Vasco Cumbe

Biographic Data

ID7922652
NAMEVasco Cumbe
GIVEN NAMESVasco
FAMILY NAMECumbe
SIGNATURECUMBE V
AFFILIATIONSEduardo Mondlane University
ORCID0000-0002-1131-8597
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2015
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Prevalence and associated factors of common mental disorders among internally displaced people by armed conflict in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

    Open AccessNaisa Manafe, Hamida Ismael-Mulungo et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2024

    Background: Humanitarian emergencies are a major global health challenge with the potential to have a profound impact on people's mental and psychological health. Displacement is a traumatic event that disrupts families and affects physical and psychological health at all ages. A person may endure or witness a traumatic incident, such as being exposed to war, and, as a result, develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). There is a lack of info…

  • Demonstration project of a lay counselor delivered trans-diagnostic mental health intervention for newly diagnosed HIV patients in Mozambique

    Wilson H Hammett, Alberto Muanido et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    Common mental disorders (CMDs) are associated with poor HIV outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. The present study implemented a psychological therapy delivered in routine HIV care and examined its effects on HIV outcomes in Mozambique. The Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) was integrated into routine HIV care in Sofala, Mozambique for all newly-diagnosed HIV+ patients with CMD symptoms. HIV treatment initiation and retention wer…

  • Community Health Workers’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices towards Epilepsy in Sofala, Central Mozambique

    Open AccessVasco Cumbe, M Claire Greene et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2022

    CHWs knowledge of medical treatment and epilepsy safety/risks were adequate. However, information on the causes of epilepsy, stigmatizing attitudes, cultural treatment, and some knowledge of epileptic seizure management were low. These areas of poor knowledge should be the focus of educating CHWs in increasing their ability to provide quality care for patients with epilepsy in Mozambique

  • Optimizing treatment cascades for mental healthcare in Mozambique

    Open AccessKatrin Fabian, Alberto Muanido et al.ARTICLEHealth Policy and Planning2021References: 23

    Substantial investments are being made to scale-up access to mental healthcare in low- and middle-income countries, but less attention has been paid to quality and performance of nascent public-sector mental healthcare systems. This study tested the initial effectiveness of an implementation strategy to optimize routine outpatient mental healthcare cascade performance in Mozambique [the Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach for Mental Health …

  • The availability of essential medicines for mental healthcare in Sofala, Mozambique

    Open AccessBradley H Wagenaar, Andy Stergachis et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2015

    OBJECTIVE: We assessed the availability of essential medicines for mental healthcare (MH) across levels of the public healthcare system to aid in future systems planning. DESIGN: Non-expired MH medications were assessed in 24 public health facilities and 13 district warehouses across Sofala Province, Mozambique, from July to August 2014. Medication categories included: antipsychotics, antidepressants, benzodiazepines, antiepileptics and mood stab…