Aleny Couto

Datos Biográficos

ID7560974
NOMBREAleny Couto
NOMBRESAleny
APELLIDOCouto
FIRMACOUTO A
AFILIACIONESMinistry of Health
ORCID0000-0002-2109-198X
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2019
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Over a decade of HIV infection prevalence and incidence among Mozambican pregnant women

    Open AccessAnete Mendes-Muxlhanga, Arsénio Nhacolo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2025

    The prevalence of HIV decreased while the overall incidence stayed similar in Mozambican pregnant women, during 2010 to 2021. However, both estimates remain unacceptably high, which indicates the need to revise current preventive policies and implement effective ones to improve HIV control among pregnant women

  • Gender and stigma in antiretroviral treatment adherence in Mozambique

    Open AccessKirsi Viisainen, Marion Baumgart dos Santos et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Both gender and HIV stigma are known to contribute to poor retention to antiretroviral therapy (ART), but little is known how they interact in decisions about adherence or default by people living with HIV (PLWH). This qualitative study explored HIV stigma and gender interaction in PLWH’s care decisions in Mozambique. Transcribed data from semi-structured interviews of 68 men and 71 women living with HIV, were coded and analyzed for themes of HIV…

  • Mental health and ART adherence among adolescents living with HIV in Mozambique

    Nadia Nguyen, Kathryn L Lovero et al.ARTICLEAIDS Care2023

    Little is known about the mental health needs of adolescents living with HIV (ALWH) in Mozambique, including the potential relationship between mental health challenges and poor antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence. We examined mental health problems (anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder [PTSD] symptoms and impairment) and their association with self-reported ART adherence among ALWH ages 15–19 in Nampula, Mozambique. The assoc…

  • Community-based progress indicators for prevention of mother-to-child transmission and mortality rates in HIV-exposed children in rural Mozambique

    Open AccessLaura De La Fuente, Laura Fuente-Soro et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    In Mozambique, SPECTRUM modeling estimated 15% MTCT, higher than our district-level community-based estimates of MTCT among HIV-exposed children. Community-based subnational assessments of progress towards EMTCT are needed to complement clinic-based and modeling estimates

  • Mozambique’s Community Antiretroviral Therapy Support Group Program

    Open AccessKaren E Kun, Aleny Couto et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2019

  • Good health’ as a barrier and facilitator to ART initiation

    Amílcar Magaço, Kathryn Dovel et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2019

    HIV test-and-treat programmes are being implemented throughout sub-Saharan Africa, enrolling HIV-positive clients into antiretroviral treatment (ART) immediately after diagnosis, regardless of clinical stage or CD4 count. This study conducted in Mozambique examined what influenced clients who tested HIV-positive in the context of test-and-treat to make ART initiation decisions. Eighty in-depth interviews with HIV-positive clients and nine focus g…