Salcedo, Mila Pontremoli;
Lathrop, Eva;
Osman, Nafissa;
Neves, Andrea;
Rangeiro, Ricardina;
Mariano, Arlete A N;
Nkundabatware, Jean Claude;
Tivir, Guilhermina;
Carrilho, Carla;
Monteiro, Eliane C S;
Burny, Robert;
Thomas, Joseph P;
Carns, Jennifer;
Andrade, Viviane;
Mavume, Celda;
Mugolo, Rosita Paulo;
Atif, Hira;
Hoover, Hannah;
Chivambo, Edson;
Chissano, Marcos;
Oliveira, Cristina;
Milan, Jessica;
Varon, Melissa Lopez;
Fellman, Bryan M;
Baker, Ellen;
Jeronimo, José;
Castle, Philip E;
Kortum, Rebecca Richards;
Schmeler, Kathleen M;
Lorenzoni, Cesaltina.
Objective To evaluate cervical cancer screening with primary human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in Mozambique, a country with one of the highest burdens of cervical cancer globally. Methods Women aged 30–49 years were prospectively enrolled and offered primary HPV testing using either self- collected o...
Saura-Lázaro, Anna;
Fernández-Luis, Sheila;
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Fuente-Soro, Laura;
López-Varela, Elisa;
Bernardo, Edson;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Sánchez, Teresa;
Vaz, Paula;
Wei, Stanley C;
Kerndt, Peter;
Honwana, Nely;
Young, Peter;
Amane, Guita;
Boene, Fernando;
Boene, Fernando;
Naniche, Denise.
In Mozambique, targeted provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) is recommended where universal PITC is not feasible, but its effectiveness depends on healthcare providers' training. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a Ministry of Health training module in targeted PITC on the HIV p...
Castro, Lucia Carratala;
Ssengooba, Willy;
Kay, Alex;
Acácio, Sozinho;
Ehrlich, Joanna;
DiNardo, Andrew R;
Shiba, Shiba;
Nsubuga, Joachim K;
Munguambe, Shilzia;
Cervera, Belén Saavedra;
Manjate, Patricia;
Mulengwa, Durbbin;
Sibandze, Busizwe;
Ziyane, Mangaliso;
Kasule, George;
Mambuque, Edson;
Sekadde, Moorine Penninah;
Wobudeya, Eric;
Joloba, Moses L;
Heyckendorf, Jan;
Lange, Christoph;
Hermans, Sabine;
Mandalakas, Anna;
Basteiro, Alberto L García;
Varela, Elisa Lopez.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major cause of mortality worldwide. Children and people living with HIV (PLHIV) have an increased risk of mortality, particularly in the absence of rapid diagnosis. The main challenges of diagnosing TB in these populations are due to the unspecific and paucibacillary di...
HIV Infections/complications,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Tuberculosis/diagnosis,
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
Multicenter Studies as Topic,
Prospective Studies,
Sensitivity and Specificity,
Eswatini,
Mozambique,
Uganda
De Schacht, Caroline;
Lucas, Carlota;
Paulo, Paula;
Fernando, Anibal Naftal;
Chinai, Jalilo Ernesto;
Silva, Wilson P;
Amane, Guita;
Sultane, Thebora;
Honwana, Nely;
Malimane, Inacio;
Couto, Aleny;
Yu, Zhihong;
Wester, C William.
Background
In 2021, Mozambique initiated community-based oral HIV self-testing (HIVST) to increase testing access and uptake among priority groups, including adult males, adolescents, and young adults. Within an HIVST pilot project, we conducted a performance evaluation assessing participants’ ability ...
O Inquérito sobre o Impacto do HIV e SIDA em Moçambique (INSIDA 2021) foi um inquérito nacional baseado nos agregados familiares, conduzido entre Abril de 2021 e Fevereiro de 2022, visando medir o impacto da resposta nacional ao HIV. O INSIDA 2021 ofereceu aconselhamento e testagem de HIV com entrega ...
HIV/drug effects,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Viral Load/statistics & numerical data,
,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/drug therapy,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data,
Infant Mortality/trends
Magaia, Mário;
Magaia, Célia C;
Couto, Aleny;
Dengo, Nataniel;
Cassamo, Abdul R;
Nhantumbo, Rene;
Mahumane, Carlos;
Mabote, Atanásio;
Mikusova, Silvia;
Nhangave, Amâncio;
Bhatt, Nilesh;
Mukherjee, Sushant S.
In Mozambique, 38.7% of women and 60.4% of men ages 15–59 years old living with HIV
do not know their HIV status. A pilot home-based HIV counseling and testing program
based on index cases in the community was implemented in eight districts in Gaza province
(Mozambique). The pilot targeted the sexual p...
Teasdale, Chloe A;
Choy, Michelle;
Tsiouris, Fatima;
Gusmao, Eduarda Pimentel De;
Banqueiro, Etelvino C P;
Couto, Aleny;
Tibana, Kwalila;
Flowers, Nicole;
Urso, Marilena;
Vitale, Mirriah;
Abrams, Elaine J.
Background: Repeat HIV testing during pregnancy and breastfeeding identifies women with incident infections, those living with HIV who have been lost to care, and infants at risk for HIV infection. We report data from repeat testing for women in maternal and child health (MCH) services at 10 health facil...
Breast Feeding,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Maternal-Child Health Services,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology
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...
OBJETIVO: No mundo, cerca de 16 milhões de mulheres vivem com HIV, muitas delas em idade reprodutiva. Esses níveis de infecção e as taxas de transmissão vertical ainda trazem grandes preocupações, devido à pouca intervenção terapêutica precoce em muitos países africanos. Em Moçambique, país...
HIV,
Mental Health,
Pregnancy, High-Risk,
Breast Feeding,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/transmission,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Cultural Factors,
Counseling/methods,
Integrative Community Therapy,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology
In 2021, there were more than 150,000 new HIV infections among children; however, only 52% of children living with HIV were on antiretroviral treatment (ART) [1]. Untreated infants and young children are at high risk for rapid disease progression and death [2, 3]; early diagnosis and rapid treatment can ...
