Theresa Diaz
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 6081172 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Theresa Diaz |
| PRENOMES | Theresa |
| SOBRENOME | Diaz |
| ASSINATURA | DIAZ T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | United Nations Children's Fund |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5063-8078 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 33 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 45 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 33 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1993 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Measuring the impact of the network for improving quality of care for maternal, newborn, and child health
Background: The network for improving quality of care for maternal, newborn and child health was established as a partnership of United Nations agencies, implementing partners, and governments in two South East Asian and eight African countries. The methodology that assessed the impact of the network over a five-year period, the results from impact analysis based on selected indicators and the challenges and limitations in collecting and interpre…
Action against birth defects
BACKGROUND: More children are surviving through interventions to address the infectious causes of under-5 mortality; subsequently, the proportion of deaths caused by birth defects is increasing. Prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care interventions for birth defects are available but are needed where the burden is highest, low-and-middle-income countries. OBJECTIVES: A selection of birth defect focused publications, conferences, and World Healt…
Use of routine health information systems to monitor disruptions of coverage of maternal, newborn, and child health services during Covid-19
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a unique global health challenge which disrupted essential health services (EHS). Most early data related to EHS during the COVID-19 pandemic came from country and regional "pulse" surveys conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEEF), which relied on respondent perceptions and not necessarily routine health information system (RHIS) data. By conducting a scoping…
Benefit-risk analysis of maintaining essential Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health (RMNCH) services against risk of Covid-19 infection
With the COVID-19 pandemic spreading across the world, its disruptive effect on the provision and utilization of non- COVID related health services have become well-documented. As countries developed mitigation strategies to help continue the delivery of essential health services through the pandemic, they needed to carefully weigh the benefits and risks of pursuing these strategies. In an attempt to assist countries in their mitigation efforts, …
Patterns and trends in causes of child and adolescent mortality 2000–2016
The under-5 mortality rate has declined from 93 deaths per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 per 1000 live births in 2018. This improvement in child survival warrants an examination of age-specific trends and causes of death over time and across regions and an extension of the survival focus to older children and adolescents. We examine patterns and trends in mortality for neonates, postneonatal infants, young children, older children, young adolesc…
Child health and the implementation of Community and District-management Empowerment for Scale-up (Codes) in Uganda
INTRODUCTION: Uganda's district-level administrative units buttress the public healthcare system. In many districts, however, local capacity is incommensurate with that required to plan and implement quality health interventions. This study investigates how a district management strategy informed by local data and community dialogue influences health services. METHODS: A 3-year randomised controlled trial (RCT) comprised of 16 Ugandan districts t…
Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health
At the onset of the Sustainable Development Goals, in 2015, a group of global health experts delivered a call to action for an improved measurement system for women's and children's health. Five principles were defined, including having a focused set of core indicators, making data relevant to countries, investing in innovations, embedding equity measures and supportive global leadership. Five years later, in 2020, a second meeting reviewed progr…
Implementation of the new WHO antenatal care model for a positive pregnancy experience
Monitoring the implementation and impact of routine antenatal care (ANC), as described in the new World Health Organization (WHO) ANC model, requires indicators that go beyond the previously used global benchmark indicator of four or more ANC visits. To enable consistent monitoring of ANC content and care processes and to provide guidance to countries and health facilities, WHO developed an ANC monitoring framework. This framework builds on a con…
Monitoring the status of selected health related sustainable development goals
Our analysis shows the benefit of UN interagency monitoring which prioritizes transparent country data sources, UN population estimates and life tables, and rigorous but replicable modelling methods. Countries are supported to build capacity for data collection, analysis and reporting. Through these monitoring efforts we support countries to tackle even the most intransient health issues, including the pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 that is revers…
Implementation research
Countdown to 2030
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Maternal and newborn care practices in Sierra Leone
Despite recent progress, Sierra Leone’s lifetime risk of maternal death remains high (1 in 21), as does neonatal mortality (35 per 1000 live births). We present findings on maternal and neonatal care practices from a mixed methods study conducted in four districts during July–August 2012. We conducted a household cluster survey with data on maternal and newborn care practices collected from women ages 15–49 years who had ever given birth. We also…
News
In March 2014, over 400 individuals from 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and 59 international partner organizations gathered in Accra, Ghana for an integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) Evidence Review Symposium. The objective was 2-fold: first, to review the current state of the art of iCCM implementation and second, to assist African countries to integrate lessons learned and best practices presented during the symposium into their pro…
Routine monitoring systems for integrated community case management programs
Integrated community case management (iCCM) programs are expanding rapidly in many low– and middle–income countries, particularly in sub–Saharan Africa. Conclusions from the recent review of iCCM programs in Africa emphasized the critical importance of using routine data to assess program performance and to inform impact evaluations [1]. Yet monitoring systems often fail to deliver quality data (defined as relevant, complete, timely and accurate …
Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa
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
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…
Navigating multiple options and social relationships in plural health systems
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of user fees, aim to increase access to services, little is known about how families navigate a plural health system in seeking health care for sick children. This research aims to build on recent care-seeking literature that emphasizes a shift from static supply-and-demand paradi…
Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone
Categorizing behaviors as beneficial, harmful, non-existent or benign enables tailored programmatic recommendations. For example, respondents recognized the value of clean water and we correspondingly recommend interventions that reinforce consumption of and access to clean water. Second, respondents report denying "contaminated" breast milk to breastfeeding children. This is a harmful practice that merits attention. Third, the role of open defec…
Healthcare seeking for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia among children in four poor rural districts in Sierra Leone in the context of free health care
We found high healthcare seeking rates soon after the FHCI; however, many children do not receive recommended treatment, and some are given traditional treatment instead of seeking outside care. Facility care needs to be improved and the CCM program should target those few children still not accessing care
HIV Infection Among Internally Displaced Women and Women Residing in River Populations Along the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo
Evaluation of the consistency of refills for antiretroviral medications in two hospitals in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using pharmacy records to assess the frequency of delay in picking up antiretroviral (ARV) medication refills from the pharmacy and to identify determinants of delay among HIV-infected patients at two Brazilian hospitals. We selected patients who were on ARV therapy before January 2001 at Nova Iguaçu Hospital (NIPRH) (N = 265) and Evandro Chagas (N=424) Clinical Research Institute. We abstracted medical r…
Managing HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The objective of the paper was to compare provider practices in prescribing antiretroviral (ARV) drug regimens and use of laboratory monitoring at three health care facilities and to determine whether Brazilian national guidelines are being followed. A retrospective, cross-sectional survey was employed. We selected a sequential sample of patients on ARV therapy who registered at three health care facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during 2001.…
HIV Prevalence, Risk Behaviors, and High-Risk Sexual and Injection Networks Among Young Women Injectors Who Have Sex With Women
Women injection drug users who have sex with women (WSW IDUs) constitute 20% to 30% of American women IDUs.1 Compared with other women IDUs, WSW IDUs have higher HIV prevalence and incidence rates and a greater likelihood of engaging in high-risk injection and sexual practices with men.1–16 Previous reports suggested that WSW IDUs may be particularly likely to engage in drug injection and sex with men who have sex with men (MSM)1,2,5,6,9,17–19 an…
Sex-Specific Differences in Circumstances of Initiation into Injecting-Drug Use Among Young Adult Latinos in Harlem, New York City
Aids trends among Hispanics in the United States
OBJECTIVES. In 1991 the incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States was 31.6 per 100,000 population among Hispanics and 11.8 per 100,000 among non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study was to further describe the AIDS epidemic among Hispanics by examining differences in risk factors among different Hispanic groups (as defined by birthplace). METHODS. AIDS cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and P…
Navigating multiple options and social relationships in plural health systems
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of user fees, aim to increase access to services, little is known about how families navigate a plural health system in seeking health care for sick children. This research aims to build on recent care-seeking literature that emphasizes a shift from static supply-and-demand paradi…
Health insurance coverage among persons with Aids
To determine factors associated with health insurance coverage among persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we interviewed 1958 persons 18 years of age or older who were reported to have AIDS in 11 states and cities. Overall, 25% had no insurance, 55% had public insurance, and 20% had private insurance. Factors associated with lack of insurance varied by current employment status. Employed persons with an annual household income …
HIV Prevalence, Risk Behaviors, and High-Risk Sexual and Injection Networks Among Young Women Injectors Who Have Sex With Women
Women injection drug users who have sex with women (WSW IDUs) constitute 20% to 30% of American women IDUs.1 Compared with other women IDUs, WSW IDUs have higher HIV prevalence and incidence rates and a greater likelihood of engaging in high-risk injection and sexual practices with men.1–16 Previous reports suggested that WSW IDUs may be particularly likely to engage in drug injection and sex with men who have sex with men (MSM)1,2,5,6,9,17–19 an…
Characteristics of women 50 years of age or older with heterosexually acquired Aids
OBJECTIVES: This study compared characteristics of older (> or = 50 years) and younger (
Race/ethnicity misclassification of persons reported with Aids
For certain racial/ethnic groups, classification by race/ethnicity can differ substantially by surveillance data source. Because allocation of public health resources may be determined by estimates of disease impact on different population groups, periodic evaluations of the accuracy of race and ethnicity reporting are needed to assure appropriate distribution of these resources
The types of drugs used by HIV-infected injection drug users in a multistate surveillance project
OBJECTIVES. This study sought to describe the drugs used by drug injectors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to determine factors associated with the primary injection drug used. METHODS. A cross-section of persons 18 years of age or older reported with HIV or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to local health departments in 11 US states and cities was surveyed. RESULTS. Of 4162 persons interviewed, 1147 (28%) reported e…
Maternal and newborn care practices in Sierra Leone
Despite recent progress, Sierra Leone’s lifetime risk of maternal death remains high (1 in 21), as does neonatal mortality (35 per 1000 live births). We present findings on maternal and neonatal care practices from a mixed methods study conducted in four districts during July–August 2012. We conducted a household cluster survey with data on maternal and newborn care practices collected from women ages 15–49 years who had ever given birth. We also…
Pet ownership among persons with Aids in three Florida counties
Interviews were conducted among 408 adults with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at three local health departments to determine the proportion who owned pets, their perceived attachment to their pets, and the proportion who were informed about zoonoses. Nearly half (187, or 46%) were living with pets, most commonly dogs (64%), followed by cats (38%), fish (15%), birds (8%), reptiles (3%), and rodents (2%). Most pet owners (81%) reported an atta…
Aids trends among Hispanics in the United States
OBJECTIVES. In 1991 the incidence of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the United States was 31.6 per 100,000 population among Hispanics and 11.8 per 100,000 among non-Hispanic Whites. The purpose of this study was to further describe the AIDS epidemic among Hispanics by examining differences in risk factors among different Hispanic groups (as defined by birthplace). METHODS. AIDS cases reported to the Centers for Disease Control and P…
Health insurance coverage among persons with Aids
To determine factors associated with health insurance coverage among persons with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we interviewed 1958 persons 18 years of age or older who were reported to have AIDS in 11 states and cities. Overall, 25% had no insurance, 55% had public insurance, and 20% had private insurance. Factors associated with lack of insurance varied by current employment status. Employed persons with an annual household income …
The types of drugs used by HIV-infected injection drug users in a multistate surveillance project
OBJECTIVES. This study sought to describe the drugs used by drug injectors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to determine factors associated with the primary injection drug used. METHODS. A cross-section of persons 18 years of age or older reported with HIV or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) to local health departments in 11 US states and cities was surveyed. RESULTS. Of 4162 persons interviewed, 1147 (28%) reported e…
Pet ownership among persons with Aids in three Florida counties
Interviews were conducted among 408 adults with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome at three local health departments to determine the proportion who owned pets, their perceived attachment to their pets, and the proportion who were informed about zoonoses. Nearly half (187, or 46%) were living with pets, most commonly dogs (64%), followed by cats (38%), fish (15%), birds (8%), reptiles (3%), and rodents (2%). Most pet owners (81%) reported an atta…
Race/ethnicity misclassification of persons reported with Aids
For certain racial/ethnic groups, classification by race/ethnicity can differ substantially by surveillance data source. Because allocation of public health resources may be determined by estimates of disease impact on different population groups, periodic evaluations of the accuracy of race and ethnicity reporting are needed to assure appropriate distribution of these resources
Characteristics of women 50 years of age or older with heterosexually acquired Aids
OBJECTIVES: This study compared characteristics of older (> or = 50 years) and younger (
Trends in Aids among Hispanics in the United States, 1991-1996
OBJECTIVES: This article describes recent trends in AIDS among US Hispanics. METHODS: Incidence rates were calculated from AIDS surveillance data for persons diagnosed from 1991 through 1996. Increases in the number of cases among Hispanics were calculated by linear regression. RESULTS: Of the 415,864 persons diagnosed with AIDS from 1991 through 1996, 19% were Hispanic. Among Hispanics with AIDS, 67% were born in the United States or Puerto Rico…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection in Rural Areas and Small Cities of the Southeast
The design of education and prevention strategies to stem the spread of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) in rural areas depends on having accurate patterns of risk behavior and transmission in local areas. Interviews were conducted with people in rural areas and small cities in Delaware, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina who were at least 18 years old and infected with HIV in order to describe de…
Sex-Specific Differences in Circumstances of Initiation into Injecting-Drug Use Among Young Adult Latinos in Harlem, New York City
HIV Prevalence, Risk Behaviors, and High-Risk Sexual and Injection Networks Among Young Women Injectors Who Have Sex With Women
Women injection drug users who have sex with women (WSW IDUs) constitute 20% to 30% of American women IDUs.1 Compared with other women IDUs, WSW IDUs have higher HIV prevalence and incidence rates and a greater likelihood of engaging in high-risk injection and sexual practices with men.1–16 Previous reports suggested that WSW IDUs may be particularly likely to engage in drug injection and sex with men who have sex with men (MSM)1,2,5,6,9,17–19 an…
Managing HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The objective of the paper was to compare provider practices in prescribing antiretroviral (ARV) drug regimens and use of laboratory monitoring at three health care facilities and to determine whether Brazilian national guidelines are being followed. A retrospective, cross-sectional survey was employed. We selected a sequential sample of patients on ARV therapy who registered at three health care facilities in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, during 2001.…
Evaluation of the consistency of refills for antiretroviral medications in two hospitals in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
We conducted a retrospective cohort study using pharmacy records to assess the frequency of delay in picking up antiretroviral (ARV) medication refills from the pharmacy and to identify determinants of delay among HIV-infected patients at two Brazilian hospitals. We selected patients who were on ARV therapy before January 2001 at Nova Iguaçu Hospital (NIPRH) (N = 265) and Evandro Chagas (N=424) Clinical Research Institute. We abstracted medical r…
HIV Infection Among Internally Displaced Women and Women Residing in River Populations Along the Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo
Spoiled breast milk and bad water; local understandings of diarrhea causes and prevention in rural Sierra Leone
Categorizing behaviors as beneficial, harmful, non-existent or benign enables tailored programmatic recommendations. For example, respondents recognized the value of clean water and we correspondingly recommend interventions that reinforce consumption of and access to clean water. Second, respondents report denying "contaminated" breast milk to breastfeeding children. This is a harmful practice that merits attention. Third, the role of open defec…
Healthcare seeking for diarrhoea, malaria and pneumonia among children in four poor rural districts in Sierra Leone in the context of free health care
We found high healthcare seeking rates soon after the FHCI; however, many children do not receive recommended treatment, and some are given traditional treatment instead of seeking outside care. Facility care needs to be improved and the CCM program should target those few children still not accessing care
News
In March 2014, over 400 individuals from 35 countries in sub-Saharan Africa and 59 international partner organizations gathered in Accra, Ghana for an integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) Evidence Review Symposium. The objective was 2-fold: first, to review the current state of the art of iCCM implementation and second, to assist African countries to integrate lessons learned and best practices presented during the symposium into their pro…
Routine monitoring systems for integrated community case management programs
Integrated community case management (iCCM) programs are expanding rapidly in many low– and middle–income countries, particularly in sub–Saharan Africa. Conclusions from the recent review of iCCM programs in Africa emphasized the critical importance of using routine data to assess program performance and to inform impact evaluations [1]. Yet monitoring systems often fail to deliver quality data (defined as relevant, complete, timely and accurate …
Multi–country analysis of routine data from integrated community case management (iCCM) programs in sub–Saharan Africa
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
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…
Navigating multiple options and social relationships in plural health systems
BACKGROUND: Sierra Leone has emerged from civil war but remains in the lowest tier of the human development index. While significant health reforms, such as the removal of user fees, aim to increase access to services, little is known about how families navigate a plural health system in seeking health care for sick children. This research aims to build on recent care-seeking literature that emphasizes a shift from static supply-and-demand paradi…
Maternal and newborn care practices in Sierra Leone
Despite recent progress, Sierra Leone’s lifetime risk of maternal death remains high (1 in 21), as does neonatal mortality (35 per 1000 live births). We present findings on maternal and neonatal care practices from a mixed methods study conducted in four districts during July–August 2012. We conducted a household cluster survey with data on maternal and newborn care practices collected from women ages 15–49 years who had ever given birth. We also…
Résumés dans ce numéro
me thodologie mixte dans quatre quartiers de favorise s
Implementation research
Countdown to 2030
Measurement and accountability for maternal, newborn and child health
At the onset of the Sustainable Development Goals, in 2015, a group of global health experts delivered a call to action for an improved measurement system for women's and children's health. Five principles were defined, including having a focused set of core indicators, making data relevant to countries, investing in innovations, embedding equity measures and supportive global leadership. Five years later, in 2020, a second meeting reviewed progr…
Medicine (30 obras) · Environmental health (20 obras) · Global Maternal and Child Health (17 obras) · Population (15 obras) · Family medicine (14 obras) · Nursing (12 obras) · Public health (12 obras) · Demography (11 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (9 obras)