2024
Time spent at health facility is a key driver of patient satisfaction, but did not influence retention to HIV care: A serial cross-sectional study in Mozambique
De Schacht C, Amorim G, Calvo L, Ntasis E, Van Rompaey S, Matsimbe J, Martinho S, Graves E, Alvim M, Green A, Kassim H, Carlos I, Wester C, Audet C. Time spent at health facility is a key driver of patient satisfaction, but did not influence retention to HIV care: A serial cross-sectional study in Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0299282. PMID: 38635537, PMCID: PMC11025808, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0299282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth facilitiesOdds of viral suppressionPatient satisfactionSatisfaction scoresHIV careHigher oddsViral suppressionAdherence to antiretroviral therapyClient-provider communicationStudy assessed patient satisfactionAssociated with higher oddsReduce patient waiting timesMedian satisfaction scorePatient waiting timesCross-sectional studyGeneralized linear regression modelsOverall satisfaction scoreAssociated with lower retentionAssociated with retentionHealth servicesExit interviewsAssociated with timeClient-providerClinical servicesLinear regression models
2019
Immunodeficiency at Antiretroviral Therapy Start: Five-Year Adult Data (2012–2017) Based on Evolving National Policies in Rural Mozambique
Arinze F, Gong W, Green A, De Schacht C, Carlucci J, Silva W, Claquin G, Tique J, Stefanutto M, Graves E, Van Rompaey S, Alvim M, Tomo S, Moon T, Wester C. Immunodeficiency at Antiretroviral Therapy Start: Five-Year Adult Data (2012–2017) Based on Evolving National Policies in Rural Mozambique. AIDS Research And Human Retroviruses 2019, 36: 39-47. PMID: 31359762, PMCID: PMC9836686, DOI: 10.1089/aid.2019.0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countMedian CD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyART initiationSevere immunodeficiencyCell countMedian changeHealth facilitiesHigher median CD4 cell countsMultivariable logistic regression modelAdvanced HIV diseaseAntiretroviral therapy (ART) startMedian CD4 cellProvider-initiated testingCombination antiretroviral therapyStage 4 diseaseTreatment-naive adultsLogistic regression modelsUniversal HIVOlder patientsCD4 cellsHIV diseaseTherapy startMale sexFemale sexHIV Rapid Diagnostic Test Inventories in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: A Tale of 2 Test Kits
Wahlfeld C, Muicha A, Harrison P, Kipp A, Claquin G, Silva W, Green A, Wester C, Moon T. HIV Rapid Diagnostic Test Inventories in Zambézia Province, Mozambique: A Tale of 2 Test Kits. International Journal Of Health Policy And Management 2019, 8: 292-299. PMID: 31204445, PMCID: PMC6571497, DOI: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.07.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV rapid diagnostic testsRapid diagnostic testsHealth facilitiesZambézia ProvinceDiagnostic testsTest kitIdentification of PLHIVHealth facility levelMixed-effects logistic regressionOutcomes of interestSpecific health facilityProvincial health authoritiesHIV testUNAIDS 90Treat programsUni-GoldSpecific healthcare facilitiesHealth authoritiesLogistic regressionSurveillance dataFacility levelStudy periodEssential medicinesConfirmatory testHealthcare facilities
2017
Determinants of full vaccination status in children aged 12–23 months in Gurùé and Milange districts, Mozambique: results of a population-based cross-sectional survey
Shemwell S, Peratikos M, González-Calvo L, Renom-Llonch M, Boon A, Martinho S, Cherry C, Green A, Moon T. Determinants of full vaccination status in children aged 12–23 months in Gurùé and Milange districts, Mozambique: results of a population-based cross-sectional survey. International Health 2017, 9: 234-242. PMID: 28810665, PMCID: PMC5881253, DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihx020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFull vaccination statusVaccination statusVaccine uptakeLower oddsPopulation-based cross-sectional surveyNearest health facilityCross-sectional surveyFamily-centered approachFull vaccinationMore family-centered approachHealth facilitiesVaccination targetsZambézia ProvinceLogistic regressionAge 12Health decisionsMonthsChildrenDescriptive statisticsOddsFemalesStatusVaccinationHospitalUptakePrevalence and determinants of malaria among children in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Carlucci J, Blevins Peratikos M, Cherry C, Lopez M, Green A, González-Calvo L, Moon T, the Ogumaniha-SCIP Zambézia Consortium. Prevalence and determinants of malaria among children in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. Malaria Journal 2017, 16: 108. PMID: 28274257, PMCID: PMC5343407, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-017-1741-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSymptomatic malariaPercent of childrenZambézia ProvinceHealth facilitiesMalaria diagnosisDiagnostic testsMalaria rapid diagnostic testsMethodsA cross-sectional surveyPrevalence of feverRural Zambézia ProvinceMultivariable logistic regressionPrevalence of malariaCause of deathDeterminants of malariaFocus districtsPeak malaria transmissionBed net useRapid diagnostic testsPositive test resultsTwo-stage cluster sample designOutcomes of interestCross-sectional surveyCluster sample designMedian ageCase definition
2016
Factors associated with the use of mosquito bed nets: results from two cross-sectional household surveys in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Moon T, Hayes C, Blevins M, Lopez M, Green A, González-Calvo L, Olupona O, The Ogumaniha-SCIP Zambézia Consortium. Factors associated with the use of mosquito bed nets: results from two cross-sectional household surveys in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. Malaria Journal 2016, 15: 196. PMID: 27068575, PMCID: PMC4827200, DOI: 10.1186/s12936-016-1250-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsecticide-treated netsMosquito bed netsMosquito netsBed netsChildren 0Zambézia ProvinceUtilization of ITNsPopulation-based cross-sectional surveyPrevious nightMultivariable logistic regression analysisOverall disease burdenCross-sectional household surveyHigher maternal educationLogistic regression analysisBed net usageTimes higher oddsTwo-stage cluster sample designOutcomes of interestCross-sectional surveyHousehold monthly incomeITN availabilityCluster sample designPregnant womenDisease burdenHealth facilities