Background: Determination of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure status in infants and young children is required to guarantee timely diagnosis and access to appropriate care. HIV prevalence among Mozambican women aged 15-49 years is 15%, and vertical transmission rate is still high. The stud...
Breast Feeding,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Risk Factors,
Vaccination Coverage/statistics & numerical data,
Mothers/statistics & numerical data,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Prevalence
Baltazar, cynthia semá;
Horth, roberta;
Inguane, celso;
Sathane, isabel;
César, freide;
Ricardo, helena;
Botão, carlos;
Augusto, ângelo;
Cooley, laura;
Cummings, beverly;
Raymond, henry F;
Young, peter W.
Mineworkers are considered a population at risk
for HIV due to risk behaviors associated with migratory work
patterns. This was the first study in Mozambique to determine
the prevalence of HIV and associated demographic and risk
behaviors, and assess use and access to prevention and
healthcare services a...
Purpose of review: This article aims at examining the key recent advances in the field of EID, as well as at discussing approaches for resolving the major bottlenecks faced by health systems in the identification and linkage to care of HIV-infected infants.
Recent findings: Programmatic experience in So...
The assessment of pregnant women's knowledge about modes of infections transmission is essential to tailor programs to their needs. This study aimed to assess knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among pregnant women in Nampula - Mozambi...
Audet, Carolyn M;
Graves, Erin;
Barreto, Ezequiel;
Schacht, Caroline De;
Gong, Wu;
Shepherd, Bryan E;
Aboobacar, Arifo;
Calvo, Lazaro Gonzalez;
Alvim, Maria Fernanda;
Aliyu, Muktar H;
Kipp, Aaron M;
Jordan, Heather;
Amico, K Rivet;
Diemer, Matthew;
Ciaranello, Andrea;
Dugdale, Caitlin;
Vermund, Sten H;
Rompaey, Sara Van.
Background: In resource-limited rural settings, scale-up of services to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV has not been as effective as in better resourced urban settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, women often require male partner approval to access and remain engaged in HIV care. Our study will...
Breast Feeding/methods,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/psychology,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Infant, Newborn,
Interpersonal Relations,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Rural Population
African men who have sex with men (MSM) frequently, and often concurrently, have female partners, raising concerns about HIV sexual bridging. We explored potential HIV transmission in Mozambique from and to female partners of MSM focusing on preferred anal sex role and circumcision status. Data collected...
Mozambique,
Circumcision, Male/statistics & numerical data,
Gender Identity,
d0475680,
d0000723390,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Homosexuality, Male/statistics & numerical data,
Prevalence,
Risk Factors,
Sexual Behavior,
Sexual Partners,
Sexual and Gender Minorities/statistics & numerical data,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Unsafe Sex/statistics & numerical data
The use of population-based survey data together with sound statistical methods can enhance better estimation of HIV risk factors and explain variations across subgroups of the population. The distribution and determinants of HIV infection in populations must be taken into consideration. We analysed data...
Castillo, Paola;
Martinez, Miguel J;
Ussene, Esperança;
Jordao, Dercio;
Lovane, Luciliao;
Ismail, Mamudo R;
Carrilho, Carla;
Lorenzoni, Cesaltina;
Fernandes, Fabiola;
Bene, Rosa;
Palhares, Antonio;
Ferreira, Luiz;
Mandomando, Inacio;
Vila, Jordi;
Hurtado, Juan Carlos;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Maixenchs, Maria;
Sanz, Ariadna;
Quinto, Llorenç;
Macete, Eusebio;
Alonso, Pedro;
Bassat, Quique;
Menendez, lara;
Ordi, Jaume.
There is an urgent need to identify tools able to provide reliable information on the cause of death in low-income regions, since current methods (verbal autopsy, clinical records, and complete autopsies) are either inaccurate, not feasible, or poorly accepted. We aimed to compare the performance of a st...
This is the first integrated biological and behavioral surveillance survey among long-distance truck drivers (LDTD) in Mozambique. Using modified time-location sampling in 2012 at a key transportation junction (Inchope), we enrolled 327 male LDTD. HIV prevalence was 15.4 % (95 % confidence interval : 11....
Condoms/statistics & numerical data,
Mozambique,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Motor Vehicles,
Occupations,
Prevalence,
Risk Factors,
Risk-Taking,
Safe Sex/psychology,
Safe Sex/statistics & numerical data,
Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data,
Sexual Partners,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Transportation,
Unsafe Sex/psychology,
Unsafe Sex/statistics & numerical data
Cowan, james f;
Micek, mark;
Cowan, jessica f greenberg;
Napua, manuel;
Hoek, roxanne;
Gimbel, sarah;
Gloyd, stephen;
Chapman, rachel;
Pfeiffer, james t;
Sherr, kenneth.
Background: Despite effective prevention strategies and increasing investments in global health, maternal to child transmission (MTCT) of HIV remains a significant problem globally, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2012, there were 94,000 HIV-positive pregnant women in Mozambique. Approximately 15% o...
Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage,
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Mozambique,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
Health Strategies,
HIV,
Global Health
