Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Mozambique. Prevalence and factors associated with malaria are not well studied among children in rural Zambézia Province. Whether prevalence of malaria varies across diverse districts within the province is unknown. Methods: A cross...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Diagnosis,
Education,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Prevalence,
Logistic Models,
Methods,
Blood,
Diagnostic Tests, Routine,
Fever,
Beds,
Cross-Sectional Studies
This is the first integrated biological and behavioral surveillance survey among long-distance truck drivers (LDTD) in Mozambique. Using modified time-location sampling in 2012 at a key transportation junction (Inchope), we enrolled 327 male LDTD. HIV prevalence was 15.4 % (95 % confidence interval : 11....
Condoms/statistics & numerical data,
Mozambique,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Motor Vehicles,
Occupations,
Prevalence,
Risk Factors,
Risk-Taking,
Safe Sex/psychology,
Safe Sex/statistics & numerical data,
Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data,
Sexual Partners,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Transportation,
Unsafe Sex/psychology,
Unsafe Sex/statistics & numerical data
A tuberculose (TB) é uma doença infecciosa que ameaça a humanidade há séculos. Recentemente grandes
avanços foram conseguidos no combate à tuberculose, entretanto a resistência bacilar e a coinfecção pelo
Vírus de Imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) persistem como os principais desafios dos program...
Drug Resistance, Bacterial,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/drug effects,
Genotype,
Antibiotics, Antitubercular/pharmacology,
Coinfection,
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/microbiology,
Prevalence,
Tuberculosis/microbiology,
Microbial Sensitivity Tests,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Em 2013, havia no mundo 3,2 milhões de crianças vivendo com HIV, com
91% de infecções ocorrendo em crianças na África subsaariana, através da transmissão
de mãe para filho (Transmissão vertical -TV). E sem nenhuma intervenção, o risco de
TV varia de 15% a 25% nos países desenvolvidos e de 25...
Public Health,
Coinfection,
HIV,
Infections,
HIV Infections,
Epidemiological Monitoring,
Women,
Prevalence,
Syphilis,
Syphilis, Congenital,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical,
Mozambique
O HIV e o SIDA continuam a constituir um dos mais destacáveis desafios de saúde pública em Moçambique. O Plano Estratégico Nacional de Combate ao HIV e SIDA para o quinquénio 2015-2019 - PEN IV, mantém a abordagem multissectorial que o Governo vem seguindo desde o ano 2000. Esta abordagem reforça...
Public Health,
HIV/growth & development,
Prevalence,
Infections,
Epidemics,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control,
Mozambique,
Mentoring,
Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration,
Disaster Mitigation,
Tissues,
Bathroom Equipment/trends,
Health Councils/organization & administration,
Spouses/statistics & numerical data,
Chemistry, Pharmaceutical/instrumentation,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/drug therapy,
Civil Society
Background: An observational study was conducted in Maputo, Mozambique, to investigate trends in prevalence of HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) in antiretroviral (ART) naïve subjects initiating highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART).
Methodology/principal findings: To evaluate the pattern of drug res...
Ambulatory Care,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
Drug Resistance, Viral,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV-1/drug effects,
Host-Pathogen Interactions,
Mutation,
Prevalence,
Treatment Failure,
Viral Load/radiation effects,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Drug Resistance, Viral/genetics,
Genotype,
HIV Infections/rehabilitation,
HIV Infections/virology,
HIV-1/genetics,
HIV-1/physiology,
Viral Load/genetics
Nala, Rassul;
Cummings, Beverley;
Celso, Inguane;
Benedetti, Marcos;
Chissano, Marcos;
Sathane, Isabel;
Young, Peter;
Silva, Danilo;
Mirjahangir, Joy;
Grasso, Mike;
Raymond, H Fisher;
McFarland, Willi;
Lane, Tim.
The population of men who have sex with men (MSM) has been largely ignored in HIV-related policies and programming in Mozambique and there is little information about the contribution of MSM to the HIV epidemic. An integrated biological and behavioral study among MSM using respondent-driven sampling was ...
Mozambique,
HIV Infections/blood,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
Homosexuality, Male/statistics & numerical data,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Prevalence,
Risk Factors,
Risk-Taking,
Seroepidemiologic Studies,
Vulnerable Populations/statistics & numerical data
In Mozambique, malaria is still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality,
accounting for about 44,0% of cases seen in outpatients and 57,0% of admissions in pediatric
wards. The mass distribution of mosquito nets treated with long lasting insecticide
(REMILD) is one of the preve...
Segundo OMS, em 2013 aproximadamente 35 milhões de pessoas no Mundo estavam infectadas pelo HIV e destes, aproximadamente 24,7 milhões viviam na África Subsariana. Em Moçambique, a prevalência é de 11,5% na população com 15-49 anos de idade. O aumento da prevalência do HIV na década de 80, prov...
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes,
Sexually Transmitted Diseases,
Tuberculosis,
T-Lymphocytes,
HIV Infections,
CD4 Antigens,
Cells,
Viral Load,
Prevalence,
Immune System,
Patients,
Health Centers
Introduction: Chest radiography remains a critical tool for diagnosing intrathoracic tuberculosis (TB) in young children who are unable to expectorate. We describe the radiological findings in children under 3 years of age investigated for TB in the district of Manhiça, southern Mozambique, an area with...
HIV Infections/diagnostic imaging,
Infant, Newborn,
Mozambique,
Pleural Effusion/epidemiology,
Prevalence,
Radiography,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnostic imaging,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Pleural Effusion/diagnostic imaging,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/epidemiology
