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Sleeping arrangements and mass distribution of bed nets in six districts in central and northern Mozambique

Plucinski, m m; Chicuecue, s; Macete, e; Chambe, g a; Muguande, o; Matsinhe, g; Colborn, j; Yoon, s s; Doyle, t j; Kachur, s p; Aide, p; Alonso, p l; Guinovart, c; Morgan, j.
Trop. med. int. health; 20 (12), 2015
Objective: Universal coverage with insecticide-treated bed nets is a cornerstone of modern malaria control. Mozambique has developed a novel bed net allocation strategy, where the number of bed nets allocated per household is calculated on the basis of household composition and assumptions about who slee...
Delivery of Health Care/methods, Family Characteristics, Health Surveys, Insecticide-Treated Bednets/statistics & numerical data, Insecticides, Malaria/prevention & control, Mosquito Control/methods, Primary Prevention/methods, Mozambique
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HIV knowledge and health seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Audet, Carolyn M; Sidat, Mohsin; Blevins, Meridith; Moon, Troy D; Vergara, Alfredo; Vermund, Sten H.
Sahara J (Online); 9 (1), 2012
HIV prevalence rates in Zambézia Province were estimated to be 12.6% in 2009. A number of educational campaigns have been aimed at improving HIV transmission and prevention knowledge among community members in an effort to reduce infection rates. These campaigns have also encouraged people to seek healt...
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use, Mozambique/epidemiology, Africa, Residence Characteristics, Delivery of Health Care, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/psychology, HIV Infections/therapy, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Medicine, African Traditional, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data, Rural Population/statistics & numerical data, Sexual Partners/psychology
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