The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, entailing widespread school closures as well as acute disruptions to household livelihoods, had substantial consequences for adolescent well-being in low-income countries. We present novel evidence about the prevalence of mental health challenges among adolescent stude...
Benoni, Roberto;
Casigliani, Virginia;
Zin, Annachiara;
Ronzoni, Niccolò;
Di Chiara, Costanza;
Merolle, Ada;
Guambe Dos Anjos, Helga;
Chenene, Fernando;
Tognon, Francesca;
Putoto, Giovanni;
Giaquinto, Carlo.
n In Sofala province (Mozambique), young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) are estimated at 7%
among people aged 15–24 years. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic threatened HIV health services, data
on the impact of COVID-19 on YPLHIV people are lacking. This study aimed at exploring the seroprevalence o...
Barilar, ivan;
Fernando, Tatiana;
Utpatel, christian;
Abujate, cláudio;
Madeira, Carla, M;
José, benedita;
Mutaquiha, claudia;
Kranzer, katharina;
Niemann, tanja.
Background
In 2021, an estimated 4800 people developed rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Mozambique, 75% of which went undiagnosed. Detailed molecular data on rifampicin-resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis are not available. Here, we aimed at gaining precise data on the determinants o...
Antitubercular Agents/pharmacology,
Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use,
Fluoroquinolones/pharmacology,
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant,
Mozambique,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics,
Rifampin/therapeutic use,
Tuberculosis/therapy,
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/therapy
Olbrich, laura;
Verghese, Valsan, P;
Smith, zoe franckling;
Sabi, issa;
Ntinginya, Nyanda E;
Mfinanga, alfred;
Banze, denise;
Viegas, sofia omar;
Khosa, celso;
Semphere, robina.
Background Childhood tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in part due to missed diagnosis. Diagnostic methods with enhanced sensitivity using easy-to-obtain specimens are needed. We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the Cepheid Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Response pr...
Approximately 15% of people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa have comorbid depression, which impacts treatment outcomes. We describe predictors of baseline depressive symptoms in 1079 female and 1079 male participants in a cluster-randomized trial in Zambézia Province, Mozambique from November 2017 to Dec...
Access to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is increasingly available worldwide; however, the number of patients lost to follow-up and number of treatment failures continue to challenge most African countries.
Objectives: To analyse the retention in clinical care and the virological response and their asso...
Introdução: Há um corpo substancial de conhecimento sobre os efeitos da pandemia de COVID-19 nas lesões, mostrando reduções frequentes, mas inconsistentes, tanto no volume quanto no padrão. No entanto, estudos especificamente direcionados a crianças são menos comuns, principalmente em países de...
Djimde, Moussa;
Tshiongo, Japhet Kabalu;
Muhindo, Hypolite Mavoko;
Tinto, Halidou;
Sevene, Esperança;
Traore, aminata;
Vala, Anifa;
Macuacua, Salesio;
Kabore, Berenger;
Dabira, Edgard Diniba;
Erhart, Annette;
Diakite, Hamadoun;
Keita, Mohamed;
Piqueras, Mireia;
González, Raquel;
Menendez, clara;
Dorlo, Thomas Pc;
Sagara, Issaka;
Mens, Petra;
Schallig, Henk;
D'Alessandro, Umberto;
Kayentao, Kassoum.
Malaria infection during pregnancy increases the risk of low birth weight and infant mortality and should be prevented and treated. Artemisinin-based combination treatments are generally well tolerated, safe and effective; the most used being artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and dihydroartemisinin-piperaquin...
Malaria, Falciparum/therapy,
Artemisinins/radiation effects,
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination,
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic,
Pregnant Women,
Infection Control,
Parasitology,
Sub-Saharan African People,
Artemether/therapeutic use,
Antimalarials/radiation effects,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Schacht, caroline de;
Amorim, gustavo;
Rompaey, sara van;
Melo, mayra;
Verissimo, cheinaze;
Naftal, anibal;
Graves, erin;
Bilhete, fernandes;
Tique, josé;
Wester, c william.
The community adherence support group (CASG) was one of the first differentiated service delivery (DSD) models introduced in Mozambique. This study assessed the impact of this model on retention in care, loss to follow-up (LTFU), and viral suppression among antiretroviral therapy (ART)-treated adults in ...
O Governo de Moçambique é signatário dos Objectivos para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável,
que incluem o controlo do HIV, das metas dos 95-95-95 (pessoas vivendo com HIV que
conhecem seu seroestado de HIV; pessoas vivendo com HIV que conhecem seu seroestado
de HIV e estão em TARV; pessoas vivendo co...
