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Health care utilization and attitudes survey in cases of moderate-to-severe diarrhea among children ages 0-59 months in the District of Manhica, southern Mozambique

Nhampossa, Tacilta; Mandomando, Inacio; Acacio, Sozinho; Nhalungo, Delino; Sacoor, Charfudin; Nhacolo, Ariel; Macete, Eusebio; Nhabanga, Arnaldo; Quintó, Llorenç; Kotloff, Karen; Levine, Myron M; Nasrin, Dilruba; Farag, Tamer; Bassat, Quique; Alonso, Pedro.

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 89 (1), 2013

In the predominantly rural Manhiça district, in southern Mozambique, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years. Caretakers randomly selected from the Demographic Surveillance Database were invited to participate in a community-based survey on use of healthcare services ...

Caregivers/psychology, Diarrhea, Infantile/epidemiology, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Surveys, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data, Prevalence, Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data, Risk Factors, Rural Population, Severity of Illness Index, Mozambique/epidemiology

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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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Community response to intermittent preventive treatment delivered to infants (IPTi) through the EPI system in Manhiça, Mozambique

Pool, robert; Munguambe, khatia; Macete, eusebio; Aide, pedro; Juma, geraldina; Alonso, pedro L; Menendez, clara.

Trop. med. int. health; 11 (11), 2006

Objective: To describe attitudes to the expanded programme on immunization (EPI) and intermittent preventive treatment in infants (IPTi), and perceptions of the relationship between them. In particular, whether the introduction of IPTi negatively affects community attitudes to, or use of, EPI; or, conver...

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Caregivers/psychology, Delivery of Health Care/methods, Delivery of Health Care/organization & administration, Hematologic Tests/psychology, Immunization/psychology, Malaria Vaccines/therapeutic use, Immunization Programs/organization & administration, Malaria, Falciparum/psychology, Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology, Mozambique/epidemiology

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