2019
Place-specific factors associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in Southern Mozambique: a retrospective cohort study
Makanga PT, Sacoor C, Schuurman N, Lee T, Vilanculo FC, Munguambe K, Boene H, Ukah UV, Vidler M, Magee LA, Sevene E, von Dadelszen P, Firoz T, Macete E, Vala A, Amose F, Pires R, Nhamirre Z, Macamo M, Chiaú R, Matavele A, Nhancolo A, Cutana S, Mandlate E, Macuacua S, Bique C, Mocumbi S, Gonçálves E, Maculuve S, Biz A, Mulungo D, Augusto O, Filimone P, Nobela V, Tchavana C, Nkumbula C, Bone J, Dunsmuir D, Drebit S, Kariya C, Kinshella M, Li J, Lui M, Payne B, Khowaja A, Sawchuck D, Sharma S, Tu D, Ukah U. Place-specific factors associated with adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes in Southern Mozambique: a retrospective cohort study. BMJ Open 2019, 9: e024042. PMID: 30782892, PMCID: PMC6367983, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdultCohort StudiesFamilyFemaleFloodsGeographyHealth Services AccessibilityHumansInfant, NewbornLeast-Squares AnalysisLive BirthMaternal AgeMaternal MortalityMozambiqueParityPerinatal MortalityPregnancyPregnancy OutcomeRegression AnalysisRetrospective StudiesSocial SupportStillbirthToilet FacilitiesYoung AdultConceptsRetrospective cohort studyPerinatal outcomesCohort studyMaternal healthReproductive-age womenCommunity health workersCommunity-level interventionsNeonatal outcomesAdverse outcomesAge womenReproductive ageHealth workersDelphi consensusAverage ageTargeted interventionsSocial determinantsSignificant geographic variabilityLevel interventionsMultisectoral collaborationWomenBaseline phaseHousehold censusOutcomesPregnancyFamily support
2018
Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children
Nerenberg KA, Zarnke KB, Leung AA, Dasgupta K, Butalia S, McBrien K, Harris KC, Nakhla M, Cloutier L, Gelfer M, Lamarre-Cliche M, Milot A, Bolli P, Tremblay G, McLean D, Padwal RS, Tran KC, Grover S, Rabkin SW, Moe GW, Howlett JG, Lindsay P, Hill MD, Sharma M, Field T, Wein TH, Shoamanesh A, Dresser GK, Hamet P, Herman RJ, Burgess E, Gryn SE, Grégoire JC, Lewanczuk R, Poirier L, Campbell TS, Feldman RD, Lavoie KL, Tsuyuki RT, Honos G, Prebtani APH, Kline G, Schiffrin EL, Don-Wauchope A, Tobe SW, Gilbert RE, Leiter LA, Jones C, Woo V, Hegele RA, Selby P, Pipe A, McFarlane PA, Oh P, Gupta M, Bacon SL, Kaczorowski J, Trudeau L, Campbell NRC, Hiremath S, Roerecke M, Arcand J, Ruzicka M, Prasad GVR, Vallée M, Edwards C, Sivapalan P, Penner SB, Fournier A, Benoit G, Feber J, Dionne J, Magee LA, Logan AG, Côté AM, Rey E, Firoz T, Kuyper LM, Gabor JY, Townsend RR, Rabi DM, Daskalopoulou SS, Canada H. Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for Diagnosis, Risk Assessment, Prevention, and Treatment of Hypertension in Adults and Children. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 34: 506-525. PMID: 29731013, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.02.022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlood pressure monitoringTreatment of hypertensionBlood pressurePressure monitoringGuideline-directed heart failure therapyAmbulatory blood pressure monitoringHome blood pressure monitoringAngiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitorGlobal cardiovascular riskLarge arm circumferenceSetting of thrombolysisAngiotensin receptor blockersAcute ischemic strokeWhite-coat effectHeart failure therapyLower blood pressureUpper arm deviceEvidence-based guidelinesHypertension CanadaHypertension guidelinesReceptor blockersCardiovascular riskFailure therapyIschemic strokeHeart failureHypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy
Butalia S, Audibert F, Côté AM, Firoz T, Logan AG, Magee LA, Mundle W, Rey E, Rabi DM, Daskalopoulou SS, Nerenberg KA, Canada H. Hypertension Canada’s 2018 Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension in Pregnancy. Canadian Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 34: 526-531. PMID: 29731014, DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2018.02.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsManagement of hypertensionAntihypertensive therapySevere hypertensionBlood pressure targetsNewborn adverse outcomesManagement of womenTreatment of hypertensionGynaecologists of CanadaSociety of ObstetriciansAntihypertensive medicationsNonsevere hypertensionPressure targetsNewborn complicationsAdverse outcomesCanadian recommendationsHypertensionPregnancyCanada guidelinesTherapyGuidelinesSpecific evidenceManagementMedicationsComplicationsObstetricians
2017
Seasonal variation in geographical access to maternal health services in regions of southern Mozambique
Makanga PT, Schuurman N, Sacoor C, Boene HE, Vilanculo F, Vidler M, Magee L, von Dadelszen P, Sevene E, Munguambe K, Firoz T. Seasonal variation in geographical access to maternal health services in regions of southern Mozambique. International Journal Of Health Geographics 2017, 16: 1. PMID: 28086893, PMCID: PMC5237329, DOI: 10.1186/s12942-016-0074-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMaternal health servicesLife-saving careHealth facilitiesHealth servicesPregnant womenPrimary care centersMaternal careGeographical accessNearest health facilityHealth service planningPopulation of womenMinistry of HealthResultsForty-sixTertiary facilityReproductive ageCare centerHealth centersWomen populationFacility assessmentsSecondary facilitiesCareWomenService planningHousehold censusDeterminants of access
2016
Barriers and facilitators to health care seeking behaviours in pregnancy in rural communities of southern Mozambique
Munguambe K, Boene H, Vidler M, Bique C, Sawchuck D, Firoz T, Makanga PT, Qureshi R, Macete E, Menéndez C, von Dadelszen P, Sevene E. Barriers and facilitators to health care seeking behaviours in pregnancy in rural communities of southern Mozambique. Reproductive Health 2016, 13: 31. PMID: 27356968, PMCID: PMC4943506, DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0141-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care providersCommunity health workersHealth facilitiesCare providersPregnant womenAntenatal careReproductive ageHealth workersHealth carePrimary health care providersTimely appropriate careLower abdominal painFlu-like symptomsTraditional healersTraditional birth attendantsWomen's health careHealth care servicesCommunity-based health care providersAntenatal cardsAbdominal painAntenatal recordsPrompt referralBirth preparednessLack of transportAntenatal period