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Children’s Nutritional Rehabilitation Program in Beira, Mozambique: A Retrospective Study

Calgaro, serena; Isidoris, valentina; Girotto, cristian; Chhaganlal, kajal; Moiane, jorge; Putoto, giovanni; Da dalt, liviana; Trevisanuto, daniele; Verlato, giovanna; Pizzol, damiano.

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 105 (6), 2021

Malnutrition is still a major public health issue in sub-Saharan Africa and Mozambique. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the adherence to the nutritional rehabilitation program (NRP) and its impact on the growth of malnourished children in Beira, Mozambique. The secondary aim was to verify the ...

Child Nutrition Disorders/rehabilitation, d0061280, d0443420, Infections/complications, HIV Infections/complications, Mozambique

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Altered Mental Status Among Febrile Hospitalized HIV-Infected Children Aged 0-59 Months in Mozambique

Moon, Troy D; Maússe, Fabião E; Gebretsadik, Tebeb; Kenga, Darlenne B; Charles, Pedro; Agy, Mustuafá; Simbine, Samuel; Sacarlal, Jahit.

J. trop. pedriatr; 67 (3), 2021

Altered mental status (AMS) is a priority presenting sign that must be assessed in HIV-infected, febrile children, yet diagnosis is difficult in areas with limited diagnostic capacity. Malaria and bacterial meningitis have been reported as the most common causes of AMS in febrile children presenting to t...

Bacteremia, Fever/epidemiology, HIV Infections/complications, Malaria, Mozambique, Fever/etiology, HIV Infections/epidemiology

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Cancer in Mozambique: Results from two population-based cancer registries

Lorenzoni, cesaltina f; Ferro, fosefo; Carrilho, carla; Colombet, murielle; Parkin, donald m.

Int. j. cancer; 147 (6), 2020

Results from two recently established population-based registries in Mozambique are reported: Beira in the central region (2014-2017) and Maputo, the capital city, in the South (2015-2017). The results are compared to those from Maputo (Lourenço Marques at the time) in 1956-1960 (appearing Cancer Incide...

Chancre, Neoplasms/immunology, Infections/complications, HIV Infections/complications, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/immunology, Neoplasms/virology, Mozambique/epidemiology

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