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Evaluation of prevention of mother-to-child transmission national health information system for HIV/AIDS, in southern region of Mozambique, April to November 2016

Banze, auria ribeiro; Homo, benilde pedro; Mussá, tufária nazimo; Baltazar, cynthia semá; Boothe, makini aida.
Pan Afr. med. j; 38 (26), 2021
Mozambique has a generalized HIV epidemic, among pregnant women, HIV prevalence is estimated at 15.8% with a vertical transmission rate of 14%, more than double global targets. We evaluate electronic national health information system (SIS-MA) performance to verify if the data flow procedures met its obj...
HIV Infections/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control, Mozambique, Feline Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/transmission, HIV Infections/transmission, Population Surveillance, Pregnancy, Surveys and Questionnaires
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Knowledge about HIV, HBV and HCV modes of transmission among pregnant women in Nampula - Mozambique

Chaquisse, Eusébio; Meireles, Paula; Fraga, Sílvia; Mbofana, Francisco; Barros, Henrique.
AIDS care; 30 (9), 2018
The assessment of pregnant women's knowledge about modes of infections transmission is essential to tailor programs to their needs. This study aimed to assess knowledge about human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), and hepatitis C virus (HCV) among pregnant women in Nampula - Mozambi...
HIV Infections/transmission, Hepatitis B/transmission, Hepatitis C/transmission, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology, Prenatal Care, Mozambique/epidemiology
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Routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV testing not yet ready for HIV surveillance in Mozambique: a retrospective analysis of matched test results

Young, Peter W; Mahomed, Mussagy; Horth, Roberta Z; Shiraishi, Ray W; Jani, Ilesh V.
BMC infect. dis; 13 (96), 2013
Background: Opt-out HIV testing is offered at 70% of antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Mozambique through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or e...
HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data, Mozambique/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology, Prevalence, Sentinel Surveillance
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