objectiveCommunity ART groups (CAG), peer support groups involved in community ARTdistribution and mutual psychosocial support, were piloted to respond to staggering antiretroviraltreatment (ART) attrition in Mozambique. To understand the impact of CAG on long-term retention,we estimated mortality and lo...
Mozambique,
Mortality,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Psychosocial Support Systems,
Persons,
Cohort Studies,
HIV,
Residence Characteristics,
Health Services Accessibility,
Patients,
Prevalence,
World Health Organization,
Community Participation,
Medicine,
Risk Factors,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count
To estimate the prevalence, incidence and determinants of herpes simplex type 2 (HSV-2) infection, and associations between HSV-2 and incident HIV infection, among women at higher risk for HIV infection in Beira, Mozambique.
Methods: Between 2009 and 2012, 411 women aged 18-35 years at higher risk of HI...
d0154830,
Infections/complications,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Seropositivity,
Herpes Genitalis/complications,
Herpes Genitalis/epidemiology,
Herpesvirus 2, Human,
Prevalence,
Incidence,
Mozambique/epidemiology
O inquérito biológico e comportamental (IBBS Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey) em Pessoas que Injectam Drogas (PID) foi o primeiro a ser realizado nesta população e tinha como objectivos: estimar a prevalência do HIV, hepatite B (HBV) e hepatite C (HCV); estimar o tamanho da população d...
Population Density,
Unsafe Sex,
HIV,
Prevalence,
Mozambique,
Hepatitis B virus,
Hepatitis C Antibodies,
Health Services,
Persons,
Drug Users,
Risk-Taking,
Epidemiologic Studies,
Health Surveys
Situação do HIV na região
A epidemia de HIV na África Subsaariana continua a ser causa
de uma signifi cativa taxa de mortalidade e morbilidade, tendo
esta região uma parte desproporcionada da carga global,
conforme mostra a descrição a seguir. Enquanto o número
de novas infecções na África...
HIV,
Miners,
Epidemiologic Surveillance Services,
Health Services Accessibility,
Unsafe Sex,
Sexual Partners,
Health Surveys/statistics & numerical data,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Surveys and Questionnaires/statistics & numerical data,
Occupational Groups/classification,
Hepatitis B virus
Human milk and infant gut microbiota are essential for the immune system maturation and protection against infections. There is scarce information on the microbiological composition of breast milk in general, and none from developing countries. The objective of the study was to characterize the breast mi...
Bacteria/classification,
Bacteria/genetics,
Black People,
Coinfection,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Feces/microbiology,
Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Lactation,
Microbiota,
Milk, Human/microbiology,
Milk, Human/virology,
Mothers,
Prevalence,
Mozambique
Objective: To describe the burden, clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of severe malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years.
Design: Retrospective study of hospital-based data systematically collected from January 2001 to December 2010.
Setting: Rural Mozambican district hospital.
Subj...
Ambulatory Care Facilities,
Breast Feeding,
Comorbidity,
Diarrhea,
Hospital Mortality,
Hospitalization,
Hospitals, District,
Population Surveillance,
Prevalence,
Retrospective Studies,
Rural Population,
Severity of Illness Index,
Protein-Energy Malnutrition/complications,
Protein-Energy Malnutrition/epidemiology,
Protein-Energy Malnutrition/mortality,
Malnutrition/complications,
Malnutrition/epidemiology,
Malnutrition/mortality,
Malaria/parasitology,
Mozambique/epidemiology
A epidemia do HIV, em Moçambique, continua a ameaçar o futuro social e económico do país. Em alguns locais do país, mais de um quarto dos adultos estão infectados. A prevalência nacional do HIV é a oitava mais alta do mundo. Ao longo da década passada, Moçambique realizou avanços encorajadores...
Background: Asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum parasitemia (APFP) has been reported to be highly prevalent in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region heavily burdened by malaria, yet, the impact of APFP on the immunological reference values have not yet been established. This study was aimed at i) determine the pre...
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Mandomando, Inacio;
Acacio, Sozinho;
Nhalungo, Delino;
Sacoor, Charfudin;
Nhacolo, Ariel;
Macete, Eusebio;
Nhabanga, Arnaldo;
Quintó, Llorenç;
Kotloff, Karen;
Levine, Myron M;
Nasrin, Dilruba;
Farag, Tamer;
Bassat, Quique;
Alonso, Pedro.
In the predominantly rural Manhiça district, in southern Mozambique, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years. Caretakers randomly selected from the Demographic Surveillance Database were invited to participate in a community-based survey on use of healthcare services ...
Caregivers/psychology,
Diarrhea, Infantile/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Health Surveys,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Prevalence,
Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Risk Factors,
Rural Population,
Severity of Illness Index,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Background: Opt-out HIV testing is offered at 70% of antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Mozambique through the
prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient
quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or e...
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology,
Prevalence,
Sentinel Surveillance
