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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...

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...

Vozes silenciadas: vivências de pessoas que convivem com HIV na província de Gaza, Moçambique

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...

High Prevalence of Mental Health Disorders in Adolescents and Youth Living with HIV: An Observational Study from Eight Health Services in Sofala Province, Mozambique

AIDS patient care STDs; 36 (4), 2022
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...

Leveraging Systems Science to Promote the Implementation and Sustainability of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Harv. rev. psychiatry; 29 (4), 2021
Advancements in global mental health implementation research have revealed promising strategies for improving access to evidence-based mental health care. These advancements have not translated, however, into a reduced prevalence of mental disorders. In this review we examine the relationships between de...

Validation of the FCV-19 Scale and Assessment of Fear of COVID-19 in the Population of Mozambique, East Africa

Purpose: This study aimed to validate the Portuguese version of the Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and investigate its association with sociodemographic and pandemic-related variables in the population of Mozambique. Participants and methods: A cross-sectional online survey recruited 387 Mozambicans a...

Gerenciamento de Serviços de Saúde e Enfermage. Stress ocupacional e estratégias de Enfrentamento em enfermeiros de um Hospital público

Este artigo visou avaliar o stress ocupacional (fontes e consequências) e as estratégias de enfrentamento em 18 enfermeiros que trabalham em um hospital público, situado na cidade de Nampula, em Moçambique. A pesquisa é do tipo qualitativo e as informações foram coletadas com base na técnica de e...

Men’s migration and women’s mortality in rural Mozambique

Soc. sci. med. (1982); 270 (113519), 2020
Labor migration is widespread and growing across the world. As migration grows, the economic outcomes of migration increasingly diversify, and so do its consequences for the well-being and health of both migrants and non-migrating household members. A considerable body of scholarship has examined the eff...

Travessias entre litorais: proposições para a saúde mental em moçambique

Psicol. soc. (Online); 32 (), 2020
Resumo O presente artigo se constrói a partir de reflexões baseadas numa psicanálise brasileira com interface na psicologia social, com o objetivo de dialogar com a Saúde Mental de Moçambique, um país que se subjetiva numa lógica não-ocidentalizada, cujo sistema de cuidado existente há séculos ...

Depressive symptoms, suicidal ideation, and mental health care-seeking in central Mozambique

Purpose: There is scant research on depressive symptoms (DS), suicidal ideation (SI), and mental health care-seeking in Mozambique. Methods: Generalized estimating equations were used to assess factors associated with DS, SI, and mental health care-seeking among 3080 individuals interviewed in a repre...