The Community Antiretroviral (ARV) Therapy Support Group (CASG) program aims to address
low retention rates in Mozambique’s HIV treatment program and the absorptive capacity of the
country’s health facilities. CASG provides patients with the opportunity to form groups, whose
members provide peer supp...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
Community Health Services/organization & administration,
Focus Groups,
d0126570,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Interpersonal Relations,
Medication Adherence,
Mozambique,
Program Evaluation,
Qualitative Research,
Retention in Care,
Self-Help Groups,
Social Networking
Fuente-soro, laura;
Iniesta, carlos;
Lopez-Varella, elisa;
Cuna, mauro;
Guilaze, rui;
Maixenchs, maria;
Bernardo, Edson Luis;
Augusto, orvalho;
Gonzalez, raquel;
Couto, aleny;
Munguambe, khatia;
Naniche, denise.
Background: The implementation of quality HIV control programs is crucial for the achievement of the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets and to motivate people living with HIV (PLWHIV) to link and remain in HIV-care. The aim of this mixed method cross-sectional study was to estimate the linkage and long-term retenti...
AIDS Serodiagnosis,
Continuity of Patient Care/trends,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
Retention in Care/trends,
Rural Population,
Self Report,
Retrospective Studies,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Mozambique
Tuberculosis (TB) continues to be a leading cause of death in Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. While diagnostic methods and total notifications are improving, significant gaps remain between total numbers of TB cases annually, and the number that are notified. The purpose of this study was to el...
Tuberculosis/epidemiology,
Cause of Death,
Awareness,
Diagnosis,
Tuberculosis/mortality,
Therapeutics,
Mentoring,
Tuberculosis/microbiology,
Mozambique,
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis,
Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis/drug therapy,
HIV,
HIV Infections/therapy
Philips, Andrew N;
Cambiano, Valentina;
Nakagawa, Fumiyo;
Matharu, Loveleen Bansi;
Wilson, David;
Jani, Ilesh;
Apollo, Tsitsi;
Sculpher, Mark;
Hallett, Timothy;
Kerr, Cliff 2 7;
Ooterhout, Joep J van;
Eaton, Jeffrey W;
Estill, Janne 10 11;
Williams, Brian;
Doi, Naoko;
Cowan, Frances;
Keiser, Olivia;
Ford, Deborah;
Hatzold, Karin;
Barnabas, Ruanne;
Ayles, Helen;
Rath, Gesine Meyer;
Nelson, Lisa;
Johnson, Cheryl;
Baggaley, Rachel;
Fakoya, Ade;
Jahn, Andreas;
Revill, Paul.
Introduction: As prevalence of undiagnosed HIV declines, it is unclear whether testing programmes will be cost-effective. To guide their HIV testing programmes, countries require appropriate metrics that can be measured. The cost-per-diagnosis is potentially a useful metric.
Methods: We simulated a serie...
Africa, Southern,
Circumcision, Male,
d0000829220,
Cost-Benefit Analysis,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV-1,
Mass Screening/economics,
Poverty,
Pregnancy,
Risk Factors,
Sex Workers
Baltazar, Cynthia Semá;
Horth, Roberta;
Boothe, Makini;
Sathane, Isabel;
Young, Peter;
Langa, Denise Chitsondzo;
Condula, Manuel;
Ricardo, Helena;
Dengo Baloi, Liliana;
Cummings, Beverley;
Schaad, Nicolas;
Gouveia, Lídia;
Teodoro, Eugénia;
Raymond, Henry F.
Few countries in sub-Saharan Africa know the magnitude of their HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). This was the first study in Mozambique to measure prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV, and to assess demographic characteristics and risk behaviors in this key population.
Methods: We used resp...
Cities/epidemiology,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Drug Users/statistics & numerical data,
Epidemics,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Hepatitis B,
Hepatitis C,
Mozambique,
Population Surveillance/methods,
Prevalence,
Risk-Taking,
Seroepidemiologic Studies,
Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data,
Substance Abuse, Intravenous,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Urban Population
Background: The voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) program in Mozambique aimed to increase male circumcision (MC) coverage to 80 percent among males ages 10 to 49 by 2018. Given the difficulty in attracting adult men over age 20 for circumcision, Mozambique became interested in assessing its age-...
Cunha, Lina;
Carrilho, Carla;
Bhatt, Nilesh;
Loforte, Michella;
Maueia, Cremildo;
Fernandes, Fabíola;
Guisseve, Assucena;
Mbofana, Francisco;
Maibaze, Fatima;
Mondlane, Liana;
Ismail, Muhammad;
Dimande, Luzmira;
Machatine, Sheila;
Lunet, Nuno;
Liu, YuTsueng;
Samo Gudo, Eduardo;
Pineau, Pascal.
Mozambique had been ranked among the countries with the highest
global incidence of HCC with chronic hepatitis B infection and high exposure to aflatoxin-B1
(AFB1) being major risk factors. Indeed, HCC remains one of the most frequent cancer in Maputo.
On the other hand, Mozambique has a high prevalence ...
Mozambique,
HIV,
Hepatitis B, Chronic,
Hepatitis B,
HIV-1,
Hepatitis Antibodies,
Hepatitis C Antibodies,
HIV Infections,
Hepatitis C,
Immunity
Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) and who are aware of their HIV status can access and benefit from antiretroviral therapy (ART) with subsequent individual and public health benefits; however, many PLHIV are unaware of their HIV status. We assessed the magnitude and determinants of self-report...
AIDS Serodiagnosis/statistics & numerical data,
Diagnostic Tests, Routine/standards,
HIV/isolation & purification,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mass Screening/standards,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology,
Self Report,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Stereotyping
O presente trabalho trata-se de uma análise secundária de dados de inquéritos transversais realizados com Mulheres Trabalhadoras de Sexo, em Moçambique, em 2011-2012, o qual foi realizado em três áreas urbanas de Moçambique, Maputo, Beira e Nampula. A análise secundária foi desenvolvida em 2016,...
Chissumba, Raquel Matavele;
Luciano, Abílio;
Namalango, Eduardo;
Bauer, Asli;
Bhatt, Nilesh;
Wharen, Britta;
Nilsson, Charlotta;
Geldmacher, Christof;
Scarlatti, Gabriella;
Jani, Ilesh;
Kastens, Luc.
Little is known about regulatory CD4 T cells (Tregs) in the context of HIV vaccines. Tregs can be differentiated into resting (FoxP3+CD45RA+ - rTregs), activated (FoxP3HighCD45RA- - aTregs) and memory (FoxP3LowCD45RA- - mTregs). Tregs, as CD4 T cells, are also frequent targets for HIV infection. We studi...
AIDS Vaccines/immunology,
Antibodies, Neutralizing/immunology,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
Cytokines/biosynthesis,
HIV Antibodies/immunology,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/virology,
HIV-1/immunology,
HIV-1/genetics,
Mozambique,
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology,
T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory/metabolism,
Vaccines, DNA/immunology,
Vaccines, DNA/genetics
