2020
‘I married when I was 16… due to poverty, I had no other way’: multi-level factors influencing HIV-related sexual risk behaviours among adolescent girls in Zambézia, Mozambique
Ridgeway K, Lenzi R, Packer C, González-Calvo L, Moon T, Green A, Burke H. ‘I married when I was 16… due to poverty, I had no other way’: multi-level factors influencing HIV-related sexual risk behaviours among adolescent girls in Zambézia, Mozambique. Culture Health & Sexuality 2020, 23: 414-430. PMID: 32427049, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2020.1715483.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdolescent girlsBehavior one yearInterpersonal-level factorsRisk behaviorsGirls ages 13Sexual risk behaviorsSelf-reported sexual riskGirls' behaviorFirst time pointAge 13Sexual risk reductionFamily supportHousehold economic stabilityBehavior changeFuture interventionsMulti-level factorsGirlsSexual riskTime pointsInterventionDepth interviewsAdolescentsBehaviorOne-yearSupport
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
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 districts
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
Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Mozambique: A New Metric for Evaluating Public Health Interventions
Victor B, Blevins M, Green AF, Ndatimana E, González-Calvo L, Fischer EF, Vergara AE, Vermund SH, Olupona O, Moon TD. Multidimensional Poverty in Rural Mozambique: A New Metric for Evaluating Public Health Interventions. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e108654. PMID: 25268951, PMCID: PMC4182519, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultidimensional poverty measuresMultidimensional poverty measurementMultidimensional poverty indexContext-specific indicatorsMultidimensional povertyPoverty measurementPoverty measuresEvidence-based planningPoverty gapPoverty indexPoverty conditionsAverage deprivationPovertyPublic health interventionsFemale headsSocial determinantsMultidimensional phenomenonIntervention deploymentRural MozambiqueHouseholdsProgram implementersHealth interventionsLocal languageGeospatial mapsGeospatial visualization