As malaria elimination becomes a possibility the focus of interventions changes from vector control to disease control. It is important that treatment occurs early during an infection in order for it to be efficacious, especially at the population level. The time between the onset of symptoms and treatme...
We assessed adherence to government recommendations implemented shortly after the introduction of COVID-19 in Mozambique in March 2020, through two online cross-sectional surveys in April and June 2020. We quantified adherence to preventive measures by a composite score comprising of five measures: physi...
COVID-19/transmission,
COVID-19/epidemiology,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Guideline Adherence/statistics & numerical data,
Guidelines as Topic,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Masks/trends,
Advance Directive Adherence/statistics & numerical data,
COVID-19/prevention & control,
COVID-19 Drug Treatment/trends,
Mozambique/epidemiology
A análise da literatura médica internacional faz notar a ausência de documentos contendo uma abordagem transversal, relativa à infeção pelo VÃrus da Imunodeficiência Humana (VIH) no quadro nacional Moçambicano, facto que motivou a elaboração deste documento.
No ano 2010 a prevalência da infeÃ...
Background: In Mozambique, socio-economic and cultural factors influence the wide adoption of disease preventive measures that are relevant for malaria control strategies to promote early recognition of disease, prompt seeking of medical care, sleeping under insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), and taking i...
Socioeconomic Factors,
Cultural Factors,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Mozambique,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Malaria/psychology,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data
Feldman, Mitra;
Krylova, Vera Lacey;
Farrow, Poppy;
Donovan, Laura;
Zandamela, Edson;
Rebelo, Joaquim;
Rodrigues, Maria;
Bulo, Antonio;
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 Mozambique are known locally as agentes poliv...
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
Galatas, Beatriz;
Mayor, Alfredo;
Gupta, Himanshu;
Balanza, Núria;
Jang, Ihn Kyung;
Nhamussua, Lidia;
Simone, Wilson;
Cistero, Pau;
Chidimatembue, Arlindo;
Munguambe, Humberto;
Saute, Francisco;
Aide, Pedro;
Bassat, Quique.
An ultrasensitive malaria rapid diagnostic test (RDT) was recently developed for the improved detection of low-density Plasmodium falciparum infections. This study aimed to compare the diagnostic performance of the PfHRP2-based Abbott Malaria Ag P. falciparum ultrasensitive RDT (uRDT) to that of the conv...
Antigens, Protozoan/genetics,
Parasitology/methods,
d0077700,
d0126800,
Mozambique,
Antigens, Protozoan/blood,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Dried Blood Spot Testing/methods,
Dried Blood Spot Testing/statistics & numerical data,
Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis,
Parasitology/statistics & numerical data,
Plasmodium falciparum/genetics
Introdução: A imprevisibilidade e a sensação de falta de controlo caracterÃstico da COVID-19 causam sensação de distress difuso (na sociedade) que aumenta o risco de depressão e ansiedade. Este estudo pretendia avaliar os sintomas de doenças mentais comuns e sua relação com conhecimentos, atit...
Background: HIV prevalence in Mozambique (12.6%) is one of the highest in the world, yet ~40% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) do not know their HIV status. Strategies to increase HIV testing uptake and diagnosis among PLHIV are urgently needed. Home-based HIV testing services (HBHTS) have been evaluate...
In sub-Saharan Mozambique, high adolescent fertility rates are a significant public health
problem. Understanding the consequences of teenage pregnancies facilitates effective
strategies for improving the quality of care of both mother and the newborn.
Aims
To identify the factors associated with adolesc...
Abortion, Induced,
Comprehension,
Episiotomy,
Health Strategies,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Pregnancy in Adolescence,
HIV Infections,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Prevalence,
Public Health,
Mozambique
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
