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HIV prevalence and TB in migrant miners communities of origin in Gaza Province, Mozambique: the need for increasing awareness and knowledge

Baltazar, cynthia semá; DeLima, yara voss; Ricardo, helena; Botão, carlos; Langa, denise chitsondzo; Costa, paulino da; Malamule, diosdélio; Augusto , angelo; Viegas, sofia; Obisie-Nmehielle, nkechi; Tomm-Bonde, laura; Mulekya, francis bwambale.
PLos ONE; 15 (4), 2020
As part of ongoing efforts to generate evidence needed on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) to inform policies and programs aimed to improve the health outcomes of migrants and communities affected by migration and mining, a preliminary investigation was conducted through a biological and behavioral (BBS) approa...
AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/epidemiology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/psychology, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/drug therapy, AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/virology, Awareness, Knowledge, Latent Tuberculosis/epidemiology, Latent Tuberculosis/microbiology, Latent Tuberculosis/psychology, Latent Tuberculosis/transmission, Mass Screening, Miners/psychology, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Prevalence, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Sexual Behavior, Surveys and Questionnaires, Transients and Migrants/psychology, Mozambique
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Factors influencing risky sexual behaviour among Mozambican miners: a socioepidemiological contribution for HIV prevention framework in Mozambique

Martins-Fonteyn, Emilia; Loquiha, Osvaldo; Baltazar, Cynthia; Thapa, Subash; University of California, San Francisco – USA, of Global Health Sciences; Raimundo, Ines; Hens, Niel; Aerts, Marc; Meulemans, Herman; Degomme, Olivier; Wouters, Edwin.
Int. j. equity health; 16 (1), 2017
Background: Information dealing with social and behavioural risk factors as well as their mechanisms among Mozambican migrants working in South African mines remains undocumented. This study aims to understand the various factors influencing HIV-related risk behaviours and the resulting HIV positive stat...
Condoms/statistics & numerical data, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Sexual Behavior/psychology, Sexual Partners/psychology, Socioeconomic Factors, Surveys and Questionnaires, Transients and Migrants/psychology, Transients and Migrants/statistics & numerical data, Mozambique
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