A5068132378- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Reproductive Health and Contraception
- Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
- Maternal and fetal healthcare
- Maternal and Neonatal Healthcare
- Syphilis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Gestational Diabetes Research and Management
- Birth, Development, and Health
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Public Health and Social Inequalities
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Global Health Care Issues
- Healthcare Systems and Reforms
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Migration, Racism, and Human Rights
- Ectopic Pregnancy Diagnosis and Management
- Health and Lifestyle Studies
- Ethics and bioethics in healthcare
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
Pan American Health Organization (Cuba)
2018-2024
University of the West
2024
University of the West Indies
2024
University of Trinidad and Tobago
2024
Lewis University
2024
Center for Rheumatology
2019-2024
RedCLARA
2023
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
2008-2023
World Health Organization Regional Office for the Americas
2016-2023
World Health Organization
2016-2023
The rise in contraceptive use has largely been driven by short-acting methods of contraception, despite the high effectiveness long-acting reversible contraceptives. Several countries Latin America and Caribbean have made important progress increasing modern contraceptives, but inequalities remain. We assessed prevalence demand for with data from national health surveys.
Adolescent fertility rates in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) remain unacceptably high, especially compared to region's declining total rates. The Region has experienced slowest progress of all regions world, shows major differences between countries subgroups countries. In 2013, LAC was also noted as only region with a rising trend pregnancies adolescents younger than 15 years. response lack region, PAHO/WHO, UNFPA UNICEF held technical consultation global, regional country-level...
Although there are public policies for eradicating congenital syphilis, they do not seem to be a routine in most health services. The objective of this study was evaluate the management sexual partners pregnant women with syphilis primary care northeastern Brazil. This is qualitative assessment carried out from February October 2014 city Fortaleza, Ceará, region Brazil, through observation six centers and interviews 21 professionals, coordinators, nine diagnosed during antenatal four...
WHO's normative guidance on self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) promotes comprehensive, integrated people-centred approaches to service delivery. Implementation of within the context human rights, gender equality, a life course approach, offers an underused opportunity improve universal coverage (UHC) all. Results from online global values preferences survey provided lay persons' healthcare providers' perspectives access, acceptability, implementation...
Introduction Abortion-related complications are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality among women in many Latin American Caribbean (LAC) countries. The objective this study was to characterise abortion-related complication severity, describe the management these report women’s experiences with abortion care selected countries Americas region. Methods This is cross-sectional 70 health facilities across six We collected data on characteristics including socio-demographics, obstetric...
As a result of an unusual clustering cases microcephaly and Guillain-Barré syndrome, WHO declared the 2015–16 Zika virus outbreak in Americas "public health emergency international concern".1World Health OrganizationWHO statement on first meeting International Regulations (2005) (IHR 2005) Emergency Committee observed increase neurological disorders neonatal malformations.http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2016/1st-emergency-committee-zika/en/Google Scholar part its strategic...
To evaluate changes in maternal mortality rates Uruguay over the past 25 years, as well their distribution by cause, and temporal relationship with social Human Development Index (HDI) indicators.Data on obtained directly from Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health for 2001 to 2015 period were analyzed together data United Nations Inter-Agency Group Child Mortality Estimation 1990 period. The swiftness decrease per five-year period, variation percentage abortion-related deaths, correlation HDI...
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated social, economic, and health-related disparities, which disproportionately affect persons living in conditions of vulnerability. Such populations include ethnic groups who face discrimination experience barriers to accessing comprehensive health care. exposed these disruptions essential services have further widened the gaps access Noncommunicable diseases are more prevalent among most impacted by poor social determinants been associated with an...
In Brief Implementation of the global methodology for validation elimination mother-to-child transmission human immunodeficiency virus in Cuba demonstrated feasibility transmission, even low-resourced settings, and suitability methodology.
Despite international efforts to improve reproductive health indicators, little attention is paid the contributions of contextual factors modern contraceptive coverage, especially in Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region. This study aimed identify association between country-level Gender Inequality Health Expenditure with demand for family planning satisfied by methods (DFPSm) American sexually active women. Our analyses included data from most recent (post-2010) Demographic Survey or...
Effective and low-cost interventions for preventing the vertical transmission of syphilis can substantially reduce mortality morbidity related to maternal congenital syphilis. This study aims identify successes problems in eliminating Latin America Caribbean (LAC).Conducted 2015, this multicountry included qualitative data from focal point staff members Pan American Health Organization, as well country information answers semiqualitative questions on elimination Additional was obtained five...