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Afr. health monit. (Online) ; 11: 33-36, 2010. ilus
Article in English | AIM | ID: biblio-1256260

ABSTRACT

In 2005; the WHO Regional Committee for Africa called upon countries to accelerate HIV prevention and to declare 2006 as the Year of Acceleration of HIV Prevention in the African Region. The strategy document that was developed by WHO Regional Office was adopted by the Region's ministers of health in August 2006. The strategy proposed targets to be met by 2010; in line with universal access targets; in areas of HIV testing and counselling; prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV; prevention and control of sexually-transmitted infections; blood safety; and access to comprehensive prevention; treatment and care. Specifically; it was envisaged that; by 2010; all districts will provide HIV testing and counselling services; 100100 safe blood and blood products will be ensured; at least 80of pregnant women attending antenatal care will access prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV services; at least 80of patients with sexually-transmitted infections will access comprehensive STI management; at least 80of people living with HIV/AIDS will have access to comprehensive prevention; treatment and care services; and condom use in high-risk sexual encounters will reach at least 60. This paper describes the progress made in accelerating key health sector HIV prevention interventions in the Region toward these targets and issues that should be taken into consideration for moving forward the HIV prevention agenda in the health sector


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Africa , Anti-Retroviral Agents , Blood Safety , HIV Infections , Health Care Sector , Health Services Accessibility , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical , National Health Programs , World Health Organization
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Cad. saúde pública ; 16(1): 43-50, jan.-mar. 2000.
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-261766

ABSTRACT

Para determinar a prevalência, identificar os comportamentos de risco e os níveis de informaçäo sobre a esquistossomose urinária, realizou-se um estudo transversal, entre outubro e novembro de 1996, em três escolas primárias da Area de Saúde 1§ de Junho, na cidade de Maputo, Moçambique. Efetuaram-se inquéritos epidemiológicos e recolheram-se amostras únicas de urina de 434 escolares de ambos os sexos, selecionados ao acaso, da segunda a quinta classes. A idade média foi de 11,3 anos (amplitude 6-16). A prevalência encontrada foi de 11,3 por cento (49/434). O grupo etário de 15 e mais anos apresentou a prevalência mais elevada (13,6 por cento), enquanto o de 10 a 14 anos, a maior intensidade de infecçäo (204 ovos/10 ml de urina). Apenas 18,9 por cento dos escolares já tinham ouvido falar na doença. Destes, só 19,5 por cento (16/82) sabiam como esta se manifestava. Cerca de 50 por cento dos escolares reportaram contatos freqüentes com potenciais focos de transmissäo de esquistossomose. Os resultados sugerem que a esquistossomose urinária é um problema de saúde pública nas escolas da Area de Saúde 1§ de Junho.


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Humans , Schistosomiasis haematobia/epidemiology , Students , Prevalence , Risk-Taking
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