Background
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with t...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern and a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the few high-burden countries where incidence rates have not improved in recent years. The estimated TB incidence rate in 2014 was 552 cases per 100 000 population and t...
HIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV prevalence provinces in Mozam...
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with the method i...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Reminder Systems,
Telemedicine/methods,
Text Messaging,
HIV,
Health Education,
Communication,
Supply
Provision of effective contraception to HIV-positive women of reproductive age is critical to effective management of HIV infection and prevention of both vertical and horizontal HIV transmission in developing countries. This exploratory retrospective study examines contraceptive use during the prolonged...
Characteristics, HIV risk, and program coverage for underage female sex workers (FSW) are rarely systematically described worldwide. We compared characteristics of underage (15-17 years old) and adult (≥18 years old) FSW in three main urban areas of Mozambique (Maputo, Beira and Nampula) using data fro...
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
Maixenchs, maria;
Boene, helena;
Anselmo, rui;
Mindu, carolina;
Alonso, pedro;
Menéndez, clara;
Macete, Eusébio;
Pool, robert;
Letang, emílio;
Naniche, denise;
Munguambe, khátia.
Objective: The objective of this qualitative study was to explore how clinical symptoms may affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV patients, and to explore factors, perceptions and attitudes related to adherence to therapy.
Design: A qualitative study was carried out in the context of th...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/adverse effects,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/adverse effects,
Family Characteristics,
HIV/drug effects,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Hospitals, Rural,
Medication Adherence,
Prospective Studies,
Qualitative Research,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Schacht, Carolina de;
Lucas, Carlota;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Machekano, Rhoderick;
Chongo, Patrina;
Temmerman, Marlen;
Guay, Laura;
Tobaiwa, Oceano;
Kassaye, Seble;
Jani, Ilesh.
A anemia, a sífilis e o VIH são doenças de grande impacto entre as mulheres grávidas na África Subsariana. Foi realizado um estudo quase experimental em quatro unidades de saúde no sul de Moçambique para avaliar o efeito das tecnologias no local de atendimento para quantificação de hemoglobina, ...
Blood Glucose,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/complications,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/therapy,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/epidemiology,
Glycated Hemoglobin,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/complications,
Prediabetic State/diagnosis,
Prediabetic State/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology
