Bernt Lindtjørn
Emeritus, Centre for International Health
- E-mailbernt.lindtjorn@uib.no
- Visitor AddressAlrek helseklynge, blokk D, Årstadveien 175009 Bergen
- Postal AddressPostboks 78045020 Bergen
- Global health
- Control of tuberculosis
- Malaria
- Maternal and child health, Nutrition
- HIV
- Climate and health
Academic article
- (2022). Seasonality and predictors of childhood stunting and wasting in drought-prone areas in Ethiopia: a cohort study. BMJ Open. 12 pages.
- (2022). Modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors among adults in southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. BMJ Open. 11 pages.
- (2022). Large local variations in the use of health services in rural southern Ethiopia: An ecological study. PLOS Global Public Health.
- (2022). Influence of intrauterine factors on birth weight and on child linear growth in rural Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study. PLOS ONE. 16 pages.
- (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.
- (2022). Cost-effectiveness of pulse oximetry and integrated management of childhood illness for diagnosing severe pneumonia. PLOS Global Public Health.
- (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.
- (2022). Antenatal care utilization and compliance with national and WHO guidelines in rural Ethiopia: a cohort study. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2021). Prevalence of hypertension, and related factors among adults in Wolaita, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 1-14.
- (2021). Older children are at increased risk of Plasmodium vivax in south-central Ethiopia: a cohort study. Malaria Journal. 9 pages.
- (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.
- (2021). Iron deficiency anemia among children aged 2–5 years in southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PeerJ. 1-19.
- (2021). Concurrent anemia and stunting among schoolchildren in Wonago district in southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis. PeerJ. 18 pages.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2020). The experience of mission hospitals in southern Ethiopia in identifying and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. Christian Journal for Global Health. 3-13.
- (2020). The experience of mission hospitals in southern Ethiopia in identifying and responding to infectious disease outbreaks. Christian Journal for Global Health.
- (2020). Surveillance of molecular markers for antimalarial resistance in Zambia: Polymorphism of Pfkelch 13, Pfmdr1 and Pfdhfr/Pfdhps genes. Acta Tropica. 105704-105704.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2020). Helminth infections among rural schoolchildren in Southern Ethiopia: A cross- sectional multilevel and zero-inflated regression model. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
- (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.
- (2020). Feeding behavior and activity of Phlebotomus pedifer and potential reservoir hosts of Leishmania aethiopica in southwestern Ethiopia. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2020). Identifying geographical heterogeneity of pulmonary tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia: a method to identify clustering for targeted interventions. . Global health action.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2019). Spatiotemporal clustering of malaria in southern-central Ethiopia: A community- based cohort study. PLOS ONE. 23 pages.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2019). Low use of long-lasting insecticidal nets for malaria prevention in south-central Ethiopia: A community-based cohort study. PLOS ONE. 1-21.
- (2019). Low immunization coverage in Wonago district, southern Ethiopia: A community-based cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE.
- (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.
- (2019). Intrauterine growth patterns in rural Ethiopia compared with WHO and INTERGROWTH-21st growth standards: A community-based longitudinal study. PLOS ONE. 15 pages.
- (2019). Inadequate management of pneumonia among children in South Ethiopia: findings from descriptive study. BMC Health Services Research. 14 pages.
- (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.
- (2019). En-route to the ‘elimination’ of genotypic chloroquine resistance in Western and Southern Zambia, 14 years after chloroquine withdrawal. Malaria Journal. 1-8.
- (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.
- (2018). Reducing stillbirths in Ethiopia: Results of an intervention programme. PLOS ONE. 1-11.
- (2018). Malaria increased the risk of stunting and wasting among young children in Ethiopia: Results of a cohort study. PLOS ONE.
- (2018). Long-term outcome of smear-positive tuberculosis patients after initiation and completion of treatment: A ten-year retrospective cohort study. PLOS ONE.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2017). Spatial heterogeneity and risk factors for stunting among children under age five in Ethiopia: A Bayesian geo-statistical model. PLOS ONE. 1-18.
- (2017). Reducing maternal deaths in Ethiopia: Results of an intervention programme in Southwest Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. 1-18.
- (2017). Proximity to vector breeding site and risk of Plasmodium vivax infection: a prospective cohort study in rural Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-11.
- (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.
- (2017). Maternal depression symptoms are highly prevalent among food-insecure households in Ethiopia. Public Health Nutrition. 849-856.
- (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.
- (2017). Economic burden of malaria and predictors of cost variability to rural households in southcentral Ethiopia. PLOS ONE. 16 pages.
- (2017). Comparison of two adult mosquito sampling methods with human landing catches in south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-16.
- (2017). Anaemia among children in a drought affected community in south-central Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.
- (2016). Primary and secondary anti-tuberculosis drug resistance in Hitossa District of Arsi Zone, Oromia Regional State, Central Ethiopia. BMC Public Health. 1-10.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2016). Incidence of tuberculosis among school-going adolescents in South India. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
- (2016). Human-biting activities of Anopheles species in south-central Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors. 1-12.
- (2016). Equity in long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in a rural South Central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 11 pages.
- (2016). Combining long-lasting insecticidal nets and indoor residual spraying for malaria prevention in Ethiopia: Study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2015). Zoophagic behaviour of anopheline mosquitoes in southwest Ethiopia: opportunity for malaria vector control. Parasites & Vectors. 1-9.
- (2015). Spatio-temporal analysis of smear-positive tuberculosis in the Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Maternal mortality in rural south ethiopia: Outcomes of community-based birth registration by health extension workers. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Low case notification rates of childhood tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia. BMC Pediatrics. 1-10.
- (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.
- (2015). Follow-up of chronic coughers improves tuberculosis case finding: Results from a community-based cohort study in Southern Ethiopia. PLOS ONE.
- (2015). Accessibility to tuberculosis control services and tuberculosis programme performance in southern ethiopia. Global health action.
- (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.
- (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.
- (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.
- (2014). Pre-ART retention in care and prevalence of tuberculosis among HIV-infected children at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia. BMC Pediatrics.
- (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.
- (2014). Maternal and neonatal mortality in south-west ethiopia: Estimates and socio-economic inequality. PLOS ONE.
- (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.
- (2014). Climate change, crop production and child under nutrition in Ethiopia; A longitudinal panel study. BMC Public Health.
- (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.
- (2013). Malaria risk factors in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis. Malaria Journal. 10 pages.
- (2013). Lifesaving emergency obstetric services are inadequate in south-west Ethiopia: a formidable challenge to reducing maternal mortality in Ethiopia. BMC Health Services Research.
- (2013). Impact of housing condition on indoor-biting and indoor-resting Anopheles arabiensis density in a highland area, central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal.
- (2013). Impact of housing condition on indoor-biting and indoor-resting Anopheles arabiensis density in a highland area, central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal.
- (2013). How malaria models relate temperature to malaria transmission. Parasites & Vectors. 1-10.
- (2013). Freely distributed bed-net use among Chano Mille residents, south Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. Malaria Journal. 7 pages.
- (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.
- (2013). Entomologic inoculation rates of anopheles arabiensis in southwestern Ethiopia. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 466-473.
- (2013). Cattle and climate in Africa: How climate variability has influenced national cattle holdings from 1961–2008. PeerJ.
- (2013). Blood meal sources and entomological inoculation rates of anophelines along a highland altitudinal transect in south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 11 pages.
- (2013). Blood meal origins and insecticide susceptibility of Anopheles arabiensis from Chano in South-West Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors. 10 pages.
- (2013). A dynamic model of some malaria-transmitting anopheline mosquitoes of the Afrotropical region. II. Validation of species distribution and seasonal variations. Malaria Journal.
- (2013). A dynamic model of some malaria-transmitting anopheline mosquitoes of the Afrotropical region. I. Model description and sensitivity analysis. Malaria Journal.
- (2012). Prevalence of malaria infection in Butajira area, south-central Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 8 pages.
- (2012). Predictors of plasmodium falciparum malaria incidence in Chano Mille, South Ethiopia: a longitudinal study. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 450-459.
- (2012). High maternal mortality in rural south-west Ethiopia: estimate by using the sisterhood method. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth. 7 pages.
- (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.
- (2012). Abundance and dynamics of anopheline larvae in a highland malarious area of south-central Ethiopia. Parasites & Vectors. 9 pages.
- (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.
- (2010). Mortality in successfully treated tuberculosis patients in southern Ethiopia: retrospective follow-up study. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 866-871.
- (2010). Model variations in predicting incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria using 1998-2007 morbidity and meteorological data from south Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 8 pages.
- (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.
- (2009). Tuberculosis recurrence in smear-positive patients cured under DOTS in southern Ethiopia: retrospective cohort study. BMC Public Health. 5 pages.
- (2009). Readiness of youth in rural Ethiopia to seek health services for sexually transmitted infections. African Journal of AIDS Research. 135-146.
- (2009). Health Extension Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Detection and Treatment Sucess in Southern Ethiopia: A Community Randomized Trial. PLOS ONE. 5-5.
- (2009). Cost-effectiveness of anti-retroviral therapy at a district hospital in southern Ethiopia. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation.
- (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.
- (2008). Traditional values of virginity and sexual behaviour in rural Ethiopian youth: results from a cross-sectional study. BMC Public Health. 10 pages.
- (2008). The rate of TB-HIV co-infection depends on the prevalence of HIV infection in a community. BMC Public Health. 8 pages.
- (2008). Mortality decreases among young adults in south-central Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 218-225.
- (2007). Determinants of treatment adherence among smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients in southern Ethiopia. PLoS Medicine.
- (2007). Acceptability of HIV counselling and testing among tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia. BMC International Health and Human Rights. 4 pages.
- (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.
- (2006). Prevalence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in a rural district of Ethiopia. The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 87-92.
- (2006). Predictors of early death in a cohort of Ethiopian patients treated with HAART. BMC Infectious Diseases. 136.
- (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.
- (2005). Quality control of sputum microscopic examinations for acid fast bacilli in southern Ethiopia. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 104-108.
- (2005). Disease progression among untreated HIV-infected patients in South Ethiopia: implications for patient care. Medscape General Medicine. 66.
- (2005). DOTS improves treatment outcomes and service coverage for tuberculosis in South Ethiopia: a retrospective trend analysis. BMC Public Health. 11 pages.
- (2003). Gender perspective in health: does it matter in tuberculosis control? Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 239-243.
- (2003). Community-based organizations in HIV/AIDS prevention, patient care and control in Ethiopa. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 4-31.
- (2003). Community Tuberculosis care through "TB Clubs" in rural North Ethiopia. Social Science and Medicine. 2009-2018.
- (2003). Circulating antioxidants and lipid peroxidation products in untreated tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 117-122.
- (2002). Year-to-Year and Seasonal Variations n Stunging among Preschool Children in Ethiopia. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition. 326-333.
- (2002). Patients and Health Service delay in the diagnosis and start of treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa. BMC Public Health. 23.
- (2002). Epidemiology of Burn Injuries in Mekele Town, Northern Ethiopia - A Population Based Study. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 1-7.
- (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.
- (2001). The outcome of tuberculosis treatment at a rural hospital in South Ethiopia. Tropical doctor. 132-135.
- (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.
- (2000). The outcome of tuberculosis treatment at a rural hospital in Southern Ethiopia. Tropical doctor. 177-182.
- (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.
- (2000). Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa. Ethiopian Journal of Health Development. 277-282.
- (1999). Social unrest is associated with increased death rates in drought prone Ethiopian communities. Lancet ERA - International Health.
- (1999). Increasing incidence of resistance to antimicrobials in Sidama. Ethiopian Medical Journal. 181-187.
- (1999). Epidemiology of burns in Bergen, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 225-229.
- (1999). Epidemiology of Burns in Bergen, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 225-229.
- (1999). Delay in treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis: An analysis of symptom Duration among ethiopian patients. Medscape General Medicine.
- (1998). Femurfakturer hos barn. Epidemiologi og ressursforbruk ved 406 femurfrakturer. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 3415-3418.
- (1998). Epidemiology of burns in Bergen, Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery.
- (1998). Epidemiology of burns in Bergen. Scandinavian Journal of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and Hand Surgery. 1-5.
- (1998). Anmeldelse av Fentiman IS, Hamed H. Atlas of Breast Examination. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1035-1035.
- (1997). Nutritional assessment of two famine prone Ethiopian communities. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 278-282.
- (1997). Intra-household correlations of nutritional status in rural Ethiopia. International Journal of Epidemiology. 160-165.
- (1997). HIV infection and malnutrition change the clinical and radiological features of pulmonary tuberculosis. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 335-339.
- (1996). Protein energy malnutrition, vitamin A deficiency and nightblindness in Bangladesh. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 319-325.
- (1996). HIV infection and clinical features of pulmonary tuberculosis (abstract). Tubercle and Lung Disease. 92.
- (1996). Growth velocity among preschool Ethiopian children. Acta Paediatrica. 616-619.
- (1995). Physical activity, illness and nutritional status among adults in rural Ethiopian community. International Journal of Epidemiology. 977.
- (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.
- (1993). Nutritional status and risk of infection among Ethiopian children. Journal of Tropical Pediatrics. 76-82.
- (1993). Dietary pattern and state of nutrition among children in drought prone areas of Southern Ethiopia. Annals of Tropical Paediatrics. 21-32.
- (1992). Child health in arid areas of Ethiopia: Longitudinal study of the morbidity in infectious diseases. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 369-377.
- (1991). Risk factors for fatal diarrhoea: A case- control study of Ethiopian children. Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 207-211.
- (1991). Disaster epidemiology. The Lancet. 116-117.
- (1990). Sykehus i utviklingsland. Erfaringer fra Sidamo Regional Hospital i Sør-Etiopia. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1118-1122.
- (1990). Miljø i U-land. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 1633-1635.
- (1990). Famine in southern Ethiopia 1985-86: malnutrition, diarrhoea and death. Tropical and geographical medicine. 365-369.
Academic lecture
- (2021). Co-morbid anemia and stunting among children 2–5years old in southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study.
- (2016). Impact of combining Indoor Residual Spraying and Long-Lasting Insecticidal Nets on Anopheles arabiensis in Ethiopia: Preliminary findings of a randomized controlled trial.
- (2001). Primary drug resistance and HIV infection in tuberculosis patients.
- (2001). Community tuberculosis care through "TB clubs"in rural North Ethiopia.
- (1999). Towards an European Masters in International: the experience of TropEdEurope since 1996.
- (1999). Neoadjuvant Treatment with Anastrozole ('ARIMIDEX') Causes Profound Suppression of Intra-Tumor Estrogen Levels.
- (1999). Epidemiology of burn injuries in Ethiopia.
- (1999). Comparison of the effects of neoadjuvant 'Arimidex'(Anastrozole) on plasma and intra-tumor tissue estrogen levels in postmenopausalbreast cancer patients.
- (1998). TropEdEurop: A partnership for education, training and research in international health.
- (1997). Femurfrakturer hos barn. Epidemiologi og ressursforbruk ved 406 femurfrakturer.
- (1996). Femurfrakturer hos barn. Epidemiologi og ressursforbruk ved 406 femurfrakturer.
- (1992). Malnutrition during recent famines in Ethiopia.
Popular scientific article
- (2016). Norske malariaprosjekter bidrar til utviklingsmål. Bistandsaktuelt. Bistandsaktuelt.
- (2016). Norge, malaria, og internasjonale utviklingsmål. Best Practice Infeksjonsmedisin. 26-31.
- (1997). Intervju som evalueringsverktøy. UPED-skrift. 82-85.
- (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
- (2017). Tuberculosis Control in Arsi in Ethiopia: Programme Performance and Disease Burden .
- (2017). Malaria vectors in southern Ethiopia. Some challenges and opportunities for vector control.
- (2016). Tuberculosis control in Sidama in Ethiopia. Programme performance and spatial epidemiology.
- (2016). Spatial variations in child undernutrition in Ethiopia: Implications for intervention strategies.
- (2016). Anopheles species and malaria transmission risk in a highland area, south-central Ethiopia.
- (2015). Maternal and neonatal mortality in rural south Ethiopia: Comparing mortality measurements and assessing obstetric care.
- (2013). Variation in malaria transmission in southern Ethiopia: The impact of prevention strategies and a need for targeted intervention.
- (1992). Child health and nutrition. A study from drought- prone areas in Southern Ethiopia. (dr.med.).
Academic chapter/article/Conference paper
- (2019). Developing a sustainable PhD programme: Experiences from southern Ethiopia. 15 pages.
- (2006). Unintentional and Intentional Injuries. 13 pages.
- (2006). Tuberculosis. 26 pages.
- (1997). Traditional medicine in Southern Ethiopia.
- (1993). Famine and malnutrition. 18 pages.
Abstract
- (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.
- (2013). Estimates of maternal mortality in south west-Ethiopia using four different methods. Tropical medicine & international health. 184-184.
Academic literature review
- (2020). The Role of a Mission Organization in Building a Sustainable Government Hospital in Southern Ethiopia. Christian Journal for Global Health. 133-146.
- (2018). Use of epidemiological and entomological tools in the control and elimination of malaria in Ethiopia. Malaria Journal. 1-8.
- (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.
- (2007). The AIDS epidemic in a low-income country: Ethiopia. Human Ecology Review. 39-55.
Article in business/trade/industry journal
- (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.
More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)
Book chapters and publications
- MD: Oslo University (1976)
- PhD: University of Bergen (1991)
- Specialist in General Surgery