Lara M E Vaz

Datos Biográficos

ID238385
NOMBRELara M E Vaz
NOMBRESLara M E
APELLIDOVaz
FIRMAVAZ L M E
AFILIACIONESSave the Children
ORCID0000-0002-9072-8091
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS17
TOTAL DE CITAS2
TOTAL COMO AUTOR17
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2008
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
ÍNDICE H1

  • Closing the inequality gaps in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health coverage

    Open AccessAgbessi Amouzou, Safia S Jiwani et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2020

    Introduction: Universal Health Coverage (UHC) is a critical goal under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for health. Achieving this goal for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) service coverage will require an understanding of national progress and how socioeconomic and demographic subgroups of women and children are being reached by health interventions. Methods: We accessed coverage databases produced by the Internat…

  • Timing and number of antenatal care contacts in low and middle-income countries

    Open AccessSafia S Jiwani, Agbessi Amouzou-Aguirre et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2020

    BACKGROUND: The 2016 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for antenatal care (ANC) shift the recommended minimum number of ANC contacts from four to eight, specifying the first contact to occur within the first trimester of pregnancy. We quantify the likelihood of meeting this recommendation in 54 Countdown to 2030 priority countries and identify the characteristics of women being left behind. METHODS: Using 54 Demographic and Health Survey…

  • Discordance in postnatal care between mothers and newborns

    Open AccessAgbessi Amouzou, Elizabeth Hazel et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2020

    BACKGROUND: Postnatal care (PNC) for mothers and newborns is essential to monitor risks of morbidity and adverse conditions following delivery. Current estimates of the coverage of PNC show substantial discordance between mothers and newborns. We investigate the sources of this discordance in Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS). METHODS: We used DHS data from 48 countries collected since 2011, spanning phases 6 and 7 of the survey program with 3…

  • “Every Newborn-BIRTH” protocol

    Open AccessLouise T Day, Harriet Ruysen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2019

    BACKGROUND: - Birth Indicators Research Tracking in Hospitals (EN-BIRTH) study aims to validate selected newborn and maternal indicators for routine tracking of coverage and quality of facility-based care for use at district, national and global levels. METHODS: EN-BIRTH is an observational study including >20 000 facility births in three countries (Tanzania, Bangladesh and Nepal) to validate selected indicators. Direct clinical observation will …

  • Countdown to 2030

    Open AccessTies Boerma, Jennifer Requejo et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet2018

  • Measuring coverage of essential maternal and newborn care interventions

    Open AccessLiliana Carvajal–Aguirre, Lara M E Vaz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

  • Measuring postnatal care contacts for mothers and newborns

    Open AccessAgbessi Amouzou, Vrinda Mehra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: The postnatal period represents a vulnerable phase for mothers and newborns where both face increased risk of morbidity and death. WHO recommends postnatal care (PNC) for mothers and newborns to include a first contact within 24 hours following the birth of the child. However, measuring coverage of PNC in household surveys has been variable over time. The two largest household survey programs in low and middle-income countries, the UN…

  • Evidence from household surveys for measuring coverage of newborn care practices

    Open AccessDeborah Sitrin, Jodi Perin et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: Action Plan proposed early breastfeeding as a tracer for essential newborn care due to data availability and evidence for the benefits of breastfeeding. In the past decade, a few national surveys have added questions on other practices, presenting an opportunity to assess the performance of early breastfeeding initiation as a tracer indicator. METHODS: We identified twelve national surveys between 2005-2014 that included at least one …

  • Does health facility service environment matter for the receipt of essential newborn care? Linking health facility and household survey data in Malawi

    Open AccessLiliana Carvajal–Aguirre, Vrinda Mehra et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2017

    BACKGROUND: Health facility service environment is an important factor for newborns survival and well-being in general and in particular in high mortality settings such as Malawi where despite high coverage of essential interventions, neonatal mortality remains high. The aim of this study is to assess whether the quality of the health service environment at birth is associated with quality of care received by the newborn. METHODS: We used data fr…

  • Patterns and determinants of antenatal care utilization

    Open AccessGhada E Saad, Ghada Saad–Haddad et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2016

    BACKGROUND: Antenatal care (ANC) is critical for improving maternal and newborn health. WHO recommends that pregnant women complete at least four ANC visits. Countdown and other global monitoring efforts track the proportions of women who receive one or more visits by a skilled provider (ANC1+) and four or more visits by any provider (ANC4+). This study investigates patterns of drop-off in use between ANC1+ and ANC4+, and explores inequalities in…

  • Engagement of Men in Antenatal Care Services

    Open AccessCarolyn M Audet, Meridith Blevins et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

  • Barriers to Male Involvement in Antenatal Care in Rural Mozambique

    Open AccessCarolyn M Audet, Yazalde Manual Chire et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2016Citada por: 2Referencias: 37

    Low rates of antenatal care (ANC) service uptake limit the potential impact of mother-to-child HIV-prevention strategies. Zambézia province, Mozambique, has one of the lowest proportions of ANC uptake among pregnant women in the country, despite the availability of free services. We sought to identify factors influencing ANC service uptake (including HIV counseling and testing) through qualitative methods. In addition, we encouraged discussion ab…

  • HIV testing service awareness and service uptake among female heads of household in rural Mozambique

    Open AccessHeather Paulin, Heather N Paulin et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Most women were unaware of available VCT services. Even women who were aware of services were unlikely to have been tested. Expanded VCT and social marketing of VCT are needed in rural Mozambique with special attention to issues of community-level stigma reduction

  • Negative labeling and social exclusion of people living with human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome in the antiretroviral therapy era

    Abraham Mukolo, Meridith Blevins et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2014

    In the age of antiretroviral therapy (ART), unraveling specific aspects of stigma that impede uptake and adherence to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) services and the complex intersections among them might enhance the efficacy of stigma-reduction interventions targeted at the general public. Few studies have described community stigma in high HIV prevalence regions of Mozambique where program scale-up has been concentrated, but fear of stigma …

  • Patient Loss to Follow-Up Before Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation in Rural Mozambique

    Open AccessMónica Da Silva, Meridith Blevins et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2014

  • Community stigma endorsement and voluntary counseling and testing behavior and attitudes among female heads of household in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

    Open AccessAbraham Mukolo, Meridith Blevins et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    VCT use and endorsement might differ by domains of stigma held by individuals in the community. Greater uptake and favorable disposition towards use of VCT services in rural settings might be achieved by addressing stigma via domain-specific interventions and by improving the proximity of services and the dissemination of HIV test results

  • The process of HIV status disclosure to HIV-positive youth in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

    Lara M E Vaz, L Vaz et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2008

    As access to HIV/AIDS treatment increases in sub-Saharan Africa, greater attention is being paid to HIV-infected youth. Little is known about how HIV-positive youth are informed of their HIV infection. As part of a larger formative study informing a treatment program in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 19 youth (10-21 years) who had previously been told their HIV status and 21 caregivers w…