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 districtsPrevalence 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