High quality, representative data from HIV surveillance systems that have country ownership and commitment are critical for guiding national HIV responses, especially among key and priority populations given their disproportionate role in the transmission of the virus. Between 2011 to 2013, the Mozambiqu...
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...
Mozambique has one of the highest burdens of HIV globally, and people who inject drugs (PWID) have one of thehighest HIV infection rates in Africa. After the implementation of the first Biological Behavioral Surveillance (BBS)
Survey among PWID in Mozambique, the Ministry of Health started the developmen...
Few countries in sub-Saharan Africa know the magnitude of their HIV epidemic among people who inject drugs (PWID). This was the first study in Mozambique to measure prevalence of HIV, HBV, and HCV, and to assess demographic characteristics and risk behaviors in this key population.
Methods: We used resp...
O Inquérito Integrado Biológico e Comportamental (IBBS - Integrated bio-behavioral Survey) entre Camionistas de Longo Curso (CLC) é o primeiro da sua natureza a ser realizado em Moçambique e pretendia estimar a prevalência de HIV e identificar os comportamentos de risco associados; avaliar a utiliza...
O inquérito biológico e comportamental (IBBS Integrated Biological and Behavioral Survey) em Pessoas que Injectam Drogas (PID) foi o primeiro a ser realizado nesta população e tinha como objectivos: estimar a prevalência do HIV, hepatite B (HBV) e hepatite C (HCV); estimar o tamanho da população d...
