Health Alliance International

Scientific Papers

• Apr 2012

  Brain Drain and Health Workforce Distortions in Mozambique · Sherr K, Mussa A, Chilundo B, Gimbel S, Pfeiffer J, et al. (2012) Brain Drain and Health Workforce Distortions in Mozambique. PLoS ONE 7(4): e35840. doi:10.1371/Journal.pone/.0035840  

  Categories: Mozambique, Public-Sector Health Systems

• Aug 2011

  Local Residents Trained As 'Influence Agents' Most Effective In Persuading African Couples On HIV Counseling And Testing. · Lambdin BH, Kanweka W, Inambao M, Mwananyanda L, Shah HD, Linton S, Wong F, Luisi N, Tichacek A, Kalowa J, Chomba E, Allen S. Local Residents Trained As 'Influence Agents' Most Effective In Persuading African Couples On HIV Counseling And Testing. Health Aff (Millwood). 2011 Aug;30(8):1488-97. PMID: 21821565 [PubMed - in process]

  Categories: HIV/AIDS, Public-Sector Health Systems

• Jul 2011

  The Experience of Chinese Physicians in the National Health Diplomacy Programme Deployed to Sudan. · Wang K, Gimbel S, Malik E, Hassen S, Hagopian A.  The experience of Chinese physicians in the national health diplomacy programme deployed to Sudan. Glob Public Health. 2011 Jul 5. [Epub ahead of print]  PMID: 21728741 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

  Categories: Sudan, Public-Sector Health Systems

• Jul 2011

  Patient Volume, Human Resource Levels, and Attrition From HIV Treatment Programs in Central Mozambique · Lambdin BH, Micek MA, Sherr K, Pfeiffer J, Lara J, Gloyd SS, et al. Patient Volume, Human Resource Levels, and Attrition From HIV Treatment Programs in Central Mozambique. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2011 Jul 1;57(3):e33-e39.

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS

• May 2011

  Change in sexual activity 12 months after ART initiation among HIV-positive Mozambicans. · Change in sexual activity 12 months after ART initiation among HIV-positive Mozambicans Pearson CR, Cassels S, Kurth AE, Montoya P, Micek MA, Gloyd SS. AIDS Behav. 2011 May;15(4):778-87. PMID:21082338 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]  

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS

• May 2011

  An interactive internet-based continuing education course on sexually transmitted diseases for physicians and midwives in Peru. · An interactive internet-based continuing education course on sexually transmitted diseases for physicians and midwives in Peru Canchihuaman FA, Garcia PJ, Gloyd SS, Holmes KK. PMID: 21573054 [PubMed - in process] PMCID: PMC3090386  

  Categories: Health Systems Research

• May 2011

  An Assessment of Routine Primary Care Health Information System Data Quality in Sofala Province, Mozambique · An assessment of routine primary care health information system data quality in Sofala Province, Mozambique. Gimbel S, Micek M, Lambdin B, Lara J, Karagianis M, Cuembelo F, Gloyd SS, Pfeiffer J, Sherr K.  PMID: 21569533 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC3112390  

  Categories: Mozambique, Primary Health Care, Public-Sector Health Systems

• May 2010

  Nevirapine Resistance by Timing of HIV type 1 Infection in Infants Treated with Single-dose Nevirapine · Micek MA, Blanco AJ, Beck IA, Dross S, Matunha L, Montoya P, Seidel K, Gantt S, Matediane E, Jamisse L, Gloyd S, Frenkel LM.

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS

• Apr 2010

  Trends in childhood leukemia in Basrah, Iraq, 1993-2007 · Am J Public Health. 2010 Jun;100(6):1081-7. Epub 2010 Feb 18.  Hagopian A, Lafta R, Hassan J, Davis S, Mirick D, Takaro T. Source Department of Global Health, School of Public Health, University of Washington, 4534 11th Avenue NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. hagopian@u.washington.edu  

  Categories: War and Public Health

• Jan 2010

  Quality of HIV care provided by non-physician clinicians and physicians in Mozambique: a retrospective cohort study · Sherr KH, Micek MA, Gimbel SO, et al. Quality of HIV care provided by non-physician clinicians and physicians in Mozambique: a retrospective cohort study. AIDS. January 2010;24(suppl 1):S59-S66.

  Categories: Mozambique, Health Systems Research, HIV/AIDS

• Jan 2010

  Integration of HIV/AIDS services into African primary health care: lessons learned for health system strengthening in Mozambique—a case study · Pfeiffer J, Montoya P, Baptista AJ, et al. Integration of HIV/AIDS services into African primary health care: lessons learned for health system strengthening in Mozambique—a case study. Journal of the International AIDS Society. 2010;13(1).

  Categories: Mozambique, Primary Health Care, HIV/AIDS

• Dec 2009

  One year after ART initiation: psychosocial factors associated with stigma among HIV-positive Mozambicans · Pearson CR, Micek MA, Pfeiffer J, et al. One year after ART initiation: psychosocial factors associated with stigma among HIV-positive Mozambicans. AIDS and Behavior. 2009;13(6):1189-96.

  Categories: Mozambique, Health Systems Research, HIV/AIDS

• Nov 2009

  Treatment partners and adherence to HAART in Central Mozambique · Stubbs BA, Micek MA, Pfeiffer JT, Montoya P, Gloyd S. Treatment partners and adherence to HAART in Central Mozambique. AIDS Care. 2009;21(11):1412-9.

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS

• Nov 2009

  The role of nonphysician clinicians in the rapid expansion of HIV care in Mozambique · Sherr K, Pfeiffer J; Mussa A, Vio F, Gimbel S, Micek M, Gloyd S. The role of nonphysician clinicians in the rapid expansion of HIV care in Mozambique. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2009;52 Suppl 1:S20-S23.

  Categories: Mozambique, Health Systems Research, HIV/AIDS

• Nov 2009

  Loss to follow-up of adults in public HIV care systems in central Mozambique: identifying obstacles to treatment · Micek MA, Gimbel-Sherr K, Baptista AJ, et al. Loss to follow-up of adults in public HIV care systems in central Mozambique: identifying obstacles to treatment. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. 2009;52(3):397-405.

  Categories: Mozambique, Health Systems Research, HIV/AIDS

• Mar 2009

  Do International Medical Graduates (IMGs) “Fill the Gap” in Rural Primary Care in the United States? · Thompson MJ, Hagopian A, Fordyce M, Hart LG. (2009). Do International Medical Graduates (IMGs) "Fill the Gap" in Rural Primary Care in the United States? A National Study. Journal of Rural Health. 25(2), 124-34.

• Dec 2008

  Strengthening health systems in poor countries: a code of conduct for nongovernmental organizations · Pfeiffer J, Johnson W, Fort M, et al. Strengthening health systems in poor countries: a code of conduct for nongovernmental organizations. Am J Public Health. 2008;98(12):2134-2140.

  Categories: Public-Sector Health Systems

• Dec 2008

  What can critical medical anthropology contribute to global health? · Pfeiffer J, Nichter M. (2008). What can critical medical anthropology contribute to global health? Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 22(4), 410-415.

• Feb 2008

  What if we decided to take care of everyone who needed treatment? Workforce planning in Mozambique using simulation of demand for HIV/AIDS care. · Hagopian A, Micek MA, Vio F, Gimbel-Sherr K, Montoya P. What if we decided to take care of everyone who needed treatment? Workforce planning in Mozambique using simulation of demand for HIV/AIDS care. Human Resources for Health. 2008;6:3.  

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS, Public-Sector Health Systems

• Dec 2007

  Scaling up antenatal syphilis screening in Mozambique: Transforming policy into action · Gloyd S, Montoya P, Floriano F, Chadreque MC, Pfeiffer J, Gimbel-Sherr K. Scaling up Antenatal Syphilis Screening in Mozambique: Transforming Policy into Action. Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 2007;34(Suppl):S31-36.

  Categories: Mozambique, Primary Health Care, Public-Sector Health Systems

• Nov 2007

  Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in central Mozambique · Brentlinger PE, Dgedge M, Correia MA, et al. Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria during pregnancy in central Mozambique. Bulletin World Health Organization. 2007;85(11):873-9.

  Categories: Mozambique

• Oct 2007

  Randomized control trial of peer-delivered, modified directly observed therapy for HAART in Mozambique · Pearson CR, Micek MA, Simoni JM, et al. Randomized control trial of peer-delivered, modified directly observed therapy for HAART in Mozambique. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes. October 1 2007;46(2):238-44.

• Aug 2007

  Using nurses to identify HAART eligible patients in the Republic of Mozambique · Gimbel-Sherr SO, Micek MA, Gimbel-Sherr KH, et al. Using nurses to identify HAART eligible patients in the Republic of Mozambique. Hum Resour Health. February 28, 2007;5:7.

• Nov 2006

  Survey of childhood malnutrition at Dili National Hospital, East Timor · Bucens IK, Maclennan C. Survey of childhood malnutrition at Dili National Hospital, East Timor. Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. 2006;42(1-2):28-32.

• Sep 2006

  Management of expatriate medical assistance in Mozambique. · Vio F. (2006) Management of expatriate medical assistance in Mozambique. Hum Resour Health. 2006 Dec 2;4:26.

• Aug 2006

  Condom use after voluntary counselling and testing in Central Mozambique · Mola OD, Mercer MA, Asghar RJ, et al. Condom use after voluntary counselling and testing in Central Mozambique. Tropical Medicine and International Health. 2006; 11(2):176–181.

• Aug 2006

  Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of a rapid immunochromatographic test and the rapid plasma reagin test for antenatal syphilis screening in Mozambique · Montoya P, Lukehart S, Brentlinger P, Blanco A, Floriano F, Sairosse J, Gloyd S. (2006). Comparison of the diagnostic accuracy of a rapid immunochromatographic test and the rapid plasma reagin test for antenatal syphilis screening in Mozambique. Bull World Health Organ. Feb;84(2):97-104.

• Sep 2005

  Condom social marketing, Pentecostalism, and structural adjustment in Mozambique · Pfeiffer J. (2004). Condom social marketing, Pentecostalism, and structural adjustment in Mozambique: a clash of AIDS prevention messages. Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 18(1), 77-103.

• Sep 2005

  Commodity Fetichismo, The Holy Spirit, and the turn to Pentecostal and African Independent Churches · Pfeiffer J. (2005). Commodity Fetichismo, The Holy Spirit, and the turn to Pentecostal and African Independent Churches in Central Mozambique. Culture, Medicine and Psychiatry. 29: 255–283.

• Aug 2005

  Integrating Tuberculosis and HIV Care in Mozambique: Lessons from an HIV Clinic in Beira · Micek M. Integrating Tuberculosis and HIV Care in Mozambique: Lessons from an HIV Clinic in Beira. Tuberculosis/HIV Case Study. CORE Group/Health Alliance International. 2005.

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS

• Dec 2003

  Scaling-up and sustaining insecticide-treated net coverage · Brentlinger PE, Sherr K, Mercer MA, Gloyd S. Scaling-up and sustaining insecticide-treated net coverage. Lancet Infectious Diseases. 2003;3(8):467.

• Oct 2003

  Endangering safe motherhood in Mozambique: prenatal care as pregnancy risk. · Chapman RR. (2003).Endangering safe motherhood in Mozambique: prenatal care as pregnancy risk. Social Science & Medicine. 57(2), 355-74.

• Sep 2003

  International NGOs and primary health care in Mozambique: the need for a new model of collaboration. · Pfeiffer J. (2003) International NGOs and primary health care in Mozambique: the need for a new model of collaboration. Social Science & Medicine. 56(4), 725-38.

• Sep 2003

  Cash income, intrahousehold cooperative conflict, and child health in central Mozambique · Pfeiffer J. Cash income, intrahousehold cooperative conflict, and child health in central Mozambique. Medical Anthropology. 2003;22(2):87-130.

• Aug 2003

  Immunization campaigns and political agendas: retrospective from Ecuador and El Salvador. · Gloyd S, Suarez Torres J, Mercer MA. (2003).Immunization campaigns and political agendas: retrospective from Ecuador and El Salvador. International Journal of Health Services. 33(1),113-28.

• Sep 2002

  East Timor in transition: health & health care · Povey G, Mercer MA. East Timor in transition: health & health care. Int J Health Serv. 2002;32(3):607-23.

  Categories: Timor-Leste, Reproductive and Child Health

• Sep 2002

  African independent churches in Mozambique: healing the afflictions of inequality · Pfeiffer J. African independent churches in Mozambique: healing the afflictions of inequality. Medical Anthropology Quarterly. 2002;16(2):176-99.

• Aug 2001

  Characteristics of drug resistance and HIV among tuberculosis patients in Mozambique · Mac-Arthur A, Gloyd S, Perdigao P, Noya A, Sacarlal J, Kreiss J. Characteristics of drug resistance and HIV among tuberculosis patients in Mozambique. International Journal of Tuberculosis & Lung Disease. 2001;5(10):894-902.

  Categories: Mozambique, HIV/AIDS

• Aug 2001

  Impact of traditional birth attendant training in Mozambique: a controlled study · Gloyd S, Floriano F, Seunda M, Chadreque MA, Nyangezi JM, Platas A. Impact of traditional birth attendant training in Mozambique: a controlled study. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. 2001;46(4):210-16.

• Aug 2001

  Antenatal syphilis in sub-Saharan Africa: missed opportunities for mortality reduction. · Gloyd S, Chai S, Mercer MA. (2001). Antenatal syphilis in sub-Saharan Africa: missed opportunities for mortality reduction. Health Policy Planning. 16(1), 29-34.

• Aug 2001

  Intrahousehold resource allocation and child growth in Mozambique: an ethnographic case-control study · Pfeiffer J, Gloyd S, Ramirez Li L. (2001). Intrahousehold resource allocation and child growth in Mozambique: an ethnographic case-control study. Social Science & Medicine. 53(1), 83-97.

• Jan 2001

  HIV seroprevalence among military blood donors in Manica Province, Mozambique. · Newman LM, Miguel F, Jemusse BB, Macome AC, Newman RD. (2001) HIV seroprevalence among military blood donors in Manica Province, Mozambique. International Journal of STD & AIDS. 12(4):225-8.

• Jan 1999

  Maternal mortality: a critical review · Vio F. Maternal mortality: a critical review. Revista Médica de Moçambique. 1999;7(3-4).

  Categories: Mozambique, Reproductive and Child Health

• Jun 1998

  Satisfaction with outpatient health care services in Manica Province, Mozambique · Newman RD, Gloyd S, Nyangezi JM, Machobo F, Muiser J. Satisfaction with outpatient health care services in Manica Province, Mozambique. Health Policy Planning. 1998;13(2):174-80.

• May 1993

  Comparison of i.m. and i.v. quinine for the treatment of severe and complicated malaria in children. · Schapira A, Solomon T, Julien M, Macome A, Parmar N, Ruas I, Simao F, Street E, Betschart B. (1993). Comparison of intramuscular and intravenious quinine for the treatment of severe and complicated malaria in children. Transactions of the Royal Society of Medicine and Hygiene. 87(3), 299-301.

  Categories: Mozambique

• May 1991

  Comparison of intramuscular sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and intramuscular quinine for the treatment of falciparum malaria in children. · Simao F, Macome A, Pateguana F, Shapira A. Comparison of intramuscular sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine and intramuscular quinine for the treatment of falciparum malaria in children. Transactions of the Royal Society of Medicine and Hygiene. 1991;85(3):341-44.

  Categories: Mozambique