Sónia Dias
Biographic Data
| ID | 129739 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sónia Dias |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sónia |
| FAMILY NAME | Dias |
| SIGNATURE | DIAS S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Universidade Nova de Lisboa |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8633-6282 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 58 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 93 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 58 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1969 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Atributos Da Atenção Primária À Saúde E a Atenção À Saúde De Migrantes
As migrações configuram-se como fenômeno complexo e como é realizada principalmente por pessoas em contexto de vulnerabilidade, impõe desafios às políticas públicas em especial aos sistemas de saúde. Nesse contexto, a Atenção Primária à Saúde (APS), fundamentada nos seus atributos, apresenta-se como eixo estruturante do cuidado a populações em situação de vulnerabilidade, como migrantes. Este estudo objetivou compreender como os atributos da APS …
Reasons for referral to a social prescribing program through the Covid-19 pandemic and associated factors
Introduction: Social prescribing (SP) links patients with non-medical needs affecting their health to services and activities within the community as a strategy to prevent disease and promote health and wellbeing. There is limited evidence on the reasons for referral to SP through time and of factors associated with specific reasons of referral. Understanding SP referral patterns is relevant to inform practice and policy. We analyzed factors asso…
Healthcare stakeholders’ perspectives on coordinating cancer diagnosis in Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador
Objective. To explore healthcare stakeholders’ experiences of care coordination during cancer diagnosis in Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador, including how these experiences are influenced by factors related to the countries’ public subsystems. Methods. A qualitative study was conducted based on 115 semi-structured interviews with healthcare professionals and administrative personnel in both primary care ( n = 40) and secondary/tertiary care ( n = 46)…
Access and utilization of Portuguese mental healthcare services by migrant children and adolescents
Understanding the health system drivers of delayed cancer diagnosis in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia and Ecuador
Although the greatest delays in cancer diagnosis in Latin America occur in the provider interval little is known about the related factors. This study aims to analyze factors influencing access to cancer diagnosis -from initial contact with health services to confirmation- from institutional stakeholders' perspective in public healthcare networks of Chile, Colombia, and Ecuador. A qualitative, descriptive-interpretative study was conducted in two…
Health literacy strengths and needs among migrant communities from Portuguese-speaking African countries in Portugal
Introduction: Health literacy among migrants is a matter of public health and social justice. Migrants from diverse backgrounds encounter challenges such as linguistic barriers, cultural disparities, restricted access to health services, and heterogeneous migration statuses. Addressing these challenges requires careful consideration of their unique experiences and needs to promote equitable health outcomes. This can hinder their ability to naviga…
Teleworking
Most teleworkers highlighted a positive perspective about teleworking. Yet, TW conditions are not favorable for all workers, with consequences on health, well-being, and productivity, suggesting that further support is needed for teleworkers to protect their health at home, and reach its maximum benefit
Global social challenges for development studies in the Crisis in the Anthropocene
This panel discussion session explores some of the central dimensions of the Crisis in the Anthropocene that constitute global social challenges in the context of development studies. The conference theme highlighted the profound human impact on our blue-green-brown planet, that is already breaching planetary boundaries and pushing us beyond the roughly 1.5°C tipping point. This threatens liveability and sustainability in many localities and regi…
Can everyone hear me? Reflections on the use of global online workshops for promoting inclusive knowledge generation
Online research methods have risen in popularity over recent decades, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. We conducted five online workshops capturing the experiences of participatory health researchers in relation to power, as part of a collaborative project to develop global knowledge systems on power in participatory health research. These workshops included predominantly academic researchers working in 24 countries across Africa, Asia, Euro…
Global developments in social prescribing
Social prescribing is an approach that aims to improve health and well-being. It connects individuals to non-clinical services and supports that address social needs, such as those related to loneliness, housing instability and mental health. At the person level, social prescribing can give individuals the knowledge, skills, motivation and confidence to manage their own health and well-being. At the society level, it can facilitate greater collab…
Health literacy development is central to the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases
The WHO’s report Health literacy development for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) delivers practical what-to-do how-to-do guidance for health literacy development to build, at scale, contextually-relevant public health actions to reduce inequity and the burden of NCDs on individuals, health systems and economies. The key premise for health literacy development is that people’s health awareness and behaviours are link…
Health literacy measurement
Definitions of health literacy have evolved from notions of health-related literacy to a multidimensional concept that incorporates the importance of social and cultural knowledge, practices and contexts. This evolution is evident in the development of instruments that seek to measure health literacy in different ways. Health literacy measurement is important for global health because diverse stakeholders, including the WHO, use these data to inf…
How Did the Covid-19 Pandemic Affect Migrant Populations in Lisbon, Portugal? A Study on Perceived Effects on Health and Economic Condition
Increasing evidence on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic suggests that its social and health impacts are being disproportionately shouldered by socioeconomically disadvantaged populations, including migrants. Knowledge of how these populations are experiencing the COVID-19 crisis is scarce. We examined the effects of the pandemic on the perceived individual financial situation and health condition of migrants in Lisbon, Portugal, and described…
Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among under-screened women in Cuenca, Ecuador
The women considered access to health services the main barrier to screening, while the HPs identified a lack of investment in screening programmes and cultural patterns at the community level as major obstacles. To take an integrated approach to cervical cancer prevention, the perspectives of both groups should be taken into account. Additionally, new strategies and technologies, such as self-administered human papillomavirus (HPV) testing and c…
Factors Associated with Covid-19 Vaccine Hesitancy
It is critical to develop tailored strategies to increase acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine and decrease hesitancy. Hence, this study aims to assess and identify factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in Portugal. We used data from a community-based survey, “COVID-19 Barometer: Social Opinion”, which includes data regarding intention to take COVID-19 vaccines, health status, and risk perception in Portugal from September 2020 to J…
Migrant Communities at the Center in Co-design of Health Literacy-Based Innovative Solutions for Non-communicable Diseases Prevention and Risk Reduction
The drivers of high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCD) among migrants are well-documented. Health literacy is regarded as a potential tool to reduce health inequalities and improve migrant's access to and quality of health care. Yet, little is known about the health literacy needs among these groups and how to address them. This paper outlines the protocol for a migrant community-based co-design project that seeks to optimize health li…
‘You want to deal with power while riding on power’
INTRODUCTION: Power relations permeate research partnerships and compromise the ability of participatory research approaches to bring about transformational and sustainable change. This study aimed to explore how participatory health researchers engaged in co-production research perceive and experience 'power', and how it is discussed and addressed within the context of research partnerships. METHODS: Five online workshops were carried out with p…
Participatory health research with migrants
Double jeopardy from the Covid-19 pandemic
The social gradient in risk of exposure and in economic impact of the pandemic can result in an accumulated vulnerability for socioeconomic deprived populations. The COVID-19 pandemic seems to have a double effect in these groups, contributing to heightened disparities and poor health outcomes, including in mental health. Protecting the most vulnerable populations is key to prevent the spread of the disease and mitigate the deepening of social an…
Being in the Closet. Correlates of Outness Among MSM in 13 European Cities
Data for MSM continue to show a high risk of acquiring HIV-STIs. Within this population, outness seems to have an impact on both risk-taking and on health seeking behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral characteristics, testing behaviors, and outness level among MSM using data from a multi-center bio-behavioral cross-sectional study carried out in 13 EU cities. A multilevel analy…
Universal cervical cancer control through a right to health lens
BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer claims 311,000 lives annually, and 90% of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Cervical cancer is a highly preventable and treatable disease, if detected through screening at an early stage. Governments have a responsibility to screen women for precancerous cervical lesions. Yet, national screening programmes overlook many poor women and those marginalised in society. Under-screened women (called har…
Local response in health emergencies
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support local protective action. There is heightened concern about informal urban settlements because of the combination of population density and inadequate access to water and sanitation, which makes standard advice about social distancing and washing hands implausible. There …
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Local response in health emergencies
This paper highlights the major challenges and considerations for addressing COVID-19 in informal settlements. It discusses what is known about vulnerabilities and how to support local protective action. There is heightened concern about informal urban settlements because of the combination of population density and inadequate access to water and sanitation, which makes standard advice about social distancing and washing hands implausible. There …
Participatory Research for Health and Social Well-Being
Developing urban waste management in Brazil with waste picker organizations
In Brazil’s large cities, more than half a million people survive by collecting and selling solid waste. Most face very poor working conditions and have very low incomes as the intermediaries to whom they sell pay low prices. Their activities are even considered illegal in some nations. But the waste pickers save city governments money, contribute to cleaner cities and reduce the volume of waste that has to be dumped (by up to 20 per cent). After…
Healthcare-seeking patterns among immigrants in Portugal
Equity of access to health services is a major concern as it is an important precondition for positive health outcomes. However, inequities in use of health services among immigrant populations persist. Despite the increasing research in the field, patterns of healthcare seeking among immigrant populations and its associated factors are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate healthcare-seeking patterns among immigrants in Portugal …
Ensino da promoção da saúde em pós-graduação em saúde pública internacional no contexto do processo de Bolonha
Nas décadas recentes tem sido destacada a necessidade de renovar a educação superior por meio do processo de Bolonha para responder às exigências de uma nova sociedade. Simultaneamente, a saúde pública e a promoção da saúde têm evoluído no sentido de concretizar a aspiração de aumentar os anos de vida saudáveis, diminuir as desigualdades em saúde e enfrentar os múltiplos problemas de saúde que afetam as populações na atualidade. Essa evolução tem…
Can everyone hear me? Reflections on the use of global online workshops for promoting inclusive knowledge generation
Online research methods have risen in popularity over recent decades, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. We conducted five online workshops capturing the experiences of participatory health researchers in relation to power, as part of a collaborative project to develop global knowledge systems on power in participatory health research. These workshops included predominantly academic researchers working in 24 countries across Africa, Asia, Euro…
Global social challenges for development studies in the Crisis in the Anthropocene
This panel discussion session explores some of the central dimensions of the Crisis in the Anthropocene that constitute global social challenges in the context of development studies. The conference theme highlighted the profound human impact on our blue-green-brown planet, that is already breaching planetary boundaries and pushing us beyond the roughly 1.5°C tipping point. This threatens liveability and sustainability in many localities and regi…
Being in the Closet. Correlates of Outness Among MSM in 13 European Cities
Data for MSM continue to show a high risk of acquiring HIV-STIs. Within this population, outness seems to have an impact on both risk-taking and on health seeking behaviors. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between socio-demographic, behavioral characteristics, testing behaviors, and outness level among MSM using data from a multi-center bio-behavioral cross-sectional study carried out in 13 EU cities. A multilevel analy…
Challenges for psychosocial rehabilitation services in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area
In Portugal, a mental health reform process is in place aiming to redefine the model of service provision. In 2008, a National Mental Health Plan (NMHP) was approved to provide policy guidance over the transition period. The NMHP intended, among others, to develop community-based services, with a specific focus on rehabilitation and deinstitutionalization. This study aims to explore the perspectives of service managers of psychosocial rehabilitat…
Evolução da Política de Educação Médica em Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde é um dos Pequenos Estados Insulares em Desenvolvimento do mundo, com especificidades e desafios próprios. Independente há 43 anos, com meio milhão de habitantes, a formação dos seus médicos tem sido feita no exterior, incrementando a força de trabalho do país, mas não o suficiente, em número e diferenciação, para sustentar os desafios da saúde, nomeadamente a extensão da cobertura universal. Em 2015 as autoridades decidiram implantar a…
The impact of migration on women’s mental health in the postpartum period
OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of I mmigration on the psychological health of women after childbirth. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, immigrant and Portuguese-native women delivering in the four public hospitals of the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal, were contacted by telephone between February and December 2012 during the first postpartum month to schedule a home visit and fill in a questionnaire. Most immigrant (76.1%) and Portu…
Utilização de serviços de saúde relacionados com a infecção VIH por parte de homens gays
O estudo tem como objectivo descrever a utilização de serviços de saúde para informação, prevenção e teste do VIH por parte de homens gays em Portugal e identificar factores associados a ter efectuado o teste VIH em diferentes serviços. Para este estudo de abordagem participativa foi aplicado um inquérito por questionário a 1046 homens gays. Cerca de 27% dos participantes refere que recorreu ao CAD para obter informação sobre VIH/sida. Cerca de 8…
Utilização de serviços de saúde relacionados com a infecção VIH por parte de homens gays
O estudo tem como objectivo descrever a utilização de serviços de saúde para informação, prevenção e teste do VIH por parte de homens gays em Portugal e identificar factores associados a ter efectuado o teste VIH em diferentes serviços. Para este estudo de abordagem participativa foi aplicado um inquérito por questionário a 1046 homens gays. Cerca de 27% dos participantes refere que recorreu ao CAD para obter informação sobre VIH/sida. Cerca de 8…
Avaliação dos cuidados de saúde
OBJETIVOS: descrever práticas relacionadas com a procura de cuidados de saúde e percepções relativamente a aspectos da utilização dos serviços de saúde por parte de uma população de mulheres imigrantes a residir em Portugal. MÉTODOS: em 2009 foi realizado um estudo transversal na área metropolitana de Lisboa onde foi aplicado um inquérito por questionário a uma amostra de 703 mulheres imigrantes. O questionário incluiu itens para caracterização s…
Good practice in health care for migrants
Health care professionals in different services experience similar difficulties when providing care to migrants. They also have relatively consistent views on what constitutes good practice. The degree to which these components already are part of routine practice varies. Implementing good practice requires sufficient resources and organisational flexibility, positive attitudes, training for staff and the provision of information
Health care for immigrants in Europe
Experts across Europe asserted the right to culturally sensitive health care for all immigrants. There is a broad consensus among experts about the major principles of good practice that need to be implemented across Europe. However, there also is some disagreement both within and between countries on specific issues that require further research and debate
Healthcare-seeking patterns among immigrants in Portugal
Equity of access to health services is a major concern as it is an important precondition for positive health outcomes. However, inequities in use of health services among immigrant populations persist. Despite the increasing research in the field, patterns of healthcare seeking among immigrant populations and its associated factors are not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate healthcare-seeking patterns among immigrants in Portugal …
Developing urban waste management in Brazil with waste picker organizations
In Brazil’s large cities, more than half a million people survive by collecting and selling solid waste. Most face very poor working conditions and have very low incomes as the intermediaries to whom they sell pay low prices. Their activities are even considered illegal in some nations. But the waste pickers save city governments money, contribute to cleaner cities and reduce the volume of waste that has to be dumped (by up to 20 per cent). After…
Migração Internacional E Vulnerabilidade Em Saúde
O texto apresentado assenta numa revisão bibliográfica e documental sobre questões referentes à saúde, à migração internacional e seus impactos sobre o contexto social português, bem como no que se refere às condições de vida das imigrantes. A revisão aqui apresentada permite realizar algumas reflexões acerca dos riscos ligados à saúde que muitas vezes são enfrentados pelas comunidades imigrantes. Além disso, são apresentadas as políticas de saúd…
Percepção dos adolescentes acerca da influência dos pais e pares nos seus comportamentos sexuais
O presente estudo teve como objectivo compreender as percepções dos adolescentes acerca da influência parental e dos pares nos seus comportamentos sexuais. Neste estudo foi utilizada a metodologia “grupo focal” a uma amostra constituída por 72 adolescentes de escolas públicas do ensino regular de Portugal Continental. Os temas dos “grupos focais” foram discutidos em termos dos factores protectores e de risco para os comportamentos sexuais. Os dis…
Assessing maternal healthcare inequities among migrants
Considering pregnancy and motherhood as periods of increased vulnerability in migrant women, to characterize the healthcare provided to this collective, we sought to identify and understand patterns of satisfaction and demand of maternal and child healthcare, assessing women's perceptions about its quality. The study followed a qualitative methodology (semi-structured interviews) for collecting and analysing data (content analysis) and was conduc…
Development of a theory-guided pan-European computer-assisted safer sex intervention
HIV is a growing public health problem in Europe, with men-having-sex-with-men and migrants from endemic regions as the most affected key populations. More evidence on effective behavioral interventions to reduce sexual risk is needed. This article describes the systematic development of a theory-guided computer-assisted safer sex intervention, aiming at supporting people living with HIV in sexual risk reduction. We applied the Intervention Mappi…
Bio-behavioural HIV and STI surveillance among men who have sex with men in Europe
Through the implementation of combined and targeted prevention complemented by meaningful surveillance among MSM, Sialon II represents a unique opportunity to pilot a bio-behavioural survey in community settings in line with the SGSS approach in a large number of EU countries. Data generated through this survey will not only provide a valuable snapshot of the HIV epidemic in MSM but will also offer an important trend analysis of the epidemiology …
Health Services Use and HIV Prevalence Among Migrant and National Female Sex Workers in Portugal
The impact of migration on women’s mental health in the postpartum period
OBJECTIVE To assess the influence of I mmigration on the psychological health of women after childbirth. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, immigrant and Portuguese-native women delivering in the four public hospitals of the metropolitan area of Porto, Portugal, were contacted by telephone between February and December 2012 during the first postpartum month to schedule a home visit and fill in a questionnaire. Most immigrant (76.1%) and Portu…
Ensino da promoção da saúde em pós-graduação em saúde pública internacional no contexto do processo de Bolonha
Nas décadas recentes tem sido destacada a necessidade de renovar a educação superior por meio do processo de Bolonha para responder às exigências de uma nova sociedade. Simultaneamente, a saúde pública e a promoção da saúde têm evoluído no sentido de concretizar a aspiração de aumentar os anos de vida saudáveis, diminuir as desigualdades em saúde e enfrentar os múltiplos problemas de saúde que afetam as populações na atualidade. Essa evolução tem…
Socio-demographic Characteristics, Sexual and Test-Seeking Behaviours Amongst Men Who have Sex with Both Men and Women
Cruising Venues as a Context for HIV Risky Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men
Assessing reported cases of sexual and gender-based violence, causes and preventive strategies, in European asylum reception facilities
BACKGROUND: Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) is a widespread public health problem and a violation of human rights rooted in gender and power inequities. Refugees, asylum-seekers and migrants living in European asylum reception facilities (EARF) are especially vulnerable to SGBV. To contribute to closing the gap on systematic and accurate evidence on SGBV, we aim to explore reported cases of SGBV, causes and preventable measures described …
HIV Infection, risk factors and health services use among male-to-female transgender sex workers
Male-to-female transgender sex workers (TSW) have been identified as a key population at risk for HIV. This study examined risk behaviors and HIV prevalence among TSW, and described health services use. A participatory cross-sectional survey was conducted with 125 TSW recruited in locations and networks where sex workers congregate. HIV-risk behaviors were common among participants. Inconsistent condom use with clients in the previous month was r…
Percepção de escolares do ensino fundamental sobre o Programa Saúde na Escola
O Programa Saúde na Escola é uma política intersetorial brasileira, sendo resultado da parceria entre os Ministérios da Saúde e da Educação, com a finalidade de ampliar as ações de saúde aos alunos da rede pública, com vistas à formação integral dos estudantes da Educação Básica. Estudo qualitativo realizado em 2016, com o objetivo de investigar a percepção que os escolares brasileiros possuem em relação às atividades desenvolvidas pelo Programa …
Prevalence of drug use during sex amongst MSM in Europe
Evolução da Política de Educação Médica em Cabo Verde
Cabo Verde é um dos Pequenos Estados Insulares em Desenvolvimento do mundo, com especificidades e desafios próprios. Independente há 43 anos, com meio milhão de habitantes, a formação dos seus médicos tem sido feita no exterior, incrementando a força de trabalho do país, mas não o suficiente, em número e diferenciação, para sustentar os desafios da saúde, nomeadamente a extensão da cobertura universal. Em 2015 as autoridades decidiram implantar a…
Sense Making
Telling and Showing
Capturing and Reflecting for Change
Continuing the Journey
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