Maixenchs, maria;
Boene, helena;
Anselmo, rui;
Mindu, carolina;
Alonso, pedro;
Menéndez, clara;
Macete, Eusébio;
Pool, robert;
Letang, emílio;
Naniche, denise;
Munguambe, khátia.
Objective: The objective of this qualitative study was to explore how clinical symptoms may affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV patients, and to explore factors, perceptions and attitudes related to adherence to therapy.
Design: A qualitative study was carried out in the context of th...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/adverse effects,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/adverse effects,
Family Characteristics,
HIV/drug effects,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Hospitals, Rural,
Medication Adherence,
Prospective Studies,
Qualitative Research,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Mozambique/epidemiology
The objective of this study was to quantify the impact of a new technology to communicate the results of an infant HIV diagnostic test on test turnaround time and to quantify the association between late delivery of test results and patient loss to follow-up. We used data collected during a pilot impleme...
Rupérez, María;
Pou, Christian;
Maculuve, Sonia;
Cedeño, Samandy;
Luis, Leopoldina;
Rodríguez, Judith;
Letang, Emilio;
Moltó, José;
Macete, Eusébio;
Clotet, Boaventura;
Alonso, Pedro;
Menéndez, Clara;
Naniche, Denise;
Paredes, Roger.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to inform public health actions to limit first-line ART failure and HIV drug resistance in Mozambique.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. HIV-1-infected adults on first-line ART for at least 1 year attending routine visits in the Manhiça District Hospi...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Drug Monitoring,
Drug Resistance, Viral,
Genotype,
Genotyping Techniques,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/virology,
HIV-1/genetics,
HIV-1/isolation & purification,
Suburban Population,
Treatment Failure,
Mozambique,
Drug Resistance
Schacht, Caroline De;
Lucas, Carlota;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Machekano, Rhoderick;
Chongo, Patrina;
Temmerman, Marleen;
Tobaiwa, Ocean;
Guay, Laura;
Kassaye, Seble;
Jani, Ilesh V.
Introduction: Anemia, syphilis and HIV are high burden diseases among pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in four health facilities in Southern Mozambique to evaluate the effect of point-of-care technologies for hemoglobin quantification, syphilis testing and CD...
Anemia/diagnosis,
Anti-Retroviral Agents,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes,
HIV Infections,
Maternal-Child Health Centers,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious,
Prenatal Diagnosis,
Rural Health Services,
Retrospective Studies,
Syphilis/diagnosis,
Syphilis Serodiagnosis,
Mozambique
Schacht, Carolina de;
Lucas, Carlota;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Machekano, Rhoderick;
Chongo, Patrina;
Temmerman, Marlen;
Guay, Laura;
Tobaiwa, Oceano;
Kassaye, Seble;
Jani, Ilesh.
A anemia, a sífilis e o VIH são doenças de grande impacto entre as mulheres grávidas na África Subsariana. Foi realizado um estudo quase experimental em quatro unidades de saúde no sul de Moçambique para avaliar o efeito das tecnologias no local de atendimento para quantificação de hemoglobina, ...
Blood Glucose,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology,
Glycated Hemoglobin,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/complications,
Prediabetic State/diagnosis,
Prediabetic State/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Auld, Andrew F;
Alfredo, Charity;
Macassa, Eugenia;
Jobarteh, Kebba;
Shiraishi, Ray W;
Rivadeneira, Emilia D;
Houston, James;
Spira, Thomas J;
Ellerbrock, Tedd V;
Vaz, Paula.
During 2004-2009, >12,000 children (<15 years old) initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Mozambique. Nationally representative outcomes and temporal trends in outcomes were investigated.
Methods: Rates of death, loss to follow-up (LTFU) and attrition (death or LTFU) were evaluated in a nationally re...
HIV Infections,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/administration & dosage,
d0036430,
d0143760,
Lung Diseases, Interstitial,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/mortality,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Retrospective Studies
Background: An observational study was conducted in Maputo, Mozambique, to investigate trends in prevalence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in antiretroviral (ART) naïve subjects initiating highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART).
Methodology/principal findings: To evaluate the pattern of drug res...
Ambulatory Care,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
Drug Resistance, Viral,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV-1/drug effects,
Host-Pathogen Interactions,
Mutation,
Prevalence,
Treatment Failure,
Viral Load/radiation effects,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Drug Resistance, Viral/genetics,
Genotype,
HIV Infections/rehabilitation,
HIV Infections/virology,
HIV-1/genetics,
HIV-1/physiology,
Viral Load/genetics
Viegas, edna omar;
Tembe, nelson;
Macovela, eulália;
Gonçalves, emília;
Augusto, orvalho;
Ismael, nalia;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Schacht, caroline de;
Bhatt, nilesh;
Meggi, bindiya;
Araújo, carolina;
Sandström, eric;
Biberfeld, gunnel;
Nilsson, charlotta;
Andersson, sören;
Jani, Ilesh.
Background: Prevalence of HIV in Mozambique among individuals aged 15-49 years is 11.5%. The HIV prevalence is higher in women than in men across the country, peaking at ages 25-29 years and 35-39 years, respectively. In this study, we aimed at determining the prevalence and incidence of HIV, prevalence ...
Viegas, Edna Omar;
Tembe, Nelson;
Macovela, Eulália;
Gonçalves, Emília;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Ismael, Nália;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Schacht, Caroline De;
Bhatt, Nilesh;
Meggi, Bindiya;
Araujo, Carolina;
Sandström, Eric;
Biberfeld, Gunnel;
Nilsson, Charlotta;
Andersson, Sören;
Jani, Ilesh;
Osman, Nafissa.
Background: Prevalence of HIV in Mozambique among individuals aged 15-49 years is 11.5%. The HIV prevalence is higher in women than in men across the country, peaking at ages 25-29 years and 35-39 years, respectively. In this study, we aimed at determining the prevalence and incidence of HIV, prevalence ...
We studied patient outcomes by type of referral site following 2 years of combination antiretroviral therapy
(cART) during scale-up from June 2006 to July 2011 in Mozambique’s rural Zambe´zia Province. Loss to followup (LTFU) was defined as no contact within 60 days after scheduled medication pickup. ...
