epidemiological estimates from the 2021 Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) emphasize the existing gender disparities, where women face a higher risk of HIV/AIDS exposure. In Mozambique, as of 2021, the HIV prevalence rate among the adult population stood at 12.5%, with an even more concern...
Castro, Lucia Carratala;
Ssengooba, Willy;
Kay, Alex;
Acácio, Sozinho;
Ehrlich, Joanna;
DiNardo, Andrew R;
Shiba, Shiba;
Nsubuga, Joachim K;
Munguambe, Shilzia;
Cervera, Belén Saavedra;
Manjate, Patricia;
Mulengwa, Durbbin;
Sibandze, Busizwe;
Ziyane, Mangaliso;
Kasule, George;
Mambuque, Edson;
Sekadde, Moorine Penninah;
Wobudeya, Eric;
Joloba, Moses L;
Heyckendorf, Jan;
Lange, Christoph;
Hermans, Sabine;
Mandalakas, Anna;
Basteiro, Alberto L García;
Varela, Elisa Lopez.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Children and people living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of mortality, particularly in the absence of rapid diagnosis. The main challenges of diagnosing TB in these populations are due to the unspecific and paucibacillary di...
HIV Infections/complications,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Tuberculosis/diagnosis,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
Multicenter Studies as Topic,
Prospective Studies,
Sensitivity and Specificity,
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
Uganda
To minimize the risk of vaccine-derived poliovirus emergences, the novel oral poliovirus vaccine type 2 (nOPV2), was bioengineered to have increased genetic stability compared to Sabin OPV and recommended for outbreak response Emergency Use Listing by WHO. Although pregnant women are not a target populat...
d0631300,
d0149300,
d0063010,
d0072300,
d0123060,
d0146150,
Mozambique,
Infant, Newborn/growth & development,
Longitudinal Studies,
Poliomyelitis/prevention & control,
Poliovirus Vaccine, Inactivated,
Poliovirus Vaccine, Oral/pharmacology,
Poliovirus,
Pregnancy,
Stillbirth/epidemiology
De Schacht, Caroline;
Lucas, Carlota;
Paulo, Paula;
Fernando, Anibal Naftal;
Chinai, Jalilo Ernesto;
Silva, Wilson P;
Amane, Guita;
Sultane, Thebora;
Honwana, Nely;
Malimane, Inacio;
Couto, Aleny;
Yu, Zhihong;
Wester, C William.
Background
In 2021, Mozambique initiated community-based oral HIV self-testing (HIVST) to increase testing access and uptake among priority groups, including adult males, adolescents, and young adults. Within an HIVST pilot project, we conducted a performance evaluation assessing participants’ ability ...
Background: Understanding determinants of preventive sexual behaviours is important for intervention efforts to support these behaviours and, thereby, reduce STIs and HIV burden. In general, there is limited insight into determinants of preventive behaviours among university students in Mozambique. There...
Henriques, Viola;
Bi, Angela;
Khosa, Dalva;
Mateus, Zacarias;
da Rocha, Massada;
Amado, Vand;
Taela, Atanásio;
DeUgarte, Daniel A;
Schindele, Andreas;
Buck, W. Chris.
To close diagnostic gaps for children living with HIV, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends routine opt-out provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) for inpatient wards in high-prevalence countries, which includes nucleic acid testing as part of Early Infant Diagnosis (EID) programmes ...
Globally, People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) have limited healthcare, treatment, and prevention services, and they frequently experience stigma and negative attitudes toward healthcare providers when accessing services. Mozambique, with a general population HIV prevalence of 12.5%, has one of the highest rat...
Epidemics,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
d0036950,
d0066780,
d0149440,
d0550300,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Substance Abuse, Intravenous/complications,
Substance Abuse, Intravenous/epidemiology,
Substance Abuse, Intravenous/therapy
Curto, Ariadna;
Nunes, Jovito;
Milà, Carles;
Nhacolo, Arsenio;
Hänninen, Risto;
Sofiev, Mikhail;
Valentín, Antònia;
Saúte, Francisco;
Kogevinas, Manolis;
Sacoor, Charfudin;
Bassat, Quique;
Tonne, Cathryn.
Background: Epidemiological evidence linking exposure to landscape fires to child health remains scarce. We assessed the association between daily landscape fire smoke and child hospital visits and admissions in the Manhiça district, Mozambique, an area characterised by frequent forest and cropland fire...
Nguimfack, Alexandre;
Filipe, Eudoxia;
Filimao, Dercio;
Mizela, José;
Bila, Erica;
Matsinhe, Mercia;
Deus, Maria Inês Tomo de;
Gaspar, Irenio;
Ruano, Maria;
Armando, Luis;
Tiberi, Orrin.
A doença avançada por HIV (DAH) é um obstáculo ainda presente na cascata de cuidados e tratamento em Moçambique e tem o potencial de atrasar o progresso do país em direcção aos objectivos 95-95-95 da ONUSIDA para 2025. Uma melhor compreensão da prevalência e características demográficas de pe...
O primeiro caso de SIDA em Moçambique foi diagnosticado em 1986.1 Em 2024,
cerca de 2,4 milhões de moçambicanos estão a viver com o HIV.2 Em resposta à
recomendação da Organização Mundial da Saúde de criação de comités nacio
nais de luta contra o SIDA,3,4 em Agosto de 1986 foi criada a Com...
