Search Results - "Sónia Dias"

Factors Associated with COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy by Soares, Patricia, Rocha, João Victor, Moniz, Marta, Gama, Ana, Laires, Pedro Almeida, Pedro, Ana Rita, Dias, Sónia, Leite, Andreia, Nunes, Carla

“…It is critical to develop tailored strategies to increase acceptability of the COVID-19 vaccine and decrease hesitancy. Hence, this study aims to assess and…”
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Health Literacy Promotion in Complex Systems: A Paramount Paradigm when “One-Size-Fits-All” Is Not Enough by Dias, Sónia

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Discriminant analysis of distributional data via fractional programming by Dias, Sónia, Brito, Paula, Amaral, Paula

“…•Development of a discriminant method for distributional and interval data.•Classification approach useful for big data.•Uses intrinsic variability of data in…”
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Determinants of health care utilization by immigrants in Portugal by Dias, Sónia F, Severo, Milton, Barros, Henrique

“…The increasing diversity of population in European Countries poses new challenges to national health systems. There is a lack of data on accessibility and use…”
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How Sexuality Education Programs Have Been Evaluated in Low-and Lower-Middle-Income Countries? A Systematic Review by Ivanova, Olena, Rai, Masna, Michielsen, Kristien, Dias, Sónia

“…Complex sexual and reproductive health interventions, such as sexuality education (SE), contain multiple components and activities, which often requires a…”
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The role of men who pay for sex in STI transmission: current knowledge and future directions. The contribution of the third UK National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) by Dias, Sónia

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Factors associated with cervical cancer screening participation among migrant women in Europe: a scoping review by Marques, Patrícia, Nunes, Mariana, Antunes, Maria da Luz, Heleno, Bruno, Dias, Sónia

“…Cervical cancer screening has been effective in reducing incidence and mortality of cervical cancer, leading European countries to implement screening…”
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The role of mobility in sexual risk behaviour and HIV acquisition among sub-Saharan African migrants residing in two European cities by Dias, Sónia, Gama, Ana, Loos, Jasna, Roxo, Luis, Simões, Daniel, Nöstlinger, Christiana

“…Migrants from high endemic countries accounted for 18% of newly diagnosed HIV infections in Europe in 2017. Knowledge on the link between HIV risk and…”
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HIV and tuberculosis co-infection among migrants in Europe: A systematic review on the prevalence, incidence and mortality by Tavares, Ana Maria, Fronteira, Inês, Couto, Isabel, Machado, Diana, Viveiros, Miguel, Abecasis, Ana B, Dias, Sónia

“…International human migration has been rapidly growing. Migrants coming from low and middle income countries continue to be considerably vulnerable and at…”
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The Association Between Chronic Disease and Serious COVID-19 Outcomes and Its Influence on Risk Perception: Survey Study and Database Analysis by Laires, Pedro Almeida, Dias, Sónia, Gama, Ana, Moniz, Marta, Pedro, Ana R, Soares, Patricia, Aguiar, Pedro, Nunes, Carla

“…COVID-19, a viral respiratory disease first reported in December 2019, quickly became a threat to global public health. Further understanding of the…”
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Maternal Healthcare in Migrants: A Systematic Review by Almeida, Lígia Moreira, Caldas, José, Ayres-de-Campos, Diogo, Salcedo-Barrientos, Dora, Dias, Sónia

“…Pregnancy is a period of increased vulnerability for migrant women, and access to healthcare, use and quality of care provided during this period are important…”
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Can everyone hear me? Reflections on the use of global online workshops for promoting inclusive knowledge generation by Egid, Beatrice, Ozano, Kim, Hegel, Guillermo, Zimmerman, Emily, López, Yaimie, Roura, Maria, Sheikhattari, Payam, Jones, Laundette, Dias, Sónia, Wallerstein, Nina

“…Online research methods have risen in popularity over recent decades, particularly in the wake of COVID-19. We conducted five online workshops capturing the…”
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Long-Term Outcome of Nonvital Immature Permanent Teeth Treated With Apexification and Corono-Radicular Adhesive Restoration: A Case Series by Santos, João Miguel, Diogo, Patrícia, Dias, Sónia, Marques, Joana A., Palma, Paulo J., Ramos, João Carlos

“…This study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcome of 16 permanent maxillary central incisors with nonvital pulps and open apices treated with apexification…”
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What is the role of attitudinal barriers on cervical cancer screening non-attendance? Findings from a cross-sectional study with migrant women in Portugal by Marques, Patrícia, Geraldes, Mariana, Gama, Ana, Heleno, Bruno, Dias, Sónia

“…Cervical cancer is a common disease which can be effectively and timely detected by cervical cancer screening. However, access to cervical cancer screening is…”
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High-risk areas for congenital Zika syndrome in Rio de Janeiro: Spatial cluster detection by Freitas, Danielle Amaral de, Wakimoto, Mayumi Duarte, Dias, Sónia, Souza-Santos, Reinaldo

“…Brazil reported 18,282 suspected congenital Zika syndrome (CZS) cases up to 2018 and accounts for 61.4% of the total reported Zika cases in the Americas in the…”
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Linear regression model with histogram-valued variables by Dias, Sónia, Brito, Paula

“…Histogram‐valued variables are a particular kind of variables studied in Symbolic Data Analysis where to each entity under analysis corresponds a distribution…”
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Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among under-screened women in Cuenca, Ecuador: the perspectives of women and health professionals by Vega Crespo, Bernardo, Neira, Vivian Alejandra, Ortíz Segarra, José, Andrade, Andrés, Guerra, Gabriela, Ortiz, Stalin, Flores, Antonieta, Mora, Lorena, Verhoeven, Veronique, Gama, Ana, Dias, Sónia, Verberckmoes, Bo, Vermandere, Heleen, Michelsen, Kristien, Degomme, Olivier

“…Background Cervical cancer screening is a cost-effective method responsible for reducing cervical cancer-related mortality by 70% in countries that have…”
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Point-of-care HIV and hepatitis screening in community pharmacies: a quantitative and qualitative study by Figueira, Inês, Teixeira, Inês, Rodrigues, António Teixeira, Gama, Ana, Dias, Sónia

“…Background Point-of-care tests can contribute to earlier diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases, thereby affording the opportunity to prevent chronic…”
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Challenges for psychosocial rehabilitation services in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area: A qualitative approach by Szabzon, Felipe, Perelman, Julian, Dias, Sónia

“…In Portugal, a mental health reform process is in place aiming to redefine the model of service provision. In 2008, a National Mental Health Plan (NMHP) was…”
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Factors Associated with the Patient's Decision to Avoid Healthcare during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Soares, Patrícia, Leite, Andreia, Esteves, Sara, Gama, Ana, Laires, Pedro Almeida, Moniz, Marta, Pedro, Ana Rita, Santos, Cristina Mendes, Goes, Ana Rita, Nunes, Carla, Dias, Sónia

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes in healthcare use. This study aimed to identify factors associated with a patient's decision to avoid and/or…”
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