27 Result(s)

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Identifying emerging hot spots of road traffic injury severity using spatiotemporal methods: longitudinal analyses on major roads in Ghana from 2005 to 2020

Although road traffic injuries and deaths have decreased globally, there is substantial national and sub-national heterogeneity, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Ghana is one of few co...

Aldina Mesic, James Damsere-Derry, Caryl Feldacker, Stephen J. Mooney… in BMC Public Health (2024)

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Implementation outcomes of the integrated district evidence to action (IDEAs) program to reduce neonatal mortality in central Mozambique: an application of the RE-AIM evaluation framework

Scarce evidence exists on audit and feedback implementation processes in low-resource health systems. The Integrated District Evidence to Action (IDEAs) is a multi-component audit and feedback strategy designe...

Aneth Dinis, Quinhas Fernandes, Bradley H Wagenaar… in BMC Health Services Research (2024)

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Application of the Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) compilation of strategies to health intervention implementation in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

The Expert Recommendations for Implementing Change (ERIC) project developed a compilation of implementation strategies that are intended to standardize reporting and evaluation. Little is known about the appli...

Kathryn L. Lovero, Christopher G. Kemp, Bradley H. Wagenaar… in Implementation Science (2023)

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Development of novel composite data quality scores to evaluate facility-level data quality in electronic data in Kenya: a nationwide retrospective cohort study

In this evaluation, we aim to strengthen Routine Health Information Systems (RHIS) through the digitization of data quality assessment (DQA) processes. We leverage electronic data from the Kenya Health Informa...

Beryne M. Odeny, Anne Njoroge, Steve Gloyd, James P. Hughes… in BMC Health Services Research (2023)

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Applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to Optimize Implementation Strategies for the Friendship Bench Psychological Intervention in Zimbabwe

Scaling up an evidence-based mental health program such as the Friendship Bench (FB) Zimbabwe bares many difficulties. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR), this study sought...

Charmaine Chitiyo, Ruth Verhey… in Global Implementation Research and Applica… (2023)

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Correction: The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach: specifying core components of an implementation strategy to optimize care cascades in public health

Sarah Gimbel, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir… in Implementation Science Communications (2023)

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The Systems Analysis and Improvement Approach: specifying core components of an implementation strategy to optimize care cascades in public health

Healthcare systems in low-resource settings need simple, low-cost interventions to improve services and address gaps in care. Though routine data provide opportunities to guide these efforts, frontline provide...

Sarah Gimbel, Kristjana Ásbjörnsdóttir… in Implementation Science Communications (2023)

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Using the RE-AIM framework to evaluate the implementation of scaling-up the Friendship Bench in Zimbabwe – a quantitative observational study

This study aimed to evaluate the real-world implementation of the Friendship Bench (FB) – an evidence-based brief psychological intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs) – three years after its...

Ruth Verhey, Charmaine Chitiyo, Sandra Mboweni, Jean Turner… in BMC Health Services Research (2022)

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Prevalence and correlates of suicidal behavior in primary care settings in Mozambique

This study assessed the prevalence of suicidal behavior and associated risk factors in public primary health care in Mozambique.

Vasco F. J. Cumbe, Maria Nélia Manaca, Dana L. Atkins, Alberto Muanido… in BMC Psychiatry (2022)

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Systems analysis and improvement approach to optimize outpatient mental health treatment cascades in Mozambique (SAIA-MH): study protocol for a cluster randomized trial

Significant investments are being made to close the mental health (MH) treatment gap, which often exceeds 90% in many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). However, limited attention has been paid to patie...

Vasco F. J. Cumbe, Alberto Gabriel Muanido, Morgan Turner… in Implementation Science (2022)

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Correction to: The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Mika Matsuzaki, Kenneth Sherr, Orvalho Augusto, Yoshito Kawakatsu… in BMC Public Health (2020)

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The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study

Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and its prevalence has been rising in low- and middle-income countries. The current study describes HTN prevalence in central Mozambique, ...

Mika Matsuzaki, Kenneth Sherr, Orvalho Augusto, Yoshito Kawakatsu… in BMC Public Health (2020)

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Validity and item response theory properties of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for primary care depression screening in Mozambique (PHQ-9-MZ)

Depression is one of the leading causes of disability in Mozambique; however, few patients with depression are identified in primary care. To our knowledge, there are no validated tools for depression screenin...

Vasco F. J. Cumbe, Alberto Muanido, Maria Nélia Manaca, Hélder Fumo… in BMC Psychiatry (2020)

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Evaluating and optimizing the consolidated framework for implementation research (CFIR) for use in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review

The Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) is a determinants framework that may require adaptation or contextualization to fit the needs of implementation scientists in low- and middle-incom...

Arianna Rubin Means, Christopher G. Kemp… in Implementation Science (2020)

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Develo** a representative community health survey sampling frame using open-source remote satellite imagery in Mozambique

Lack of accurate data on the distribution of sub-national populations in low- and middle-income countries impairs planning, monitoring, and evaluation of interventions. Novel, low-cost methods to develop unbia...

Bradley H. Wagenaar, Orvalho Augusto… in International Journal of Health Geographics (2018)