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 sex
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
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
2014
Clinical Mentorship of Nurse Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A Quality of Care Assessment
Green A, de Azevedo V, Patten G, Davies M, Ibeto M, Cox V. Clinical Mentorship of Nurse Initiated Antiretroviral Therapy in Khayelitsha, South Africa: A Quality of Care Assessment. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e98389. PMID: 24887260, PMCID: PMC4041881, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnti-HIV AgentsChildFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMentorsNurse-Patient RelationsPregnancySouth AfricaConceptsAntiretroviral treatmentEligible patientsLong-term side effectsART start dateART-eligible patientsBaseline blood workClinical mentorship programInitiated antiretroviral therapyUniversal ART accessHIV-positive patientsTB/HIVNumber of patientsCross-sectional studyRoutine clinical dataResource limited settingsHIV treatment accessART initiationNurse initiationAntiretroviral therapyPatient characteristicsPositive patientsMore patientsBlood workClinical presentationNurses' confidence