Ao longo de algumas décadas, a epidemia do HIV e SIDA tornou-se num ícone de grandes questões que afligem o mundo devido a sua dinâmica que configura suas manifestações de acordo com as características culturais e sócio demográficas em diferentes populações. O HIV e SIDA constitui um dos grand...
Stigma has been implicated in poor outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) care. Reducing stigma is important for HIV prevention and long-term treatment success. Although stigma reduction interventions are conducted in Mozambique, little is known about the...
Evaluation of oral and anthropometric conditions in HIV-positive adolescents between 12 and 19 years of age, treated at the Maputo-Mozambique Central Hospital
O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar e comparar as condições de saúde bucal e antropométricas em adolescentes portadores da AIDS (Síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida) em Maputo-Moçambique e correlacioná-las com o número de linfócitos T CD4+. A amostra foi constituída por 143 adolescentes, ...
Tuberculosis (TB) presents a serious problem in Mozambique. HIV prevalence among TB patients is estimated at 47%. A delay in having their first CD4+ cell count could lead to a missed opportunity for ART initiation due to a CD4+ cell increase above the cut-off caused by TB treatment. The objective is to d...
Background: Southern African countries have borne the brunt of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Monitoring epidemiological dynamics is critical to identify the populations at greatest risk of infection and to guide control strategies.
Methods: A cross-sectional community-based study to determine age- and sex-spec...
Background: Measuring CD4 T-cell counts at low cost is relevant in dealing with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic throughout the developing world. The recently introduced novel concepts in gating strategies and sample stabilization facilitate affordable immunophenotyping by flow cytometry. ...
HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) can become a public health concern, especially in low- and middle-income countries where genotypic testing for people initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) is not available. For first-line regimens to remain effective, levels of transmitted drug resistance (TDR) need to be m...
