Cuinhane, Carlos Eduardo;
Galatas, Beatriz;
Lopez, Julia Montaña;
Djive, Helder;
Nhantumbo, Hoticha;
Murato, Ilda;
Saúte, Francisco;
Aide, Pedro;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Torres, Neusa.
This study analysed acceptability and perceived barriers to reactive focal mass drug administration (rfMDA) among community members exposed to community engagement campaigns and malaria elimination interventions in Magude district, following mass drug administration (MDA) in the same district. The study ...
Sevene, Esperança;
Boene, Helena;
Vidler, Marianne;
Valá, Anifa;
Macuacua, Salésio;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Fernandes, Quinhas;
Macete, Eusébio;
Sidat, Mohsin;
Dadelszen, Peter von;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Bique, Cassimo.
Background
Maternal mortality is an important public health problem in low-income countries. Delays in reaching health facilities and insufficient health care professionals call for innovative community-level solutions. There is limited evidence on the role of community health workers in the management o...
Clinical Competence,
Community Health Services/standards,
Community Health Workers/psychology,
Disease Management,
Emergency Treatment/standards,
Feasibility Studies,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Maternal Mortality,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care,
Pre-Eclampsia/diagnosis,
Pre-Eclampsia/therapy,
Prenatal Care,
Referral and Consultation,
Mozambique
Feldman, Mitra;
Krylova, Vera Lacey;
Farrow, Poppy;
Donovan, Laura;
Zandamela, Edson;
Rebelo, Joaquim;
Rodrigues, Maria;
Bulo, Antonio;
Ferraz, Carlos;
Rodrigues, Humberto;
Feltrer, Arantxa Roca;
Baker, Kevin.
Healthcare workers (HCWs) are at the frontline of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic response, yet there is a paucity of literature on their knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) in relation to the pandemic. Community Health Workers (CHWs) in Mozambique are known locally as agentes poliv...
COVID-19/epidemiology,
Community Health Workers/education,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Health Education/methods,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Mozambique,
Online Systems,
Pandemics/prevention & control,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC) in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC services, we partnered with traditional birth attendants and trained a new type of male-to-male community health agent, "Male Cham...
Community Health Workers,
Community-Based Participatory Research,
Counseling,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
HIV Infections/prevention & control,
HIV Infections/transmission,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Mass Screening/statistics & numerical data,
Midwifery,
Mozambique,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis,
Pregnant Women/ethnology,
Pregnant Women/psychology,
Prenatal Care,
Sexual Partners,
Treatment Outcome
Sevene, espranca;
Shama, sumedha;
Munguambe, khatia;
Sacaor, charfudin;
Vala, anifa;
Macuacua, saliesio;
Boane, helena;
Arsenio, j mark;
Augusto, orvalho;
Bique, cassimo;
Bone, jeffrey;
Dusmmuir, dustin T;
Lee, tang;
Li, jing;
Macte, eusebio;
Singer, joel;
Wang, hannh l;
Payne, beth a;
Sidat, mohision;
Shennan, andrew h;
Thavana, carssimo;
Tu, domena k;
Vidlev, marianne;
Buhutta, zulfiquar;
Magge, laura a;
Dedelsezen, peter van.
Objectives: Pregnancy hypertension is the third leading cause of maternal mortality in Mozambique and contributes significantly to fetal and neonatal mortality. The objective of this trial was to assess whether task-sharing care might reduce adverse pregnancy outcomes related to delays in triage, transpo...
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced/mortality,
Pregnant Women/ethnology,
Pre-Eclampsia/therapy,
Costs and Cost Analysis,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Pre-Eclampsia/mortality,
Infant Mortality,
Community Health Workers/organization & administration,
Residence Characteristics/statistics & numerical data,
Pregnancy,
Prenatal Care,
Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced
Macuácua, salésio;
Catalão, raquel;
Valá, anifa;
Machete, eusébio;
Sharma, sumedha;
Vidler, mariamme;
Sid at, mohsim;
Munguambe, khatia;
Dadelszen, peter;
Seven, esperança.
Background: Pre-eclampsia is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Mozambique. Limited access to health care facilities and a lack of skilled health professionals contribute to the high maternal morbidity and mortality rates in Mozambique and indicate a need for community-level interventions. Th...
Community Health Services,
Community Health Workers,
Mozambique,
Eclampsia/therapy,
Eclampsia/mortality,
Health Policy,
Health Services Accessibility,
Maternal Death/prevention & control,
Maternal Health,
Maternal Health Services,
Maternal Mortality,
Pre-Eclampsia/mortality,
Pre-Eclampsia/therapy,
Professional Role,
Pregnancy
Community health workers (CHWs) provide preventive care and integrated community case management (iCCM) to people with low healthcare access worldwide. CHW programmes have helped reduce mortality in
myriad countries, but little data on malaria supply chain management has been shared. This project evaluat...
Malaria/drug therapy,
Malaria/prevention & control,
Disease Management,
Surveys and Questionnaires,
Malaria/diagnosis,
Antimalarials/administration & dosage,
Artemether, Lumefantrine Drug Combination/administration & dosage,
Community Health Workers,
Community Health Services/organization & administration,
Mozambique,
Immunoassay/methods
Audet, Carolyn M;
Blevins, Meridith;
Chire, Yazalde Manuel;
Aliyu, Muktar H;
Vaz, Lara M. E;
Antonio, Elisio;
Alvim, Fernanda;
Bechtel, Ruth;
Wester, C. William;
Vermund, Sten H.
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC) in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC services, we partnered with traditional birth attendants and trained a new type of male-to-male community health agent, "Male Cham...
Community Health Workers,
Community-Based Participatory Research,
Counseling,
HIV Infections/diagnosis,
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/prevention & control,
Mass Screening,
Midwifery,
Mozambique,
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis,
Pregnant Women/psychology,
Prenatal Care,
Sexual Partners,
Treatment Outcome
o presente trabalho debruça-se sobre a motivação dos voluntários provedores de Cuidados Domiciliários (CDs) a doentes padecendo de SIDA nas comunidades. O estudo busca uma realidade da necessidade crescente de envolver a comunidade para apoiar os esforços do governo na garantia da continuidade dos ...
Home Nursing,
Delivery of Health Care,
HIV,
Health,
Love,
Association,
Caregivers,
Motivation,
Patients,
34661,
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome,
Volunteers,
Public Health,
Community Health Workers
Garantir a segurança dos alimentos é essencial para proteger a saúde humana e melhorar a qualidade de vida de todos os povos ou de todas as sociedades. Nas sociedades com menores índices de desenvolvimento, a venda de “alimentos de rua tem-se configurado como uma actividade com importância socioec...
Mozambique,
Community Health Workers,
Foodborne Diseases,
Food Hygiene,
Health Education/standards,
Street Food,
Food,
Market Sanitation,
Epidemiologic Factors,
Food Preservation/methods,
Refuse Disposal/methods,
Food Composition/chemistry,
Healthy Lifestyle
