Purpose: Our goal was to determine whether an economic and social empowerment intervention implemented in
Zambézia Province, Mozambique reduced girls’ vulnerability to HIV. We use this experience to discuss challenges of evaluating real-world interventions.
Methods: Two rounds of data were collected f...
Baltazar, cynthia semá;
Horth, roberta;
Inguane, celso;
Sathane, isabel;
César, freide;
Ricardo, helena;
Botão, carlos;
Augusto, ângelo;
Cooley, laura;
Cummings, beverly;
Raymond, henry F;
Young, peter W.
Mineworkers are considered a population at risk
for HIV due to risk behaviors associated with migratory work
patterns. This was the first study in Mozambique to determine
the prevalence of HIV and associated demographic and risk
behaviors, and assess use and access to prevention and
healthcare services a...
Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) and who are aware of their HIV status can access and benefit from antiretroviral therapy (ART) with subsequent individual and public health benefits; however, many PLHIV are unaware of their HIV status. We assessed the magnitude and determinants of self-report...
AIDS Serodiagnosis/statistics & numerical data,
Diagnostic Tests, Routine/standards,
HIV/isolation & purification,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mass Screening/standards,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology,
Self Report,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Stereotyping
Background: Malaria continues to be a major public health concern in Africa. Approximately 3.2 billion people worldwide are still at risk of contracting malaria, and 80% of deaths caused by malaria are concentrated in only 15 countries, most of which are in Africa. These high-burden countries have achiev...
Climate,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Spatial Analysis,
Altitude,
Geographic Information Systems,
Geographic Mapping,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Prevalence,
Public Health,
Risk Assessment,
Risk Factors,
Temperature
O acesso aos serviços de saúde de qualidade é crucial para uma saúde boa e
equilibrada. Este relatório tem por objectivo fornecer evidências científicas sólidas sobre
o acesso ao sistema de saúde em Moçambique e as desigualdades sociais que afectam
6
esse acesso. Para o efeito, foi realizada u...
Martins-Fonteyn, Emilia;
Loquiha, Osvaldo;
Baltazar, Cynthia;
Thapa, Subash;
University of California, San Francisco – USA, of Global Health Sciences;
Raimundo, Ines;
Hens, Niel;
Aerts, Marc;
Meulemans, Herman;
Degomme, Olivier;
Wouters, Edwin.
Background: Information dealing with social and behavioural risk factors as well as their mechanisms among
Mozambican migrants working in South African mines remains undocumented. This study aims to understand the
various factors influencing HIV-related risk behaviours and the resulting HIV positive stat...
Baltazar, Cynthia Semá;
Langa , José Paulo;
Baloi , Liliana Dengo;
Wood, Richard;
Ouedraogo, Issaka;
Lafourcade, Berthe-Marie Njanpop;
Inguane, Dorteia;
Chitio, Jucunu Elias;
Mhlanga, Themba;
Gujral, Lorna;
Gessner, Bradford D;
Munier, Aline;
Mengel, Martin A.
Background: Mozambique suffers recurrent annual cholera outbreaks especially during the rainy season between October to March. The African Cholera Surveillance Network (Africhol) was implemented in Mozambique in 2011 to generate accurate detailed surveillance data to support appropriate interventions for...
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Mozambique. Prevalence and factors associated with malaria are not well studied among children in rural Zambézia Province. Whether prevalence of malaria varies across diverse districts within the province is unknown. Methods: A cross...
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Diagnosis,
Education,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Malaria/epidemiology,
Prevalence,
Logistic Models,
Methods,
Blood,
Diagnostic Tests, Routine,
Fever,
Beds,
Cross-Sectional Studies
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...
Child Health/statistics & numerical data,
Infant Mortality,
Sustainable Development/legislation & jurisprudence,
Fever/mortality,
Diarrhea, Infantile/mortality,
Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality,
Child Health Services,
Mozambique,
Child Health Services/standards,
Child, Preschool,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Forecasting,
Infant,
Logistic Models,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Em Moçambique, os Adolescentes e Jovens (AJ) têm enfrentado múltiplos riscos e desafios durante a sua transição para a idade adulta. Estudos têm demonstrado que muitos AJ morrem prematuramente devido a acidentes, suicídio, violência, complicações relacionadas com a gravidez e outros problemas/e...
Adolescent Health Services/statistics & numerical data,
Sex Counseling/education,
Violence/psychology,
Health Services/statistics & numerical data,
Facilities and Services Utilization/statistics & numerical data,
Socioeconomic Factors,
50242,
Pregnancy in Adolescence/prevention & control,
Mozambique,
Retrospective Studies,
Suicide/psychology,
Counseling
