Blar i forfatter "Shiferaw, Solomon"

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    • Designing mHealth for maternity services in primary health facilities in a low-income setting - Lessons from a partially successful implementation 

      Shiferaw, Solomon; Workneh, Andualem; Yirgu, Robel; Dinant, Geert-Jan; Spigt, Marcus (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-11-12)
      <p><i>Background</i>: Increasing mobile phone ownership, functionality and access to mobile-broad band internet services has triggered growing interest to harness the potential of mobile phone technology to improve health services in low-income settings. The present project aimed at designing an mHealth system that assists midlevel health workers to provide better maternal health care services by ...

    • Does proximity of women to facilities with better choice of contraceptives affect their contraceptive utilization in rural Ethiopia? 

      Shiferaw, Solomon; Spigt, Mark; Seme, Assefa; Amogne, Ayanaw; Skrøvseth, Stein Olav; Desta, Selamawit; Radloff, Scott; Tsui, Amy; Dinant, Geert-Jan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-13)
      Background:<br>There is limited evidence of the linkage between contraceptive use, the range of methods available and level of contraceptive stocks at health facilities and distance to facility in developing countries. The present analysis aims at examining the influence of contraceptive method availability and distance to the nearby facilities on modern contraceptive utilization among married women ...

    • The Effects of a Locally Developed mHealth Intervention on Delivery and Postnatal Care Utilization; A Prospective Controlled Evaluation among Health Centres in Ethiopia 

      Shiferaw, Solomon; Spigt, Marcus; Tekie, Michael; Abdullah, Muna; Fantahun, Mesganaw; Dinant, Geert-Jan (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background Although there are studies showing that mobile phone solutions can improve health service delivery outcomes in the developed world, there is little empirical evidence that demonstrates the impact of mHealth interventions on key maternal health outcomes in low income settings. Methods A non-randomized controlled study was conducted in the Amhara region, Ethiopia in 10 health ...

    • Quality of family planning counseling in Ethiopia: Trends and determinants of information received by female modern contraceptive users, evidence from national survey data, (2014- 2018) 

      Hrusa, Gili; Spigt, Marcus; Dejene, Tariku; Shiferaw, Solomon (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Family planning counseling is critical for women to make informed reproductive and sexual health decisions. Despite Ethiopia's success in expanding access to family planning services, information on the quality of family planning counseling is limited. The objectives of this study were to assess whether the quality of counseling from the female client´s perspective has changed ...

    • 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 ...