PUBLICAÇÕES
L. Rosso, M. Kruppa, D. Venancio, C. Foronda, K. Negrello, S. Lima, R. Pereira, P. Auerbach, C. Ros, L. Silva, M. Cruz, V. Cota. The experience of Curitiba/Brazil in exploring access to PrEP through teleconsultations and home delivery, with the support of the project A Hora é Agora/The Time is Now (AHA). Presented at AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference. Disponível em: https://plus.iasociety.org/e-posters/experience-curitibabrazil-expanding-access-prep-through-teleconsultations-and-home
M. Paiva, F.J. Santos, J. Santos, B. Menezes, I. Varela, E. Mesquita, R. Freitas, W. Lima, V. Amorim, M. Cruz, V. Cota. Expansion of HIV prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in Fortaleza, Ceará, through the project A Hora é Agora/The Time is Now (AHA). Presented at AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference. Disponível em: https://plus.iasociety.org/e-posters/expansion-hiv-prevention-diagnosis-and-treatment-fortaleza-ceara-through-project-time-now
V.L. Cota, P. Nery, M. Paiva, A. Silva, L. Rosso, D. Raenck da Silva, L. Colles, C. Schweitzer, R. Zonta, R. Miranda, M. Cruz. Enhancing communication strategies to promote HIV self-testing through social media: an exploratory study of the “A Hora é Agora” Project in five Brazilian municipalities, 2024. E-poster at AIDS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science. Disponível em: https://plus.iasociety.org/e-posters/enhancing-communication-strategies-promote-hiv-self-testing-through-social-media
COTA, Vanda, CRUZ, Marly, ROSSO, Liza, ZONTA, Ronaldo. Diversifying PrEP delivery choices to enhance PrEP access in two cities of Brazil, 2020-2024. E-poster at AIDS 2025, the 13th IAS Conference on HIV Science. Disponível em: https://plus.iasociety.org/e-posters/diversifying-prep-delivery-choices-enhance-prep-access-two-cities-brazil-2020-2024
Cunha AP et al. Fatores associados à interrupção do tratamento antirretroviral de pessoas que vivem com HIV/aids em municípios brasileiros entre 2019 e 2022. Rev Bras Epidemiol 2025; 28: e250015. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-549720250015.2 Disponível em: https://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rbepid/2025.v28/e250015/pt
Cota, V. L., Cruz, M. M. da, & Nery, P. (Eds.). (2024). Encontro de equipes apoiadas pelo Projeto A Hora é Agora em Campo Grande/MS, Curitiba/PR, Florianópolis/SC, Fortaleza/CE e Porto Alegre/RS. Fiotec; ENSP; Fiocruz; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Disponível em: https://drive.usercontent.google.com/u/0/uc?id=1-CTCZgaL8HFlEAOaQlEHUM__krJYimZt&export=download
COTA, Vanda et al. Detecting potential barriers in health units to prevent interruptions in HIV treatment: a self-report measure of care engagement in three Brazilian cities - Campo Grande, Curitiba, and Florianópolis. Presented at AIDS 2024, the 25th International AIDS Conference. Disponível em: https://plus.iasociety.org/e-posters/detecting-potential-barriers-health-units-prevent-interruptions-hiv-treatment-self-report
COTA, Vanda Lúcia et al. Vigilância de infecções recentes pelo HIV-1: estudo quantitativo apoiado pelo A Hora é Agora em Campo Grande, Curitiba e Florianópolis. In: ANAIS DO 5º CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE POLÍTICA, PLANEJAMENTO E GESTÃO EM SAÚDE – VOL.2, 2024, Fortaleza. Anais eletrônicos…, Galoá, 2024. Disponível em:
CRUZ, Marly Marques da et al. Avaliação dos resultados das estratégias de prevenção, diagnóstico e tratamento imediato do HIV/Aids em três municípios brasileiros. In: ANAIS DO 5º CONGRESSO BRASILEIRO DE POLÍTICA, PLANEJAMENTO E GESTÃO EM SAÚDE – VOL.2, 2024, Fortaleza. Anais eletrônicos…, Galoá, 2024. Disponível em:
Pereira CR, Cruz MM, Cota VL. Sexualidade, sociabilidade, trabalho e prevenção do HIV entre populações vulneráveis na pandemia da Covid-19. SAÚDE DEBATE | RIO DE JANEIRO, V. 46, N. Especial 7, P. 62-74, DEZ 2022. DOI: 10.1590/0103-11042022E704.
Damacena GN, Cruz MM, Cota VL, Souza Junior PRB, Szwarcwald CL. Knowledge and risk practices related to HIV infection in the general population, young men, and MSM in three Brazilian cities in 2019. Cad. Saúde Pública 2022; 38(4):e00155821. doi: 10.1590/0102-311XEN155821.
Vasconcelos R, Avelino-Silva VI, de Paula IA, Jamal LF, Gianna MC, Santos F, Camargo R, Barbosa E, Casimiro G, Cota V, Abbate MC, Cruz M, Segurado AC. HIV self-test: a tool to expand test uptake among men who have sex with men who have never been tested for HIV in São Paulo, Brazil. HIV Med. 2022 May;23(5):451-456. doi: 10.1111/hiv.13178. Epub 2021 Oct 11. PMID: 34634182.
Cruz MM, Cota VL, Lincoln L, Jesus A, Decotelli PV. Analysis of the implementation of the communication strategies for men who have sex with men to be tested for HIV and aids and test connection with their treatment in Curitiba, Brazil. Reciis. 2021 Sep;15(3):665-679. Portuguese. doi: 10.29397/reciis.v15i3.2327.
https://www.reciis.icict.fiocruz.br/index.php/reciis/article/view/2327
Pereira CR, Cruz MMD, Cota VL, Almeida BMM. Linkage strategy and vulnerabilities in the barriers to HIV/AIDS treatment for men who have sex with men. Cien Saude Colet. 2022 Apr;27(4):1535-1546. Portuguese, English. doi: 10.1590/1413-81232022274.08192021. Epub 2021 Apr 25. PMID: 35475833.
Cota VL, Cruz MM. Access barriers for Men who have Sex with Men for HIV testing and treatment in Curitiba (PR). Saúde Debate. 2021 Jun;45(129):393-405. Portuguese, English. doi: 10.1590/0103-1104202112911.
da Cruz MM, Cota VL, Lentini N, Bingham T, Parent G, Kanso S, Rosso LRB, Almeida B, Cardoso Torres RM, Nakamura CY, Santelli ACFES. Comprehensive approach to HIV/AIDS testing and linkage to treatment among men who have sex with men in Curitiba, Brazil. PLoS One. 2021 May 10;16(5):e0249877. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249877. PMID: 33970929; PMCID: PMC8110178.
Cruz M, Cota V, Pereira CR, Pinho AA. Implementation Assessment of “A Hora É Agora” Project: Testing and HIV/AIDS Treatment in Curitiba, Brazil. Revista Contexto & Saúde. 2021 Sep;21(43):304-323. Portuguese. doi: 10.21527/2176-7114.2021.43.11077.
Cota VL, Cruz MM, El Ghaouri SK. Evaluation of the access of men who have sex with men to HIV testing and early treatment in Curitiba/Paraná, Brazil. Research, Society and Development. 2020 Nov; 9(11): e3169119782. doi: 10.33448/rsd-v9i11.9782.
Cruz MM, Souza MS, Cota VL. Inovações em Estratégias de Testagem e Vinculação ao Tratamento ao HIV/AIDS para População Vulnerável em Tempos de Crise. Temas em Saúde. 2020; 20(4): 91-109. doi: 10.29327/213319.20.4-4.
De Boni RB, Veloso VG, Fernandes NM, Lessa F, Corrêa RG, Lima RS, Cruz M, Oliveira J, Nogueira SM, de Jesus B, Reis T, Lentini N, Miranda RL, Bingham T, Johnson CC, Barbosa Junior A, Grinsztejn B. An Internet-Based HIV Self-Testing Program to Increase HIV Testing Uptake Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Brazil: Descriptive Cross-Sectional Analysis. J Med Internet Res. 2019 Aug 1;21(8):e14145. doi: 10.2196/14145. PMID: 31373276; PMCID: PMC6694730.
De Boni RB, Lentini N, Santelli AC, Barbosa A Jr, Cruz M, Bingham T, Cota V, Correa RG, Veloso VG, Grinsztejn B. Self-testing, communication, and information technology to promote HIV diagnosis among young gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil. J Int AIDS Soc. 2018 Jul;21 Suppl 5(Suppl Suppl 5):e25116. doi: 10.1002/jia2.25116. PMID: 30033612; PMCID: PMC6055124.
Szwarcwald CL, Damacena GN, Miranda RL, Pascom ARP, Júnior AB. HIV Testing among men in Curitiba, Brazil. AIDS Care. 2018 Jan;30(1):56-58. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2017.1363370. Epub 2017 Sep 21. PMID: 28934867; PMCID: PMC6501198.
