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...
Phillips, Andrew;
Shroufi, Amir;
Vojnov, Lara;
Cohn, Jennifer;
Roberts, Teri;
Ellman, Tom;
Bonner, Kimberly;
Rousseau, Christine;
Garnett, Geoff;
Cambiano, Valentina;
Nakagawa, Fumiyo;
Ford, Deborah;
Matharu, Loveleen Bansi;
Miners, Alec;
Lundgren, Jens;
Eaton, Jeff;
Ratanshi, Rosalind Parkes;
Katz, Zachary;
Maman, David;
Ford, Nathan;
Vitoria, Marco;
Doherty, Meg;
Dowdy, David;
Nichols, Brooke;
Murtagh, Maurine;
Wareham, Meghan;
Palamountain, Kara;
Musanhu, Christine Chiedza;
Stevens, Wendy;
Katzenstein, David;
Ciaranello, Andrea;
Barnabas, Ruanne;
Braithwaite, Scott;
Bendavid, Eran;
Nathoo, Kusum J;
Vijver, David van de;
Wilson, David;
Holmes, Charles;
Bershteyn, Anna;
Walker, Simon;
Raizes, Elliot;
Jani, Ilesh Vinodrai;
Nelson, Lisa;
Peeling, Rosanna;
Prestholt, Fern Terris;
Murungu, Joseph;
Apollo, Tsitsi Mutasa;
Hallett, Timothy;
Revill, Paul.
There are inefficiencies in current approaches to monitoring patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in sub-Saharan Africa. Patients typically attend clinics every 1–3 months for clinical assessment, with clinic costs being comparable with costs of drugs themselves, CD4 counts are measured every 6 mon...
HIV,
África/epidemiologia,
Fármacos Anti-HIV/uso terapêutico,
Farmacologia,
Economia,
Tratamento Farmacológico,
Humanos,
Virologia,
Medicina de Precisão,
Carga Viral,
Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle,
Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico
Maixenchs, maria;
Boene, helena;
Anselmo, rui;
Mindu, carolina;
Alonso, pedro;
Menéndez, clara;
Macete, Eusébio;
Pool, robert;
Letang, emílio;
Naniche, denise;
Munguambe, khátia.
Objective: The objective of this qualitative study was to explore how clinical symptoms may affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV patients, and to explore factors, perceptions and attitudes related to adherence to therapy.
Design: A qualitative study was carried out in the context of th...
Antirretrovirais/efeitos adversos,
Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico,
Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade/efeitos adversos,
Características da Família,
HIV/efeitos dos fármacos,
Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Hospitais Rurais,
Adesão à Medicação,
Estudos Prospectivos,
Pesquisa Qualitativa,
Fatores Socioeconômicos,
Moçambique/epidemiologia
Rupérez, María;
Pou, Christian;
Maculuve, Sonia;
Cedeño, Samandy;
Luis, Leopoldina;
Rodríguez, Judith;
Letang, Emilio;
Moltó, José;
Macete, Eusébio;
Clotet, Boaventura;
Alonso, Pedro;
Menéndez, Clara;
Naniche, Denise;
Paredes, Roger.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to inform public health actions to limit first-line ART failure and HIV drug resistance in Mozambique.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. HIV-1-infected adults on first-line ART for at least 1 year attending routine visits in the Manhiça District Hospi...
Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico,
Monitoramento de Medicamentos,
Farmacorresistência Viral,
Genótipo,
Técnicas de Genotipagem,
Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico,
Infecções por HIV/virologia,
HIV-1/genética,
HIV-1/isolamento & purificação,
População Suburbana,
Falha de Tratamento,
Moçambique,
Resistência a Medicamentos
Auld, Andrew F;
Alfredo, Charity;
Macassa, Eugenia;
Jobarteh, Kebba;
Shiraishi, Ray W;
Rivadeneira, Emilia D;
Houston, James;
Spira, Thomas J;
Ellerbrock, Tedd V;
Vaz, Paula.
During 2004-2009, >12,000 children (<15 years old) initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Mozambique. Nationally representative outcomes and temporal trends in outcomes were investigated.
Methods: Rates of death, loss to follow-up (LTFU) and attrition (death or LTFU) were evaluated in a nationally re...
Infecções por HIV,
Moçambique/epidemiologia,
Antirretrovirais/administração & dosagem,
d0036430,
d0143760,
Doenças Pulmonares Intersticiais,
Infecções por HIV/terapia,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Infecções por HIV/mortalidade,
Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico,
Estudos Retrospectivos
We studied patient outcomes by type of referral site following 2 years of combination antiretroviral therapy
(cART) during scale-up from June 2006 to July 2011 in Mozambique’s rural Zambe´zia Province. Loss to followup (LTFU) was defined as no contact within 60 days after scheduled medication pickup. ...
Objective To generate maps reflecting the intersection of community-based Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) delivery points with facility-based HIV program demographic information collected at the district level in three districts (Ile, Maganja da Costa and Chinde) of Zambézia Province, Mozambique;...
A epidemia do HIV, em Moçambique, continua a ameaçar o futuro social e económico do país. Em alguns locais do país, mais de um quarto dos adultos estão infectados. A prevalência nacional do HIV é a oitava mais alta do mundo. Ao longo da década passada, Moçambique realizou avanços encorajadores...
Tuberculosis (TB) presents a serious problem in Mozambique. HIV prevalence among TB patients is estimated at 47%. A delay in having their first CD4+ cell count could lead to a missed opportunity for ART initiation due to a CD4+ cell increase above the cut-off caused by TB treatment. The objective is to d...
Westerman, Larry E;
Kohatsu, Luciana;
Ortiz, Astrid;
McClain, Bernice;
Kaplan, Jonathan;
Spira, Thomas;
Marston, Barbara;
Jani, Ilesh V;
Nkengasong, John;
Parsons, Linda M.
Quality assurance (QA) is a systematic process to monitor and improve clinical laboratory practices. The fundamental components of a laboratory QA program include providing a functional and safe laboratory environment, trained and competent personnel, maintained equipment, adequate supplies and reagents,...
