Introdução: As doenças crónicas não transmissíveis (DNTs) são responsáveis por quase três quartos de todas as
mortes no mundo. A prevalência de DNTs e seus factores de risco metabólicos e comportamentais estão a aumentar
rapidamente nas áreas urbanas africanas. Identificar os factores de ...
A preocupação global sobre a transmissão do HIV entre as populações-chave
(PC) é amplamente reconhecida devido aos comportamentos sexuais de
alto risco e o uso de drogas injectáveis. Moçambique enfrenta uma epidemia
generalizada de HIV, com uma prevalência estimada de 12,5% em indivíduos
ad...
A preocupação global sobre a transmissão do HIV entre as populações-chave
(PC) é amplamente reconhecida devido aos comportamentos sexuais de
alto risco e o uso de drogas injectáveis. Moçambique enfrenta uma epidemia
generalizada de HIV, com uma prevalência estimada de 12,5% em indivíduos
ad...
González, Raquel;
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Mombo-Ngoma, Ghyslain;
Mischlinger, Johannes;
Esen, Meral;
Tchouatieu, André-Marie;
Mendes, Anete;
Figueroa-Romero, Antía;
Zoleko-Manego, Rella;
Lell, Bertrand;
Lagler, Heimo;
Stoeger, Linda;
Dimessa, Lia Betty;
El Gaaloul, Myriam;
Sanz, Sergi;
Méndez, Susana;
Piqueras, Mireia;
Sevene, Esperança;
Ramharter, Michael;
Saúte, Francisco;
Menendez, Clara.
For this randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial, women with HIV attending the first antenatal care clinic visit, resident in the study area, and with a gestational age up to 28 weeks were enrolled at five sites in Gabon and Mozambique. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to rec...
Antimalarials/administration & dosage,
Artemisinins/administration & dosage,
Double-Blind Method,
Drug Combinations,
Gabon,
HIV Infections/complications,
Malaria/therapy,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Piperazines,
Pregnancy Complications,
Quinolines/administration & dosage,
Treatment Outcome,
Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination,
Antimalarials/therapeutic use,
Antimalarials/adverse effects,
Artemisinins/adverse effects,
Artemisinins/therapeutic use,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/therapy,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control
Background: The Data to Care (D2C) strategy uses multiple sources
of complementary data on HIV clients and related services to identify
individuals with gaps in HIV treatment. Although D2C has been
widely used in the United States, there is no evidence on its use in
other settings, such as countries ...
Men who have sex with Men (MSM) are known to contribute to increased HIV prevalence as an integral part of key populations with high vulnerability to HIV/AIDS due to their sexual behaviours. Mozambique conducted two rounds of bio-behavioral surveys (BBS) in this population with the main objective of esti...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Homosexuality, Male/statistics & numerical data,
Homosexuality, Male/psychology,
d0127470,
d0001630,
Prevalence,
d0123070,
Risk-Taking
In Mozambique, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are estimated to be
prevalent, but diagnosis and treatment of curable STIs rely only on syndromic
management. We examined the prevalence of four non-viral STIs and HIV-1/2,
based on etiological diagnosis, associations with sociodemographic and
behavio...
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant global health concern, ranking as the third most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer-related deaths. However, in Africa, CRC is the fifth most common invasive malignancy. Limited data hinder our understanding of the evolving burden of ...
Matambisso, Glória;
Brokhattingen, Nanna;
Maculuve, Sónia;
Cístero, Pau;
Mbeve, Henriques;
Escoda, Anna;
Bambo, Gizela;
Cuna, Boaventura;
Melembe, Cardoso;
Ndimande, Nelo;
Tetteh, Kevin K. A;
Drakeley, Chris;
Gamain, Benoit;
Chitnis, Chetan;
Chauhan, Virander;
Quintó, Llorenç;
Macete, Eusébio;
Mayor, Alfredo.
Objective: The effectiveness of intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in pregnancy with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (IPTp-SP) is threatened by increasing SP-resistance in Africa. We assessed the level of SP-resistance markers, and the clinical and parasitological effectiveness of IPTp-SP in southern...
Pyrimethamine,
Malaria, Falciparum,
Drug Resistance,
Chemoprevention/methods,
Antimalarials/therapeutic use,
Sulfadoxine,
Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols,
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/therapy,
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/prevention & control,
Mozambique/epidemiology
O presente relatório de principais indicadores do inquérito sobre o mapeamento e
estimativa do tamanho da população-chave (PC) da província de Inhambane, 2023,
apresenta os resultados descritivos de todos os hotspots da PC identificados na
província de Inhambane, os serviços disponíveis para essa...
