Menéndes, Yara Alonso;
Olga, Cambaco;
Mindú, Carolina;
Nhantumbo, Hoticha;
Uamusse, Titos;
Matsinhe, Graça;
Matsinhe, Benigna;
Manjate, Rosa Marlene;
Bardají, Açucena;
Menéndez, Clara;
Sevene, Esperança;
Munguambe, Khátia.
Mozambique has one of the highest cervical cancer incidence rates in the world. Health interventions are still being conceived solely from a non-communicable disease standpoint despite that it is also a sexual and reproductive health problem. The objective of this study was to assess the extent to which ...
Background: Mozambique classifies but does not yet enforce antibiotics as prescription-only-medicine (POM) allowing the public access to a variety of antibiotics that otherwise are provided on prescription. This contributes to the growing practice of self-medication with antibiotics (SMA) which systemati...
Objectives: Increasing and sustaining engagement in HIV care for people living with HIV are critical to both individual therapeutic benefit and epidemic control. Men are less likely to test for HIV compared with women in sub-Saharan African countries, and ultimately have delayed entry to HIV care. Stigma...
Communication Barriers,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Delayed Diagnosis/prevention & control,
Demography,
HIV Infections/psychology,
HIV Infections/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mass Screening/psychology,
Sex Factors,
Social Perception,
Social Stigma,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Background: In a background of renewed calls for malaria eradication, several endemic countries in sub-Saharan Africa are contemplating malaria elimination nationally or sub-nationally. In Mozambique, a strategy to eliminate malaria in the south is underway in the context of low endemicity levels and cro...
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
Morais, Atílio;
Come, Jotamo;
Selemane, Carlos;
Pires, Germano;
Tivane, Adriano;
Cossa, Matchecane;
Tulsidás, Satish;
Antunes, Luís;
Costa, Manuel João;
Sidat, Moshin;
Martins, Maria do Rosário;
Carrilho, Carla;
Santos, Lúcio Lara.
cancer is a growing concern in Mozambique. However, the country has limited facilities and few oncologists. Surgical oncologists are
an unmet need. The aim of this study was to assess residents' knowledge in prevalent cancer domains and to identify and characterize prevalent
cancers treated by surgery at...
Internship and Residency,
Clinical Competence,
Neoplasms,
General Surgery,
Surgical Oncology,
Oncologists,
Neoplasms/drug therapy,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Curriculum,
Educational Measurement,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Neoplasms/epidemiology,
Neoplasms/pathology,
Neoplasms/surgery
Background: Malaria control remains a leading health challenge in Mozambique. Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is an effective strategy to control malaria transmission, but there are often barriers to reaching the coverage necessary for attaining maximum community protective effect of IRS. Mozambique recor...
Malaria/prevention & control,
Mosquito Control,
Communicable Disease Control/methods,
Community Participation,
Anopheles,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Pesticide Residues,
Mozambique,
Insecticides,
Malaria/psychology,
Focus Groups
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,...
