Constancia Vimbayi Mavodza
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 5992204 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Constancia Vimbayi Mavodza |
| PRENOMES | Constancia Vimbayi |
| SOBRENOME | Mavodza |
| ASSINATURA | MAVODZA C V |
| AFILIAÇÕES | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1651-5888 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 10 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
I can get all the services I want, without fear of being judged ’
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services often do not appeal to youth, leading to limited engagement and poor outcomes. We co-designed a community-based integrated HIV and SRH service with and for youth (16-24 years) in Zimbabwe (CHIEDZA) and investigated its acceptability. Qualitative data from observations of CHIEDZA services ( n = 58), and in-depth interviews with healthcare providers ( n = 51), mobilisers ( n = 23), and clients ( n = 63)…
Acceptability and effectiveness of a study information video in improving the research consent process for youth
INTRODUCTION: Obtaining informed consent for research includes the use of information sheets, which are often long and may be difficult for participants to understand. We conducted a trial to investigate whether consent procedures using a study information video coupled with electronic consent were non-inferior to standard consent procedures using participant information sheets (PIS) among youth aged 18-24 years in Zimbabwe. METHODS: The trial wa…
How and why do young people engage in STI screening, treatment, and partner notification? A qualitative positive deviance study in Zimbabwe
Young people have a high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) but low uptake of and high attrition from services. We adopted a positive deviance approach to explore uptake of STI screening, treatment, and partner notification within a sexual and reproductive health service. We conducted in-depth interviews with young people (aged 16-24 years) who accepted screening, treatment, and partner notification slips ( n = 15), and healthcare p…
Differentiated care for youth in Zimbabwe
Youth living with HIV are at higher risk than adults of disengaging from HIV care. Differentiated models of care such as community delivery of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may improve treatment outcomes. We investigated outcomes across the HIV cascade among youth accessing HIV services in a community-based setting. This study was nested in a cluster-randomised controlled trial (CHIEDZA: Clinicaltrials.gov, Registration Number: NCT03719521) conduc…
Using Wash’Em to Design Handwashing Programmes for Crisis-Affected Populations in Zimbabwe
Wash'Em is a process that supports humanitarians in assessing and designing rapid but context-specific hygiene programmes in crises or outbreaks. The process consists of training implementers, using tools to learn from populations, and entering findings into a software which generates contextualised activities. A process evaluation of Wash'Em use was conducted in a drought-affected area in Midland province, Zimbabwe. Data were collected during th…
Fertility preservation and protection
The study explored social and health system influences on young women's decision-making about family planning in a community setting with low uptake. Seventy-two semi-structured interviews were conducted between April 2020 and November 2021, with both young women accessing, and healthcare workers providing, a community-based integrated package of HIV and sexual and reproductive health services (CHIEDZA) in Zimbabwe. Data were thematically analyse…
Addressing sociodemographic disparities in Covid-19 vaccine uptake among youth in Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance research has mostly originated from high-income countries and reasons why youth may not get vaccinated may differ in low-income settings. Understanding vaccination coverage across different population groups and the sociocultural influences in healthcare delivery is important to inform targeted vaccination campaigns. METHODS: A population-based survey was conducted in 24 communities across three provinces…
Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Misperceptions
Beliefs about contraception are commonly conceptualized as playing an important role in contraceptive decision‐making. Interventions designed to address beliefs typically include counseling to dispel any “myths” or “misconceptions.” These interventions currently show little evidence for impact in reducing beliefs. This commentary delves into the problems associated with using implicitly negative terminology to refer to contraceptive beliefs, whic…
Interrupted Access to and Use of Family Planning Among Youth in a Community‐Based Service in Zimbabwe During the First Year of the Covid‐19 Pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic has had serious impacts on economic, social, and health systems, and fragile public health systems have become overburdened in many countries, exacerbating existing service delivery challenges. This study describes the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on family planning services within a community‐based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health intervention for youth aged 16–24 years being trialled in Zimbabwe (CHIEDZ…
Remote data collection for public health research in a Covid-19 era
Physical distancing measures have lead many public health researchers to transition to remote data collection, via mobile phones, online or other virtual platforms. These methods pose a number of challenges related to obtaining informed consent.
Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Misperceptions
Beliefs about contraception are commonly conceptualized as playing an important role in contraceptive decision‐making. Interventions designed to address beliefs typically include counseling to dispel any “myths” or “misconceptions.” These interventions currently show little evidence for impact in reducing beliefs. This commentary delves into the problems associated with using implicitly negative terminology to refer to contraceptive beliefs, whic…
Remote data collection for public health research in a Covid-19 era
Physical distancing measures have lead many public health researchers to transition to remote data collection, via mobile phones, online or other virtual platforms. These methods pose a number of challenges related to obtaining informed consent.
Interrupted Access to and Use of Family Planning Among Youth in a Community‐Based Service in Zimbabwe During the First Year of the Covid‐19 Pandemic
The COVID‐19 pandemic has had serious impacts on economic, social, and health systems, and fragile public health systems have become overburdened in many countries, exacerbating existing service delivery challenges. This study describes the impact of the COVID‐19 pandemic on family planning services within a community‐based integrated HIV and sexual and reproductive health intervention for youth aged 16–24 years being trialled in Zimbabwe (CHIEDZ…
Addressing sociodemographic disparities in Covid-19 vaccine uptake among youth in Zimbabwe
INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 vaccine acceptance research has mostly originated from high-income countries and reasons why youth may not get vaccinated may differ in low-income settings. Understanding vaccination coverage across different population groups and the sociocultural influences in healthcare delivery is important to inform targeted vaccination campaigns. METHODS: A population-based survey was conducted in 24 communities across three provinces…
Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Misperceptions
Beliefs about contraception are commonly conceptualized as playing an important role in contraceptive decision‐making. Interventions designed to address beliefs typically include counseling to dispel any “myths” or “misconceptions.” These interventions currently show little evidence for impact in reducing beliefs. This commentary delves into the problems associated with using implicitly negative terminology to refer to contraceptive beliefs, whic…
Differentiated care for youth in Zimbabwe
Youth living with HIV are at higher risk than adults of disengaging from HIV care. Differentiated models of care such as community delivery of antiretroviral therapy (ART) may improve treatment outcomes. We investigated outcomes across the HIV cascade among youth accessing HIV services in a community-based setting. This study was nested in a cluster-randomised controlled trial (CHIEDZA: Clinicaltrials.gov, Registration Number: NCT03719521) conduc…
Using Wash’Em to Design Handwashing Programmes for Crisis-Affected Populations in Zimbabwe
Wash'Em is a process that supports humanitarians in assessing and designing rapid but context-specific hygiene programmes in crises or outbreaks. The process consists of training implementers, using tools to learn from populations, and entering findings into a software which generates contextualised activities. A process evaluation of Wash'Em use was conducted in a drought-affected area in Midland province, Zimbabwe. Data were collected during th…
Fertility preservation and protection
The study explored social and health system influences on young women's decision-making about family planning in a community setting with low uptake. Seventy-two semi-structured interviews were conducted between April 2020 and November 2021, with both young women accessing, and healthcare workers providing, a community-based integrated package of HIV and sexual and reproductive health services (CHIEDZA) in Zimbabwe. Data were thematically analyse…
Acceptability and effectiveness of a study information video in improving the research consent process for youth
INTRODUCTION: Obtaining informed consent for research includes the use of information sheets, which are often long and may be difficult for participants to understand. We conducted a trial to investigate whether consent procedures using a study information video coupled with electronic consent were non-inferior to standard consent procedures using participant information sheets (PIS) among youth aged 18-24 years in Zimbabwe. METHODS: The trial wa…
How and why do young people engage in STI screening, treatment, and partner notification? A qualitative positive deviance study in Zimbabwe
Young people have a high burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) but low uptake of and high attrition from services. We adopted a positive deviance approach to explore uptake of STI screening, treatment, and partner notification within a sexual and reproductive health service. We conducted in-depth interviews with young people (aged 16-24 years) who accepted screening, treatment, and partner notification slips ( n = 15), and healthcare p…
I can get all the services I want, without fear of being judged ’
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services often do not appeal to youth, leading to limited engagement and poor outcomes. We co-designed a community-based integrated HIV and SRH service with and for youth (16-24 years) in Zimbabwe (CHIEDZA) and investigated its acceptability. Qualitative data from observations of CHIEDZA services ( n = 58), and in-depth interviews with healthcare providers ( n = 51), mobilisers ( n = 23), and clients ( n = 63)…
Medicine (8 obras) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (5 obras) · Environmental health (5 obras) · Population (5 obras) · Computer Science (4 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 obras) · Health care (4 obras) · Psychology (4 obras) · Reproductive health (4 obras) · Family medicine (3 obras)