Maria Muniz

Biographic Data

ID5458862
NAMEMaria Muniz
GIVEN NAMESMaria
FAMILY NAMEMuniz
SIGNATUREMUNIZ M
AFFILIATIONSUnited Nations Children's Fund
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS12
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT12
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX0

  • Standardising the measurement of child health indicators within global climate adaptation

    Open AccessIlan Cerna-Turoff, Sayaka Horiuchi et al.ARTICLEThe Lancet Planetary Health2025

  • Semiotics of the Manila Shawl (mantón de Manila)

    Open AccessAna María Velasco Molpeceres, Carmen Baniandrés et al.ARTICLEEPISTÉMÈ2025References: 5

    This article examines the Manila shawl (mantón de Manila) as a semiotic object in motion, whose trajectory—from Chinese silk to contemporary Spanish fashion—offers insights into processes of cultural hybridization, early globalization, and identity re-signification. Through a historical and semiotic analysis, it highlights how the material transformations of the shawl (embroidery, colors, fringes, uses) correspond to shifts in its symbolic value:…

  • The New Iberian Macho in Democratic Spain

    Open AccessAna María Velasco Molpeceres, Cristina Gómez Cuesta et al.ARTICLEHistories2024

    The evolution of men’s fashion and lifestyle magazines in Spain since the 1970s reflects shifts in male identity, influenced by the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy and the liberalizing period of el Destape. This study examines how these magazines capture the adaptations of the “modern man”, emphasizing his pursuit of freedom and alignment with global trends. By analyzing the content of men’s magazines and contrasting them with…

  • El Youtuber Como Referente en La Adolescencia

    Open AccessMaria Muniz, María Muñiz RivasARTICLERevista Andaluza de Antropología2023

    Los youtubers son percibidos por adolescentes y jóvenes como personas cercanas que comparten rasgos similares a los suyos. Este elemento facilita la rápida identificación con ellos, a su vez gozan de una popularidad y capacidad de influencia que los convierte en figuras influyentes. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo realizar una aproximación teórica a la adolescencia y la socialización online para tratar de entender cómo y porqué los youtu…

  • El Youtuber Como Referente en La Adolescencia

    Open AccessMaria Muniz, María Muñiz RivasARTICLERevista Andaluza de Antropología2022

    Los youtubers son percibidos por adolescentes y jóvenes como personas cercanas que comparten rasgos similares a los suyos. Este elemento facilita la rápida identificación con ellos, a su vez gozan de una popularidad y capacidad de influencia que los convierte en figuras influyentes. El presente artículo tiene como objetivo realizar una aproximación teórica a la adolescencia y la socialización online para tratar de entender cómo y porqué los youtu…

  • Optimising geographical accessibility to primary health care

    Open AccessNicholas P Oliphant, Nicolas Ray et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    Background Little is known about the contribution of community health posts and community health workers (CHWs) to geographical accessibility of primary healthcare (PHC) services at community level and strategies for optimising geographical accessibility to these services. Methods Using a complete georeferenced census of community health posts and CHWs in Niger and other high-resolution spatial datasets, we modelled travel times to community heal…

  • Spatial access inequities and childhood immunisation uptake in Kenya

    Open AccessNoel K Joseph, Peter M Macharia et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    Travel time to immunising health facilities is a barrier to uptake of childhood vaccines in regions with suboptimal accessibility (> 2-h). Strategies that address access barriers in the hardest to reach communities are needed to enhance equitable access to immunisation services in Kenya

  • Assessment of Malawi’s success in child mortality reduction through the lens of the Catalytic Initiative Integrated Health Systems Strengthening programme

    Open AccessTanya Doherty, Wanga Zembe et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2015

    BACKGROUND: Malawi is estimated to have achieved its Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 4 target. This paper explores factors influencing progress in child survival in Malawi including coverage of interventions and the role of key national policies. METHODS: We performed a retrospective evaluation of the Catalytic Initiative (CI) programme of support (2007-2013). We developed estimates of child mortality using four population household surveys und…

  • Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa

    Open AccessNicholas P Oliphant, Maria Muniz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2014

    AIM: To identify better performing iCCM programs in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and identify factors associated with better performance using routine data. METHODS: We examined 15 evaluations or studies of integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in SSA conducted between 2008 and 2013 and with information about the program; routine data on treatments, supervision, and stockouts; and, where available, data from community health worker (CH…

  • Community case management of childhood illness in sub–Saharan Africa – findings from a cross–sectional survey on policy and implementation

    Open AccessKumanan Rasanathan, Maria Muniz et al.ARTICLEJournal of Global Health2014

    BACKGROUND: Community case management (CCM) involves training, supporting, and supplying community health workers (CHWs) to assess, classify and manage sick children with limited access to care at health facilities, in their communities. This paper aims to provide an overview of the status in 2013 of CCM policy and implementation in sub-Saharan African countries. METHODS: We undertook a cross-sectional, descriptive, quantitative survey amongst te…

  • Deforestation and Reforestation of L atin A merica and the C aribbean (2001–2010)

    Open AccessT Mitchell Aide, M L Clark et al.ARTICLEBiotropica2013

    Forest cover change directly affects biodiversity, the global carbon budget, and ecosystem function. Within Latin American and the Caribbean region ( LAC ), many studies have documented extensive deforestation, but there are also many local studies reporting forest recovery. These contrasting dynamics have been largely attributed to demographic and socio‐economic change. For example, local population change due to migration can stimulate forest r…

  • Measuring Socio-economic Status in the Millennium Villages

    Hope Michelson, Maria Muniz et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Development Studies2013

    How are poverty analyses and poverty traps assessments affected by the choice among conventional methods of asset index construction? To address this question, this article uses panel data from four sites in the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) in Malawi, Tanzania, Mali and Ghana to study the relationship between eight asset indices and the sensitivity of findings related to poverty rates, poverty transitions and poverty traps to the index used.…