Undernutrition and diarrhoea have a high burden in children under 5 in low/middle-income countries. Having data-driven quality health services for these two diseases is key in order to address the high burden of diseases; therefore, health systems must provide data to monitor, manage, plan and decide on ...
Cossa-moiane, idalécia;
Cossa, hermínio;
Bauhofer, adilson fernando loforte;
Chilaúle, jorfélia;
Guimarães, esperança lourenço;
Bero, diocreciano matias;
Cassocera, Marta;
Bambo, Miguel;
Anapakala, Elda;
Chissaque, Assucênio;
Sambo, Júlia;
Langa, Jerónimo Souzinho;
Manhique-Coutinho, Lena Vânia;
Fantinatti, maria;
Oliveira, Luis António Lopes;
Da-Cruz, alda maria;
de Deus, Nilsa.
Cryptosporidium is one of the most important causes of diarrhea in children less than 2 years of age. In this study, we report the frequency, risk factors and species of Cryptosporidium detected by molecular diagnostic methods in children admitted to two public hospitals in Maputo City, Mozambique. We st...
Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology,
Cryptosporidium/isolation & purification,
Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length,
Cryptosporidiosis/parasitology,
Cryptosporidiosis/diagnosis,
Diarrhea, Infantile/epidemiology,
Polymerase Chain Reaction,
Diarrhea, Infantile/parasitology,
Risk Factors
Introduction: Rotavirus A (RVA) is a leading cause of acute infant gastroenteritis in Mozambique, responsible for approximately 13,000 annual infant deaths in peri-urban and other areas. Aim: the present review aimed summarize the most relevant and recent literature regarding RVA infection in Mozambique....
Os enterovírus (EV) são vírus de transmissão predominantemente entérica, presentes em todas as partes do mundo e são agentes etiológicos de infecções que variam de casos assintomáticos a casos de gastroenterite aguda (GA) e infecções no sistema nervoso central. Devido aos diferentes rumos que...
Sewage,
Diarrhea, Infantile/epidemiology,
Dysentery/diagnosis,
Diarrhea, Infantile/drug therapy,
Enterovirus/immunology,
Mozambique/epidemiology,
Feces/parasitology,
Environmental Health Surveillance,
Environmental Monitoring,
Gastroenteritis,
Africa South of the Sahara
Acácio, sozinho;
Mandomando, inácio;
Nhampossa, tacilta;
Quintó, llorenç;
Vubil, delfino;
Sacoor, charfudin;
Kotloff, karen;
Farag, tamer;
Nasrin, dilruba;
Macete, eusebio;
Levine, myron, m;
Alonso, pedro;
Bassat, quique.
In spite of very significant decreasing trends in the last three decades, childhood mortality remains unacceptably high globally, with 5.6 million children dying every year before reaching their 5th birthday, the majority of which in low and middle-income countries (LMIC) [1]. Diarrheal diseases still re...
Cryptosporidiosis/epidemiology,
Comorbidity,
Cryptosporidiosis/mortality,
Diarrhea/epidemiology,
Escherichia coli Infections/epidemiology,
Rotavirus Infections/mortality,
Survival Rate,
Diarrhea/microbiology,
Diarrhea, Infantile,
Diarrhea/mortality,
Mozambique
A diarreia causada por Cryptosporidium spp. é comum em crianças e culmina com elevadas taxas de morbi-mortalidade, sobretudo nos países em desenvolvimento. A técnica convencional para o diagnóstico de Cryptosporidium spp. é a microscopia óptica, contudo, o Ensaio de Imunoabsorção Enzimática (EL...
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...
Child Health/statistics & numerical data,
Infant Mortality,
Sustainable Development/legislation & jurisprudence,
Fever/mortality,
Diarrhea, Infantile/mortality,
Respiratory Tract Diseases/mortality,
Child Health Services,
Mozambique,
Child Health Services/standards,
Child, Preschool,
Cross-Sectional Studies,
Forecasting,
Infant,
Logistic Models,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Rural Population/statistics & numerical data,
Socioeconomic Factors,
Surveys and Questionnaires
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Mandomando, Inacio;
Acacio, Sozinho;
Nhalungo, Delino;
Sacoor, Charfudin;
Nhacolo, Ariel;
Macete, Eusebio;
Nhabanga, Arnaldo;
Quintó, Llorenç;
Kotloff, Karen;
Levine, Myron M;
Nasrin, Dilruba;
Farag, Tamer;
Bassat, Quique;
Alonso, Pedro.
In the predominantly rural Manhiça district, in southern Mozambique, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years. Caretakers randomly selected from the Demographic Surveillance Database were invited to participate in a community-based survey on use of healthcare services ...
Caregivers/psychology,
Diarrhea, Infantile/epidemiology,
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice,
Health Surveys,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/psychology,
Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Prevalence,
Primary Health Care/statistics & numerical data,
Risk Factors,
Rural Population,
Severity of Illness Index,
Mozambique/epidemiology
