Soro, laura fuente;
Luis, sheila fernández;
Varela, elisa lópez;
Augusto, orvalho;
Nhampossa, tacilta;
Nhacolo, ariel;
Bernardo, edson;
Burgueño, blanca;
Ngeno, bernadette;
Couto, aleny;
Guambe, helga;
Tibana, kwalila;
Urso, marilena;
Naniche, denise.
Background: Eliminating mother-to-child HIV-transmission (EMTCT) implies a case rate target of new pediatric HIV-infections< 50/100,000 live-births and a transmission rate < 5%. We assessed these indicators at community-level in Mozambique, where MTCT is the second highest globally..
Methods: A cross-sec...
Alonso, Selena;
Vudal, Marta;
Olalla, Gemma Ruiz;
Gonzelez, Raquel;
Manaca, M Nelia;
Jairoce, Chenjerai;
Balcells, Reyes;
Vala, Anifa;
Ruperez, María;
Soro, Laura Fuente;
Cova, Marta;
Angov, Evelina;
Nhacolo, Arsenio;
Sevene, Esperança;
Aponte, John J;
Macete, Eusebio;
Dobano, Carlota;
Moncunil, Gemma.
Transplacental transfer of antibodies is essential for conferring protection in newborns against infectious diseases. We assessed the impact of different factors, including gestational age and maternal infections such as HIV and malaria, on the efficiency of cord blood levels and placental transfer of Ig...
Anticorpos/imunologia,
Antígenos/imunologia,
Terapia Antirretroviral de Alta Atividade,
Sangue Fetal/imunologia,
Infecções por HIV/terapia,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Infecções por HIV/imunologia,
Infecções por HIV/virologia,
Imunidade Materno-Adquirida,
Imunoglobulina G/imunologia,
Troca Materno-Fetal/imunologia,
Placenta/metabolismo,
Gravidez,
Proteínas de Transporte,
Fatores Sexuais,
Vacinas/imunologia
Teasdale, Chloe A;
Brittain, Kirsty;
Zerbe, Allison;
Mellins, Claude Ann;
Falcao, Joana;
Couto, Aleny;
De Gusmao, Eduarda Pimentel;
Vitale, Mirriah;
Kapogiannis, Bill;
Simione, Teresa Beatriz;
Myer, Landon;
Mantell, Joanne;
Desmond, Christopher;
Abrams, Elaine J.
Background: Adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) 15-19 years of age are a growing proportion of all people living with HIV globally and the population includes adolescents with vertically acquired HIV (AVH) and behaviorally acquired HIV (ABH).
Methods: We conducted a survey to measure sociodemographic ch...
Antirretrovirais/uso terapêutico,
Preservativos,
Escolaridade,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Infecções por HIV/fisiopatologia,
Infecções por HIV/transmissão,
HIV-1/patogenicidade,
Anamnese/estatística & dados numéricos,
Adesão à Medicação/estatística & dados numéricos,
Comportamento Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos,
Moçambique/epidemiologia
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC) in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC services, we partnered with traditional birth attendants and trained a new type of male-to-male community health agent, "Male Cham...
Agentes Comunitários de Saúde,
Pesquisa Participativa Baseada na Comunidade,
Aconselhamento,
Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico,
Infecções por HIV/prevenção & controle,
Infecções por HIV/transmissão,
Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas/prevenção & controle,
Programas de Rastreamento/estatística & dados numéricos,
Tocologia,
Moçambique,
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/diagnóstico,
Gestantes/etnologia,
Gestantes/psicologia,
Cuidado Pré-Natal,
Parceiros Sexuais,
Resultado do Tratamento
Tuberculosis (TB) and malnutrition are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children in the developing world.
Aims
To assess the prevalence of pulmonary TB in severely malnourished children and evaluate TB detection using the urine lipoarabinomannan antigen assay (TB-LAM).
Methods
A retrospec...
In Mozambique, more than a million children are living with HIV or are otherwise vulnerable due to HIV. In response to this crisis, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funds programs that serve orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and their families. These programs retain case wo...
Sack, Daniel E;
Frisby, Michael B;
Diemer, Matthew A;
Schacht, Caroline De;
Graves, Erin;
Kipp, Aaron M;
Emílio, Almiro;
Matino, Ariano;
Barreto, Ezequiel;
Rompaey, Sara Van;
Wallston , Kenneth A;
Audet, Carolyn M.
The ability to understand another’s emotions and act appropriately, empathy, is an important mediator of
relationship function and health intervention fidelity. We adapted the Interpersonal Reactivity Index (IRI) – an empathy
scale – among seroconcordant expectant couples with HIV in the Homens par...
Fernandez, Sheila;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Fuente-Soro, Laura;
Menéndez, Clara;
López-Varela, Elisa;
Naniche, Denise;
Bernardo, Edson;
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Maculuve, Sónia;
Casellas, Aina;
Ruperez, Maria.
It is often assumed that children and their caregivers either stay in care together or discontinue together, but data is lacking on caregiver–child retention concordance. We sought to describe the pattern of care among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children and mothers enrolle...
Examinamos os fatores associados ao rastreamento do vírus da imunodeficiência humana (HIV) e desenvolvemos um mapa de superfície de prevalência de rastreamento de HIV usando técnicas de interpolação espacial para identificar as áreas geográficas com as maiores e menores taxas de rastreamento de ...
Chongo, Patrina;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Viegas, Sofia;
Pinto, Isabel;
Macave, Admiro;
Sitoe, Fernando;
Vubil, Adolfo;
Mabunda, Nédio;
Meggi, Bindiya;
Gudo, Eduardo, S;
Jani, Ilesh, V.
Medical care in Mozambique is mostly provided through the national health service of the Ministry of Health. All primary healthcare and HIV-related services are provided free of charge. There are over 1500 public sector health facilities in Mozambique and most of these are primary healthcare centres. Alt...
Testes Sorológicos/métodos,
HIV/isolamento & purificação,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Moçambique/epidemiologia,
d0113200,
d0000732960,
d0062680,
Laboratórios/provisão & distribuição,
d0159950,
d0093130,
Testes Imediatos/normas
