Albrecht Jahn

Process and effects of a community intervention on malaria in rural Burkina Faso: randomized controlled trial (2008)

Kouyaté, Bocar, Somé, Florent, Jahn, Albrecht, Coulibaly, Boubacar, Eriksen, Jaran, Sauerborn, Rainer, ...

Abstract Background In the rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of young children affected by malaria have no access to formal health services. Home treatment through mothers of febrile...

The feasibility of European reproductive health indicators (2008)

Gissler, Mika, Hannikainen-Ingman, Katri, Donati, Serena, Jahn, Albrecht, Da Silva, Miguel Oliveira, Hemminki, Elina, ...

Objective The elaboration of a European health monitoring system is an ongoing process. Our aim was to study the availability, feasibility and comparability of the reproductive health indicators and...

Use pattern of maternal health services and determinants of skilled care during delivery in Southern Tanzania: implications for achievement of MDG-5 targets (2007)

Mpembeni, Rose NM, Killewo, Japhet Z, Leshabari, Melkzedeck T, Massawe, Siriel N, Jahn, Albrecht, Mushi, Declare, ...

Abstract Background Almost two decades since the initiation of the Safe motherhood Initiative, Maternal Mortality is still soaring high in most developing countries. In 2000 WHO estimated a life time...

The unmet need for Emergency Obstetric Care in Tanga Region, Tanzania (2007)

Prytherch, Helen, Massawe, Siriel, Kuelker, Rainer, Hunger, Claudia, Mtatifikolo, Ferdinand, Jahn, Albrecht

Abstract Background Improving maternal health by reducing maternal mortality constitutes the fifth Millennium Development Goal and represents a key public health challenge in the United Republic of...

Factors associated with teenage pregnancy in the European Union countries: a systematic review (2007)

Imamura, Mari, Tucker, Janet, Hannaford, Phil, Da Silva, Miguel Oliveira, Astin, Margaret, Wyness, Laura, ...

Background: As part of the REPROSTAT2 project, this systematic review aimed to identify factors associated with teenage pregnancy in 25 European Union countries. Methods: The search strategy included...

Monitoring reproductive health in Europe--what are the best indicators of reproductive health? (2006)

Jahn, Albrecht, Bloemenkamp, Kitty W.M., Hannaford, Philip, Olsen, Jorn, Da Silva, Miguel Oliveira, Temmerman, Marleen, ...

Setting up goals to monitor if the goals are achieved and to compare health performance over time and between regions is part of modern health care. A key part in this process is to choose the right...

Monitoring reproductive health in Europe--what are the best indicators of reproductive health? (2006)

Jahn, Albrecht, Bloemenkamp, Kitty W.M., Hannaford, Philip, Olsen, Jorn, Da Silva, Miguel Oliveira, Temmerman, Marleen, ...

Setting up goals to monitor if the goals are achieved and to compare health performance over time and between regions is part of modern health care. A key part in this process is to choose the right...

Monitoring reproductive health in Europe--what are the best indicators of reproductive health? (2006)

Jahn, Albrecht, Bloemenkamp, Kitty W.M., Hannaford, Philip, Olsen, Jorn, Da Silva, Miguel Oliveira, Temmerman, Marleen, ...

Setting up goals to monitor if the goals are achieved and to compare health performance over time and between regions is part of modern health care. A key part in this process is to choose the right...

Fathers' perception of child health: a case study in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan (1995)

Jahn, Albrecht, Aslam, Asif

This study looks at child health from a father’s perspective. While the close relationship between children and mothers has been acknowledged, and brought about the concept of Mother and Child...

Fathers' perception of child health: a case study in a squatter settlement of Karachi, Pakistan (1995)

Jahn, Albrecht, Aslam, Asif

This study looks at child health from a father’s perspective. While the close relationship between children and mothers has been acknowledged, and brought about the concept of Mother and Child...

Can Mothers afford maternal Health Care costs? Users costs of maternity services in Rural Tanzania (1970)

Kowalewski, Marga, Mujinja, Phare, Jahn, Albrecht

Following the difficult economic situation various countries introduced health sector reforms, including user charges to finance the system. The assessment of user costs for maternity services in...

Methylene blue for malaria in Africa: results from a dose-finding study in combination with chloroquine

Meissner, Peter E, Mandi, Germain, Coulibaly, Boubacar, Witte, Steffen, Tapsoba, Théophile, Mansmann, Ulrich, ...

The development of safe, effective and affordable drug combinations against malaria in Africa is a public health priority. Methylene blue (MB) has a similar mode of action as chloroquine (CQ) and has...

Risk factors of infant and child mortality in rural Burkina Faso.

Becher, Heiko, Müller, Olaf, Jahn, Albrecht, Gbangou, Adjima, Kynast-Wolf, Gisela, Kouyaté, Bocar

OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to quantify the effect of risk factors for childhood mortality in a typical rural setting in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We performed a survival analysis of...