Blar i SINTEF Open på forfatter "Munthali, Alister"
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Addressing data deficiencies in assistive technology by using statistical matching methodology: a case study from Malawi, Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology
Jamali-Phiri, Monica; Kafumba, Juba Alyce; MacLachlan, Mac; Smith, Emma; Ebuenyi, Ikenna; Eide, Arne Henning; Munthali, Alister (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: To address the data gap on efforts to assess use of assistive technology among children with disability in sub-Saharan Africa. Contribute towards efforts examining access to assistive technologies in sub-Saharan ... -
Combining survey data, GIS and qualitative interviews in the analysis of health service access for persons with disabilities
Eide, Arne H.; Dyrstad, Karin; Munthali, Alister; Van Rooy, Gert; Braathen, Stine Hellum; Halvorsen, Thomas; Persendt, Frans; Mvula, Peter; Rød, Jan Ketil (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Equitable access to health services is a key ingredient in reaching health for persons with disabilities and other vulnerable groups. So far, research on access to health services in low- and middle-income ... -
Disability and education: Qualitative case studies from Malawi
Braathen, Stine Hellum; Munthali, Alister (SINTEF Rapport;A27470, Research report, 2016)The right to education is a human right, and it is also covered in the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and in the Sustainable Development Goals. Despite this, ... -
Factors related to environmental barriers experienced by persons with and without disabilities in diverse African settings
Visagie, Surona; Eide, Arne Henning; Dyrstad, Karin; Mannan, Hasheem; Swartz, Leslie; Schneider, Marguerite; Mji, Gubela; Munthali, Alister; Khogali, Mustafa; van Rooy, Gert; Hem, Karl-Gerhard; MacLachlan, Malcolm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This paper explores differences in experienced environmental barriers between individuals with and without disabilities and the impact of additional factors on experienced environmental barriers. Data was collected in ... -
Self- and collateral spouse-reported alcohol use in Malawi; exploring social drinking norms' potential for alcohol prevention
Natvig, Henrik; Eide, Arne Henning; Døving, Matilda Hultberg; Hessen, Annika Linge; Hoel, Erik; Ndawala, Jameson; Azalde, Gloria; Braathen, Stine Hellum; Munthali, Alister (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Adult (18+ years old) Malawian men and women’s alcohol use and social drinking norms were examined. From 31,676 screened households, heads and spouses in 1,795 households with at least one alcohol user were interviewed. ... -
The context and consequences of liquor sachets use among young people in Malawi
Hoel, Erik; Azalde, Gloria; Munthali, Alister; Eide, Arne Henning; Natvig, Henrik; Braathen, Stine Hellum (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)This article presents a relatively new phenomenon regarding alcohol related problems in Malawi; the context and consequences of the consumption of liquor sachets among young people. The results presented are part of a ... -
Using locational data in a novel mixed-methods sequence design: Identifying critical health care barriers for people with disabilities in Malawi
Halvorsen, Thomas; Munthali, Alister; Braathen, Stine Hellum; Rød, Jan Ketil; Eide, Arne Henning (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The primary aim of this study was to determine which health care barriers were most important for people with disabilities in Malawi. To accomplish this, we devised a sequential mixed-methods research design that integrated ... -
Using prospective methods to identify fieldwork locations favourable to understand divergences in health care accessibility
Rød, Jan Ketil; Eide, Arne H.; Halvorsen, Thomas; Munthali, Alister (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Central to this article is the issue of choosing sites for where a fieldwork could provide a better understanding of divergences in health care accessibility. Access to health care is critical to good health, but inhabitants ...