Feldman, Mitra;
Krylova, Vera Lacey;
Farrow, Poppy;
Donovan, Laura;
Zandamela, Edson;
Rebelo, Joaquim;
Rodrigues, Maria;
Bulo, António;
Ferraz, Carlos;
Rodrigues, Humberto;
Feltrer, Arantxa Roca;
Baker, Kevin.
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID 19) pandemic response, yet there is a paucity of literature on their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in relation to the pandemic. Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Mozam bique are known locally as agentes poli...
COVID-19/epidemiology,
Community Health Workers/education,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Health Education/methods,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mozambique,
Online Systems,
Pandemics/prevention & control,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Os profissionais de saúde (PS), como profissionais da linha de frente, têm maior risco de infecção pela COVID-19. Foram adoptadas várias medidas para controlar a rápida propagação da epidemia da COVID-19 em Moçambique. A adesão dos (PS) a essas medidas é influenciada por seus conhecimentos, at...
Knowledge,
COVID-19/prevention & control,
Health Personnel/statistics & numerical data,
COVID-19,
Trust,
Infections,
Health Personnel,
Risk,
Disease Prevention,
Health Personnel,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Epidemics,
Masks,
Work
In Mozambique, more than a million children are living with HIV or are otherwise vulnerable due to HIV. In response to this crisis, the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief funds programs that serve orphans and vulnerable children affected by HIV and their families. These programs retain case wo...
Clinical Governance,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
Child, Orphaned,
d0149440,
d0062950,
HIV Infections/therapy,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Vulnerable Populations,
Mozambique
Introdução: Actualmente, os antibióticos constituem a classe de medicamentos mais consumidos no mundo. Apesar dos ganhos que o uso prudente de antibióticos possa ter na saúde dos indivíduos, a sua dispensa descontrolada e não apropriada representa uma ameaça grave à saúde pública, estando asso...
Introduction: The aim of the study described in this paper is to screen medical curricula in relation to the attention paid to intimate partner violence, by applying a framework derived from the international literature. Material and Methods: We screened curricula of five Mozambican medical schools based...
Curriculum,
Education, Medical,
Intimate Partner Violence,
Gynecology/education,
Mozambique,
Obstetrics/education,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Evaluation Studies as Topic
Hildon, zoe jane‑lara;
Escorcio‑Ymayo, maria;
Zulliger, rose;
Aramburú, rosario arias de;
Lewicky, nan;
Harig, hunter;
Chidassicua, jose braz;
Underwood, carol;
Pinto, liliana;
Figueroa, maria elena.
Background: Conceptualizing gender dynamics and ways of bridging entrenched gender roles will contribute to better health promotion, policy and planning. Such processes are explored in relation to malaria in Mozambique. Methods: A multi-method, qualitative study using focus group discussions (FGDs) and i...
Background Palliative care is an essential part of medical practice but it remains limited, inaccessible, or even absent in low andmiddle income countries. Objectives Toevaluate the general knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Mozambican physicians on palliative care. Methods Across–sectional observa...
Palliative Care,
Neoplasms/diagnosis,
Euthanasia/statistics & numerical data,
Hospitals/trends,
Neoplasms,
Physicians/statistics & numerical data,
Surveys and Questionnaires/statistics & numerical data,
Paternalism/ethics,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Aged,
Attitude of Health Personnel,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Middle Aged,
Palliative Care/psychology,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Cambaco, olga;
Menendez, yara alonso;
Kinsman, john;
Sigaúque, betuel;
Wertheim, heiman;
Do, nga;
Gyapong, margaret;
John-Langba, johannes;
Sevene, esperança;
Munguambe, khátia.
Background: Antibiotic misuse and other types of unnecessary use of antibiotics can contribute to accelerate the process of antibiotic resistance, which is considered a global concern, mostly affecting low-and middle-income countries (LMICs). In Mozambique there is limited evidence on community knowledge...
Amoxicillin/therapeutic use,
Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use,
Awareness,
Drug Resistance, Microbial,
Focus Groups,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Medication Adherence,
Mozambique,
Qualitative Research,
Rural Population,
Self Medication,
Drug Resistance, Bacterial,
Treatment Failure,
Health Strategies
A fístula obstétrica continua a ser um problema de saúde comum em países de baixa e média renda,
apesar das tendências de aumento dos partos institucionais nesses países. As circunstâncias socio-comportamentais
em que a fístula ocorre, assim como suas consequências, são pouco documentadas, pri...
Delivery of Health Care/standards,
Delivery, Obstetric/standards,
Health Facilities,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Middle Aged,
Health Services Accessibility,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Obstetric Labor Complications/prevention & control,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology,
Postpartum Period/psychology,
Pregnancy,
Prenatal Care/psychology,
Vesicovaginal Fistula/epidemiology,
Vesicovaginal Fistula/surgery
It is well known that it is more reliable to investigate the effects of several covariates simultaneously rather than one at time. Similarly, it is more informative to model responses simultaneously, as more often than not, the multiple responses from the same subject are correlated. This is particularly...
Bayes Theorem,
Early Diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mozambique,
Religion,
Risk Factors,
Sex Characteristics,
Socioeconomic Factors
