As survival among people living with HIV (PLHIV) improves with universal HIV treatment, new strategies are needed to support management of co-morbidities like type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed prediabetes and T2D prevalence and risk factors using haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) among PLHIV on antiretroviral the...
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/drug therapy,
Prediabetic State,
Glycated Hemoglobin,
Blood Glucose,
Humans,
Kenya/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/complications,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Prediabetic State/epidemiology,
Prediabetic State/diagnosis
Background: Local estimates of HIV-prevalence provide information that can be used to target interventions and consequently increase the efficiency of resources. This enhanced allocation can lead to better health outcomes, including the control of the disease spread, and for more people.
Methods: In thi...
Calgaro, serena;
Isidoris, valentina;
Girotto, cristian;
Chhaganlal, kajal;
Moiane, jorge;
Putoto, giovanni;
Da dalt, liviana;
Trevisanuto, daniele;
Verlato, giovanna;
Pizzol, damiano.
Malnutrition is still a major public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa and Mozambique. The main aim of this
study was to evaluate the adherence to the nutritional rehabilitation program (NRP) and its impact on the growth of
malnourished children in Beira, Mozambique. The secondary aim was to verify the ...
Nacarapa, edy;
Verdu, m elisa;
Nacarapa, joana;
Chongo, bartolomeu;
Osorio , dulce;
Munyangaju, isabelle;
Mugabe, didier;
Paredes, roger;
Chamarro , ana;
Revollo, boris;
Alexandre, silvio s;
Simango, mulassua;
Torrus, diego;
Ramos-Rincon, jose-manuel.
HIV remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality for people living in many low-income countries. With an HIV prevalence of 12.4% among people aged over 15 years, Mozambique was ranked in 2019 as one of eight countries with the highest HIV rates in the world. We analyzed routinely collected data from ...
Introduction: migrant mine workers are susceptible
to engage in risky sexual behaviour due to their high
mobility, putting at risk their families and home
communities. Because comprehensive knowledge
about HIV/AIDS is a key factor in reducing HIV
infections, this study aims to understand the current...
Letang, Emilio;
Rakislova, Natalia;
Martinez, Miguel J;
Hurtado, Juan Carlos;
Carrilho, Carla;
Bene, Rosa;
Mandomando , Inacio;
Nhampossa , Tacilta;
Chicamba , Valéria;
Luis, Elvira;
Ismail, Mamudo R;
Fernandes , Fabiola;
Lorenzoni, Cesaltina;
Ferreira , Luiz;
Freire, Monique;
Calvo, Maria Teresa Rodrigo;
Guerrero, José;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Maixenchs, Maria;
Navarro , Mireia;
Casas, Isaac;
Marimon, Lorena;
Macete, Eusebio;
Lacerda, Marcus;
Bassat, Quique;
Ordi , Jaume.
Available information on the causes of death among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) remains scarce. We aimed to provide data on causes of death in PLHIV from two LMICs, Brazil and Mozambique, to assess the impact of clinical misdiagnosis ...
Izco, Santiago;
Murias-Closas, Adrià;
Jordan, Alexander M;
Greene, Gregory;
Catorze, Nteruma;
Chiconela, Helio;
Garcia, Juan Ignacio;
Blanco-Arevalo, Alejandro;
Febrer, Anna;
Casellas, Aina;
Saavedra, Belén;
Chiller, Tom;
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Garcia-Basteiro, Alberto;
Letang, Emilio.
Introduction: AIDS-mortality remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa, largely driven by advanced HIV disease (AHD). We nested a study in an existing tuberculosis (TB) contact-tracing intervention (Xpatial-TB). The aim was to assess the burden of AHD among high-risk people living with HIV (PLHIV) ...
Kenga, Darlenne B;
Gebretsadik, Tebeb;
Simbine, Samuel;
Simbine, Samuel;
Maússe, Fabião E;
Charles, Pedro;
Zaqueu, Ernesto;
Fernando, Hermenegilda F;
Sacarlal, Jahit;
Moon, Troy D.
Background: Bacteremia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Children infected with HIV present with patterns of bacteremia generally associated with poor prognosis. In Mozambique, data on bacteremia are sparce.
Methods: We conducted an observational study of HIV-infected and HIV-expose...
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use,
Bacteremia/epidemiology,
Bacteremia/drug therapy,
Community-Acquired Infections/drug therapy,
Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology,
Fever/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/complications,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
Microbial Sensitivity Tests,
Staphylococcal Infections/drug therapy,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Altered mental status (AMS) is a priority presenting sign that must be assessed in HIV-infected, febrile children, yet diagnosis is difficult in areas with limited diagnostic capacity. Malaria and bacterial meningitis have been reported as the most common causes of AMS in febrile children presenting to t...
Thompson, ricardo;
Nelson, robert;
Casavant, isabelle;
Pals, sherri;
Bonzela, juvencio;
Jaramillo, alicia;
Cardoso, judite;
Ujamaa, dawud;
Tamele, stelio;
Chivurre, victor;
Malimane, inacio;
Pathmanathan, ishani;
Heitzinger, kristen;
Wei, stanley;
Couto, Aleny;
Vergara, alfredo.
Introduction: WHO recommends implementing a mix of community and facility testing strategies to diagnose 95% of persons living with HIV (PLHIV). In Mozambique, a country with an estimated 506,000 undiagnosed PLHIV, use of home-based HIV testing services (HBHTS) to help achieve the 95% target has not been...
