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 failure
2016
Community perspectives on the determinants of maternal health in rural southern Mozambique: a qualitative study
Firoz T, Vidler M, Makanga PT, Boene H, Chiaú R, Sevene E, Magee LA, von Dadelszen P, Munguambe K, the CLIP Working Group. Community perspectives on the determinants of maternal health in rural southern Mozambique: a qualitative study. Reproductive Health 2016, 13: 112. PMID: 27719679, PMCID: PMC5056498, DOI: 10.1186/s12978-016-0217-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSocio-cultural determinantsRural southern MozambiqueQualitative studyIntimate partner violenceKey community groupsExploratory qualitative studyFocus group discussionsGender relationsMaternal healthDeterminants of healthCivil warPartner violenceCommunity representativesLocal contextCommunity leadersCommunity perspectiveCommunity groupsMaternal health programsLocal unemploymentCommunity perceptionsLocal historyCultural determinantsSocial relationshipsAdministrative postsHealth sectorBarriers 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