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
2013
Educational Intervention Increased Referrals to Allopathic Care by Traditional Healers in Three High HIV-Prevalence Rural Districts in Mozambique
Audet CM, Salato J, Blevins M, Amsalem D, Vermund SH, Gaspar F. Educational Intervention Increased Referrals to Allopathic Care by Traditional Healers in Three High HIV-Prevalence Rural Districts in Mozambique. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e70326. PMID: 23936407, PMCID: PMC3731350, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0070326.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusReferral ratesTraditional healersHealth facilitiesNon-pregnant personsFavorable clinical outcomeHIV knowledge scoresPost-intervention ratesMonthly referral rateRural districtsClinical outcomesImmunodeficiency virusPregnant womenHIV knowledgeZambézia ProvincePatientsKnowledge scoreInexpensive interventionClinical servicesHealth systemMedian scoreEducational interventionTuberculosisCareClinic