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Sistema de vigilância de eventos vitais e causas de morte (comsa), moçambique 2020
Surveillance system for vital events and causes of death (comsa), mozambique 2020

Em Janeiro de 2017, Moçambique lançou o Sistema de Vigilância de Eventos Vitais e Causas de Morte (COMSA) para estabelecer um sistema nacional de amostragem para registo de eventos vitais para monitorar a ocorrência de mortalidade e causas de morte a nível nacional e subnacional, incluindo o uso de ...

Clinico-pathological discrepancies in the diagnosis of causes of death in adults in Mozambique: A retrospective observational study

PLoS One; 14 (9), 2019
Background Clinico-pathological discrepancies are more frequent in settings in which limited diagnostic techniques are available, but there is little information on their actual impact. Aim We assessed the accuracy of the clinical diagnoses in a tertiary referral hospital in sub-Saharan Africa by compari...

A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique

Approximately 46 million of the estimated 60 million deaths that occur in the world each year take place in developing countries. Further, this mortality is highest in Sub-Saharan Africa, although causes of mortality in this region are not well documented. The objective of this study is to describe the m...

An autopsy study of maternal mortality in Mozambique: the contribution of infectious diseases

PloS med; 5 (2), 2005
Background: Maternal mortality is a major health problem concentrated in resource-poor regions. Accurate data on its causes using rigorous methods is lacking, but is essential to guide policy-makers and health professionals to reduce this intolerable burden. The aim of this study was to accurately descri...