Sack, Daniel E;
Frisby, Michael B;
Diemer, Matthew A;
Schacht, Caroline De;
Graves, Erin;
Kipp, Aaron M;
Emílio, Almiro;
Matino, Ariano;
Barreto, Ezequiel;
Rompaey, Sara Van;
Wallston , Kenneth A;
Audet, Carolyn M.
The ability to understand another’s emotions and act appropriately, empathy, is an important mediator of
relationship function and health intervention fidelity. We adapted the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) – an empathy
scale – among seroconcordant expectant couples with HIV in the Homens par...
Introduction: With improved access to anti-retroviral therapy (ART) the focus of HIV treatment is changing to reducing chronic co-morbidities and their effects, but guidelines for HIV care in many African countries do not include screening for cardiac disease. Our study aimed to determine the pattern of ...
Soro, Laura Fuente;
Varela, Elisa López;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Bernardo, Edson Luis;
Sacoor, Charfudin;
Nhacolo, Ariel;
Castillo, Paula Ruiz;
Alfredo, Charity;
Karajeanes, Esmeralda;
Vaz, Paula;
Naniche, Denise.
Patients lost to follow-up (LTFU) over the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cascade have poor clinical outcomes and contribute to onward HIV transmission. We assessed true care outcomes and factors associated with successful reengagement in patients LTFU in southern Mozambique.
Newly diagnosed HIV-posi...
Resumo O objetivo do estudo foi compreender quais são os principais desafios para adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral em Moçambique na perspectiva dos profissionais de saúde que lidam com a temática do HIV/aids no país. O estudo é qualitativo, observacional e exploratório. Entrevistas semiestrut...
Background: Early infant diagnosis (EID) of HIV-exposed and initiation of HIV-positive infants on anti-retroviral therapy (ART) requires a well-coordinated cascade of care. Loss-to-follow-up (LTFU) can occur at multiple steps and effective EID is impeded by human resource constraints, difficulty with pat...
HIV Testing,
Health Personnel,
Mozambique,
Lost to Follow-Up,
Early Diagnosis,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Mass Screening
Giroux, Mathieu Maheu;
Marsh, Kimberly;
Doyle, Carla M;
Godin, Arnaud;
Delaunay, Charlotte Lanièce;
Johnson, Leigh F;
Jahn, Andreas;
Abo, Kouamé;
Mbofana, Francisco;
Boily, Marie-Claude;
Buckeridge, David L;
Hankins, Catherine A;
Eatong, Jeffrey W.
HIV testing services (HTS) are a crucial component of national HIV responses. Learning one's HIV diagnosis is the entry point to accessing life-saving antiretroviral treatment and care. Recognizing the critical role of HTS, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) launched the 90-90-90 tar...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
d0078580,
d0117950,
d0149440,
d0580280,
d0000829220,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
High-Throughput Screening Assays/methods,
Models, Theoretical,
Serologic Tests
Contexte : L’épidémie du virus de l’immunodéficience humaine au Mozambique est un problème grave de santé publique et le Ministère de la Santé a étendu le traitement antirétroviral à tous les districts du pays. Cependant, on constate un nombre élevé d’abandon du traitement encore insuff...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Anti-Retroviral Agents,
Anthropology, Cultural,
Medication Adherence,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
Developing Countries,
Plants, Medicinal,
Epidemics/prevention & control,
Medicine, African Traditional,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/pharmacology,
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use
Background: In Mozambique, HIV infection remains a leading cause of adolescent mortality. With advances in antiretroviral treatment (ART), the population of adolescents living with vertically-acquired HIV is growing. Most studies of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) focus on older youth with horizontal...
Rupérez, María;
Julian, Marc Noguera;
González, Raquel;
Maculuve, Sonia;
Bellido, Rocío;
Vala, Anifa;
Rodríguez, Cristina;
Sevene, Esperança;
Paredes, Roger;
Menéndez, Clara.
Background: Few data on HIV resistance in pregnancy are available from Mozambique, one of the countries with the highest HIV toll worldwide. Understanding the patterns of HIV drug resistance in pregnant women might help in tailoring optimal regimens for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (...
Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count/methods,
Drug Resistance, Viral,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
Drug Resistance, Viral/drug effects,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/drug therapy,
Mozambique,
Prenatal Care/methods,
HIV-1/chemistry
Em resposta ao plano de aceleração de TARV, registamos uma expansão do acesso aos cuidados e tratamento para HIV nos últimos anos. O Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) com as suas limitações em recursos humanos e de infraestruturas, apresenta grandes desafios para oferecer serviços com a qualidade ...
