Background: Concerning gaps in the HIV care continuum compromise individual and population health. We evaluated a combination intervention strategy (CIS) targeting prevalent barriers to timely linkage and sustained retention in HIV care in Mozambique.
Methods and findings: In this cluster-randomized tria...
Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage,
Cluster Analysis,
Combined Modality Therapy,
Early Medical Intervention/methods,
Follow-Up Studies,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV-1/drug effects,
Health Behavior,
Motivation,
Patient Compliance,
Epidemiology,
Therapeutics,
Mozambique,
HIV Infections/therapy
Gupta, himanshu;
Matambisso, gloria;
Galatas, beatriz;
Simone, wilson;
Nhamussua, lidia;
Cisteró, pau;
Cunningham, jane;
Rabinovich, N regina;
Saute, francisco;
Alonso, pedro L;
Aide, pedro;
Mayor, Alfredo.
Background: Malaria programmes use Plasmodium falciparum histidine-rich protein-2 (PfHRP2) based rapid diagnos tic tests (RDTs) for malaria diagnosis. The deletion of this target antigen could potentially lead to misdiagnosis, delayed treatment and continuation of active transmission. Methods: Plasmodium...
Menendez, Clara;
Castillo, Paola;
Martinez, Miguel;
Jordao, Dercio;
Lovane, Lucilia;
Ismael, Mamudo R;
Carrilho, Carla;
Lorenzoni, Cesaltina;
Fernandes, Fabiola;
Nhampossa, Tacilta 2 8;
Hurtado, Juan Carlos;
Navarro, Mireia;
Casas, Isaac;
Ritchie, Paula Santos;
Bandeira, Sonia;
Mucumbi, Sibone;
Jaze, Zara;
Mabota, Flora;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Maixenchs, Maria;
Sanz, Ariadna;
Mandomando, Inacio;
Nadal, Alfons;
Gonce, Anna;
Almagro, Carmen Muñoz;
Quinto, Llorenç;
Vila, Jordi;
Macete, Eusebio;
Alonso, Pedro;
Ordi, Jaume;
Bassat, Quique.
Over 5 million stillbirths and neonatal deaths occur annually. Limited and imprecise information on the cause of these deaths hampers progress in achieving global health targets. Complete diagnostic autopsies (CDAs)-the gold standard for cause of death determination-are difficult to perform in most high-...
Bassat, Quique;
Castillo, Paola;
Martínez, miguel, j;
Jordao, dercio;
Lucilia, lovane;
Hurtado, juan carlos;
Nhampossa, tacilta;
Ritchie, paula, santos;
Bandeira, sónia;
Sambo, Calvino;
Chicamba, valeria;
Ismail, mamudo, r;
Carrilho, carla;
Lorenzoni, cesaltina;
Fernandes, fabiola;
Cisteró, Pau;
Mayor, alfredo;
Cossa, Anelsio;
Mandomando, inacio;
Navarro, mireia;
Casas, isaac;
Vila, jordi;
Munguambe, khátia;
Maixenchs, maria;
Sanz, ariadna;
Quintó, llorenç;
Macete, eusebio;
Alonso, pedro;
Menéndez, clara;
Ordi, jaume.
Background: In recent decades, the world has witnessed unprecedented progress in child survival. However, our knowledge of what is killing nearly 6 million children annually in low- and middle-income countries remains poor, partly because of the inadequacy and reduced precision of the methods currently u...
Viegas, Sofia O;
Azam, Khalide;
Madeira, Carla;
Aguiar, Carmen;
Dolores, Carolina;
Mandlaze, Ana P;
Chongo, Patrina;
Masamha, Jessina;
Cirillo, Daniela M;
Jani, Ilesh Vinodrai;
Gudo, Eduardo Samo.
Background: Internationally-accredited laboratories are recognised for their superior test reliability, operational performance, quality management and competence. In a bid to meet international quality standards, the Mozambique National Institute of Health enrolled the National Tuberculosis Reference La...
HIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV prevalence provinces in Mozam...
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Mozambique. Prevalence and factors associated with malaria are not well studied among children in rural Zambézia Province. Whether prevalence of malaria varies across diverse districts within the province is unknown. Methods: A cross...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Diagnosis,
Education,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Prevalence,
Logistic Models,
Methods,
Blood,
Diagnostic Tests, Routine,
Fever,
Beds,
Cross-Sectional Studies
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...
Child Health/statistics & numerical data,
Infant Mortality,
Sustainable Development/legislation & jurisprudence,
Fever/mortality,
Diarrhea, Infantile/mortality,
Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality,
Child Health Services,
Mozambique,
Child Health Services/standards,
Child, Preschool,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Forecasting,
Infant,
Logistic Models,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Jani, ilesh, v;
Meggi, bindiya;
Vubil, adolfo;
Bhatt, nilesh;
Tobaiwa, ocean;
Quevedo, jorge, i;
Loquiha, osvaldo;
Lehe, jonathan, d;
Vojnov, lara;
Peter, trevor, f.
Viral load testing is the WHO-recommended monitoring assay for patients on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART). Point-of-care (POC) assays may help improve access to viral load testing in resource-limited settings. We compared the performance of the Alere Q NAT POC viral load technology (Alere Technologies,...
Gordo, Cristina O'Callaghan;
Casabonne, Delphine;
Carrilho, Carla;
Ferro, Josefo;
Lorenzoni, Cesaltina;
Zaqueu, Clesio;
Nhabomba, Augusto;
Aguilar, Ruth;
Bassat, Quique;
Sanjosé, Sílvia de;
Dobaño, Carlota;
Kogevinas, Manolis.
Data on the burden and incidence of endemic Burkitt lymphoma (eBL) across Mozambique are scarce. We retrospectively retrieved information on eBL cases from reports of the three main hospitals of Mozambique: Maputo Central Hospital (MCH), Beira Central Hospital (BCH), and Nampula Central Hospital (NCH) be...
