Introdução: A imprevisibilidade e a sensação de falta de controlo característico da COVID-19 causam sensação de distress difuso (na sociedade) que aumenta o risco de depressão e ansiedade. Este estudo pretendia avaliar os sintomas de doenças mentais comuns e sua relação com conhecimentos, atit...
Background Diarrhoea remains one of the leading of causes of deaths in children under five years old globally. Children under five years are more vulnerable to diarrhea especially those from low and middle countries. The aim of this study was to explore the environmental and nuttitional factors associate...
Introdução: O complexo de infecções intestinais parasitárias é causado por organismos que podem ser biologicamente
classificados em protozoários ou helmintos. Os parasitas constituem o maior grupo de organismos responsável por
infecções em humanos. A província de Sofala localiza-se na regiã...
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Mozambique. Prevalence and factors associated with malaria are not well studied among children in rural Zambézia Province. Whether prevalence of malaria varies across diverse districts within the province is unknown. Methods: A cross...
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...
Introduction: Organ transplantation in Libya depends exclusively on donations from live relatives. This limitation increases mortality and prolongs the patients' suffering and waiting time. Objectives: The aims of this study were to explore willingness to donate organs after death and to identify the rea...
Tobacco smoking is a major risk factor for non-communicable diseases such as ischaemic heart disease; stroke; chronic obstructive airways disease and several cancers. There is little data about the prevalence and determinants of smoking among adolescents in southern Africa. This study aimed to determine ...
