Gong, estelle;
Dula, janeth;
Alberto, carla;
Albuquerque, amanda de;
Steenland, maria;
Fernandes, quinhas;
Cuco, rosa marlene;
Sequeira, sandra;
Chicumbe, sérgio;
Samo Gudo, Eduardo;
McConnell, margaret.
Background: Antenatal care (ANC) provides a range of critical health services during pregnancy that can improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In Mozambique, only half of women receive four or more ANC visits, which are provided for free at public health centers by maternal and child health (MCH)...
Background: In preventing the transfer of HIV to their children, the Ministry of Health in Mozambique recommends all couples follow medical advice prior to a pregnancy. However, little is known about how such women experience pregnancy, nor the values they adhere to when making childbearing decisions. Th...
Fertility/genetics,
d0032700,
Pregnancy/psychology,
Child Health,
d0149300,
d0149440,
d0607280,
HIV Infections/therapy,
HIV Infections/psychology,
Sexual Behavior/psychology,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data,
Mozambique,
Nurses/trends
Maternal mortality in Mozambique has not declined significantly in the last 10-15 years, plateauing around 480 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births. Good quality antenatal care and routine and emergency intrapartum care are critical to reducing preventable maternal and newborn deaths.
Materials and m...
Emergency Medical Services/statistics & numerical data,
Emergency Medical Services/standards,
Facilities and Services Utilization,
Health Services Accessibility,
Infant Mortality,
Intensive Care, Neonatal/standards,
Intensive Care, Neonatal/statistics & numerical data,
Maternal Health Services/standards,
Maternal Health Services/statistics & numerical data,
Pregnancy,
Pregnancy Outcome/epidemiology,
Mozambique
Retention in anti-retroviral therapy (ART) presents a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. In
Mozambique, after roll-out to peripheral facilities, the 12-month retention rate was reported
mostly from sites with an electronic patient tracking system (EPTS), representing only 65%
of patients. We conducted a na...
Anti-HIV Agents/pharmacology,
CD4 Lymphocyte Count,
Death,
Lost to Follow-Up,
Patient Identification Systems,
HIV,
Adolescent,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
HIV Testing,
Anti-Retroviral Agents/therapeutic use,
HIV/drug effects,
Pregnancy
Fonseca, ana maria;
Quinto, llorenç;
Jiménez, alfons;
González, raquel;
Bardají, azucena;
Maculuve, sonia;
Dobaño, carlota;
Rupérez, maria;
Vala, anifa;
Aponte, john, j;
Sevene, esperanza;
Macete, Eusebio;
Menéndez, clara;
Mayor, alfredo.
Background: Pregnant women exposed to Plasmodium falciparum generate antibodies against VAR2CSA, the parasite protein that mediates adhesion of infected erythrocytes to the placenta. There is a need of high-throughput tools to determine the fine specificity of these antibodies that can be used to identif...
Antibodies, Protozoan/blood,
Antibodies, Protozoan/immunology,
Antigens, Protozoan/genetics,
Antigens, Protozoan/immunology,
Antigens, Protozoan/metabolism,
Dried Blood Spot Testing,
Erythrocytes/parasitology,
Immunoassay,
Immunoglobulin G/blood,
Malaria, Falciparum/diagnosis,
Plasmodium falciparum/isolation & purification,
Pregnancy
Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating consequences of unmet needs in obstetric services. Systematic reviews suggest that the pooled incidence of fistulae in community-based studies is 0.09 per 1000 recently pregnant women; however, as facility delivery is increasing, for the most part, in Afri...
Boene, helena;
Vidler, marianne;
Sacoor, charfudin;
Nhama, abel;
Nhacolo, ariel;
Bique, cassimo;
Alonso, pedro;
Sawchuck, diane;
Qureshi, rahat;
Macete, eusébio;
Menendez, clara;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Sevene, esperança;
Munguambe, khátia;
Munguambe, khátia.
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...
Community Mental Health Services/statistics & numerical data,
Community Participation,
Eclampsia,
Maternal Mortality,
Midwifery,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
Perception,
Pre-Eclampsia,
Pregnancy,
Prenatal Care,
Residence Characteristics,
Mozambique
Background: Rubella and congenital rubella syndrome are highly underreported and neglected in most sub-Saharan countries and vaccination has not yet been incorporated into their national immunization schedules. In this study, we investigated the frequency of immunoglobulin M antibodies against rubella an...
Middle Aged,
Infant, Newborn,
Immunoglobulin M/blood,
Immunoglobulin G/blood,
Child, Preschool,
Birth Rate,
Antibodies, Viral/blood,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Pregnancy,
Public Health Surveillance,
Retrospective Studies,
Rubella/epidemiology,
Rubella/immunology,
Rubella/prevention & control,
Rubella Syndrome, Congenital,
Rubella Vaccine,
Seroepidemiologic Studies,
Young Adult
The earliest reports of a new disease were seen in the late
seventies-early eighties, after observing rare opportunistic
diseases such as Kaposi Sarcoma or Pneumocystis carinii
pneumonia, usually occurring in immunodeprimed people, in
a cluster of intravenous drug users and gay men in the United
States. ...
Schacht, Caroline De;
Mabunda, Nédio;
Jr, Orlando C Ferreira;
Ismael, Nália;
Calú, Nurbai;
Santos, Iolanda;
Hoffman, Heather J;
Alons, Catharina;
Guay, Laura;
Jani, Ilesh V.
Introduction: Acute infection with HIV in the postpartum period results in a high risk of vertical transmission through breastfeeding. A study was done to determine the HIV incidence rate and associated risk factors among postpartum women in Southern Mozambique, where HIV prevalence among pregnant women ...
