List of works - Jan Ostermann

A brief mental health and substance abuse screener for persons with HIV.

scientific article

A comparison of the wellbeing of orphans and abandoned children ages 6-12 in institutional and community-based care settings in 5 less wealthy nations

scientific article

A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative HIV retesting strategies in sub-saharan Africa

scientific article

Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries

scientific article

Antecedents of hospital ownership conversions, mergers, and closures.

scientific article published in January 2003

Association of unmet needs for support services with medication use and adherence among HIV-infected individuals in the southeastern United States.

scientific article

Barriers to antiretroviral adherence: the importance of depression, abuse, and other traumatic events.

scientific article published in June 2006

Changes in HIV risk behavior and seroincidence among clients presenting for repeat HIV counseling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania

scientific article

Characteristics of HIV voluntary counseling and testing clients before and during care and treatment scale-up in Moshi, Tanzania

scientific article published on December 2009

Child and Caregiver Concordance of Potentially Traumatic Events Experienced by Orphaned and Abandoned Children.

scientific article

Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries.

scientific article

Civic engagement among orphans and non-orphans in five low- and middle-income countries.

scientific article

Cost-effectiveness of free HIV voluntary counseling and testing through a community-based AIDS service organization in Northern Tanzania

scientific article published on 29 November 2005

Effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis on antimicrobial resistance of fecal Escherichia coli in HIV-infected patients in Tanzania

scientific article published on April 2008

Effects of changes in self-reported vision on cognitive, affective, and functional status and living arrangements among the elderly.

scientific article

Enhancing linkage and retention in HIV care: a review of interventions for highly resourced and resource-poor settings

scientific article

Estimates of incidence rates with longitudinal claims data

scientific article

Exploring lack of trust in care providers and the government as a barrier to health service use.

scientific article

Gender (in) differences in prevalence and incidence of traumatic experiences among orphaned and separated children living in five low- and middle-income countries.

scientific article published on January 2015

Gender differences in the risk of HIV infection among persons reporting abstinence, monogamy, and multiple sexual partners in northern Tanzania

scientific article

HIV serostatus disclosure in the treatment cascade: evidence from Northern Tanzania

scientific article

HIV testing preferences in Tanzania: a qualitative exploration of the importance of confidentiality, accessibility, and quality of service

scientific article

Health Preference Research: An Overview

scientific article published on 01 August 2017

Heavy alcohol use and marital dissolution in the USA

scientific article published on 02 September 2005

Heterogeneous HIV testing preferences in an urban setting in Tanzania: results from a discrete choice experiment

scientific article

Improving health outcomes among individuals with HIV, mental illness, and substance use disorders in the Southeast.

scientific article

Longitudinal prevalence of major eye diseases.

scientific article published on September 2003

Low rates of child testing for HIV persist in a high-risk area of East Africa

scientific article published on 22 July 2013

Low sensitivity of T-cell based detection of tuberculosis among HIV co-infected Tanzanian in-patients.

scientific article

Morbidity and mortality among a cohort of HIV-infected adults in a programme for community home-based care, in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania (2003-2005).

scientific article

More than the loss of a parent: Potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children ⬇️

scientific article published on March 25, 2011

One size does not fit all: HIV testing preferences differ among high-risk groups in Northern Tanzania

scientific article

Patterns of Mobile Phone Ownership and Use Among Pregnant Women in Southern Tanzania: Cross-Sectional Survey

scientific article published on 08 April 2020

Perceived acceptability of home-based couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Northern Tanzania

scientific article

Potentially traumatic experiences and sexual health among orphaned and separated adolescents in five low- and middle-income countries.

scientific article published on 02 March 2016

Preferences for Health Interventions: Improving Uptake, Adherence, and Efficiency

scientific article

Prevalence and Incidence of Traumatic Experiences Among Orphans in Institutional and Family-Based Settings in 5 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Longitudinal Study

scientific article

Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among women attending HIV voluntary counseling and testing in northern Tanzania, 2005-2008

scientific article published on 22 January 2011

Prevalence and predictors of giving birth in health facilities in Bugesera District, Rwanda ⬇️

scientific article published on December 5, 2012

Racial differences in glaucoma care: the longitudinal pattern of care.

scientific article published in December 2005

Rates of return from hospital conversions

scientific article published on 01 April 2003

Reduced adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected Tanzanians seeking cure from the Loliondo healer

scientific article published on March 2014

Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes

scientific article

Sociocultural and health system factors associated with mortality among febrile inpatients in Tanzania: a prospective social biopsy cohort study

scientific article published on 21 February 2018

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of clients presenting for HIV voluntary counselling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania.

scientific article

Support Tools for Preference-Sensitive Decisions in Healthcare: Where Are We? Where Do We Go? How Do We Get There?

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Test site predicts HIV care linkage and antiretroviral therapy initiation: a prospective 3.5 year cohort study of HIV-positive testers in northern Tanzania

scientific article

The effect of heavy drinking on social security old-age and survivors insurance contributions and benefits.

scientific article published on January 2004

The impact of Blue Cross conversions on health spending and the uninsured.

scientific article

The influence of psychosocial characteristics and race/ethnicity on the use, duration, and success of antiretroviral therapy.

scientific article published in February 2008

The return on investment in health care: from 1980 to 2000

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Three-year change in the wellbeing of orphaned and separated children in institutional and family-based care settings in five low- and middle-income countries

scientific article

Trauma history and depression predict incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapies in a low income country

scientific article published on 04 October 2013

Trauma, anxiety and reported health among HIV-positive persons in Tanzania and the US Deep South

scientific article published on November 2008

Treating maladaptive grief and posttraumatic stress symptoms in orphaned children in Tanzania: group-based trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy

scientific article

Treatment retention and care transitions during and after the scale-up of HIV care and treatment in Northern Tanzania

scientific article

Trends in HIV testing and differences between planned and actual testing in the United States, 2000-2005.

scientific article published in October 2007

Using discrete choice experiments to design interventions for heterogeneous preferences: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a preference-informed, heterogeneity-focused, HIV testing offer for high-risk populations

scientific article published on 06 November 2020

WHO guidelines for antimicrobial treatment in children admitted to hospital in an area of intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission: prospective study

scientific article (publication date: 30 March 2010)

What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program?

scientific article published on 27 June 2007

Who tests, who doesn't, and why? Uptake of mobile HIV counseling and testing in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania

scientific article

Would you test for 5000 Shillings? HIV risk and willingness to accept HIV testing in Tanzania

scientific article

List of works by Jan Ostermann

A brief mental health and substance abuse screener for persons with HIV.

A comparison of the wellbeing of orphans and abandoned children ages 6-12 in institutional and community-based care settings in 5 less wealthy nations

A cost-effectiveness analysis of alternative HIV retesting strategies in sub-saharan Africa

Adverse childhood experiences, psychosocial well-being and cognitive development among orphans and abandoned children in five low income countries

Antecedents of hospital ownership conversions, mergers, and closures.

Association of unmet needs for support services with medication use and adherence among HIV-infected individuals in the southeastern United States.

Barriers to antiretroviral adherence: the importance of depression, abuse, and other traumatic events.

Changes in HIV risk behavior and seroincidence among clients presenting for repeat HIV counseling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania

Characteristics of HIV voluntary counseling and testing clients before and during care and treatment scale-up in Moshi, Tanzania

Child and Caregiver Concordance of Potentially Traumatic Events Experienced by Orphaned and Abandoned Children.

Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries.

Civic engagement among orphans and non-orphans in five low- and middle-income countries.

Cost-effectiveness of free HIV voluntary counseling and testing through a community-based AIDS service organization in Northern Tanzania

Effect of trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole prophylaxis on antimicrobial resistance of fecal Escherichia coli in HIV-infected patients in Tanzania

Effects of changes in self-reported vision on cognitive, affective, and functional status and living arrangements among the elderly.

Enhancing linkage and retention in HIV care: a review of interventions for highly resourced and resource-poor settings

Estimates of incidence rates with longitudinal claims data

Exploring lack of trust in care providers and the government as a barrier to health service use.

Gender (in) differences in prevalence and incidence of traumatic experiences among orphaned and separated children living in five low- and middle-income countries.

Gender differences in the risk of HIV infection among persons reporting abstinence, monogamy, and multiple sexual partners in northern Tanzania

HIV serostatus disclosure in the treatment cascade: evidence from Northern Tanzania

HIV testing preferences in Tanzania: a qualitative exploration of the importance of confidentiality, accessibility, and quality of service

Health Preference Research: An Overview

Heavy alcohol use and marital dissolution in the USA

Heterogeneous HIV testing preferences in an urban setting in Tanzania: results from a discrete choice experiment

Improving health outcomes among individuals with HIV, mental illness, and substance use disorders in the Southeast.

Longitudinal prevalence of major eye diseases.

Low rates of child testing for HIV persist in a high-risk area of East Africa

Low sensitivity of T-cell based detection of tuberculosis among HIV co-infected Tanzanian in-patients.

Morbidity and mortality among a cohort of HIV-infected adults in a programme for community home-based care, in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania (2003-2005).

More than the loss of a parent: Potentially traumatic events among orphaned and abandoned children ⬇️

One size does not fit all: HIV testing preferences differ among high-risk groups in Northern Tanzania

Patterns of Mobile Phone Ownership and Use Among Pregnant Women in Southern Tanzania: Cross-Sectional Survey

Perceived acceptability of home-based couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing in Northern Tanzania

Potentially traumatic experiences and sexual health among orphaned and separated adolescents in five low- and middle-income countries.

Preferences for Health Interventions: Improving Uptake, Adherence, and Efficiency

Prevalence and Incidence of Traumatic Experiences Among Orphans in Institutional and Family-Based Settings in 5 Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Longitudinal Study

Prevalence and correlates of intimate partner violence among women attending HIV voluntary counseling and testing in northern Tanzania, 2005-2008

Prevalence and predictors of giving birth in health facilities in Bugesera District, Rwanda ⬇️

Racial differences in glaucoma care: the longitudinal pattern of care.

Rates of return from hospital conversions

Reduced adherence to antiretroviral therapy among HIV-infected Tanzanians seeking cure from the Loliondo healer

Religion and HIV in Tanzania: influence of religious beliefs on HIV stigma, disclosure, and treatment attitudes

Sociocultural and health system factors associated with mortality among febrile inpatients in Tanzania: a prospective social biopsy cohort study

Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of clients presenting for HIV voluntary counselling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania.

Support Tools for Preference-Sensitive Decisions in Healthcare: Where Are We? Where Do We Go? How Do We Get There?

Test site predicts HIV care linkage and antiretroviral therapy initiation: a prospective 3.5 year cohort study of HIV-positive testers in northern Tanzania

The effect of heavy drinking on social security old-age and survivors insurance contributions and benefits.

The impact of Blue Cross conversions on health spending and the uninsured.

The influence of psychosocial characteristics and race/ethnicity on the use, duration, and success of antiretroviral therapy.

The return on investment in health care: from 1980 to 2000

Three-year change in the wellbeing of orphaned and separated children in institutional and family-based care settings in five low- and middle-income countries

Trauma history and depression predict incomplete adherence to antiretroviral therapies in a low income country

Trauma, anxiety and reported health among HIV-positive persons in Tanzania and the US Deep South

Treating maladaptive grief and posttraumatic stress symptoms in orphaned children in Tanzania: group-based trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy

Treatment retention and care transitions during and after the scale-up of HIV care and treatment in Northern Tanzania

Trends in HIV testing and differences between planned and actual testing in the United States, 2000-2005.

Using discrete choice experiments to design interventions for heterogeneous preferences: protocol for a pragmatic randomised controlled trial of a preference-informed, heterogeneity-focused, HIV testing offer for high-risk populations

WHO guidelines for antimicrobial treatment in children admitted to hospital in an area of intense Plasmodium falciparum transmission: prospective study

What length of hospice use maximizes reduction in medical expenditures near death in the US Medicare program?

Who tests, who doesn't, and why? Uptake of mobile HIV counseling and testing in the Kilimanjaro Region of Tanzania

Would you test for 5000 Shillings? HIV risk and willingness to accept HIV testing in Tanzania