The Community Antiretroviral (ARV) Therapy Support Group (CASG) program aims to address
low retention rates in Mozambique’s HIV treatment program and the absorptive capacity of the
country’s health facilities. CASG provides patients with the opportunity to form groups, whose
members provide peer supp...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
Community Health Services/organization & administration,
Focus Groups,
d0126570,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Interpersonal Relations,
Medication Adherence,
Mozambique,
Program Evaluation,
Qualitative Research,
Retention in Care,
Self-Help Groups,
Social Networking
Sevene, esperança;
Banda, clifford G;
Mukaka, mavuto;
Maculuve, sonia;
Vala, anifa;
Macuacua, salésio;
Piqueras, mireia;
Phiri, linda kalilani;
Mallewa, jane;
Terlouw, dianne J;
Khoo, saye H;
Lalloo, david G;
Mwapasa, victor.
Background: HIV-infected individuals on antiretroviral therapy (ART) require treatment with artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) when infected with malaria. Dihydroartemisinin–piperaquine (DPQ) is recommended for treatment of Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but its efcacy and safety has not been ...
Contexte : L’épidémie du virus de l’immunodéficience humaine au Mozambique est un problème grave de santé publique et le Ministère de la Santé a étendu le traitement antirétroviral à tous les districts du pays. Cependant, on constate un nombre élevé d’abandon du traitement encore insuff...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Anti-Retroviral Agents,
Anthropology, Cultural,
Medication Adherence,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
Developing Countries,
Plants, Medicinal,
Epidemics/prevention & control,
Medicine, African Traditional,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/pharmacology,
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use
Background: In Mozambique, HIV infection remains a leading cause of adolescent mortality. With advances in antiretroviral treatment (ART), the population of adolescents living with vertically-acquired HIV is growing. Most studies of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) focus on older youth with horizontal...
O Vírus de Imunodeficiência Humana (VIH) e Síndroma de
Imunodeficiência Adquirida (SIDA) continuam sendo um dos graves problemas de
saúde pública. A terapia antirretroviral (TARV) veio para a melhoria da qualidade
de vida, aumento da sobrevida dos pacientes infetados, mas o desafio da adesão é
ba...
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
O Programa Nacional de Controlo (PNC) de ITS-HIV/SIDA é a entidade do Serviço Nacional de Saúde responsável pela gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV. A sua missão é de coordenar, regulamentar e prestar cuidados e tratamento às pessoas vivendo com HIV. Para responder de forma estrat...
Annual Report,
HIV,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Health Policy,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Circumcision, Male,
Communicable Disease Control,
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections,
Anti-Retroviral Agents,
Mozambique,
Health Services Administration
Em resposta ao plano de aceleração de TARV, registamos uma expansão do acesso aos cuidados e tratamento para HIV nos últimos anos. O Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) com as suas limitações em recursos humanos e de infraestruturas, apresenta grandes desafios para oferecer serviços com a qualidade ...
O Programa Nacional de Controlo (PNC) de ITS-HIV/SIDA é a entidade do Serviço Nacional de Saúde responsável pela gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV. A sua missão é de coordenar, regulamentar e prestar cuidados e tratamento às pessoas vivendo com HIV. Para responder de forma estrat...
Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
HIV,
HIV/immunology,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases/drug therapy,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Mozambique,
Patients,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/administration & dosage,
Circumcision, Male
Background
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with t...
