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Determinants of Late HIV Presentation at Ndlavela Health Center in Mozambique

Background: There has been tremendous progress in the fight against HIV worldwide; however, challenges persist in the control of HIV infection. These challenges include the high prevalence of late presenters. There are many disadvantages of late presentation-from reduced survival of the infected person t...

Stability of HIV-1 Nucleic Acids in cobas Plasma Separation Card for Viral Load Measurement

Am. j. clin. pathol; 158 (1), 2022
Objectives: Our study aimed to evaluate the stability of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) RNA on cobas plasma separation card (PSC) specimens for viral load (VL) testing after being exposed to varied temperatures and storage times. Methods: For this purpose, venous PSC specimens were collected and ...

Factores motivacionais da equipe de enfermagem, do hospital distrital de catandica: um estudo exploratório
Motivational factors of the nursing staff at the district hospital of catandica: an exploratory study

A motivação deve fazer parte integrante da estratégia organizacional, e é fundamental que os colaboradores sejam continuamente motivados e estimulados a crescer enquanto profissionais, a executarem as tarefas inerentes às funções com eficácia, fazendo com que se sintam realizados no exercício da...

Enterovirus detection in stool samples from Mozambican children with acute gastroenteritis

Acta trop.; 238 (106755), 2022
Enteroviruses (EV) are predominantly enteric viruses, present in all parts of the world causing disease in humans with a broad spectrum of clinical presentations. The purpose of this study was to identify non-polio enteroviruses (NPEV) in stool samples collected from children with acute gastroenteritis (...

COVID-19 vaccine strategies must focus on severe disease and global equity

Lancet HIV; 399 (10322), 2022
In September, 2020, the WHO Prioritisation Roadmap for COVID-19 vaccines gave priority to prevention of severe disease and the highest risk groups. In July, 2021, the revised Roadmap noted that despite the progressive emergence of SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern, defined as mutations conferring increased ...

The impact of a malaria elimination initiative on school outcomes: Evidence from southern Mozambique

Econ. hum. biol; 44 (101100), 2022
Despite the significant improvements achieved over the last ten years, primary education attainment in Mozambique is still low. Potential reasons acting from the demand perspective include ill health, among other factors. In Mozambique, ill health is still largely linked to malaria, which is a leading ca...

Manual de biossegurança e bioprotecção 2ª edição, 2022
Biosafety and bioprotection 2nd edition, 2022

A Biossegurança e Bioprotecção em Laboratórios de Saúde Pública, Laboratórios de Análises Clínicas e instituções de pesquisa em saúde são áreas do conhecimento relativamente novas, reguladas em vários países por um conjunto de leis, normas, directrizes e procedimentos específicos. Actual...

Instrução de trabalho para colheita, conservação e transporte de amostras de esfregaço/fluído lesão para diagnóstico de Varíola dos Macacos (Monkeypox)
Work instructions for collecting, preserving and transporting swab samples/lesion fluid for Monkeypox diagnosisWork instructions for collecting, preserving and transporting swab samples/lesion fluid for Monkeypox diagnosis

Para o diagnóstico de varíola dos macacos (Monkeypox), amostras de esfregaço e fluído da lesão são as recomendadas para diagnóstico. Amostras de esfregaço nasofaríngeo, esfregaço orofaríngeo, biopsia, sangue total e soro são amostras complementares às de esfregaço/ fluído da lesão e podem...

Expectativas sobre socialização de crianças entre 6 e 11 anos de idade em dois contextos urbanos em Moçambique
Socialization expectations of children between 6 and 11 years of age in two urban contexts in Mozambique

A psicologia de desenvolvimento ocupa-se em conhecer como ocorre o processo de desenvolvimento humano. O conhecimento de sistemas de crenças parentais metas de de socialização na educação de crianças contribui para uma maior compreensão desenvolvimento infantil. O objetivo geral desta tese foi de ...

Linking of concepts measured by SATIS-Stroke and the PM-Scale to the international classification of functioning, disability and health
Linking of concepts measured by SATIS-Stroke and the PM-Scale to the international classification of functioning, disability and health

Physiother. theory pract; 38 (13), 2022
Background: Rules have been developed to simplify the understanding of researchers/clinicians and standardize the linking process between concepts contained in the items on assessment measures and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF). Objective: Link the concepts ...