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Inquérito Sobre O Mapeamento De Hotspots E Estimativa Do Tamanho Da População Chave Província De Manica
Hotspot Mapping Survey and Key Population Size Estimation: Manica Province

O presente relatório de principais indicadores do inquérito sobre o mapeamento e estimativa do tamanho da população-chave (PC) da província de Manica, 2023, apresenta os resultados descritivos de todos os hotspots da PC identificados na província de Manica, os serviços disponíveis para essas PC n...

Burden and risk factors of snakebite in Mopeia, Mozambique: Leveraging larger malaria trials to generate data of this neglected tropical disease

Plos negl. trop. dis; 17 (8), 2023
Background: Snakebite is a neglected disease that disproportionally affects the rural poor. There is a dearth of evidence regarding incidence and risk factors in snakebite-endemic countries. Without this basic data, it will be impossible to achieve the target of a 50% reduction of snakebite morbidity and...

Sistema de vigilância de eventos vitais e causas de morte (COMSA) 2020
Surveillance system for vital surveillance system (COMSA) 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 ...

An evaluation of LLIN ownership, access, and use during the Magude project in southern Mozambique

PLos ONE; 18 (3), 2023
The Magude Project assessed the feasibly of eliminating malaria in a low transmission setting in southern Mozambique using a package of interventions. This study measured the ownership, access and use of long-lasting insecticide treated nets (LLINs) and inequalities in these indicators across household w...

Annual home-based HIV testing in the Chókwè Health Demographic Surveillance System, Mozambique, 2014 to 2019: serial population-based survey evaluation

J. int. aids soc; 24 (7), 2021
Introduction: WHO recommends implementing a mix of community and facility testing strategies to diagnose 95% of persons living with HIV (PLHIV). In Mozambique, a country with an estimated 506,000 undiagnosed PLHIV, use of home-based HIV testing services (HBHTS) to help achieve the 95% target has not been...

The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study

BMC public health (Online); 20 (1843), 2020
Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and its prevalence has been rising in low- and middle-income countries. The current study describes HTN prevalence in central Mozambique, association between wealth and blood pressure (BP), and HTN monitoring and diagnosis practice am...

Demographic and health community-based surveys to inform a malaria elimination project in magude district, southern Mozambique

BMJ Open; 10 (5), 2020
Objectives: A Demographic and Health Platform was established in Magude in 2015, prior to the deployment of a project aiming to evaluate the feasibility of malaria elimination in southern Mozambique, named the Magude project. This platform aimed to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of the ...

Anuário estatistico de saúde 2019

Ao abrigo da Lei 7/96, que define as bases gerais do Sistema Estatístico Nacional, o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), de acordo com o Despacho publicado no Boletim da República No. 39/2000, I Série, de 27 de Setembro de 2000, delega oficialmente a Direcção de Planificação e Cooperação (...

Gendered relationship between HIV stigma and HIV testing among men and women in Mozambique: a cross-sectional study to inform a stigma reduction and male-targeted HIV testing intervention

BMJ Open; 9 (10), 2019
Objectives: Increasing and sustaining engagement in HIV care for people living with HIV are critical to both individual therapeutic benefit and epidemic control. Men are less likely to test for HIV compared with women in sub-Saharan African countries, and ultimately have delayed entry to HIV care. Stigma...

How accurate are modelled birth and pregnancy estimates? Comparison of four models using high resolution maternal health census data in southern Mozambique

BMJ Glob Health; 4 (5), 2019
Background: Existence of inequalities in quality and access to healthcare services at subnational levels has been identified despite a decline in maternal and perinatal mortality rates at national levels, leading to the need to investigate such conditions using geographical analysis. The need to assess t...