O presente documento é o relatório do estágio final do Curso de Mestrado em Enfermagem com Especialização em Enfermagem Comunitária da Universidade Católica Portuguesa. O estágio foi realizado em Moçambique no contexto escolar de uma instituição local constituída por várias comunidades escol...
Nursing/classification,
Nutritional Sciences,
Residence Characteristics,
Nutritional Status,
Nursing Care/methods,
Nursing Diagnosis/methods,
Nursing Diagnosis/statistics & numerical data,
Child Health/statistics & numerical data,
Child Health/trends,
Community Health Nursing/organization & administration,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/ethnology,
Mozambique
Background Irrational use of antibiotics is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa, where the risk of spread of AMR is highest, lacks data on the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic prescription and use. This is the first study in Mozambique toa...
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
O presente trabalho trata-se de uma análise secundária de dados de inquéritos transversais realizados com Mulheres Trabalhadoras de Sexo, em Moçambique, em 2011-2012, o qual foi realizado em três áreas urbanas de Moçambique, Maputo, Beira e Nampula. A análise secundária foi desenvolvida em 2016,...
Maixenchs, maria;
Anselmo, rui;
Sanz, ariadna;
Castillo, paola;
Macete, eusebio;
Carrilho, carla;
Ordi, jaume;
Menendez, clara;
Bassat, quique;
Munguambe, khatia.
Background: The minimally invasive autopsy (MIA) is being investigated as an alternative to the complete diagnostic autopsy (CDA), gold standard for CoD determination, in settings where CDA is unfeasible and/or unacceptable. We aimed to explore healthcare providers' views and perceptions on theoretical a...
Bardají, Azucena;
Mindu, Carolina;
Augusto, Orvalho J;
Casellas, Aina;
Cambaco, Olga;
Simbine, Egas;
Matsinhe, Graça;
Macete, Eusébio;
Menéndez, Clara;
Sevene, Esperança;
Munguambe, Khátia.
Sub-Saharan Africa concentrates the largest burden of cervical cancer worldwide. The introduction of the HPV vaccination in this region is urgent and strategic to meet global health targets. This was a cross-sectional study conducted in Mozambique prior to the first round of the HPV vaccine demonstration...
Jessen , Neusa;
Damasceno, Albertino;
Silva-Matos, Carla;
Tuzine, Edite;
Madede , Tavares;
Mahoque , Raquel;
Padrão, Patrícia;
Mbofana , Francisco;
Polónia , Jorge;
Lunet , Nuno.
To assess the current prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of arterial hypertension in Mozambican population, including adolescents and young adults, and to appraise their trends over the past decade, for the 25–64 years old population.
Methods:
A cross-sectional study of a representative sam...
Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Hypertension/drug therapy,
Hypertension/epidemiology,
Hypertension/physiopathology,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Jessen , Neusa;
Damasceno, Albertino;
Silva-Matos , Carla;
Tuzine, Edite;
Madede , Tavares;
Mahoque , Raquel;
Padrão , Patrícia;
Mbofana , Francisco;
Polónia , Jorge;
Lunet, Nuno.
To assess the current prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of arterial hypertension in Mozambican population, including adolescents and young adults, and to appraise their trends over the past decade, for the 25–64 years old population.
A cross-sectional study of a representative sample of the...
Antihypertensive Agents/therapeutic use,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Developing Countries/statistics & numerical data,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Hypertension/drug therapy,
Hypertension/epidemiology,
Hypertension/physiopathology,
Prevalence,
Mozambique/epidemiology
As redes mosquiteiras impregnadas com insecticidade de longa duração e/ou pulverização intra-domiciliária, associada ao manejo de casos são intervenções-chave no controlo da malária em África. O objetivo deste estudo foi comentar o papel da comunicação para a mudança social e de comportament...
Community Networks/trends,
Social Change,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Mozambique,
Health Communication/trends,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Program Evaluation,
Social Behavior,
Social Participation
Munguambe, khátia;
Boene, helena;
Vidler, marianne;
Sawchuck , diane;
Firoz, tabassum;
Makanga, prestige tatenda;
Bique, cassimo;
Qureshi, rahat;
Macete, eusébio;
Menéndez, clara;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Sevene, esperança.
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest contribution of mortality comes from the poor and vulnerable communities, who frequently reside in remote and rural areas with limited access to health care services. This study aimed to understand women's h...
