Chisenga, Mukosha;
Dlamini, Bongani;
Mwendera, Nyasha;
Maquina, Paulo;
Hamainza, Busiku;
Martins, José Franco;
Saute, Francisco;
Bock, Henrico;
Gosling, Roly;
Bennett, Adam;
Smith, Jennifer;
Kleinschmidt, Immo.
Background The importation of parasites across borders remains a threat to malaria elimination. The Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) established 39 border health facilities on 5 key international borders between high and low-burden countries. These clinics aimed to im...
Mozambique has one of the world's highest HIV/AIDS burdens. Despite significant investment in HIV care and treatment, pregnant and lactating women's retention in care remains suboptimal. One reason for poor maternal retention is lack of male partner support. We tested an interventional couple-based HIV c...
Koech, angela;
Omuse, geoffrey;
Mugo, alex g;
Mwaniki, isaac g;
Mutunga, joseph m;
Mukhanya, moses w;
Wanje, onesmus;
Mwashigadi, grace m;
Katana, geoffrey g;
Craik, rachel;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Doare, kirsty le.
Seroprevalence studies are an alternative approach to estimating the extent of transmission of SARS-CoV-2 and the evolution of the pandemic in different geographical settings. We aimed to determine the SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence from March 2020 to March 2022 in a rural and urban setting in Kilifi County, ...
Mozambique has experienced a series of tobacco industry consolidations both in tobacco leaf buying and processing, and in cigarette manufacturing and marketing. The growth of the tobacco industry presence in Mozambique was followed by an increase in tobacco industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility (C...
Background: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a complex of eye and visual problems that arise while using a computer or other Video Display Terminal (DVT). With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of these DVTs has become indispensable in the lives of students and teachers. This study aims to id...
Oludele, John;
Alho, Pascoal;
Chongo, Inocêncio;
Maholela, Plácida;
Magaia, Vlademiro;
Muianga, Argentina;
Melchior, Bibiana;
Isaías, Telma;
Gatambire, Aline;
Zimba, Edna;
Nhavoto, Emídio;
Notiço, a;
Inguana, Pedro;
Cantoria, Juma;
António, Virgílio;
Monteiro, Vanessa;
Ali, Sádia;
Inlamea, Osvaldo;
Gudo, Eduardo Samo.
Emerging zoonotic diseases are an increasing threat to public health. There is little data on the seroprevalence of zoonotic diseases among pastoralists in the country. We aim to carry out a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of major zoonotic diseases among pastoral communities in the Caia and Búz...
Moçambique,
d0070740,
d0070750,
d0079190,
d0116340,
d0032250,
d0009060,
Anticorpos Antivirais/imunologia,
Brucella/virologia,
Vírus Hantaan/imunologia,
Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia/virologia,
Febre Hemorrágica da Crimeia/prevenção & controle,
Leptospira/virologia,
Rickettsia/crescimento & desenvolvimento
Benoni, Roberto;
Casigliani, Virginia;
Zin, Annachiara;
Ronzoni, Niccolò;
Di Chiara, Costanza;
Merolle, Ada;
Guambe Dos Anjos, Helga;
Chenene, Fernando;
Tognon, Francesca;
Putoto, Giovanni;
Giaquinto, Carlo.
n In Sofala province (Mozambique), young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) are estimated at 7%
among people aged 15–24 years. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic threatened HIV health services, data
on the impact of COVID-19 on YPLHIV people are lacking. This study aimed at exploring the seroprevalence o...
Barilar, ivan;
Fernando, Tatiana;
Utpatel, christian;
Abujate, cláudio;
Madeira, Carla, M;
José, benedita;
Mutaquiha, claudia;
Kranzer, katharina;
Niemann, tanja.
Background
In 2021, an estimated 4800 people developed rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Mozambique, 75% of which went undiagnosed. Detailed molecular data on rifampicin-resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis are not available. Here, we aimed at gaining precise data on the determinants o...
Olbrich, laura;
Verghese, Valsan, P;
Smith, zoe franckling;
Sabi, issa;
Ntinginya, Nyanda E;
Mfinanga, alfred;
Banze, denise;
Viegas, sofia omar;
Khosa, celso;
Semphere, robina.
Background Childhood tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in part due to missed diagnosis. Diagnostic methods with enhanced sensitivity using easy-to-obtain specimens are needed. We aimed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the Cepheid Mycobacterium tuberculosis Host Response pr...
Approximately 15% of people with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa have comorbid depression, which impacts treatment outcomes. We describe predictors of baseline depressive symptoms in 1079 female and 1079 male participants in a cluster-randomized trial in Zambézia Province, Mozambique from November 2017 to Dec...
