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Scaling up HIV viral load - lessons from the large-scale implementation of HIV early infant diagnosis and CD4 testing

J. int. aids soc; 20 (7), 2012
The scale-up of effective HIV viral load (VL) testing is an urgent public health priority. Implementation of testing is supported by the availability of accurate, nucleic acid based laboratory and point-of-care (POC) VL technologies and strong WHO guidance recommending routine testing to identify treatme...

Quality of HIV care provided by non-physician clinicians and physicians in Mozambique: a retrospective cohort study

AIDS (Lond.); 24 (1), 2012
Objectives: To compare HIV care quality provided by non-physician clinicians (NPC) and physicians. Design: Retrospective cohort study assessing the relationship between provider cadre and HIV care quality among non-pregnant adult patients initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the national HIV care ...

HIV knowledge and health seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Sahara J (Online); 9 (1), 2012
HIV prevalence rates in Zambézia Province were estimated to be 12.6% in 2009. A number of educational campaigns have been aimed at improving HIV transmission and prevention knowledge among community members in an effort to reduce infection rates. These campaigns have also encouraged people to seek healt...

Análise da prevalência de HIV em mulheres grávidas de moçambique (2001‐2007)
Analysis of HIV prevalence in pregnant women in mozambique (2001-2007)Analysis of HIV prevalence in pregnant women in Mozambique (2001-2007)

A Vigilância Epidemiológica do HIV‐SIDA, permite conhecer diferentes aspectos relacionados à distribuição e à disseminação da infecção pelo HIV. Dados obtidos por estes estudos são de fundamental importância para definir programas de prevenção e controle desta doença. Neste trabalho são...

Risk of extended viral resistance in human immunodeficiency virus-1-infected Mozambican children after first-line treatment failure

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 28 (12), 2009
Background: Resistant virus may be selected by sub-optimal control of HIV-1 replication during antiretroviral treatment. The incidence and profile of resistance in children receiving World Health Organization-recommended treatment remains to be evaluated on a large scale. Goals: Assessment of the frequen...