Background
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with t...
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern and a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the few high-burden countries where incidence rates have not improved in recent years. The estimated TB incidence rate in 2014 was 552 cases per 100 000 population and t...
HIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV prevalence provinces in Mozam...
Peter, trevor;
Ellenberger, dennis;
Boeras, debrah;
Kim, andrea A;
Messele, tsehaynesh;
Roberts, teri;
Stevens, wendy;
Jani, ilesh;
Abimiku, alash'le;
Ford , nathan;
Katz, Zachary;
Nkengasong, john N.
Scaling up access to HIV viral load testing for individuals undergoing antiretroviral therapy in low-resource settings is a global health priority, as emphasised by research showing the benefits of suppressed viral load for the individual and the whole population. Historically, large-scale diagnostic tes...
Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico,
Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/métodos,
Monitoramento de Medicamentos,
Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico,
Política de Saúde,
Ciência de Laboratório Médico,
Sangue/virologia,
Dessecação/métodos,
Saúde Global,
Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle,
Infecções por HIV/virologia,
Ciência de Laboratório Médico/organização & administração,
Manejo de Espécimes/métodos,
Carga Viral
Meggi, Bindiya;
Bollinger, Timothy;
Mabunda, Nédio;
Vubil, Adolfo;
Tobaiwa, Ocean;
Quevedo, Jorge I;
Loquiha, Osvaldo;
Vojnov, Lara;
Peter, Trevor F;
Jani, Ilesh V.
The long delay in returning test results during early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID) often
causes loss-to-follow-up prior to antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation in resource-limited
settings. A point-of-care (POC) test may help overcome these challenges. We evaluated
the performance of the LYNX p24 A...
Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico,
Diagnóstico Precoce,
Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico,
Infecções por HIV/terapia,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Infecções por HIV/imunologia,
Testes Imediatos/normas,
Reprodutibilidade dos Testes,
Moçambique/epidemiologia,
Sensibilidade e Especificidade,
HIV-1/imunologia
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with the method i...
Moçambique/epidemiologia,
Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico,
Antituberculosos/uso terapêutico,
Infecções por HIV/terapia,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Sistemas de Alerta,
Telemedicina/métodos,
Envio de Mensagens de Texto,
HIV,
Educação em Saúde,
Comunicação,
Aprovisionamento
Jani, ilesh, v;
Meggi, bindiya;
Vubil, adolfo;
Bhatt, nilesh;
Tobaiwa, ocean;
Quevedo, jorge, i;
Loquiha, osvaldo;
Lehe, jonathan, d;
Vojnov, lara;
Peter, trevor, f.
Viral load testing is the WHO-recommended monitoring assay for patients on HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART). Point-of-care (POC) assays may help improve access to viral load testing in resource-limited settings. We compared the performance of the Alere Q NAT POC viral load technology (Alere Technologies,...
Provision of effective contraception to HIV-positive women of reproductive age is critical to effective management of HIV infection and prevention of both vertical and horizontal HIV transmission in developing countries. This exploratory retrospective study examines contraceptive use during the prolonged...
Characteristics, HIV risk, and program coverage for underage female sex workers (FSW) are rarely systematically described worldwide. We compared characteristics of underage (15-17 years old) and adult (≥18 years old) FSW in three main urban areas of Mozambique (Maputo, Beira and Nampula) using data fro...
Na África subsariana, a prevalência da infecção por vírus da hepatite B (VHB) varia entre 9-20% e da coinfecção VHB/vírus da imunodeficiência humana (VIH), entre 10-20%. VHB tem a patogénese centrada na resposta imunitária e VIH tem impacto na infecção por VHB por induzir maior risco de cron...