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Managers’ and providers’ perspectives on barriers and facilitators for the implementation of differentiated service delivery models for HIV treatment in Mozambique: a qualitative study

J. int. aids soc; 26 (3), 2023
In 2018, Mozambique's Ministry of Health launched a guideline for a nationwide implementation of eight differentiated service delivery models to optimize HIV service delivery and achieve universal coverage of HIV care and treatment. The models were (1) Fast‐track, (2) Three‐month Antiretrovirals Disp...

Condições de nascimento e fatores gestacionais associados, antes e durante a pandemia da covid-19, no distrito de nampula– moçambique
Birth conditions and associated gestational factors, before and during the covid-19 pandemic, in the district of Nampula - Mozambique

ALBERTO, Rapieque José, M.Sc., Universidade Federal de Viçosa, março de 2023. Condições de nascimento e fatores gestacionais associados, antes e durante a pandemia da COVID-19, no distrito de Nampula–Moçambique. Orientadora Sílvia Eloiza Priore. Coorientadores: Dayane de Castro Morais, Sylvia do...

Condições de nascimento e factores gestacionais associados, antes e durante a pandemiia da covid-19, no distrito de nampula-mocambique
Birth conditions ande associated gestational factors, before and during the covid-19 pandemic, in district of nampula- mozambique

Introdução: O peso ao nascer é um indicador com repercussão na saúde e sobrevida infantil, podendo aumentar o risco de morbi-mortalidade no primeiro ano de vida quando este for inferior a 2500 gramas. Durante a pandemia da COVID-19, o setor de saúde viu se obrigado a ajustar o modelo de assistênci...

Study design and rationale for the PAASIM project: a matched cohort study on urban water supply improvements and infant enteric pathogen infection, gut microbiome development and health in Mozambique

BMJ; 3 (13), 2023
Introduction: Despite clear linkages between provision of clean water and improvements in child health, limited information exists about the health impacts of large water infrastructure improvements in low-income settings. Billions of dollars are spent annually to improve urban water supply, and rigorou...

Susceptibility antibiotic screening reveals high rates of multidrug resistance of Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter in HIV infected and uninfected patients from Mozambique

BMC infect. dis; 23 (225), 2023
Methods: We conducted antibiotic susceptibility testing on 157 stool isolates recovered from 129 patients aged between 0 and 80 years with diarrhea, including HIV infected (n = 68) and-uninfected individuals (n = 61), assisted at two health centers in Maputo city. The isolates comprised of 99 Salmonella,...

Mental health and ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Mozambique

AIDS care; 32 (2), 2023
Little is known about the mental health needs of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in Mozambique, including the potential relationship between mental health challenges and poor antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence. We examined mental health problems (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disord...

Improving the Quality and Use of Malaria Surveillance Data: Results from Evaluating an Integrated Malaria Information Storage System at the Health Facility Level in Selected Districts in Mozambique

Mozambique addressed critical malaria surveillance system challenges by rolling out an integrated malaria information storage system (iMISS) at the district level in February 2021. The iMISS integrates malaria data from existing systems across thematic program areas to improve data availability and use. ...

Perfil dos sobreviventes de violência sexual e factores associados ao abandono de seguimento de cuidados pós violência, nos centros integrados de atendimento do hospital geral josé macamo e hospital geral de mavalane entre 2019 e 2020
Profile of survivors of sexual violence and factors associated with abandonment of follow-up of post-violence care, in the Integrated care centers of the José macamo general hospital and mavalane general hospital between 2019 and 2020

Introdução: A violência sexual afecta vários segmentos da sociedade e é um problema de saúde pública, que prejudica a saúde e o bem-estar de milhões de indivíduos no mundo. O seguimento pós violência sexual tem sido um dos maiores desafios enfrentados pelos profissionais de saúde, pois reque...

Demonstration project of a lay counselor delivered trans-diagnostic mental health intervention for newly diagnosed HIV patients in Mozambique

AIDS care; 35 (1), 2023
ABSTRACTCommon mental disorders (CMDs) are associated with poor HIV outcomes in low- and middle-income countries. The present study implemented a psychological therapy delivered in routine HIV care and examined its effects on HIV outcomes in Mozambique. The Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) was i...

Avaliação epidemiológica dos casos de mordedura animal e factores associados a raiva em Moçambique, 2017-2021
Epidemiological evaluation of animal bite cases, rabies and associated factors in Mozambique, 2017-2021

A mordedura por animal incluindo o cão é a principal forma de transmissão da raiva humana na África subsaariana, inclusive, Moçambique. Nos últimos anos tem-se registado um aumento de ocorrência de mordedura animal. Este estudo objetiva avaliar epidemiologia de mordedura animal e factores associad...