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Low and unequal use of outpatient health services in public primary health care facilities in southern Ethiopia: a facility-based cross-sectional study. BMC Health Services Research. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PeerJ. 1-19.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Concurrent anemia and stunting among schoolchildren in Wonago district in southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis. PeerJ. 18 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2021). Co-morbid anaemia and stunting among children 2–5 years old in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Paediatrics Open. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2021). A local-ingredients-based supplement is an alternative to corn-soy blends plus for treating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months: A randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. 1-18.
  • Show author(s) (2020). The experience of mission hospitals in southern Ethiopia in identifying and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. Christian Journal for Global Health. 3-13.
  • Show author(s) (2020). The experience of mission hospitals in southern Ethiopia in identifying and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. Christian Journal for Global Health.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Surveillance of molecular markers for antimalarial resistance in Zambia: Polymorphism of Pfkelch 13, Pfmdr1 and Pfdhfr/Pfdhps genes. Acta Tropica. 105704-105704.
  • Show author(s) (2020). 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: A cohort study. Ecology of Food and Nutrition. 44-69.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Pulse oximeter with integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosis of severe childhood pneumonia at rural health institutions in Southern Ethiopia: Results from a cluster-randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Incidence of postpartum and neonatal illnesses and utilization of healthcare services in rural communities in southern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE. 1-19.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Helminth infections among rural schoolchildren in Southern Ethiopia: A cross- sectional multilevel and zero-inflated regression model. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Financial risk of seeking maternal neonatal healthcare in southern Ethiopia: a cohort study of rural households. International Journal for Equity in Health. 16 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Feeding behavior and activity of Phlebotomus pedifer and potential reservoir hosts of Leishmania aethiopica in southwestern Ethiopia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Development and nutritional evaluation of local ingredientsbased supplements to treat moderate acute malnutrition among children aged below five years: A descriptive study from rural Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia. Food Science & Nutrition. 6287-6295.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Caesarean section rates analysed using Robson’s 10-Group Classification System: a cross-sectional study at a tertiary hospital in Ethiopia. BMJ Open. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Identifying geographical heterogeneity of pulmonary tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia: a method to identify clustering for targeted interventions. . Global health action.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Efficacy of processed amaranth-containing bread compared to maize bread on hemoglobin, anemia and iron deficiency anemia prevalence among two-to-five year-old anemic children in Southern Ethiopia: A cluster randomized controlled trial. PLOS ONE. 16 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2020). Births and deaths in Sidama in southern Ethiopia: findings from the 2018 Dale-Wonsho Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS). Global health action. 12 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Utilisation of health services fails to meet the needs of pregnancy-related illnesses in rural southern Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE. 1-22.
  • Show author(s) (2019). The Efficacy of processed amaranth on anemia prevalence and hemoglobin level in preschool children in South Ethiopia: A randomised controlled trial Poster380 ECTMIH 2019. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Spatiotemporal clustering of malaria in southern-central Ethiopia: A community- based cohort study. PLOS ONE. 23 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Research protocol local ingredients-based supplementary food as an alternative to corn-soya blends plus for reating moderate acute malnutrition among children aged 6 to 59 months: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial in Wolaita. BMC Public Health. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Performance of an adapted household food insecurity access scale in measuring seasonality in household food insecurity in rural Ethiopia: a cohort analysis. BMC Nutrition. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Low use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in south-central Ethiopia: A community-based cohort study. PLOS ONE. 1-21.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Low immunization coverage in Wonago district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying may not be sufficient to eliminate malaria in a low malaria incidence area: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial in Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-15.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Intrauterine growth patterns in rural Ethiopia compared with WHO and INTERGROWTH-21st growth standards: A community-based longitudinal study. PLOS ONE. 15 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Inadequate management of pneumonia among children in South Ethiopia: findings from descriptive study. BMC Health Services Research. 14 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Impact of combining indoor residual spraying and long-lasting insecticidal nets on Anopheles arabiensis in Ethiopia: Results from a cluster randomized controlled trial. Malaria Journal. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2019). En-route to the ‘elimination’ of genotypic chloroquine resistance in Western and Southern Zambia, 14 years after chloroquine withdrawal. Malaria Journal. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2019). Distribution of Plasmodium species and assessment of performance of diagnostic tools used during a malaria survey in Southern and Western Provinces of Zambia. Malaria Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Reducing stillbirths in Ethiopia: Results of an intervention programme. PLOS ONE. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Malaria increased the risk of stunting and wasting among young children in Ethiopia: Results of a cohort study. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Long-term outcome of smear-positive tuberculosis patients after initiation and completion of treatment: A ten-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Exploring the impact of house screening intervention on entomological indices and incidence of malaria in Arba Minch town, southwest Ethiopia: A randomized control trial. Acta Tropica. 84-94.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Cost-effectiveness of a combined intervention of long lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying compared with each intervention alone for malaria prevention in Ethiopia. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation. 1-17.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Bed nets used to protect against malaria do not last long in a semi-arid area of Ethiopia: A cohort study. Malaria Journal. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2018). A qualitative study of use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) for intended and unintended purposes in Adami Tullu, East Shewa Zone, Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-14.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Variation in species composition and infection rates of Anopheles mosquitoes at different altitudinal transects, and the risk of malaria in the highland of Dirashe Woreda, south Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Spatial heterogeneity and risk factors for stunting among children under age five in Ethiopia: A Bayesian geo-statistical model. PLOS ONE. 1-18.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Reducing maternal deaths in Ethiopia: Results of an intervention programme in Southwest Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. 1-18.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Proximity to vector breeding site and risk of Plasmodium vivax infection: a prospective cohort study in rural Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-11.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Prevalence and Incidence of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis in the Hetosa District of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State of Central Ethiopia. BMC Infectious Diseases.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Maternal depression symptoms are highly prevalent among food-insecure households in Ethiopia. Public Health Nutrition. 849-856.
  • Show author(s) (2017). High entomological inoculation rate of malaria vectors in area of high coverage of interventions in southwest Ethiopia: Implication for residual malaria transmission. Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 61-69.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Economic burden of malaria and predictors of cost variability to rural households in southcentral Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. 16 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Comparison of two adult mosquito sampling methods with human landing catches in south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-16.
  • Show author(s) (2017). Anaemia among children in a drought affected community in south-central Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Primary and secondary anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Hitossa District of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Malaria incidence and entomological findings in an area targeted for a cluster-randomized controlled trial to prevent malaria in Ethiopia: Results from a pilot study. Malaria Journal. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Local spatial clustering of stunting and wasting among children under the age of 5 years: implications for intervention strategies. Public Health Nutrition. 1417-1427.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Incidence of tuberculosis among school-going adolescents in South India. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Human-biting activities of Anopheles species in south-central Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors. 1-12.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Equity in long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in a rural South Central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Combining long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Ethiopia: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Client satisfaction with delivery care service and associated factors in the public health facilities of Gamo Gofa zone, southwest Ethiopia: In a resource limited setting. Obstetrics and Gynecology International. 1-7.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Association between malaria and malnutrition among children aged under-five years in Adami Tulu District, south-central Ethiopia: A case-control study. BMC Public Health. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Zoophagic behaviour of anopheline mosquitoes in southwest Ethiopia: opportunity for malaria vector control. Parasites & Vectors. 1-9.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Spatio-temporal analysis of smear-positive tuberculosis in the Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Maternal mortality in rural south ethiopia: Outcomes of community-based birth registration by health extension workers. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Low case notification rates of childhood tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia. BMC Pediatrics. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Is the adapted Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS) developed internationally to measure food insecurity valid in urban and rural households of Ethiopia? BMC Nutrition.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Follow-up of chronic coughers improves tuberculosis case finding: Results from a community-based cohort study in Southern Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Accessibility to tuberculosis control services and tuberculosis programme performance in southern ethiopia. Global health action.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Use of biomass fuel in households is not a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis in South Ethiopia. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 67-72.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Trends of tuberculosis case notification and treatment outcomes in the sidama zone, southern ethiopia: Ten-year retrospective trend analysis in urban-rural settings. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Trends in TB case notification over fifteen years: the case notification of 25 Districts of Arsi Zone of Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia. BMC Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Pre-ART retention in care and prevalence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia. BMC Pediatrics.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Ownership and use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia: Complex samples data analysis. BMC Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Maternal and neonatal mortality in south-west ethiopia: Estimates and socio-economic inequality. PLOS ONE.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Fifteen-year trend in treatment outcomes among patients with pulmonary smear-positive tuberculosis and its determinants in Arsi Zone, Central Ethiopia. Global health action.
  • Show author(s) (2014). Climate change, crop production and child under nutrition in Ethiopia; A longitudinal panel study. BMC Public Health.
  • Show author(s) (2013). The effect of screening doors and windows on indoor density of Anopheles arabiensis in south-west Ethiopia: a randomized trial. Malaria Journal. 6 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Malaria risk factors in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis. Malaria Journal. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Lifesaving emergency obstetric services are inadequate in south-west Ethiopia: a formidable challenge to reducing maternal mortality in Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Impact of housing condition on indoor-biting and indoor-resting Anopheles arabiensis density in a highland area, central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Impact of housing condition on indoor-biting and indoor-resting Anopheles arabiensis density in a highland area, central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2013). How malaria models relate temperature to malaria transmission. Parasites & Vectors. 1-10.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Freely distributed bed-net use among Chano Mille residents, south Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. Malaria Journal. 7 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Evaluation of CareStart (TM) malaria Pf/Pv combo test for Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria diagnosis in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Entomologic inoculation rates of anopheles arabiensis in southwestern Ethiopia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 466-473.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Cattle and climate in Africa: How climate variability has influenced national cattle holdings from 1961–2008. PeerJ.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Blood meal sources and entomological inoculation rates of anophelines along a highland altitudinal transect in south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Blood meal origins and insecticide susceptibility of Anopheles arabiensis from Chano in South-West Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2013). A dynamic model of some malaria-transmitting anopheline mosquitoes of the Afrotropical region. II. Validation of species distribution and seasonal variations. Malaria Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2013). A dynamic model of some malaria-transmitting anopheline mosquitoes of the Afrotropical region. I. Model description and sensitivity analysis. Malaria Journal.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Prevalence of malaria infection in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Predictors of plasmodium falciparum malaria incidence in Chano Mille, South Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 450-459.
  • Show author(s) (2012). High maternal mortality in rural south-west Ethiopia: estimate by using the sisterhood method. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 7 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Effect of bednets and indoor residual spraying on spatio-temporal clustering of malaria in a village in South Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. PLOS ONE. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2012). Abundance and dynamics of anopheline larvae in a highland malarious area of south-central Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Patients Present Earlier and Survival Has Improved, but Pre-ART Attrition Is High in a Six-Year HIV Cohort Data from Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. 9 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Mortality in successfully treated tuberculosis patients in southern Ethiopia: retrospective follow-up study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 866-871.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Model variations in predicting incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using 1998-2007 morbidity and meteorological data from south Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2010). Cost and cost-effectiveness of smear-positive tuberculosis treatment by health extension workers in Southern Ethiopia: A community randomized trial. PLOS ONE. 7 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Tuberculosis recurrence in smear-positive patients cured under DOTS in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study. BMC Public Health. 5 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections. African Journal of AIDS Research. 135-146.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Health Extension Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Detection and Treatment Sucess in Southern Ethiopia: A Community Randomized Trial. PLOS ONE. 5-5.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Cost-effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
  • Show author(s) (2009). Cost estimates of HIV care and treatment with and without anti-retrovira thereapy at Arba Minch Hospital in southern Ethiopia. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 10 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2008). The rate of TB-HIV co-infection depends on the prevalence of HIV infection in a community. BMC Public Health. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2008). Mortality decreases among young adults in south-central Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 218-225.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Determinants of treatment adherence among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in southern Ethiopia. PLoS Medicine.
  • Show author(s) (2007). Acceptability of HIV counselling and testing among tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 4 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Tuberculosis case-finding through a village outreach programme in a rural setting in southern Ethiopia: community randomized trial. Bulletin of the World Health Organization. 112-119.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural district of Ethiopia. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 87-92.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Predictors of early death in a cohort of Ethiopian patients treated with HAART. BMC Infectious Diseases. 136.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Antiretroviral therapy at a district hospital in Ethiopia prevents death and tuberculosis in a cohort of HIV patients. AIDS research and therapy. 8 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Quality control of sputum microscopic examinations for acid fast bacilli in southern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 104-108.
  • Show author(s) (2005). Disease progression among untreated HIV-infected patients in South Ethiopia: implications for patient care. Medscape General Medicine. 66.
  • Show author(s) (2005). DOTS improves treatment outcomes and service coverage for tuberculosis in South Ethiopia: a retrospective trend analysis. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Gender perspective in health: does it matter in tuberculosis control? Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 239-243.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Community-based organizations in HIV/AIDS prevention, patient care and control in Ethiopa. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 4-31.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Community Tuberculosis care through "TB Clubs" in rural North Ethiopia. Social Science and Medicine. 2009-2018.
  • Show author(s) (2003). Circulating antioxidants and lipid peroxidation products in untreated tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 117-122.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Year-to-Year and Seasonal Variations n Stunging among Preschool Children in Ethiopia. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 326-333.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Patients and Health Service delay in the diagnosis and start of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa. BMC Public Health. 23.
  • Show author(s) (2002). Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Mekele Town, Northern Ethiopia - A Population Based Study. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 1-7.
  • Show author(s) (2002). A rapid survey to determine the prevalence of smear-positive tuberculosis in Addis Ababa. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 580-584.
  • Show author(s) (2001). The outcome of tuberculosis treatment at a rural hospital in South Ethiopia. Tropical doctor. 132-135.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Influence of neoadjuvant anastrozole (Arimidex) on intratumoral estrogen levels and proliferation markers in patients with locally advanced breast cancer. Clinical Cancer Research. 1230-1236.
  • Show author(s) (2000). The outcome of tuberculosis treatment at a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia. Tropical doctor. 177-182.
  • Show author(s) (2000). The impact of functional performance, HIV status, malnutrition and clinical features on treatment outcomes of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 177-182.
  • Show author(s) (2000). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 277-282.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Social unrest is associated with increased death rates in drought prone Ethiopian communities. Lancet ERA - International Health.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Increasing incidence of resistance to antimicrobials in Sidama. Ethiopian Medical Journal. 181-187.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Epidemiology of burns in Bergen, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 225-229.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Epidemiology of Burns in Bergen, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 225-229.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Delay in treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: An analysis of symptom Duration among ethiopian patients. Medscape General Medicine.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Femurfakturer hos barn. Epidemiologi og ressursforbruk ved 406 femurfrakturer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3415-3418.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Epidemiology of burns in Bergen, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Epidemiology of burns in Bergen. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 1-5.
  • Show author(s) (1998). Anmeldelse av Fentiman IS, Hamed H. Atlas of Breast Examination. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1035-1035.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Nutritional assessment of two famine prone Ethiopian communities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 278-282.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Intra-household correlations of nutritional status in rural Ethiopia. International Journal of Epidemiology. 160-165.
  • Show author(s) (1997). HIV infection and malnutrition change the clinical and radiological features of pulmonary tuberculosis. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 335-339.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Protein energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency and nightblindness in Bangladesh. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 319-325.
  • Show author(s) (1996). HIV infection and clinical features of pulmonary tuberculosis (abstract). Tubercle and Lung Disease. 92.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Growth velocity among preschool Ethiopian children. Acta Paediatrica. 616-619.
  • Show author(s) (1995). Physical activity, illness and nutritional status among adults in rural Ethiopian community. International Journal of Epidemiology. 977.
  • Show author(s) (1993). Population growth, fertility, mortality and migration in drought prone areas in Ethiopia. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 24-28.
  • Show author(s) (1993). Nutritional status and risk of infection among Ethiopian children. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 76-82.
  • Show author(s) (1993). Dietary pattern and state of nutrition among children in drought prone areas of Southern Ethiopia. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 21-32.
  • Show author(s) (1992). Child health in arid areas of Ethiopia: Longitudinal study of the morbidity in infectious diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 369-377.
  • Show author(s) (1991). Risk factors for fatal diarrhoea: A case- control study of Ethiopian children. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 207-211.
  • Show author(s) (1991). Disaster epidemiology. The Lancet. 116-117.
  • Show author(s) (1990). Sykehus i utviklingsland. Erfaringer fra Sidamo Regional Hospital i Sør-Etiopia. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1118-1122.
  • Show author(s) (1990). Miljø i U-land. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1633-1635.
  • Show author(s) (1990). Famine in southern Ethiopia 1985-86: malnutrition, diarrhoea and death. Tropical and geographical medicine. 365-369.
Academic lecture
  • Show author(s) (2021). Co-morbid anemia and stunting among children 2–5years old in southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Impact of combining Indoor Residual Spraying and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets on Anopheles arabiensis in Ethiopia: Preliminary findings of a randomized controlled trial.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Primary drug resistance and HIV infection in tuberculosis patients.
  • Show author(s) (2001). Community tuberculosis care through "TB clubs"in rural North Ethiopia.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Towards an European Masters in International: the experience of TropEdEurope since 1996.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Neoadjuvant Treatment with Anastrozole ('ARIMIDEX') Causes Profound Suppression of Intra-Tumor Estrogen Levels.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Epidemiology of burn injuries in Ethiopia.
  • Show author(s) (1999). Comparison of the effects of neoadjuvant 'Arimidex'(Anastrozole) on plasma and intra-tumor tissue estrogen levels in postmenopausalbreast cancer patients.
  • Show author(s) (1998). TropEdEurop: A partnership for education, training and research in international health.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Femurfrakturer hos barn. Epidemiologi og ressursforbruk ved 406 femurfrakturer.
  • Show author(s) (1996). Femurfrakturer hos barn. Epidemiologi og ressursforbruk ved 406 femurfrakturer.
  • Show author(s) (1992). Malnutrition during recent famines in Ethiopia.
Popular scientific article
  • Show author(s) (2016). Norske malariaprosjekter bidrar til utviklingsmål. Bistandsaktuelt. Bistandsaktuelt.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Norge, malaria, og internasjonale utviklingsmål. Best Practice Infeksjonsmedisin. 26-31.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Intervju som evalueringsverktøy. UPED-skrift. 82-85.
  • Show author(s) (1993). The Borana Health and Nutrition Study. Summary of research results and their implications for health work. (Tilknyttet prosjekt: Borana Health and Nutrition Study). Newsletter, Department of Community Health, Univ. Addis Ababa.
Doctoral dissertation
  • Show author(s) (2017). Tuberculosis Control in Arsi in Ethiopia: Programme Performance and Disease Burden .
  • Show author(s) (2017). Malaria vectors in southern Ethiopia. Some challenges and opportunities for vector control.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Tuberculosis control in Sidama in Ethiopia. Programme performance and spatial epidemiology.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Spatial variations in child undernutrition in Ethiopia: Implications for intervention strategies.
  • Show author(s) (2016). Anopheles species and malaria transmission risk in a highland area, south-central Ethiopia.
  • Show author(s) (2015). Maternal and neonatal mortality in rural south Ethiopia: Comparing mortality measurements and assessing obstetric care.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Variation in malaria transmission in southern Ethiopia: The impact of prevention strategies and a need for targeted intervention.
  • Show author(s) (1992). Child health and nutrition. A study from drought- prone areas in Southern Ethiopia. (dr.med.).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
  • Show author(s) (2019). Developing a sustainable PhD programme: Experiences from southern Ethiopia. 15 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Unintentional and Intentional Injuries. 13 pages.
  • Show author(s) (2006). Tuberculosis. 26 pages.
  • Show author(s) (1997). Traditional medicine in Southern Ethiopia.
  • Show author(s) (1993). Famine and malnutrition. 18 pages.
Abstract
  • Show author(s) (2020). Dietary Diversity and Nutritional Status of Children Aged 6 to 24 Months in Rural Sidama, Southern Ethiopia. Current Developments in Nutrition (CDN). 533-533.
  • Show author(s) (2013). Estimates of maternal mortality in south west-Ethiopia using four different methods. Tropical medicine & international health. 184-184.
Academic literature review
  • Show author(s) (2020). The Role of a Mission Organization in Building a Sustainable Government Hospital in Southern Ethiopia. Christian Journal for Global Health. 133-146.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Use of epidemiological and entomological tools in the control and elimination of malaria in Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2018). Reshaping the vector control strategy for malaria elimination in Ethiopia in the context of current evidence and new tools: opportunities and challenges. Malaria Journal. 1-8.
  • Show author(s) (2007). The AIDS epidemic in a low-income country: Ethiopia. Human Ecology Review. 39-55.
Article in business/trade/industry journal
  • Show author(s) (2009). Perception of Ethiopian youth regarding their risk of HIV: A community-based study among youth in predominately rural Butajira. Ethiopian Journal of Reproductive Health. 44-51.

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  • MD: Oslo University (1976)
  • PhD: University of Bergen (1991)
  • Specialist in General Surgery