Browsing by Subject "HIV/AIDS"
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Age-specific mortality patterns in Central Mozambique during and after the end of the Civil War
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2011-05-26)Background: In recent years, vigorous debate has developed concerning how conflicts contribute to the spread of infectious diseases, and in particular, the role of post-conflict situations in the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS. ... -
AIDS-related knowledge and sexual behaviour among married and previously married persons in rural central Mozambique
(Informa UK Limited, 2009-11)HIV prevalence in central Mozambique is the highest in the country with high urban rates impacting on the rural areas. To identify potential factors influencing the spread of HIV in three sparsely populated districts in ... -
General population and medical student perceptions of good and bad doctors in Mozambique
(2011-04)Context: A key element of the doctor-patient relationship is to understand the patient's and doctor's perceptions of quality care. -
Influence of religious affiliation and education on HIV knowledge and HIV-related sexual behaviors among unmarried youth in rural central Mozambique
(Informa UK Limited, 2010-10)The interactions between religious affiliation, education, HIV knowledge, and HIV-related sexual behaviors among African church youth are poorly understood. In this socio-demographic study, 522 unmarried youth 12-28 years ... -
Mycobacteria, metals, and the macrophage
(Wiley, 2015-03)Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a facultative intracellular pathogen that thrives inside host macrophages. A key trait of M. tuberculosis is to exploit and manipulate metal cation trafficking inside infected macrophages to ... -
Protein complex from human milk enhances the activity of antibiotics and drugs against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
(American Society for Microbiology, 2019-02)Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of human tuberculosis (TB), has surpassed HIV/AIDS as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. The increasing occurrence of drug-resistant strains has become ... -
Quantitation of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites transmitted in vitro by experimentally infected Anopheles gambiae and Anopheles stephensi
(American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 1991)The frequency and numbers of Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites transmitted in vitro and corresponding sporozoite loads were determined for experimentally infected Anopheles gambiae and An. stephensi. Geometric mean (GM) ...