In accordance with global HIV/AIDS goals, Mozambique is attempting to improve management of antiretroviral treatment failure (TF). We sought to determine whether the utilization of a national HIV/AIDS clinician telephone consultation service increased recognition and reporting of TF. In a retrospective analysis of routinely collected program data from telephone consultation logs and Mozambique's national registry of second-line antiretroviral requests, we used linear mixed methods to describe the association between TF-related telephone consultations and submission of second-line requests, which required documentation of the TF diagnosis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We evaluated whether regular mobile phone text reminders improved patients' retention in antiretroviral therapy (ART) care in Mozambique.
Design: SMSaúde was a randomized control trial of HIV-infected patients on ART who received regular text message reminder vs. standard of care at 3 public health facilities in Maputo Province, Mozambique.
The development of an accurate, practical, and affordable diagnostic test is essential to improve the management of visceral leishmaniasis (VL) in remote health centers. We evaluated the Formol Gel test (FGT) and two rK39 antigen-based dipsticks, the DUAL-IT L/M, and the Kalazar Detect for VL diagnosis in Amudat Hospital in Uganda. The DUAL-IT L/M was also evaluated for the diagnosis of malaria.
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