Mônica Malta

Biographic Data

ID3583806
NAMEMônica Malta
GIVEN NAMESMônica
FAMILY NAMEMalta
SIGNATUREMALTA M
AFFILIATIONSFundação Oswaldo Cruz
ORCID0000-0001-7634-6671
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS33
TOTAL CITATIONS38
AUTHOR COUNT29
EDITOR COUNT4
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2005
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX4

  • Between worlds

    Open AccessRoula Kteily-Hawa, Olesya Falenchuk et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Youth Sexual Health and HIV/STI Prevention in Middle Eastern and North African Communities (YSMENA) is the first community-based research study in Canada to explore key determinants of sexual health among diaspora Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women living in Canada. Our objectives were to identify the factors influencing sexual health for MENA youth and grow an evidence base to strengthen the sexual health response for MENA communities…

  • Trends and factors associated with mobile phone ownership among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh

    Open AccessGulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Jannatun Nayeem et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Despite a significant increase in mobile phone ownership over the past few decades, this remains low among women in many developing countries, including Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study analyzed Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014 and 2017–18 data to investigate the prevalence (with 95% confidence intervals [CI]), trends, and factors associated with mobile phone ownership. We included data of 17854 and 20082 women from BDHS…

  • ‘Through the drawings…they are able to tell you straight’

    Open AccessN Woollett, Nicola Christofides et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Arts-based methods are underutilized in violence research and may offer improved means of understanding these phenomena; but little is known about their value, especially in low-resource settings. A pilot study using a cross sectional sample was conducted in rural South Africa to determine the feasibility and acceptability of using arts-based methods in research with adults and children, in preparation for a longitudinal multigenerational cohort …

  • Beyond a deficit-based approach

    Open AccessBeth J Maclin, Yan Wang et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Female sex workers (FSWs) live and work at the intersection of multiple marginalized identities that place them at greater risk for various negative health outcomes. Resilience theory asserts that an individual or community needs assets from which they can draw in response to stressors, such as chronic discrimination and abuse. This study characterizes and compares patterns of assets among cisgender and transgender FSWs living with HIV in the Dom…

  • Addressing discrimination and violence against Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) persons from Brazil

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Angélica Baptista Silva et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2023

    Rainbow Resistance-Dandarah app was endorsed as a powerful tool for enhancing reporting episodes of violence/discrimination against SGM persons and a key strategy to connect users with a safe network of supportive services. Results indicate that the app is an engaging, acceptable, and potentially effective mHealth intervention. Participants reported many advantages of using it, such as being able to report harassment and violence, connect with a …

  • Experiences of women raising children with congenital Zika syndrome along a trajectory of prevention, care and support in Brazil

    Open AccessMaximilian Morris, Ana Maria De Brito et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2022

    Social science research investigating the social dynamics of Zika and congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) is essential to inform future services related to Zika and other infectious diseases. We sought to understand lived experiences with Zika during pregnancy, birth, and post-partum by conducting in-depth interviews with a sample of 31 women infected with Zika during the 2015-16 outbreak who had a child with CZS in Pernambuco, Brazil. Transcripts wer…

  • The Dandarah App

    Open AccessAngélica Baptista Silva, Mônica Malta et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    Discrimination and violence are widely experienced by sexual and gender minority (SGM) persons worldwide. More than one SGM person is murdered every day in Brazil because of their sexuality or gender identity, which is the highest reported homicide rate in the world. Alt-hough discrimination and violence against SGM persons in Brazil are considered to be hate crimes, reporting is still suboptimal due to fear of police SGM phobia and victim blamin…

  • ‘Our life is pointless … ’

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Jaqueline Gomes De Jesus et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2020

    Worldwide, Brazil has the highest prevalence of violence and hate crimes against sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) among countries with available data. To explore the impact of this scenario, we conducted a qualitative study with 50 SGMs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Among the participants, 66% screened positive for generalised anxiety disorder, 46% for major depressive disorder and 39% for PTSD. A third reported low self-esteem (32%) and one qu…

  • Supporting Female Survivors of Gender-Based Violence Experiencing Homelessness

    Open AccessAli Bani‐Fatemi, Ali Bani-Fatemi et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    Homelessness is an important risk factor for gender-based violence (GBV), particularly among youth, and disproportionally affects women and girls. Survivors of GBV experience enduring and severe physical, psychological, and sexual health problems. Although key elements in service delivery for survivors of GBV have been identified, little is known about outcomes of community-based programs aiming to assist homeless and unstably housed youth experi…

  • Sexual and gender minorities rights in Latin America and the Caribbean

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Reynaldo Cardoso et al.ARTICLEBMC International Health and…2019

    BACKGROUND: Although the extent of legal inequities experienced by sexual and gender minorities (SGM) has declined during recent decades, this population still enjoys fewer legal protections and benefits than the non-gender-variant, heterosexual population. Herein we analyze the current scenario of SGM rights in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). METHODS: Policy documents and governmental strategies addressing SGM rights were analyzed within …

  • Public Health, HIV Care and Prevention, Human Rights and Democracy at a Crossroad in Brazil

    Open AccessLuiz Montenegro, Luciane Velasque et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Human rights and political crisis in Brazil

    Open AccessMônica MaltaARTICLEGlobal Public Health2018

    CCT: Conditional Cash Transfer; LGBTQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (and/or Questioning); SUS: Brazilian Public Health System

  • Inequalities in Haart uptake and differential survival according to exposure category in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Open AccessTatiana De Araujo Lima, Chris Beyrer et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2018References: 40

    Despite substantial improvement in prognosis and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Brazil, inequalities in access to treatment remain. We assessed the impact of these inequalities on survival in Rio de Janeiro over a 12-year period (2000/11). Data were merged from four databases that comprise the national AIDS monitoring system: SINAN-AIDS (Brazilian Information System for Notificable Diseases; AIDS cases), SISCEL (labo…

  • Stigma, discrimination and HIV outcomes among people living with HIV in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Open AccessDeanna Kerrigan, Andrea Vazzano et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2015

    Limited research has examined the social context surrounding stigma and discrimination and HIV outcomes among people living with HIV (PLHIV). We surveyed 900 PLHIV in Brazil and examined the relationship between stigma, discrimination and HIV outcomes utilising multivariable logistic regression. HIV stigma and discrimination were inversely associated with age (AOR Stigma 0.65, 95% CI 0.49-0.88; AOR Discrimination 0.72, 95% CI 0.54-0.95) and incom…

  • Improvement of Haart in Brazil, 1998–2008

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Cosme M F P Da Silva et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Universal and free access to HAART has helped achieve impressive declines in AIDS mortality in Brazil. However, after a 10-years follow-up, differential AIDS-related mortality continue to exist. Efforts are needed to identify and eliminate these health disparities, therefore improving the Brazilian response towards HIV/AIDS epidemic

  • The role of HIV serostatus disclosure on sexual risk behaviours among people living with HIV in steady partnerships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Open AccessLana Lee, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLEGlobal Public Health2014

    Understanding partnership dynamics is a crucial step in the process of HIV serostatus disclosure to partners. This study examines the relational characteristics associated with HIV serostatus disclosure and the role of disclosure on sexual behaviours within steady partnerships among people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The overall study surveyed 900 participants from six large public health facilities to investigate psychosoc…

  • Where Does Treatment Optimism Fit in? Examining Factors Associated with Consistent Condom Use Among People Receiving Antiretroviral Treatment in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Open AccessHomaira Hanif, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Social geography of Aids in Brazil

    Open AccessTatiana Rodrigues De Araujo Teixeira, Renata Gracie et al.ARTICLECadernos de Saude Publica2014Cited by: 8References: 24

    The trend towards decline and stabilization of the AIDS epidemic in Brazil should be analyzed carefully, since aggregate data can mask regional or local inequalities in such a large and diverse country. The current study reevaluates the epidemic's spatial dissemination and the AIDS-related mortality pattern in Brazil. The study considered all AIDS cases diagnosed in individuals over 18 years of age and living in Brazil, as well as AIDS deaths rec…

  • Individual and contextual factors of influence on adherence to antiretrovirals among people attending public clinics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Open AccessHomaira Hanif, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    This research highlights the importance of examining the multiple levels of influence on ARV adherence. Intervention research in lower and middle-income settings should address and evaluate the impact of attending to both gender and economic inequalities to improve ARV adherence, as well as relational areas such as the provision of social support

  • Discussing Childbearing with HIV-infected Women of Reproductive Age in Clinical Care

    Open AccessSarah Finocchario-Kessler, Francisco I Bastos et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2011

  • Behavior and major barriers faced by non-injectable drug users with HBV/HCV seeking treatment for hepatitis and drug addiction in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Sabine Cavalcanti et al.ARTICLECiência & Saúde Coletiva2011

    Drug users (DU) are a marginalized group and at risk for viral hepatitis, who seldom access health services. A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 111 DU with chronic HBV/HCV and 15 in-depth interviews with health professionals/policymakers in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Most interviewees were male, non-white, with a low educational background, unemployed and/or living on less than $245 a month (minimun wage). In the last 6 months, 61.8% of int…

  • Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among HIV-Infected Drug Users

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Monica M F Magnanini et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010

  • Influence of Culture on Contraceptive Utilization Among HIV-Positive Women in Brazil, Kenya, and South Africa

    Open AccessCatherine S Todd, Mark A Stibich et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2010

  • Iniciativa STROBE

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Letícia Oliveira Cardoso et al.ARTICLERevista de Saúde Pública2010Cited by: 14References: 28

    Freqüentemente, a descrição de pesquisas de natureza observacional é inadequada, dificultando a avaliação de seus pontos fracos e fortes e, em conseqüência, a generalização de seus resultados. A iniciativa denominada Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE), formulou uma lista de verificação que contém 22 itens, denominada STROBE Statement ("Declaração STROBE"), com recomendações sobre o que deveria ser incluí…

  • Adherence to antiretroviral therapy for human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome among drug users

    Open AccessMônica Malta, Steffanie A Strathdee et al.ARTICLEAddiction2008

    Aims Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) is a key predictor of survival for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‐infected people. Suboptimal adherence among marginalized populations such as HIV‐positive drug users could be associated with clinical failure and the emergence of viral resistance. Objective To conduct a systematic review of studies assessing adherence to HAART among HIV‐positive drug users (DU) and identify factor…