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Mental health and ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Mozambique

AIDS care; 32 (2), 2023
Little is known about the mental health needs of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in Mozambique, including the potential relationship between mental health challenges and poor antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence. We examined mental health problems (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disord...

Enhancing retention in care in HIV-infected adolescents during COVID-19 in Mozambique: results from the DREAM program
Enhancing retention in care in HIV-infected adolescents during COVID-19 in Mozambique: results from the DREAM program

Introduction: Around 1,7 million adolescents aged 10-19 years worldwide are infected with HIV, 84% of them living in Sub-Saharan Africa. Mozambique is one of the countries with the highest prevalence of HIV in the world. According to UNAIDS, HIV services for adolescents should be tailored and specificall...

Health care services for survivors of gender-based violence: a community and clinic-based intervention in Zambézia province, Mozambique

AIDS Care; 35 (1), 2023
Moçambique introduziu directrizes para serviços integrados de violência baseada no género (VBG) em 2012. Em 2017, formámos prestadores de serviços em serviços empáticos e de apoio aos sobreviventes da VBG e introduzimos serviços domiciliários para sobreviventes que não têm acompanhamento. As ...

Demonstration project of a lay counselor delivered trans-diagnostic mental health intervention for newly diagnosed HIV patients in Mozambique

AIDS care; 35 (1), 2023
ABSTRACTCommon mental disorders (CMDs) are associated with poor HIV outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. The present study implemented a psychological therapy delivered in routine HIV care and examined its effects on HIV outcomes in Mozambique. The Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) was i...

Vozes silenciadas: vivências de pessoas que convivem com HIV na província de Gaza, Moçambique

OBJETIVO: No mundo, cerca de 16 milhões de mulheres vivem com HIV, muitas delas em idade reprodutiva. Esses níveis de infecção e as taxas de transmissão vertical ainda trazem grandes preocupações, devido à pouca intervenção terapêutica precoce em muitos países africanos. Em Moçambique, país...

Reasons for non-disclosure of HIV-Positive status to healthcare providers: a mixed methods study in Mozambique
Reasons for non-disclosure of HIV-Positive status to healthcare providers: a mixed methods study in Mozambique

BMC health serv. res.; 23 (1), 2023
Background: Non-disclosure of known HIV status by people living with HIV but undergoing HIV testing leads to waste of HIV testing resources and distortion of estimates of HIV indicators. In Mozambique, an estimated one-third of persons who tested positive already knew their HIV-positive status. To our kn...

Contribution of PEPFAR-Supported HIV and TB Molecular Diagnostic Networks to COVID-19 Testing Preparedness in 16 Countries

The US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) supports molecular HIV and tuberculosis diagnostic networks and information management systems in low- and middle-income countries. We describe how national programs leveraged these PEPFAR-supported laboratory resources for SARS-CoV-2 testing dur...

Evaluation of the HIV drug resistance surveillance system in Mozambique, 2017-2018
Evaluation of the HIV drug resistance surveillance system in Mozambique, 2017-2018

Pan Afr. med. j; 43 (162), 2022
In the past ten years, the prevalence of primary Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) drug resistance has ranged from zero to 25%, with higher and increasing rates in countries with access to antiretroviral therapy (ART), a specific case in Mozambique. World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that count...

Association between service readiness and PMTCT cascade efectiveness: a 2018 cross-sectional analysis from Manica province, Mozambique

Despite high coverage of maternal and child health services in Mozambique, prevention of mother to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) cascade outcomes remain sub-optimal. Delivery efectiveness is modifed by health system preparedness. Identifying modifable factors that impact quality of care and service ...

Examining oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) literacy among participants in an HIV vaccine trial preparedness cohort study

Background: Internationally-accredited laboratories are recognised for their superior test reliability, operational performance, quality management and competence. In a bid to meet international quality standards, the Mozambique National Institute of Health enrolled the National Tuberculosis Reference La...