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Strengthening integrated primary health care in Sofala, Mozambique
Strengthening integrated primary health care in Sofala, Mozambique

Sherr, kenneth; Cuembelo, fatima; Michel, cathy; Gimbel, sarah; Micek, mark; Kariaganis, Marina; Pio, Alusio; Manuel, joão luis; Pfeiffer, james; Gloyd, stephen.
BMC health serv. res. (Online); 13 (2), 2013
Background: Large increases in health sector investment and policies favoring upgrading and expanding the public sector health network have prioritized maternal and child health in Mozambique and, over the past decade, Mozambique has achieved substantial improvements in maternal and child health indicat...
Community Health Services, ddcs0340240, Mozambique, Primary Health Care, d0062950, ddcs0202080, d0062680
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Extremely high prevalence of multi-resistance among uropathogens from hospitalised children in Beira, Mozambique

Van der Meeren, Birgitta Theodora; Chhaganlal, Kajal D; Pfeiffer, Annett; Gomez, Ermelinda; Ferro, Josefo J; Hilbink, Mirrian; Steidel, Konrad; Macome, Cesar; Vondervoort, Francien J; Wever, Peter C.
S. Afr. med. j; 103 (6), 2013
Objectives: A prospective surveillance study was conducted to investigate the epidemiology and patterns of antibiotic resistance among uropathogens from hospitalised children in Beira, Mozambique. Additionally, information regarding determinants of a urinary tract infection (UTI) was obtained. Methods: ...
Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use, Child, Hospitalized, Drug Resistance, Microbial, Microbial Sensitivity Tests, Urinalysis, Urinary Tract Infections/epidemiology, Urinary Tract Infections/drug therapy, Urinary Tract Infections/microbiology, Mozambique/epidemiology

Routine data from prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) HIV testing not yet ready for HIV surveillance in Mozambique: a retrospective analysis of matched test results

Young, Peter W; Mahomed, Mussagy; Horth, Roberta Z; Shiraishi, Ray W; Jani, Ilesh V.
BMC infect. dis; 13 (96), 2013
Background: Opt-out HIV testing is offered at 70% of antenatal care (ANC) clinics in Mozambique through the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) program. If routine data from this program were of sufficient quality, their heightened coverage and continuous availability could complement or e...
HIV Infections/diagnosis, HIV Infections/epidemiology, HIV Infections/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control, Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/statistics & numerical data, Mozambique/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/prevention & control, Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/virology, Prevalence, Sentinel Surveillance
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Consensus on context-specific strategies for reducing the stigma of human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Mukolo, Abraham; Torres, Isabel; Bechtel, Ruth M; Sidat, Mohsin; Vergara, Alfredo E.
Sahara J (Online); 10 (3-4), 2013
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
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Caracterização genética do vírus influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 circulante em Moçambique durante o período pandêmico - 2009/2010

Tivane, Almiro Rogério.
A emergência do vírus influenza A(H1N1) pdm09 no México e EUA no princípio de 2009 e que se disseminou pelo mundo, causando considerável morbidade, com cerca de 18000 mortes, oferecendo uma oportunidade de se estudar a evolução do vírus influenza pandêmico em humano sem diversas partes do mundo....
Orthomyxoviridae, Pandemics, Virus Replication, Disease Transmission, Infectious, Immunity, Mozambique, Hemagglutinins, Neuraminidase, Oseltamivir, Virulence Factors, Carrier State, Disease Reservoirs, Indicators of Morbidity and Mortality, Genetics
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Seroprevalência de Antígenos de Cysticercus cellulosae e Factores de Risco na População da localidade de RapaleSede em 2011, Distrito de RapaleProvíncia de Nampula

SABONETE, Acacio Jose de Esperança.
A cisticercose humana é uma infecção parasitária causada pela Cysticercus cellulosae, larva da Taenia solium. O homem adquire a infecção quando ingere água ou alimentos contaminados por fezes humanas contendo ovos da T. solium. O controlo da cisticercose humana é dificultado devido a ausência de...
Pork Meat, Cysticercosis, Cysticercus, Infections, Larva, Population, Prevalence, Taenia solium, Health, Public Health, Mozambique
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Estratégias de coping das pessoas vivendo com HIV e SIDA em tratamento antiretroviral que frequentam o centro de saúde da Polana Caniço na cidade de Maputo

Maiela, Adelina Uane.
Ao longo de algumas décadas, a epidemia do HIV e SIDA tornou-se num ícone de grandes questões que afligem o mundo devido a sua dinâmica que configura suas manifestações de acordo com as características culturais e sócio demográficas em diferentes populações. O HIV e SIDA constitui um dos grand...
Adaptation, Psychological, Disease, HIV, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Epidemics, Communicable Diseases, Public Health, Health, Medicine, Therapeutics, Mozambique
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Vertical funding, non-governmental organizations, and health system strengthening: perspectives of public sector health workers in Mozambique Abdul H

Mussa, Abdul H; Pfeiffer, James; Gloyd, Stephen S; Sherr, Kenneth.
In the rapid scale-up of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) care and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) treatment, many donors have chosen to channel their funds to non-governmental organizations and other private partners rather than public sector systems. This approach has reinforced a private s...
Allied Health Personnel/ethics, Organizations, Health, Public Administration, Public Health Administration, Mozambique, HIV/immunology, Community Health Workers/psychology
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