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Routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV testing not yet ready for HIV surveillance in Mozambique: a retrospective analysis of matched test results

Young, Peter W; Mahomed, Mussagy; Horth, Roberta Z; Shiraishi, Ray W; Jani, Ilesh V.
BMC infect. dis; 13 (244), 2013
Mozambique through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or even replace biannual sentinel serosurveys that currently serve as the primary HIV sur...
HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV Infections/prevention & control, HIV Infections/epidemiology, Sentinel Surveillance, HIV Infections/transmission, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data, Mozambique/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology
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Routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV testing not yet ready for HIV surveillance in Mozambique: a retrospective analysis of matched test results

Young, Peter W; Mahomed, Mussagy; Horth, Roberta Z; Shiraishi, Ray W; Jani, Ilesh V.
BMC infect. dis; 13 (96), 2013
Background: Opt-out HIV testing is offered at 70% of antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Mozambique through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or e...
HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data, Mozambique/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology, Prevalence, Sentinel Surveillance
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An autopsy study of maternal mortality in Mozambique: the contribution of infectious diseases

Clara, menndez; Romagosa, cleofe; Ismail, mamudo R; Carrilho, carla; Saute, francisco; Machungo, fernanda; Osman, nafissa; Bardaji, azucena; Quinto, llorenc; Dobano, carlota; Naniche, denise; Mayor, alfredo; Alonso, pedro L; Ordi, jaume.
PloS med; 5 (2), 2005
Background: Maternal mortality is a major health problem concentrated in resource-poor regions. Accurate data on its causes using rigorous methods is lacking, but is essential to guide policy-makers and health professionals to reduce this intolerable burden. The aim of this study was to accurately descri...
Communicable Diseases/etiology, Communicable Diseases/mortality, Communicable Diseases/pathology, Maternal Mortality/trends, Mozambique, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/pathology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/mortality
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