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Mozambique's journey toward accreditation of the National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory

Background: Internationally-accredited laboratories are recognised for their superior test reliability, operational performance, quality management and competence. In a bid to meet international quality standards, the Mozambique National Institute of Health enrolled the National Tuberculosis Reference La...

Tuberculosis on the rise in southern Mozambique (1997-2012)

Eur. respir. j; 49 (3), 2017
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...

A flexible method to model HIV serodiscordance among couples in Mozambique

PLos ONE; 12 (3), 2017
Whereas the number of people newly infected by HIV is continuing to decline globally, the epidemic continues to expand in many parts of the world. As the HIV/AIDS epidemic has matured in many countries, it is believed that the proportion of new infections occurring within couples has risen. Across countr...

Relatório anual das actividades relacionadas ao HIV/SIDA - 2016

O Programa Nacional de Controlo (PNC) de ITS-HIV/SIDA é a entidade do Serviço Nacional de Saúde responsável pela gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV. A sua missão é de coordenar, regulamentar e prestar cuidados e tratamento às pessoas vivendo com HIV. Para responder de forma estrat...

Diagnostic Performance of Placental Growth Factor in Women With Suspected Preeclampsia Attending Antenatal Facilities in Maputo, Mozambique

Hypertension; 69 (3), 2017
In well-resourced settings, reduced circulating maternal-free placental growth factor (PlGF) aids in either predicting or confirming the diagnosis of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, preterm birth, and delivery within 14 days of testing when preeclampsia is suspected. This blinded, pro...

The multidimensional nature of HIV stigma: evidence from Mozambique

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...

Measuring Health Literacy Among Adults with HIV Infection in Mozambique: Development and Validation of the HIV Literacy Test

AIDS behav; 21 (3), 2017
The role of health literacy on HIV outcomes has not been evaluated widely in Africa, in part because few appropriate literacy measures exist. We developed a 16-item scale, the HIV Literacy Test (HIV-LT) to assess literacy-related tasks needed to participate in HIV care. Items were scored as correct or in...

Estudo sobre a viabilidade da avaliação da atenção à saúde dos reclusos no estabelecimento penitenciário provincial de Maputo - Moçambique
Estudo sobre a viabilidade da avaliação da atenção à saúde dos reclusos no estabelecimento penitenciário provincial de Maputo - Moçambique

A atenção à saúde no sistema penitenciário em Moçambique tem sido pouco investigada e a mesma enfrenta dificuldades relacionadas com as infraestruturas nos Estabelecimentos Penitenciários (EPs); a insuficiência e qualificação dos recursos humanos e a existência de problemas de saúde como as i...

Severe chikungunya infection in northern mozambique: a case report

BCM res. notes; 10 (1), 2017
Background: Although Chikungunya virus has rapidly expanded to several countries in sub-Saharan Africa, little attention has been paid to its control and management. Until recently, Chikungunya has been regarded as a benign and self-limiting disease. In this report we describe the first case of severe Ch...