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Traditional healers as client advocates in the HIV-endemic region of maputo, mozambique: results from a qualitative study

Sahara J (Online); 18 (1), 2021
Traditional healers are commonly utilised throughout sub-Saharan Africa instead of - and in concert with - biomedical facilities. Traditional healers are trusted providers and prominent community members and could be important partners in improving engagement with HIV services in endemic contexts. Our st...

Adolescent, Pregnant, and HIV-Infected: Risk of Adverse Pregnancy and Perinatal Outcomes in Young Women from Southern Mozambique

Jpn. j. clin. med; 10 (8), 2021
Sub-Saharan Africa concentrates the burden of HIV and the highest adolescent fertility rates. However, there is limited information about the impact of the interaction between adolescence and HIV infection on maternal health in the region. Data collected prospectively from three clinical trials conducted...

Two Randomized Trials of Neutralizing Antibodies to Prevent HIV-1 Acquisition

N. Engl. j. med; 384 (11), 2021
BACKGROUND—Whether a broadly neutralizing antibody (bnAb) can be used to prevent human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) acquisition is unclear. METHODS—We enrolled at-risk cisgender men and transgender persons in the Americas and Europe in the HVTN 704/HPTN 085 trial and at-risk women in sub-Sah...

Reduced Placental Transfer of Antibodies Against a Wide Range of Microbial and Vaccine Antigens in HIV-Infected Women in Mozambique

Front. immunol; 12 (), 2021
Transplacental transfer of antibodies is essential for conferring protection in newborns against infectious diseases. We assessed the impact of different factors, including gestational age and maternal infections such as HIV and malaria, on the efficiency of cord blood levels and placental transfer of Ig...

Evaluation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission national health information system for HIV/AIDS, in southern region of Mozambique, April to November 2016

Pan Afr. med. j; 38 (26), 2021
Mozambique has a generalized HIV epidemic, among pregnant women, HIV prevalence is estimated at 15.8% with a vertical transmission rate of 14%, more than double global targets. We evaluate electronic national health information system (SIS-MA) performance to verify if the data flow procedures met its obj...

Estimating HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis need and impact in Malawi, Mozambique and Zambia: A geospatial and risk-based analysis

PloS med; 18 (1), 2021
Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a WHO-recommended HIV prevention method for people at high risk for acquiring HIV, is being increasingly implemented in many countries. Setting programmatic targets, particularly in generalised epidemics, could incorporate estimates of the size of the populatio...

Experiências e percepções sobre o HIV e sua influência na adesão ao tratamento antirretroviral em utentes policiais atendidos no centro de saúde do bairro de fomento província de Maputo em 2010

A polícia é uma força de defesa e segurança da soberania nacional susceptível as infecções por HIV. Sendo assim, a presente dissertação intutulada, “Experiências e percepções sobre a adesão ao tratamento antiretroviral em utentes do centro de saúde da polícia do bairro do fomento, na pro...

A infeção vih/sida em moçambique - estudo de caso

A análise da literatura médica internacional faz notar a ausência de documentos contendo uma abordagem transversal, relativa à infeção pelo Vírus da Imunodeficiência Humana (VIH) no quadro nacional Moçambicano, facto que motivou a elaboração deste documento. No ano 2010 a prevalência da infe...

HIV Encephalopathy in ART-Naïve, Hospitalized Infants in Mozambique

Introduction: The neurodevelopmental impact of HIV infection in older children has been welldescribed, with characterization of HIV-associated encephalopathy (HIVE) and associated cognitive defects. HIVE is relatively common in older children who were vertically infected. The sparse literature on HIVE in...

Community-based progress indicators for prevention of mother-to-child transmission and mortality rates in HIV-exposed children in rural Mozambique

Background: Eliminating mother-to-child HIV-transmission (EMTCT) implies a case rate target of new pediatric HIV-infections< 50/100,000 live-births and a transmission rate < 5%. We assessed these indicators at community-level in Mozambique, where MTCT is the second highest globally.. Methods: A cross-sec...