Tanzania national survey on iodine deficiency: impact after twelve years of salt iodation (2009)
Assey, Vincent D, Peterson, Stefan, Kimboka, Sabas, Ngemera, Daniel, Mgoba, Celestin, Ruhiye, Deusdedit M, ...
Abstract Background In many low-income countries, children are at high risk of iodine deficiency disorders, including brain damage. In the early 1990s, Tanzania, a country that previously suffered...
Community perceptions and factors influencing utilization of health services in Uganda (2009)
Bakeera, Solome K, Wamala, Sarah P, Galea, Sandro, State, Andrew, Peterson, Stefan, Pariyo, George W
Abstract Background Healthcare utilization has particular relevance as a public health and development issue. Unlike material and human capital, there is little empirical evidence on the utility of...
Assey, Vincent D, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Momburi, Philip B, Maganga, Michael, Mlingi, Nicholaus V, Reilly, Marie, ...
Abstract Background Universal salt iodation will prevent iodine deficiency disorders (IDD). Globally, salt-iodation technologies mostly target large and medium-scale salt-producers. Since most...
Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Nsabagasani, Xavier, Pariyo, George, Tomson, Goran, Peterson, Stefan, Kallander, Karin
Abstract Background Community distribution of anti-malarials and antibiotics has been recommended as a strategy to reduce the under-five mortality due to febrile illnesses in sub-Saharan Africa....
Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Pariyo, George, Peterson, Stefan, Tomson, Goran, Kallander, Karin
Abstract Background Despite investments in providing free government health services in Uganda, many caretakers still seek treatment from the drug shops/private clinics. The study aimed to assess...
Hildenwall, Helena, Lindkvist, Jenny, Tumwine, James, Bergqvist, Yngve, Pariyo, George, Tomson, Göran, ...
Febrile children in low-income countries receive care from multiple sources, and caretakers’ ability to report drug intake is crucial for appropriate prescription of drugs when reaching health...
Hildenwall, Helena, Tomson, Göran, Kaija, Judith, Pariyo, George, Peterson, Stefan
Abstract Background The main killer diseases of children all manifest as acute febrile illness, yet are curable with timely and adequate management. To avoid a fatal outcome, three essential steps...
Waiswa, Peter, Kemigisa, Margaret, Kiguli, Juliet, Naikoba, Sarah, Pariyo, George W, Peterson, Stefan
Abstract Background Although evidence-based interventions to reach the Millennium Development Goals for Maternal and Neonatal mortality reduction exist, they have not yet been operationalised and...
Inside shareholders’ effective tax rates and dividends (2008)
Holmén, Martin, Knopf, John, Peterson, Stefan
Using information collected from the Swedish tax authorities, we calculate insiders’ actual effective tax rates on dividends. With this unique dataset, we find a significant negative...
Views on sick-listing practice among Swedish General Practitioners – a phenomenographic study (2007)
Swartling, Malin, Peterson, Stefan, Wahlström, Rolf
Abstract Background The number of people on sick-leave started to increase in Sweden and several other European countries towards the end of the 20 th century. Physicians play an important role in...
Wamani, Henry, Åstrøm, Anne, Peterson, Stefan, Tumwine, James K, Tylleskär, Thorkild
Abstract Background Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether there are...
Home-based management of fever in rural Uganda: community perceptions and provider opinions (2007)
Nsabagasani, Xavier, Källander, Karin, Peterson, Stefan, Pariyo, George, Tomson, Göran
Abstract Background Uganda was the first country to scale up Home Based Management of Fever/Malaria (HBM) in 2002. Under HBM pre-packaged unit doses with a combination Sulphadoxine/Pyrimethamin (SP)...
Wamani, Henry, Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug, Peterson, Stefan, Tumwine, James K., Tylleskär, Thorkild
Background: Many studies in sub-Saharan Africa have occasionally reported a higher prevalence of stunting in male children compared to female children. This study examined whether there are...
Community referral in home management of malaria in western Uganda: A case series study (2006)
Källander, Karin, Tomson, Göran, Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, Senyonjo, Yahaya, Pariyo, George, Peterson, Stefan
Abstract Background Home Based Management of fever (HBM) was introduced as a national policy in Uganda to increase access to prompt presumptive treatment of malaria. Pre-packed Chloroquine/Fansidar...
Wamani, Henry, Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug, Peterson, Stefan, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Tumwine, James K.
In a cross-sectional household survey conducted in the rural district of Hoima, western Uganda, 720 child/mother pairs were recruited using a two-stage cluster design. Infant and young child feeding...
Wamani, Henry, Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug, Peterson, Stefan, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Tumwine, James K.
In a cross-sectional household survey conducted in the rural district of Hoima, western Uganda, 720 child/mother pairs were recruited using a two-stage cluster design. Infant and young child...
Wamani, Henry, Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug, Peterson, Stefan, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Tumwine, James K.
In a cross-sectional household survey conducted in the rural district of Hoima, western Uganda, 720 child/mother pairs were recruited using a two-stage cluster design. Infant and young child feeding...
Wamani, Henry, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Åstrøm, Anne, Tumwine, James K, Peterson, Stefan
Abstract Background Health and nutrition inequality is a result of a complex web of factors that include socio-economic inequalities. Various socio-economic indicators exist however some do not...
Studies were performed to improve iodine deficiency control programs. Goitre rates and cassava processing practices were compared in three Central African Republic (CAR) populations. Short-cuts in...
Studies were performed to improve iodine deficiency control programs. Goitre rates and cassava processing practices were compared in three Central African Republic (CAR) populations. Short-cuts in...
Thesis (doctoral)--Uppsala universitet, 2000.
Coverage and cost of iodized oil capsule distribution in Tanzania (1999)
Peterson, Stefan, Assey, Vincent, Forsberg, Birger Carl, Greiner, Ted, Kavishe, Festo P., Mduma, Benedicta, ...
Distribution of oral iodized oil capsules (IOC) is an important intervention in areas with iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) and low coverage of iodized salt. The mean reported coverage of 57 IOC...
Essays on large shareholders and corporate control / (1998)
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Göteborgs universitet, 1998.
Essays on large shareholders and corporate control / (1998)
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Göteborgs universitet, 1998.
Filtering and Wavelet Regression Methods with Application to Exercise ECG (1996)
The analysis of the recorded electrical activity of the heart during an exercise test is a valuable method for investigating a patient's circulatory and respiratory system. But the disturbances that...
Community referral in home management of malaria in western Uganda: A case series study
Källander, Karin, Tomson, Göran, Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, Senyonjo, Yahaya, Pariyo, George, Peterson, Stefan
Community referral in home management of malaria in western Uganda: A case series study
Källander, Karin, Tomson, Göran, Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, Senyonjo, Yahaya, Pariyo, George, Peterson, Stefan
Home-based management of fever in rural Uganda: community perceptions and provider opinions
Nsabagasani, Xavier, Källander, Karin, Peterson, Stefan, Pariyo, George, Tomson, Göran
Martin Holmen, John D. Knopf, Stefan Peterson
In this study we use direct estimates of the portfolio diversification of the largest shareholder in a firm to study the impact of shareholder diversification on the firm. For firms where the...
Waiswa, Peter, Kemigisa, Margaret, Kiguli, Juliet, Naikoba, Sarah, Pariyo, George W, Peterson, Stefan
Simoes, Eric A. F., Peterson, Stefan, Gamatie, Youssouf, Kisanga, Felix S., Mukasa, Gelasius, Nsungwa-Sabiiti, Jesca, ...
OBJECTIVES: To quantify the main reasons for referral of infants and children from first-level health facilities to referral hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa and to determine what further supplies,...
Socioeconomic differences in the burden of disease in Sweden.
Ljung, Rickard, Peterson, Stefan, Hallqvist, Johan, Heimerson, Inger, Diderichsen, Finn
OBJECTIVE: We sought to analyse how much of the total burden of disease in Sweden, measured in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), is a result of inequalities in health between socioeconomic...
Källander, Karin, Hildenwall, Helena, Waiswa, Peter, Galiwango, Edward, Peterson, Stefan, Pariyo, George
Rutebemberwa, Elizeus, Nsabagasani, Xavier, Pariyo, George, Tomson, Goran, Peterson, Stefan, Kallander, Karin
Improved salt iodation methods for small-scale salt producers in low-resource settings in Tanzania
Assey, Vincent D, Tylleskär, Thorkild, Momburi, Philip B, Maganga, Michael, Mlingi, Nicholaus V, Reilly, Marie, ...
Community perceptions and factors influencing utilization of health services in Uganda
Bakeera, Solome K, Wamala, Sarah P, Galea, Sandro, State, Andrew, Peterson, Stefan, Pariyo, George W