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Factores de abandono do tratamento antiretroviral nos pacientes dos bairros matundo e chingodzi, 2019

O estudo teve como objectivo analisar os factores sociais, económicos e demográficos que influenciam ao abandono do TARV para os pacientes residentes nos bairros Matundo e Chingodzi. Foi aplicado o método misto (quali-quantitativo) e exploratório com a amostragem probabilística aleatória simples e ...

Redução da procura dos cuidados de saúde em tempos de Covid-19 - a ausência de procura dos cuidados de saúde poderá sobrecarregar o sistema já fragilizado

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A síndrome respiratória aguda grave coronavírus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), responsável pela doença do novo coronavírus (COVID-19), resultou em uma crise de saúde global sem precedentes (1)”containertitle”:”JMIR Public Health and Surveillance”,”page”:”e19927”,”volume”:”6”,”issue”:...

Client experiences with antenatal care waiting times in southern Mozambique

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) provides a range of critical health services during pregnancy that can improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In Mozambique, only half of women receive four or more ANC visits, which are provided for free at public health centers by maternal and child health (MCH)...

Pathways of care for HIV infected children in Beira, Mozambique: pre-post intervention study to assess impact of task shifting

Background: In 2013, Mozambique implemented task-shifting (TS) from clinical officers to maternal and child nurses to improve care for HIV positive children < 5 years old. A retrospective, pre-post intervention study was designed to evaluate effectiveness of a new pathway of care in a sample of Beira Dis...

Tackling the hard problems: implementation experience and lessons learned in newborn health from the African Health Initiative

Background: The Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's African Health Initiative supported the implementation of Population Health Implementation and Training (PHIT) Partnership health system strengthening interventions in designated areas of five countries: Ghana, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Zambia. A...

Data-driven quality improvement in low-and middle-income country health systems: lessons from seven years of implementation experience across Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia

Background: Well-functioning health systems need to utilize data at all levels, from the provider, to local and national-level decision makers, in order to make evidence-based and needed adjustments to improve the quality of care provided. Over the last 7 years, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation's Afr...

Mentorship and coaching to support strengthening healthcare systems: lessons learned across the five Population Health Implementation and Training partnership projects in sub-Saharan Africa

Background: Despite global efforts to increase health workforce capacity through training and guidelines, challenges remain in bridging the gap between knowledge and quality clinical practice and addressing health system deficiencies preventing health workers from providing high quality care. In many dev...

Improving data quality across 3 sub-Saharan African countries using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR): results from the African Health Initiative

Background: High-quality data are critical to inform, monitor and manage health programs. Over the seven-year African Health Initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, three of the five Population Health Implementation and Training (PHIT) partnership projects in Mozambique, Rwanda, and Zambia in...

The impact of facility audits, evaluation reports and incentives on motivation and supply management among family planning service providers: an interventional study in two districts in Maputo Province, Mozambique

Backrgound: Good progress is being made towards universal access to contraceptives, however stock-outs still jeopardize progress. A seldom considered but important building block in optimizing supply management is the degree to which health workers feel motivated and responsible for monitoring supply. We...

Satisfação de pacientes seropositivos em relação aos cuidados e tratamento Antiretroviral fornecido nos Centros de Saúde José Macamo e Catembe entre 2012 e 2013

A satisfação dos pacientes em relação aos cuidados de saúde, tem despertado interesse nos últimos anos entre os pesquisadores e gestores de programas de saúde, por se considerar que estes sejam fonte de informação para o desenvolvimento de novos programas e avaliação dos serviços já existent...