As Doenças Não Transmissíveis (DNT) continuam a ocupar um lugar importante na carga de morbilidade e mortalidade a nível global, sobretudo nos países de baixa e média renda.
Em Moçambique, foi realizado pela primeira vez em 2005 um inquérito para avaliar a prevalência e factores de risco para ...
Chisenga, Mukosha;
Dlamini, Bongani;
Mwendera, Nyasha;
Maquina, Paulo;
Hamainza, Busiku;
Martins, José Franco;
Saute, Francisco;
Bock, Henrico;
Gosling, Roly;
Bennett, Adam;
Smith, Jennifer;
Kleinschmidt, Immo.
Background The importation of parasites across borders remains a threat to malaria elimination. The Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) established 39 border health facilities on 5 key international borders between high and low-burden countries. These clinics aimed to im...
Mozambique has one of the world's highest HIV/AIDS burdens. Despite significant investment in HIV care and treatment, pregnant and lactating women's retention in care remains suboptimal. One reason for poor maternal retention is lack of male partner support. We tested an interventional couple-based HIV c...
Mozambique has experienced a series of tobacco industry consolidations both in tobacco leaf buying and processing, and in cigarette manufacturing and marketing. The growth of the tobacco industry presence in Mozambique was followed by an increase in tobacco industry’s Corporate Social Responsibility (C...
Background: Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS) is a complex of eye and visual problems that arise while using a computer or other Video Display Terminal (DVT). With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of these DVTs has become indispensable in the lives of students and teachers. This study aims to id...
Vubil, Adolfo;
Zicai, Ana Flora;
Sitoe, Nádia;
Nhachigule, Carina;
Costa, Paulino da;
Magul, Cacildo;
Meggi, Bindiya;
Viegas, Sofia;
Mabunda, Nédio;
Jani, Ilesh.
ABSTRACT Dried blood spot (DBS) may overestimate the viral RNA, mainly in patients
with low viral load (VL), due to proviral DNA and intracellular RNA. The Burnett and
HemaSpot provide integrated solutions for the collection, separation, and drying of
plasma from whole blood. This study aims to evalua...
Oludele, John;
Alho, Pascoal;
Chongo, Inocêncio;
Maholela, Plácida;
Magaia, Vlademiro;
Muianga, Argentina;
Melchior, Bibiana;
Isaías, Telma;
Gatambire, Aline;
Zimba, Edna;
Nhavoto, Emídio;
Notiço, a;
Inguana, Pedro;
Cantoria, Juma;
António, Virgílio;
Monteiro, Vanessa;
Ali, Sádia;
Inlamea, Osvaldo;
Gudo, Eduardo Samo.
Emerging zoonotic diseases are an increasing threat to public health. There is little data on the seroprevalence of zoonotic diseases among pastoralists in the country. We aim to carry out a cross-sectional study on the prevalence of major zoonotic diseases among pastoral communities in the Caia and Búz...
Mozambique,
d0070740,
d0070750,
d0079190,
d0116340,
d0032250,
d0009060,
Antibodies, Viral/immunology,
Brucella/virology,
Hantaan virus/immunology,
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean/virology,
Hemorrhagic Fever, Crimean/prevention & control,
Leptospira/virology,
Rickettsia/growth & development
Arikawa, shino;
Tchankoni, martin kouame;
Atekpe, somiabalo P;
Oubou, tinah atcha;
Romero, antía eigueroa;
Fombah, augustin E;
Saute, francisco;
Samai, mohamed;
Menendez, clara;
Gonzalez, raquel;
Briand, valérie.
Background: Malaria remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in young children in sub-Saharan Africa. To prevent malaria in children living in moderate-to-high malaria transmission areas, the World Health Organization has recommended perennial malaria chemoprevention (PMC). Prior to piloting ...
Benoni, Roberto;
Casigliani, Virginia;
Zin, Annachiara;
Ronzoni, Niccolò;
Di Chiara, Costanza;
Merolle, Ada;
Guambe Dos Anjos, Helga;
Chenene, Fernando;
Tognon, Francesca;
Putoto, Giovanni;
Giaquinto, Carlo.
n In Sofala province (Mozambique), young people living with HIV (YPLHIV) are estimated at 7%
among people aged 15–24 years. Even though the COVID-19 pandemic threatened HIV health services, data
on the impact of COVID-19 on YPLHIV people are lacking. This study aimed at exploring the seroprevalence o...
Barilar, ivan;
Fernando, Tatiana;
Utpatel, christian;
Abujate, cláudio;
Madeira, Carla, M;
José, benedita;
Mutaquiha, claudia;
Kranzer, katharina;
Niemann, tanja.
Background
In 2021, an estimated 4800 people developed rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis in Mozambique, 75% of which went undiagnosed. Detailed molecular data on rifampicin-resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) tuberculosis are not available. Here, we aimed at gaining precise data on the determinants o...
Antitubercular Agents/pharmacology,
Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use,
Fluoroquinolones/pharmacology,
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant,
Mozambique,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics,
Rifampin/therapeutic use,
Tuberculosis/therapy,
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant/therapy
