Results: 32

Avaliação do tempo gasto nas actividades específicas da ronda de vigilância epidemiológica (RVE) do HIV, realizadas pelas enfermeiras de Saude Materno Infantil (SMI), em 3 postos sentinelas em Moçambique, 2023

O Ministério da Saúde de Moçambique estabeleceu a partir de 1988 um sistema de vigilância do HIV, através das Rondas de Vigilância Epidemiológica (RVE) bienais. Neste contexto, em Moçambique, as mulheres grávidas que frequentam a CPN submetem-se a testes de sífilis e de HIV, como parte dos cuid...

Engagement of Men in Antenatal Care Services: Increased HIV Testing and Treatment Uptake in a Community Participatory Action Program in Mozambique

AIDS behav; 20 (9), 2016
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC) in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC services, we partnered with traditional birth attendants and trained a new type of male-to-male community health agent, "Male Cham...

Is selective prenatal iron prophylaxis better than routine prophylaxis: final results of a trial (PROFEG) in Maputo, Mozambique

BMJ Open; 6 (6), 2016
To compare routine versus selective (ie, screening and treatment for anaemia) prenatal iron prophylaxis in a malaria-endemic and HIV-prevalent setting, an extended analysis including previously missing data. Design: A pragmatic randomised controlled clinical trial. Setting: 2 health centres in Maputo, ...

Community perceptions of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in southern Mozambique

Reprod. health; 13 (1), 2016
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality ratio at 500 deaths per 100,000 live births. In Mozambique maternal mortality is estimated at 249-480 per 100,000 live births and eclampsia is the third leading cause of death. The objective of this study was to describe the community unde...

Effects of a health information system data quality intervention on concordance in Mozambique: time-series analyses from 2009–2012

We assessed the effects of a three-year national-level, ministry-led health information system (HIS) data quality intervention and identified associated health facility factors. Monthly summary HIS data concordance between a gold standard data quality audit and routine HIS data was assessed in 26 health ...

Ronda de Vigilância Epidemiológica do HIV e Sífilis em Moçambique, 2011 Principais Resultados

A presente publicação apresenta os resultados da Ronda de Vigilância Epidemiológica (RVE) do HIV em mulheres grávidas atendidas na consulta pré-natal (CPN) realizada em 2011. Para a monitoria desta epidemia no País temos como recurso o Sistema de Vigilância Epidemiológica baseado em postos senti...

Vigilância Epidemiológica do HIV e seu Impacto Demográfico em Moçambique: Actualização, Ronda 2009

Apresente publicação apresenta os resultadosmais recentes da Ronda deVigilância Epidemiológica do HIV realizada em 2009 (RVE 2009) assim como, as projecções sobre o seu Impacto Demográfico em Moçambique. Para a monitoria desta epidemia no País temos como recurso o da epidemia baseado em postos s...

An assessment of routine primary care health information system data quality in Sofala Province, Mozambique

Background: Primary health care is recognized as a main driver of equitable health service delivery. For it to function optimally, routine health information systems (HIS) are necessary to ensure adequate provision of health care and the development of appropriate health policies. Concerns about the qual...

Maternal deaths in mozambique an audit approach with special reference to adolescence abortion and violence

The main purpose of the present thesis was to elucidate the cause and circumstances that surround maternal deaths occurring in Hospital Central de Maputo (HCM).The specific aims were 1. To identify the major causes of direct maternal deaths, and utilizing the audit approach to address the avoidability as...