Gonzalez, Raquel;
Ruperez, , Marı´a;
Sevene, Esperanc¸a;
Vala, Anifa;
Maculuve, So´nia;
Bulo, Helder;
Nhacolo, Arse´nio;
Mayor, Alfredo;
Aponte, John J;
Macete, Euse´bio;
Medenendez, Clara.
The HIV epidemic is concentrated in sub-Saharan Africa. However, limited information exists on its impact on women and infant's health since the introduction of antiretroviral drugs in this region, where health resources are often scarce.
Methods: The effect of HIV infection on maternal health, birth ou...
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Maternal Mortality,
Infant, Newborn,
Parturition,
d0000680970,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/therapy,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology,
Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology,
Prospective Studies,
Mozambique
Auld, Andrew F;
Shiraishi, Ray W;
Oboho, Ikwo;
Ross, Christine;
Bateganya, Moses;
Pelletier, Valerie;
Francois, Kesner;
Delcher, Chris;
Desforges, Gracia;
Griswold, Mark;
Domercant, Jean Wysler;
Joseph, Nadjy;
Deyde, Varough;
Desir, Yrvel;
Chun, Helen;
Zulu, Isaac;
Pathmanathan, Ishani;
Robin, Ermane;
Gudo, Eduardo Samo.
Monitoring prevalence of advanced human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease (i.e., CD4+ T-cell count <200 cells/μL) among persons starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) is important to understand ART program outcomes, inform HIV prevention strategy, and forecast need for adjunctive therapies.*,†,§ To...
Background
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with t...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern and a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the few high-burden countries where incidence rates have not improved in recent years. The estimated TB incidence rate in 2014 was 552 cases per 100 000 population and t...
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...
The role of health literacy on HIV outcomes has not been evaluated widely in Africa, in part because few appropriate literacy measures exist. We developed a 16-item scale, the HIV Literacy Test (HIV-LT) to assess literacy-related tasks needed to participate in HIV care. Items were scored as correct or in...
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
HIV Infections,
Health Communication,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Health Literacy,
Mozambique,
Psychometrics,
Reproducibility of Results,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Peter, trevor;
Ellenberger, dennis;
Boeras, debrah;
Kim, andrea A;
Messele, tsehaynesh;
Roberts, teri;
Stevens, wendy;
Jani, ilesh;
Abimiku, alash'le;
Ford , nathan;
Katz, Zachary;
Nkengasong, john N.
Scaling up access to HIV viral load testing for individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy in low-resource settings is a global health priority, as emphasised by research showing the benefits of suppressed viral load for the individual and the whole population. Historically, large-scale diagnostic tes...
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/methods,
Drug Monitoring,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
Health Policy,
Medical Laboratory Science,
Blood/virology,
Desiccation/methods,
Global Health,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/virology,
Medical Laboratory Science/organization & administration,
Specimen Handling/methods,
Viral Load
Meggi, Bindiya;
Bollinger, Timothy;
Mabunda, Nédio;
Vubil, Adolfo;
Tobaiwa, Ocean;
Quevedo, Jorge I;
Loquiha, Osvaldo;
Vojnov, Lara;
Peter, Trevor F;
Jani, Ilesh V.
The long delay in returning test results during early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID) often
causes loss-to-follow-up prior to antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation in resource-limited
settings. A point-of-care (POC) test may help overcome these challenges. We evaluated
the performance of the LYNX p24 A...
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use,
Early Diagnosis,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/immunology,
Point-of-Care Testing/standards,
Reproducibility of Results,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Sensitivity and Specificity,
HIV-1/immunology
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with the method i...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Reminder Systems,
Telemedicine/methods,
Text Messaging,
HIV,
Health Education,
Communication,
Supply
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,...
