2014
Assessing spatial patterns of HIV knowledge in rural Mozambique using geographic information systems
Buehler CP, Blevins M, Ossemane EB, González‐Calvo L, Ndatimana E, Vermund SH, Sidat M, Olupona O, Moon TD. Assessing spatial patterns of HIV knowledge in rural Mozambique using geographic information systems. Tropical Medicine And International Health 2014, 20: 353-364. PMID: 25430042, DOI: 10.1111/tmi.12437.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV knowledgeAntiretroviral therapyEnumeration areasMedian scorePopulation-based cluster surveyMore HIV knowledgeHIV knowledge scoresMultivariable linear regression modelsLow HIV knowledgePoor HIV knowledgeHIV knowledge levelsDistrict of residenceHealth facilitiesZambézia ProvinceNumber of childrenKnowledge scoreProgram plannersTherapyMore educationLinear regression modelsScoresAssessment toolRural MozambiqueRegression modelsRespondent age
2012
The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique
Ciampa PJ, Vaz LM, Blevins M, Sidat M, Rothman RL, Vermund SH, Vergara AE. The Association among Literacy, Numeracy, HIV Knowledge and Health-Seeking Behavior: A Population-Based Survey of Women in Rural Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2012, 7: e39391. PMID: 22745747, PMCID: PMC3382184, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0039391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLow HIV knowledgeHIV knowledgeLiteracy/numeracyHIV testingMean agePrenatal careSelf-reported HIV testingHealth seeking behaviourWorse health behaviorsMultivariable regression modelsImproved health outcomesRespondents' mean ageSurvey of womenLimited literacy skillsHealth behaviorsHealth outcomesLimited literacyMozambican womenWomenFurther studiesAssociationCareNumeracy subscaleRural MozambiqueRegression models