Orlando, s;
Triulzi, i;
Ciccacci, f;
Palla, i;
Palombi, l;
Marazzi, m c;
Giuliano, m;
Floridia, m;
Mancinelli, s;
Mutemba, e;
Turchetti, g.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) represents the ninth leading cause of death worldwide. In 2016 are estimated 1.3 million TB deaths among HIV negative people and an additional 374,000 deaths among HIV positive people. In 2016 are estimated 1.4 million new cases of TB in people living with HIV (PLHIV), 74% o...
Comorbidity,
Cost-Benefit Analysis,
Delayed Diagnosis,
Diagnostic Tests, Routine/methods,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Mass Screening/methods,
Reproducibility of Results,
Tuberculosis/epidemiology,
Tuberculosis/diagnosis,
Tuberculosis/therapy,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
High-Throughput Screening Assays/economics,
Mozambique
Retention in anti-retroviral therapy (ART) presents a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In
Mozambique, after roll-out to peripheral facilities, the 12-month retention rate was reported
mostly from sites with an electronic patient tracking system (EPTS), representing only 65%
of patients. We conducted a na...
Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
Death,
Lost to Follow-Up,
Patient Identification Systems,
HIV,
Adolescent,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
HIV Testing,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
HIV/drug effects,
Pregnancy
Background: Malaria continues to be a major public health concern in Africa. Approximately 3.2 billion people worldwide are still at risk of contracting malaria, and 80% of deaths caused by malaria are concentrated in only 15 countries, most of which are in Africa. These high-burden countries have achiev...
Climate,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Spatial Analysis,
Altitude,
Geographic Information Systems,
Geographic Mapping,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Prevalence,
Public Health,
Risk Assessment,
Risk Factors,
Temperature
Background: On 9 January 2015, in a rural town in Mozambique, >230 persons became sick and 75 died of an illness linked to drinking pombe, a traditional alcoholic beverage.
Methods: An investigation was conducted to identify case patients and determine the cause of the outbreak. A case patient was define...
Gudo, Eduardo Samo;
Cook, Kyla;
Kasper, Amelia M;
Vergara, Alfredo;
Salomão, Cristolde;
Oliveira, Fernanda;
Ismael, Hamida;
Saeze, Cristovão;
Mosse, Carla;
Fernandes, Quinhas;
Viegas, Sofia Omar;
Baltazar, Cynthia Semá;
Doyle, Timothy J;
Yard, Ellen;
Steck, Alaina;
Serret, Mayda;
Falconer, Travis M;
Kern, Sara E;
Brzezinski, Jennifer L;
Turner, James A;
Boyd, Brian L;
Jani, Ilesh V.
Background: On 9 January 2015, in a rural town in Mozambique, >230 persons became sick and 75 died of an illness linked to drinking pombe, a traditional alcoholic beverage.
Methods: An investigation was conducted to identify case patients and determine the cause of the outbreak. A case patient was define...
Ford, Natan;
Meintjes, Graeme;
Calmy, Alexandra;
Doherty, Meg;
Vojnov, Lara;
Victoria, Marco;
Doherty, Meg;
Penazzato, Martina;
Migone, Chantal;
By grave, Helen.
Em 2017, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) publicou diretrizes para o manejo da doença avançada pelo vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV) dentro de uma abordagem de saúde pública. Dados recentes sugerem que mais de um terço das pessoas que iniciam a terapêutica anti-retroviral (TARV) o fa...
Jessen , Neusa;
Damasceno, Albertino;
Silva-Matos, Carla;
Tuzine, Edite;
Madede , Tavares;
Mahoque , Raquel;
Padrão, Patrícia;
Mbofana , Francisco;
Polónia , Jorge;
Lunet , Nuno.
To assess the current prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of arterial hypertension in Mozambican population, including adolescents and young adults, and to appraise their trends over the past decade, for the 25–64 years old population.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study of a representative sam...
Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Hypertension/drug therapy,
Hypertension/epidemiology,
Hypertension/physiopathology,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Jessen , Neusa;
Damasceno, Albertino;
Silva-Matos , Carla;
Tuzine, Edite;
Madede , Tavares;
Mahoque , Raquel;
Padrão , Patrícia;
Mbofana , Francisco;
Polónia , Jorge;
Lunet, Nuno.
To assess the current prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of arterial hypertension in Mozambican population, including adolescents and young adults, and to appraise their trends over the past decade, for the 25–64 years old population.
A cross-sectional study of a representative sample of the...
Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Hypertension/drug therapy,
Hypertension/epidemiology,
Hypertension/physiopathology,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Trevisan, chiara;
Devleesschauwer, drecht;
Praet, nicolas;
Praet, nicolas;
Pondja, alberto;
Assane, yunus amade;
Dorny, pierre;
Thamsborg, stig milan;
Magnussen, pascal;
Johasen, maria vang.
Background: The zoonotic parasite Taenia solium is endemic in Angónia district, Tete province, Mozambique, though the burden of the disease complex is unknown.
Methods: As part of two cross-sectional studies on human and porcine cysticercosis in the area, unique epidemiological and cost data were colle...
Verani, jennifer r;
Massora, sérgio;
Acacio, sozinho;
Santos, rita teresa;
Vubil, delfino;
Pimenta, fabiana;
Moura, Iaci;
Whitney, cynthia g;
Costa, maria helena;
Macete, eusébio;
Matsinhe, Mmria benigna;
Carvalho, maria da gloria;
Sigauque, betuel.
Nasopharyngeal carriage is a precursor for pneumococcal disease and can be useful for evaluating pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV) impact. We studied pre-PCV pneumococcal carriage among HIV-infected and -uninfected children in Mozambique. Between October 2012 and March 2013, we enrolled HIV-infected c...
