A prevalência da Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 tem aumentado de forma progressiva a nível global. Evidência científica indica uma frequência elevada de Hipertensão Arterial em doentes com Diabetes Mellitus tipo 2 se comparado com a população sem Diabetes Mellitus. A Hipertensão Arterial aumenta o ris...
Diabetes Mellitus,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2,
Risk Factors,
Hypertension,
Patients,
Overweight,
Risk,
Prevalence,
Association,
Health,
Public Health,
Disease
A Hipertensão Arterial (HTA) e a Diabetes Mellitus (DM) são doenças crónicas, e
factores de risco relevantes para as doenças cardiovasculares tanto em países desenvolvidos, como em
países de baixos recursos. A coexistência de HTA e DM num indivíduo aumenta o risco para
complicações cardiovascu...
Alcoholism,
Diabetes Mellitus,
Chronic Disease,
Blood Glucose,
Hypertension,
Morbidity,
Risk,
Public Health,
Obesity,
Cardiovascular Diseases,
Mozambique
A Nefropatia Diabética (ND) é a principal causa de insuficiência renal crónica, e uma das complicações microvascular crónica da Diabetes Mellitus (DM), cerca de 20-30% dos doentes com Diabetes Mellitus do Tipo 1 (DM1) e Diabetes Mellitus do tipo 2 (DM2) desenvolvem nefropatia.
A microalbuminúria...
Health,
Diabetes Mellitus,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2,
Disease,
Hypertension,
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1,
Risk Factors,
Renal Insufficiency,
Diabetic Nephropathies,
Kidney Diseases,
Risk,
Therapeutics,
Public Health,
Mozambique,
Patients
In Mozambique, malaria is still the leading cause of morbidity and mortality,
accounting for about 44,0% of cases seen in outpatients and 57,0% of admissions in pediatric
wards. The mass distribution of mosquito nets treated with long lasting insecticide
(REMILD) is one of the preve...
Breastfeeding carries a lot of advantages; it satisfies nutritional needs of the children under the age of 6 months. It helps the baby in order to reduce the risk of contamination, of malnutrition; protects against diseases and improves neurocognitive development. It also carries social and economic adva...
Health,
Counseling,
Breast Feeding,
Food,
Health Centers,
Ceremonial Behavior,
Weaning,
Malnutrition,
Education,
Cultural Factors,
HIV,
Women,
Mothers,
Infant Nutrition,
Risk,
Public Health,
Mozambique
: HIV-uninfected infants born to HIV-infected mothers (HIV-exposed uninfected, HEU) have been
described to have immune alterations as compared to unexposed infants. This study sought to characterize T-cell
populations after birth in HEU infants and unexposed infants living in a semirural area in southern...
Viral Load,
DNA,
HIV,
Hospitals, District,
T-Lymphocytes,
Women,
World Health Organization,
Population,
Risk,
Health,
Viruses
Background: A legacy of colonial rule coupled with a devastating 16-year civil war through 1992 left Mozambique economically impoverished just as the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic swept over southern Africa in the late 1980s. The crumbling Mozambican health care sys...
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/transmission,
Chronic Disease,
Medication Adherence,
Risk Reduction Behavior,
Epidemics,
Heterosexuality,
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Transmission,
Mortality,
Prevalence,
Health Systems,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Viruses/immunology,
Midwifery,
Therapeutics,
Syndrome,
Attitude,
Poverty,
HIV,
Risk,
Medication Adherence/statistics & numerical data,
Africa/epidemiology,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Knowledge,
Behavior,
Perception,
Disease Prevention,
Gender Identity,
Pharmaceutical Preparations,
Ethanol,
Delivery of Health Care,
Infrastructure
Identificação de factores de risco para as otites médias em crianças menores de um ano de idade no Hospital Central de Maputo e Hospitais Gerais da Cidade e Província de Maputo.
Objectivo: Determinar a incidência das otites médias, identificar os factores sócio-económicos associados às otites...
Para determinar a prevalência, identificar os comportamentos de risco e os níveis de informação sobre a esquistossomose urinária, realizou-se um estudo transversal, entre outubro e novembro de 1996, em três escolas primárias da Área de Saúde 1º de Junho, na cidade de Maputo, Moçambique. Efetua...
Seismic Waves Amplitude,
Risk-Taking,
Disease,
Schistosomiasis haematobia,
Students,
Age Groups,
Infections,
Health Surveys,
Risk,
Health,
Public Health,
Disease Transmission, Infectious,
Urine,
Prevalence,
Catchment Area, Health
