2020
District-Level Health Management and Health System Performance: The Ethiopia Primary Healthcare Transformation Initiative
Liu L, Desai MM, Fetene N, Ayehu T, Nadew K, Linnander E. District-Level Health Management and Health System Performance: The Ethiopia Primary Healthcare Transformation Initiative. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2020, 0: 973-980. PMID: 33327692, PMCID: PMC9808198, DOI: 10.34172/ijhpm.2020.236.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth centre levelHealth system performanceSummary scoresCenter levelAntenatal care coverageSkilled birth attendanceDistrict Health OfficePrimary healthcare reformLow-income settingsInfant immunizationBirth attendanceEssential medicationsHealth centersContraception useHealth OfficeCare coverageHealthcare system performanceTeam-based educationIntensive mentorshipMeasures analysisLongitudinal studyDifferential effectsRural districtsHealthcare reformIntervention
2017
Unit Costing of Health Extension Worker Activities in Ethiopia: A Model for Managers at the District and Health Facility Level
Canavan ME, Linnander E, Ahmed S, Mohammed H, Bradley EH. Unit Costing of Health Extension Worker Activities in Ethiopia: A Model for Managers at the District and Health Facility Level. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2017, 7: 394-401. PMID: 29764103, PMCID: PMC5953522, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2017.102.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth extension programPrimary care servicesEffective primary careHealth facility levelLow-income settingsFee schedulePrimary careEvidence-informed planningHigh burdenHealth educationHealth outcomesAdministrative data systemsCare servicesHealth systemChild mortalityFacility levelRural settingsWorker servicesAverage timeProvision of servicesNational studyCountry settingsCommunity encountersNational improvementSalary costs
2013
Evaluation of the Ethiopian Millennium Rural Initiative: Impact on Mortality and Cost-Effectiveness
Curry LA, Byam P, Linnander E, Andersson KM, Abebe Y, Zerihun A, Thompson JW, Bradley EH. Evaluation of the Ethiopian Millennium Rural Initiative: Impact on Mortality and Cost-Effectiveness. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e79847. PMID: 24260307, PMCID: PMC3832618, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079847.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntenatal coverageLow-income settingsVaccination coveragePrimary health care unitsPrimary care servicesLives Saved ToolSystems-based interventionsHealth care unitsHIV testingCare unitPrimary careIntervention periodHealth centersCare servicesCost effectivenessChild survivalInterventionRural initiativesLarge-scale interventionsCost-benefit ratioYearsSystems-based approachRural areasMortalityLife