Sevene, Esperança;
Boene, Helena;
Vidler, Marianne;
Valá, Anifa;
Macuacua, Salésio;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Fernandes, Quinhas;
Macete, Eusébio;
Sidat, Mohsin;
Dadelszen, Peter von;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Bique, Cassimo.
Background
Maternal mortality is an important public health problem in low-income countries. Delays in reaching health facilities and insufficient health care professionals call for innovative community-level solutions. There is limited evidence on the role of community health workers in the management o...
Clinical Competence,
Community Health Services/standards,
Community Health Workers/psychology,
Disease Management,
Emergency Treatment/standards,
Feasibility Studies,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Maternal Mortality,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
Pre-Eclampsia/diagnosis,
Pre-Eclampsia/therapy,
Prenatal Care,
Referral and Consultation,
Mozambique
Bone, jeffrey, n;
Magee, laura, a;
Singer, joel;
Nathan, hannah;
Qureshi, rahat, n;
Sacoor, charfudin;
Sevene, esperança;
Shennan, andrew;
Bellad, mrutyunjaya, b;
Goudar, shivaprasad, s;
Mallapur, ashalata, a;
Munguambe, khátia;
Vidler, marianne;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Bhutta, zulfiqar, a.
Background: Blood pressure measurement is a marker of antenatal care quality. In well resourced settings, lower blood pressure cutoffs for hypertension are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. We aimed to study the associations between blood pressure thresholds and adverse outcomes and the diagnos...
Dadelszen, peter von;
Bhutta, zulfiqar A;
Sharma, sumedha;
Bone, jeffrey;
Singerl, joel;
Wong, hubert;
Bellad, mrutyunjaya B;
Goudar, shivaprasad S;
Lee, tang;
Mallapur, ashalata A;
Munguambe, khátia;
Payne, beth A;
Qureshi, rahat N;
Sacoor, charfudin.
To overcome the three delays in triage, transport and treatment that underlie adverse pregnancy outcomes, we aimed to reduce all-cause adverse outcomes with community-level interventions targeting women with pregnancy hypertension in three low-income countries. Methods: In this individual participant-lev...
The Community Antiretroviral (ARV) Therapy Support Group (CASG) program aims to address
low retention rates in Mozambique’s HIV treatment program and the absorptive capacity of the
country’s health facilities. CASG provides patients with the opportunity to form groups, whose
members provide peer supp...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
Community Health Services/organization & administration,
Focus Groups,
d0126570,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Interpersonal Relations,
Medication Adherence,
Mozambique,
Program Evaluation,
Qualitative Research,
Retention in Care,
Self-Help Groups,
Social Networking
Macuácua, salésio;
Catalão, raquel;
Valá, anifa;
Machete, eusébio;
Sharma, sumedha;
Vidler, mariamme;
Sid at, mohsim;
Munguambe, khatia;
Dadelszen, peter;
Seven, esperança.
Background: Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Mozambique. Limited access to health care facilities and a lack of skilled health professionals contribute to the high maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Mozambique and indicate a need for community-level interventions. Th...
Community Health Services,
Community Health Workers,
Mozambique,
Eclampsia/therapy,
Eclampsia/mortality,
Health Policy,
Health Services Accessibility,
Maternal Death/prevention & control,
Maternal Health,
Maternal Health Services,
Maternal Mortality,
Pre-Eclampsia/mortality,
Pre-Eclampsia/therapy,
Professional Role,
Pregnancy
Community health workers (CHWs) provide preventive care and integrated community case management (iCCM) to people with low healthcare access worldwide. CHW programmes have helped reduce mortality in
myriad countries, but little data on malaria supply chain management has been shared. This project evaluat...
Malaria/drug therapy,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Disease Management,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Malaria/diagnosis,
Antimalarials/administration & dosage,
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination/administration & dosage,
Community Health Workers,
Community Health Services/organization & administration,
Mozambique,
Immunoassay/methods
Decroo, Tom;
Telfer, Bárbara;
Dores, Carla Das;
Branco, Ricardo A;
Santos, Natacha Dos;
Mkwamba, Alec;
Dezembro, Sergio;
Joffrisse, Mariano;
Ellman, Tom;
Metcalf , Carol.
Objectives
Estimate the effect of participation in Community ART Groups (CAG) versus individual care on retention-in-care (RIC) on antiretroviral therapy (ART).
Design
Retrospective cohort study.
Setting
High levels of attrition (death or loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) combined) on ART indicate that delivery...
Mozambique has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The main influences on maternal health encompass social, economic, political, environmental and cultural determinants of health. To effectively address maternal mortality in the post-2015 agenda, interventions need to co...
Background: Follow-up of HIV-exposed children for the delivery of prevention of mother-to-child transmission
services and for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection is critical to their survival. Despite efforts, uptake of
postnatal care for these children remains low in many sub-Saharan African ...
Sherr, kenneth;
Cuembelo, fatima;
Michel, cathy;
Gimbel, sarah;
Micek, mark;
Kariaganis, Marina;
Pio, Alusio;
Manuel, joão luis;
Pfeiffer, james;
Gloyd, stephen.
Background: Large increases in health sector investment and policies favoring upgrading and expanding the public sector health network have prioritized maternal and child health in Mozambique and, over the past decade, Mozambique has achieved substantial improvements in maternal and child health indicat...
