Blar i forfatter "Spigt, Marcus"

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    • The role of health extension workers in improving utilization of maternal health services in rural areas in Ethiopia: a cross sectional study 

      Medhanyie, Araya; Spigt, Marcus; Kifle, Yohannes; Schaay, Nikki; Sanders, David; Blanco, Roman; GeertJan, Dinant; Berhane, Yemane (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Community health workers are widely used to provide care for a broad range of health issues. Since 2003 the government of Ethiopia has been deploying specially trained new cadres of community based health workers named health extension workers (HEWs). This initiative has been called the health extension program. Very few studies have investigated the role of these community health workers in improving ...

    • Tuberculosis case detection by trained inmate peer educators in a resource-limited prison setting in Ethiopia: a cluster-randomised trial 

      Adane, Kelemework; Spigt, Marcus; Winkens, Bjorn; Dinant, Geert-Jan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-26)
      <i>Background</i> - To improve tuberculosis case detection, interventions that are feasible with available resources are needed. We investigated whether involving trained prison inmates in a tuberculosis control programme improved tuberculosis case detection, shortened pre-treatment symptom duration, and increased treatment success in a resource-limited prison setting in Ethiopia.<p><p> <i>Me ...

    • Tuberculosis treatment outcome and predictors in northern Ethiopian prisons: A five-year retrospective analysis 

      Adane, Kelemework; Spigt, Marcus; Dinant, Geert-Jan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-02-20)
      <p><i>Background</i>: The prison situations are notorious for causing interruptions of tuberculosis (TB) treatment and occurrence of unfavorable outcomes. In Ethiopian prisons, though TB treatment programs exist, treatment outcome results and factors contributing to unsuccessful outcome are not well documented. In this study, we assessed the treatment outcome of TB cases and identified risk factors ...

    • Why do physicians lack engagement with smoking cessation treatment in their COPD patients? A multinational qualitative study 

      Van Eerd, Eva A.M.; Risør, Mette Bech; Spigt, Marcus; Godycki-Ćwirko, Maciek; Andreeva, Elena; Francis, Nick; Wollny, Anja; Melbye, Hasse; van Schayck, Onno; Kotz, Daniel (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-23)
      Smoking cessation is the only effective intervention to slow down the accelerated decline in lung function in smokers with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Nevertheless, physicians often do not routinely provide evidence-based smoking cessation treatment to their patients. To understand underlying reasons, we explored how physicians engage in smoking cessation treatment in their chronic ...

    • Why do women prefer home births in Ethiopia? 

      Shiferaw, Solomon; Spigt, Marcus; Godefrooij, Merijn; Melkamu, Yilma; Tekie, Michael (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: Skilled attendants during labor, delivery, and in the early postpartum period, can prevent up to 75% or more of maternal death. However, in many developing countries, very few mothers make at least one antenatal visit and even less receive delivery care from skilled professionals. The present study reports findings from a region where key challenges related to transportation and ...