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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesHealth FacilitiesHIV InfectionsHumansMozambiquePatient SatisfactionConceptsHealth 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
2018
Hazardous alcohol use among female heads-of-household in rural Mozambique
Wainberg M, Oquendo M, Peratikos M, Gonzalez-Calvo L, Pinsky I, Duarte C, Yu Q, Green A, Martinho S, Moon T, Audet C. Hazardous alcohol use among female heads-of-household in rural Mozambique. Alcohol 2018, 73: 37-44. PMID: 30261452, PMCID: PMC6173647, DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.03.011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAlcohol Use Disorders Identification TestHazardous drinking behaviorAlcohol consumptionAlcohol usePopulation-based cross-sectional studyMajor public health burdenMarital statusPublic health burdenCross-sectional studyCurrent alcohol consumptionAdverse health eventsMultivariable proportional odds modelPHQ-8 scoresDrinking behaviorPrevalence of womenDisorders Identification TestHazardous alcohol useOverall prevalenceHealth burdenProtective effectHigh riskHazardous drinkersZambézia ProvinceHazardous drinkingSociodemographic characteristics
2017
Depression among female heads-of-household in rural Mozambique: A cross-sectional population-based survey
Audet C, Wainberg M, Oquendo M, Yu Q, Peratikos M, Duarte C, Martinho S, Green A, González-Calvo L, Moon T. Depression among female heads-of-household in rural Mozambique: A cross-sectional population-based survey. Journal Of Affective Disorders 2017, 227: 48-55. PMID: 29053975, PMCID: PMC5805617, DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2017.10.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of depressionCross-sectional population-based surveyUnmet mental health needsPrevalence of depressionPositive depression screeningPopulation-based surveyDepression screening toolsMental health needsAdditional yearRural MozambiqueIncreased oddsDepression screeningRisk factorsHigh suicide ratesCultural risk factorsNearest clinicHealth needsMental illnessScreening toolWeighted percentageDepressionNational dataOddsMore educationRural districtsDeterminants 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Care SurveysHumansImmunization ScheduleInfantMaleMozambiqueVaccinationConceptsFull 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
Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6–59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique
Bayham M, Blevins M, Lopez M, Olupona O, González-Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Green A, Moon T. Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6–59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2016, 96: 493-500. PMID: 27821686, PMCID: PMC5303059, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0233.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care utilizationMedian ageMonths of ageRespiratory illnessChildren 6Zambézia ProvincePopulation-based cross-sectional surveyLogistic regressionMillennium Development Goal 4Children's median ageMothers' median ageMultivariable logistic regressionHealth careHigher maternal educationProportion of childrenYears of ageCross-sectional surveyHealth care servicesRespiratory symptomsSTATA 13.1Maternal educationChild mortalityDiarrheaFeverLast childFactors 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChild, PreschoolCross-Sectional StudiesFamily CharacteristicsFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMosquito NetsMozambiquePatient CompliancePregnancyYoung AdultConceptsInsecticide-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