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
Apresentamos o relatório do estudo de linha de base sobre os factores determinantes da gravidez na
adolescência (GA) e do casamento prematuro (CP), em Nampula, Moçambique, no quadro de um
projecto de investigação de implementação designado “Sim, eu quero!” que decorre igualmente na
Etiópia, I...
The role of health literacy on HIV outcomes has not been evaluated widely in Africa, in part because few appropriate literacy measures exist. We developed a 16-item scale, the HIV Literacy Test (HIV-LT) to assess literacy-related tasks needed to participate in HIV care. Items were scored as correct or in...
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active,
HIV Infections,
Health Communication,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Health Literacy,
Mozambique,
Psychometrics,
Reproducibility of Results,
Surveys and Questionnaires
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...
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Mandomando, Inacio;
Acacio, Sozinho;
Nhalungo, Delino;
Sacoor, Charfudin;
Nhacolo, Ariel;
Macete, Eusebio;
Nhabanga, Arnaldo;
Quintó, Llorenç;
Kotloff, Karen;
Levine, Myron M;
Nasrin, Dilruba;
Farag, Tamer;
Bassat, Quique;
Alonso, Pedro.
In the predominantly rural Manhiça district, in southern Mozambique, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years. Caretakers randomly selected from the Demographic Surveillance Database were invited to participate in a community-based survey on use of healthcare services ...
Caregivers/psychology,
Diarrhea, Infantile/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Health Surveys,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Prevalence,
Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Risk Factors,
Rural Population,
Severity of Illness Index,
Mozambique/epidemiology
Stigma has been implicated in poor outcomes of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) care. Reducing stigma is important for HIV prevention and long-term treatment success. Although stigma reduction interventions are conducted in Mozambique, little is known about the...
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/epidemiology,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/psychology,
Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use,
Consensus,
HIV Seropositivity/psychology,
HIV Seropositivity/epidemiology,
Social Stigma,
Health Services Needs and Demand,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Health Personnel,
Mozambique/epidemiology
