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Predictors of high HIV+ prevalence in Mozambique: A complex samples logistic regression modeling and spatial mapping approaches

PLos ONE; 15 (6), 2020
The burden of HIV infection in southern Africa is a public health concern with an increasing number of new infections. This study sought to investigate the predictors of HIV prevalence in Mozambique through a complex samples logistic regression and spatial mapping approach using nationally representative...

Factors associated with HIV serodiscordance among couples in Mozambique: Comparison of the 2009 INSIDA and 2015 IMASIDA surveys

PLos ONE; 15 (6), 2020
Recent studies suggest that a large proportion of new HIV-1 infections in mature epidemics occurs within discordant couples, making discordancy a major contributor to the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa. This paper aims at assessing changes over a five-year period (2009-2015) on the (risk) factors associate...

Prevalence and risk factors associated with hiv/hepatitis b and HIV/hepatitis C co infections among people who inject drugs in mozambique

Background: There is scare information about HIV co-infections with hepatitis B virus (HBV) and/or hepatitis C virus (HCV) among People Who Inject Drugs (PWID) in Mozambique. This information is critical to ensure the treatment necessary to decrease the progression of liver disease and the transmission o...

Capacity building, local ownership and implementation of a multi-level HIV/AIDS positive health, dignity, and prevention initiative in Mozambique: approach, challenges and lessons learned

Global health action; 13 (1), 2020
Mozambique has for many years suffered from a high burden of HIV with an estimated prevalence of 11.1% among adults age 15–49 years. In response, Positive Health, Dignity, and Prevention (or Positive Prevention as it is known in Mozambique), was developed as a method of integrating HIV care and prevent...

Relatório final

Moçambique vive um ambiente de epidemia do HIV severa com 13,2% de adultos vivendo com o HIV (IMASIDA, 2015). As duas categorias populacionais que mais contribuem para o número de novos casos de HIV no país são as de pessoas em relações heterossexuais estáveis e as pessoas com múltiplas parcerias...

Avaliação do Plano de Aceleração da Resposta ao HIV e SIDA em Moçambique, 2013 – 2017

Moçambique vive um ambiente de epidemia do HIV severa com 13,2% de adultos vivendo com o HIV (IMASIDA, 2015). As duas categorias populacionais que mais contribuem para o número de novos casos de HIV no país são as de pessoas em relações heterossexuais estáveis e as pessoas com múltiplas parcerias...

Estratégia nacional de resposta comunitária à COVID-19

À 31 de Dezembro de 2019, a Organização Mundial da Saúde (OMS), foi informada de um surto de doença respiratória na China, que afectava a cidade de Wuhan, província de Hubei. A causa do surto foi identifi¬cada como sendo um coronavírus recém-identificado e que passou a chamar-se de síndrome co...

Relatório preliminar do estudo de avaliação de uso de máscaras no âmbito da prevenção da COVID-19 em lugares públicos - O caso da Cidade de Maputo
reliminary report of the study to evaluate the use of masks as part of the prevention of COVID-19 in public places - The case of Maputo City

As máscaras faciais são efectivas para prevenção de infecções respiratórias. O uso destas durante epidemias ou surtos de doenças virais de vias respiratórias constitui uma medida eficaz para prevenção da disseminação do vírus. Com objectivo de avaliar o nível de cumprimento das medidas de ...

Using repeated home-based HIV testing services to reach and diagnose HIV infection among persons who have never tested for HIV, Chókwè health demographic surveillance system, Chókwè district, Mozambique, 2014-2017

PLos ONE; 15 (11), 2020
Background: HIV prevalence in Mozambique (12.6%) is one of the highest in the world, yet ~40% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) do not know their HIV status. Strategies to increase HIV testing uptake and diagnosis among PLHIV are urgently needed. Home-based HIV testing services (HBHTS) have been evaluate...

Geostatistical analysis and mapping of malaria risk in children of Mozambique

PLos ONE; 15 (11), 2020
Malaria remains one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the tropics and subtropics, andMozambiqueisnotanexception. To design geographically targeted and effective intervention mechanisms of malaria, an up-to-date map that shows the spatial distribution of malaria is needed. This study analyzed 2...