Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Axemo, Pia"
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness - a qualitative study among community members in rural Tanzania
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Kayombo, Edmund; Mbekenga, Columba; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Birth preparedness and complication readiness (BP/CR) strategies are aimed at reducing delays in seeking, reaching, and receiving care. Counselling on birth preparedness is provided during antenatal care visits. ... -
Community health workers can improve male involvement in maternal health: evidence from rural Tanzania
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Male involvement in maternal health is recommended as one of the interventions to improve maternal and newborn health. There have been challenges in realising this action, partly due to the position of men in society and ... -
Community perceptions of rape and child sexual abuse: a qualitative study in rural Tanzania
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Olsson, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Background Rape of women and children is recognized as a health and human rights issue in Tanzania and internationally. Exploration of the prevailing perceptions in rural areas is needed in order to expand the understanding ... -
A community-based intervention for improving health-seeking behavior among sexual violence survivors: a controlled before and after design study in rural Tanzania
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Background: Despite global recognition that sexual violence is a violation of human rights, evidence stillshows it is a pervasive problem across all societies. Promising community intervention studies in the ... -
Effectivness of Home Based Life Saving Skills training by community health workers on knowledge of danger signs, birth preparedness, complication readiness and facility delivery, among women in Rural Tanzania
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background In spite of government efforts, maternal mortality in Tanzania is currently at more than 400 per 100,000 live births. Community-based interventions that encourage safe motherhood and improved health-seeking ... -
Evaluation of a training program for health care workers to improve the quality of care for rape survivors: a quasi-experimental design study in Morogoro, Tanzania
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Background Sexual violence against women and children in Tanzania and globally is a human rights violation and a developmental challenge. Objective The aim of this study was to assess the impact of training health ... -
'Even though a man takes the major role, he has no right to abuse': Future male leaders' views on gender-based violence in Sri Lanka
Darj, Elisabeth; Wijewardena, Kumudu; Lindmark, Gunilla; Axemo, Pia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Distinct gender roles influence gender inequality and build the foundation for gender-based violence. Violence against women is a major public health problem in all societies, and a violation of human rights. ... -
Knowledge and attitude towards rape and child sexual abuse – a community-based cross-sectional study in Rural Tanzania
Abeid, Muzidalifat; Muganyizi, Projestine; Massawe, Siriel; Mpembeni, Rose; Darj, Elisabeth; Axemo, Pia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Violence against women and children is globally recognized as a social and human rights concern. In Tanzania, sexual violence towards women and children is a public health problem. The aim of this study was ... -
Men's Knowledge of Obstetric Danger Signs, Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness in Rural Tanzania
August, Furaha; Pembe, Andrea; Mpembeni, Rose; Axemo, Pia; Darj, Elisabeth (Journal article, 2015)Background: Men’s involvement in reproductive health is recommended. Their involvement in antenatal care service is identified as important in maternal health. Awareness of obstetric danger signs facilitates men in ...