Nguyen, Nadia;
Lovero, Kathryn L;
Falcao, Joana;
Brittain, Kirsty;
Zerbe, Allison;
Wilson, Ira B;
Kapogiannis, Bill;
Gusmao, eduarda pimentel de;
Vitale, Mirriah;
Couto, Aleny;
Simione, Teresa Beatriz;
Abrams, Elaine J;
Mellins, Claude A.
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...
Schacht, Caroline De;
Paulo, Paula;
Rompaey, Sara Van;
Graves, Erin;
Prigmore, Heather L;
Bravo, Magdalena;
Melo, Francisco;
Malinha, João Eduardo;
Correia, Della;
Cossa, Raquel;
Chele, Elsa;
Audet, Carolyn.
Moçambique introduziu directrizes para serviços integrados de violência baseada no género (VBG) em 2012. Em 2017, formámos prestadores de serviços em serviços empáticos e de apoio aos sobreviventes da VBG e introduzimos serviços domiciliários para sobreviventes que não têm acompanhamento. As ...
Across rural sub-Saharan Africa, people living with HIV (PLHIV) commonly seek out treatment from traditional healers. We report on the clinical outcomes of a community health worker intervention adapted for traditional healers with insight into our results from qualitative interviews. We employed a pre-p...
Di Gennaro, Francesco;
Marotta, Claudia;
Ramirez, Lucy;
Cardoso, Hamilton;
Cinturao, Vasco;
Bavaro, Davide Fiore;
Mahotas, Dezi Cornelia;
Lazzari, Marzia;
Chimundi, Natalia;
Atzori, Andrea;
Chaguruca, Izilda;
Tognon, Francesca;
Guambe Dos Anjos, Helga;
De Meneghi, Giovanna;
Tribie, Mireille;
Del Greco, Fabrizia;
Namarime, Edson;
Occa, Edoardo;
Putoto, Giovanni;
Pozniak, Anton;
Saracino, Annalisa.
Adolescent mental health (MH) is a significant global health concern, which is extremely relevant when referring to adolescents and youth living with HIV (AYHIV). In Mozambique, ∼52% of the population is <18 years and the country has the world's eighth highest HIV prevalence (insert citation). We perfo...
Alcoholism/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/complications,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Health Services,
Mental Health,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/epidemiology,
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic/psychology
Background: There is scare information about HIV co-infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Mozambique. This information is critical to ensure the treatment necessary to decrease the progression of liver disease and the transmission o...
Hepatitis B/epidemiology,
HIV,
Substance-Related Disorders,
Viral Load,
Ambulatory Care,
Hepatitis C,
Infections,
Prevalence,
Risk Factors,
Drug Users,
Coinfection/epidemiology,
Coinfection/psychology,
Coinfection/virology,
Drug Users/psychology,
Drug Users/statistics & numerical data,
Epidemics,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
HIV Infections/psychology,
HIV Infections/virology,
Hepacivirus,
Hepatitis B/psychology,
Hepatitis B/virology,
Hepatitis B virus,
Hepatitis C/epidemiology
Objectives: Increasing and sustaining engagement in HIV care for people living with HIV are critical to both individual therapeutic benefit and epidemic control. Men are less likely to test for HIV compared with women in sub-Saharan African countries, and ultimately have delayed entry to HIV care. Stigma...
Communication Barriers,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Delayed Diagnosis/prevention & control,
Demography,
HIV Infections/psychology,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mass Screening/psychology,
Sex Factors,
Social Perception,
Social Stigma,
Mozambique/epidemiology
The Community Antiretroviral (ARV) Therapy Support Group (CASG) program aims to address
low retention rates in Mozambique’s HIV treatment program and the absorptive capacity of the
country’s health facilities. CASG provides patients with the opportunity to form groups, whose
members provide peer supp...
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
Community Health Services/organization & administration,
Focus Groups,
d0126570,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Interpersonal Relations,
Medication Adherence,
Mozambique,
Program Evaluation,
Qualitative Research,
Retention in Care,
Self-Help Groups,
Social Networking
Background: In preventing the transfer of HIV to their children, the Ministry of Health in Mozambique recommends all couples follow medical advice prior to a pregnancy. However, little is known about how such women experience pregnancy, nor the values they adhere to when making childbearing decisions. Th...
Fertility/genetics,
d0032700,
Pregnancy/psychology,
Child Health,
d0149300,
d0149440,
d0607280,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Sexual Behavior/psychology,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data,
Mozambique,
Nurses/trends
Audet, Carolyn M;
Graves, Erin;
Barreto, Ezequiel;
Schacht, Caroline De;
Gong, Wu;
Shepherd, Bryan E;
Aboobacar, Arifo;
Calvo, Lazaro Gonzalez;
Alvim, Maria Fernanda;
Aliyu, Muktar H;
Kipp, Aaron M;
Jordan, Heather;
Amico, K Rivet;
Diemer, Matthew;
Ciaranello, Andrea;
Dugdale, Caitlin;
Vermund, Sten H;
Rompaey, Sara Van.
Background: In resource-limited rural settings, scale-up of services to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV has not been as effective as in better resourced urban settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, women often require male partner approval to access and remain engaged in HIV care. Our study will...
Breast Feeding/methods,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/psychology,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Infant, Newborn,
Interpersonal Relations,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Rural Population
Augusto, Ângelo do Rosário;
Young, Peter W;
Horth, Roberta Z;
Inguane, Celso;
Sathane, Isabel;
Ngale, Katia;
Benedetti, Marcos;
Cummings, Beverley;
Sande Botão, Carlos Francisco;
Semá Baltazar, Cynthia Amino;
Frank, Heidi;
Fagan, Jennifer;
Raymond, Henry Fisher;
McFarland, Willi.
This is the first integrated biological and behavioral survey among female sex workers (FSW) in
Mozambique. Using respondent-driven sampling, 400, 411 and 429 FSW were enrolled
respectively in Maputo, Beira and Nampula in 2011-2012. Estimates were produced using RDSAT
7.1. HIV prevalence was 31.2%, 23...
