RESUMEN
A 30 de Janeiro de 2020, o Director-geral da Organização Mundial de Saúde determinou que a COVID-19 constitui uma preocupação de saúde pública de emergência internacional. Objectivo: Identificar as barreiras e facilitadores para o cumprimento da quarentena e do isolamento obrigatório em pessoas expostas e diagnosticadas com COVID-19 em Maputo. Material e Métodos: Foram realizadas entrevistas em profundidade durante os meses de Maio a Julho de 2020 com 30 pessoas expostas e diagnosticadas com COVID-19. Os participantes foram selecionados usando uma amostragem aleatória sistemática. Resultados: A maioria dos participantes mencionaram a redução de salário mensal/horas extras, a interdição de bens e serviços e, o apoio familiar e dos profissionais de saúde como factores condicionantes para o cumprimento adequado da quarentena e isolamento. Conclusão: As condições sócio-económicas jogam um papel fundamental para que as pessoas cumpram a quarentena ou isolamento.
Introduction: On January 30, 2020, the Director-General of the World Health Organization determined that COVID-19 is an international emergency public health concern. Objective: To identify barriers and facilitators for non-compliance with quarantine and mandatory isolation in people exposed and diagnosed with COVID-19 in Maputo. Material and Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted from May to July 2020 with 30 people exposed and diagnosed with COVID-19. Participants were selected using systematic random sampling. Results: Most participants mentioned the reduction of monthly wages/extra hours, the ban on goods and services and the support of family and health professionals as conditioning factors for the proper compliance with quarantine and isolation. Conclusion: Socio-economic conditions play a fundamental role for people to comply with quarantine or isolation.
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Humanos , Masculino , Femenino , Adolescente , Adulto , Persona de Mediana Edad , Aislamiento de Pacientes/métodos , Diagnóstico , SARS-CoV-2/aislamiento & purificación , COVID-19/tratamiento farmacológico , COVID-19/transmisión , Factores Socioeconómicos , Cuarentena/métodos , Muestreo , MozambiqueRESUMEN
Background: From 2009 to 2014, the prevalence of HIV among adults in Mozambique increased from 11.5% to 13.2%. To reduce disease progression and prevent transmission, HIV-infected persons must have access to timely, continuous, high-quality HIV care and treatment services. This study aim to identify the barriers to early diagnosis, access to medical care, ART initiation and adherence. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with newly diagnosed HIV-positive patients and health providers in Maputo City and Zambézia Province. Participants were recruited into the study at the time of HIV testing. Interviews were obtained at least 45 days after HIV diagnosis and were conducted in the community where the patients resided. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and translated into Portuguese prior to analysis. A framework approach was used for analysis using NVivo 10.0. Results: Ninety patients and twelve providers were interviewed. Twenty-nine patients (32%) stated that they were motivated to get tested for HIV because they felt they had an unspecified health problem. Among pregnant women, nineteen (44%) were motivated to enroll in care and initiate ART by nurses during their first prenatal visit. Of the 90 newly diagnosed patients, 80% sought care and treatment for HIV after being diagnosed in a health facility. Conclusions: Test-seeking behaviour for persons newly diagnosed with HIV in this study was often influenced by their health status, both for patients accessing voluntarily counselling and testing and for patients who tested in antenatal care settings. Initiation of ART was also strongly influenced by provider recommendation.