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Kajal D. Chhaganlal

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Pathways of care for HIV infected children in Beira, Mozambique: pre-post intervention study to assess impact of task shifting

2018

Abstract Background In 2013, Mozambique implemented task-shifting (TS) from clinical officers to maternal and child nurses to improve care for HIV positive children < 5 years old. A retrospective, pre-post intervention study was designed to evaluate effectiveness of a new pathway of care in a sample of Beira District Local Health Facilities (LHFs), the primary, local, community healthcare services. Methods The study was conducted by accessing registries of At Risk Children Clinics (ARCCs) and HIV Health Services. Two time periods, pre- and post-intervention, were compared using a set of endpoints. Variables distribution was explored using descriptive statistics. T-student, Mann Whitney and …

0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyReferralHIV InfectionsHIV infected childrenSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataPost-intervention03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineHIV exposed infants; HIV infected children; Human immunodeficiency virus; Paediatric HIV care and treatment; Pathways of care; Task-shiftingIntervention (counseling)EpidemiologyHealth caremedicineHumansHealth Workforce030212 general & internal medicineHuman immunodeficiency viruReferral and ConsultationMozambiqueRetrospective StudiesDescriptive statisticsbusiness.industryHuman immunodeficiency virusPublic healthlcsh:Public aspects of medicinePaediatric HIV care and treatmentPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthInfantHIV exposed infantlcsh:RA1-1270030112 virologyTask-shiftingHIV exposed infantsCD4 Lymphocyte CountChild PreschoolFamily medicineHealth Services ResearchBiostatisticsbusinessDelivery of Health CarePathways of careResearch ArticleBMC Public Health
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Prevalence and predictors of malaria in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients in beira, mozambique

2018

Co-infection between malaria and HIV has major public health implications. The aims of this study were to assess the malaria prevalence and to identify predictors of positivity to malaria Test in HIV positive patients admitted to the health center S&atilde

MalePediatricsHealth Toxicology and MutagenesisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)lcsh:MedicineHIV InfectionsComorbiditymedicine.disease_causeSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E Applicata0302 clinical medicinecotrimoxazole prophylaxisRetrospective StudiePrevalenceHIV Infection030212 general & internal medicineYoung adultCotrimoxazole prophylaxiMozambiqueMedical attentionvirus diseasesMiddle AgedMalaria predictors in developing countrieMalaria prevalenceFemalepsychological phenomena and processesHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyTuberculosis030231 tropical medicineArticleHIV-malaria co-infection03 medical and health sciencesmental disordersparasitic diseasesmedicineHumansmalaria predictors in developing countriesRetrospective StudiesCross-Sectional Studiebusiness.industryPublic healthlcsh:RPublic Health Environmental and Occupational HealthHIVmedicine.diseaseComorbidityMalariaCross-Sectional StudiesHiv patientsbusinessMalaria
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Predictors of therapy failure in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Beira, Mozambique.

2018

Abstract Objective Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health issue, ranking in the top ten causes of death worldwide. A deep understanding of factors influencing poor treatment outcomes may allow the development of additional treatment strategies, focused on the most vulnerable groups. Aims of the study were: (i) to evaluate the treatment outcome among TB subjects followed in an outpatient setting and (ii) to analyze factors associated with treatment failure in newly diagnosed patients with pulmonary TB in Beira, the second largest city of Mozambique. Results A total of 301 TB adult patients (32.6% females) were enrolled. Among them, 62 (20.6%) experienced a treatment failure over a 6…

Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)0301 basic medicineMaleTreatment outcomeAntitubercular Agentslcsh:MedicineHIV InfectionsSettore MED/42 - Igiene Generale E ApplicataBiochemistryTreatment failureBody Mass Index0302 clinical medicineTherapy failureOutpatientsGlobal healthOdds Ratio030212 general & internal medicineTreatment Failurelcsh:QH301-705.5MozambiqueCoinfectionGeneral MedicinePrognosisMozambique; Therapy failure; Tuberculosis; Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology (all)Research NoteEducational StatusFemaleAdultEmploymentmedicine.medical_specialtyTuberculosisAdolescent030106 microbiologyNewly diagnosedGeneral Biochemistry Genetics and Molecular Biology03 medical and health sciencesPulmonary tuberculosisInternal medicinemedicineHumansTuberculosislcsh:Science (General)PovertyTuberculosis PulmonaryAdult patientsbusiness.industrylcsh:RMalnutritionmedicine.diseaseTuberculosis Mozambique Therapy failurelcsh:Biology (General)Hiv statusbusinesslcsh:Q1-390BMC research notes
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