Mabunda, nédio;
Vieira, lúcia;
Chelene, imelda;
Maueia, cremildo;
Zicai, ana flora;
Duajá, ana;
Chale, falume;
Chambal, lúcia;
Vubil, adolfo;
Augusto, orvalho.
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can be prevented by vaccination. Exposure to blood or body fluids poses a high risk of transmission of HBV in health care workers (HCWs). This study aimed to determine the prevalence of markers of exposure, susceptibility, and protection to HBV infection in H...
Hepatitis B/prevention & control,
Hepatitis B virus/genetics,
Hepatitis B/epidemiology,
Hepatitis B/diagnosis,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Humans,
Hepatitis B,
d0036950,
Health Personnel,
Immunity
Mabunda, nédio;
Augusto, orvalho;
Zicai, ana flora;
Duajá, ana;
Oficiano, Sandra;
Ismael, nalia;
Vubil, adolfo;
Mussá, tufária;
Moraes, milton;
Jani, ilesh.
Background: Although blood transfusion is an intervention that saves lives, it poses significant risks to the blood receivers, including the transmission of bloodborne pathogens. We aimed at determining the prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B virus (HBV), and Hepatitis C virus (...
Blood Donors,
DNA, Viral/blood,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Hepatitis B/diagnosis,
Hepatitis B/epidemiology,
Hepatitis C/diagnosis,
Hepatitis C/epidemiology,
RNA, Viral/blood,
Seroepidemiologic Studies,
Mozambique/epidemiology
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
Cumbane, Victória;
Imbach, Michelle;
Matavele, Raquel;
Macicame, ivalda;
Eller, Leigh;
Lawlor, john;
Milazzo, Mark;
Li, Qun;
Crowell, Trevor;
Mutombene, Mirna;
Guiliche, onelia;
Viegas, edna;
Nwoga, chiaka;
Yates, Adam;
Michael, Nelson;
Robb, Merlin;
Polyak, Christina S;
Jani, ilesh v;
Bhatt, nilesh.
n many African countries, laboratory reference values are not established for the local
healthy adult population. In Mozambique, reference values are known for young adults (18-
24yo) but not yet established for a wider age range. Our study aimed to establish hematological, biochemical and immunological ...
Registou-se um avanço significativo em Moçambique na prevenção da transmissão
vertical de mãe para filho (PTV), desde o lançamento do primeiro Plano de Eliminação
da Transmissão Vertical em 2012: a testagem e tratamento do HIV em mulheres grávidas
e lactantes estão totalmente integrados nos s...
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical,
Prevalence,
Syphilis/mortality,
Viral Load,
Syphilis/transmission,
Syphilis/prevention & control,
Syphilis/diagnosis,
Breast Feeding,
HIV,
Hepatitis B/drug therapy,
Maternal-Child Health Services/organization & administration,
Mozambique,
Health Strategies,
Syphilis/therapy
Em Maio de 2016, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS) adoptou uma estratégia global com
objectivo de eliminar a hepatite viral como ameaça à saúde pública até 2030. Para a Hepatite B e
C, as metas a serem alcançadas são ambiciosas e englobam: redução de 90% de novos casos,
redução de 65% d...
Hepatitis/epidemiology,
Hepatitis B,
Therapeutics,
Public Health,
Clinical Protocols,
Infections/transmission,
Health Strategies,
Pregnant Women,
Hepatitis, Viral, Human/prevention & control,
Hepatitis, Viral, Human/diagnosis,
Hepatitis, Viral, Human/drug therapy,
Hepatitis, Viral, Human/mortality,
Hepatitis C,
Mozambique
Baltazar, Cynthia Semá;
Horth, Roberta;
Boothe, Makini;
Sathane, Isabel;
Young, Peter;
Langa, Denise Chitsondzo;
Condula, Manuel;
Ricardo, Helena;
Dengo Baloi, Liliana;
Cummings, Beverley;
Schaad, Nicolas;
Gouveia, Lídia;
Teodoro, Eugénia;
Raymond, Henry F.
Few countries in sub-Saharan Africa know the magnitude of their HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). This was the first study in Mozambique to measure prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV, and to assess demographic characteristics and risk behaviors in this key population.
Methods: We used resp...
Cities/epidemiology,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Drug Users/statistics & numerical data,
Epidemics,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Hepatitis B,
Hepatitis C,
Mozambique,
Population Surveillance/methods,
Prevalence,
Risk-Taking,
Seroepidemiologic Studies,
Sexual Behavior/statistics & numerical data,
Substance Abuse, Intravenous,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Urban Population
Foi realizado um estudo descritivo transversal com abordagem quantitativa para identificar a frequência dos factores de risco associados a co-infecção pelo vírus de Hepatite B (HBV) e vírus de imunodeficiência Humana (HIV) em doadores de sangue repositores, no 2otrimestre de 2015. O estudo foi real...
Viruses,
Blood Donors,
HIV/growth & development,
Hepatitis B/diagnosis,
Infections,
Risk,
Blood,
Prevalence,
Hepadnaviridae/radiation effects,
Hepatitis, Chronic/drug therapy
Cunha, Lina;
Carrilho, Carla;
Bhatt, Nilesh;
Loforte, Michella;
Maueia, Cremildo;
Fernandes, Fabíola;
Guisseve, Assucena;
Mbofana, Francisco;
Maibaze, Fatima;
Mondlane, Liana;
Ismail, Muhammad;
Dimande, Luzmira;
Machatine, Sheila;
Lunet, Nuno;
Liu, YuTsueng;
Samo Gudo, Eduardo;
Pineau, Pascal.
Mozambique had been ranked among the countries with the highest
global incidence of HCC with chronic hepatitis B infection and high exposure to aflatoxin-B1
(AFB1) being major risk factors. Indeed, HCC remains one of the most frequent cancer in Maputo.
On the other hand, Mozambique has a high prevalence ...
Mozambique,
HIV,
Hepatitis B, Chronic,
Hepatitis B,
HIV-1,
Hepatitis Antibodies,
Hepatitis C Antibodies,
HIV Infections,
Hepatitis C,
Immunity
