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Rotavirus A infection in children under five years old with a double health problem: undernutrition and diarrhoea – a crosssectional study in four provinces of Mozambique

Chissaque, Assucênio.
BMC infect. dis; 21 (18), 2021
Background: Mozambique has a high burden of group A rotavirus (RVA) infection and chronic undernutrition. This study aimed to determine the frequency and potential risk factors for RVA infection in undernourished children under 5 years old with diarrhoea in Mozambique. Methods: The analysis was conducted...
Mozambique/epidemiology, HIV/pathogenicity, Confidence Intervals, Rotavirus/pathogenicity, Growth Disorders/embryology, Vaccines/administration & dosage, Milk, Human/metabolism, Infections/epidemiology
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Prevalência do aleitamento materno exclusivo e factores associados em Moçambique: uma análise do inquérito nacional de saúde de 2015 (IMSIDA)
Prevalence of exclusive breastfeeding and associated factors in Mozambique: an analysis of the 2015 national health survey (IMSIDA)

Mecupa, Fátima Omar.
Introdução: O aleitamento materno exclusivo é benéfico para a saúde da criança e da mãe. O AME reduz o risco de contracção de doenças infantis como diarreia, pneumonia e outras, causas principais de morbi-mortalidade infantil nos países de baixa renda. A mulher em prática do AME não somente ...
Breast Feeding/economics, Breast Feeding/adverse effects, Child Health/ethics, Mozambique/ethnology, Protective Factors, Milk, Human, Infant Mortality, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/prevention & control, Health Surveys, Primary Health Care/standards
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Conhecimentos, Percepções e Práticas das mulheres sobre o aleitamento materno exclusivo, no bairro Ka Maxaquene C

Sitoe, Gina Alfiado; Saíde, Mouzinho.
Rev. moçamb. ciênc. saúde; 5 (1), 2019
A alimentação é um direito básico para a sobrevivência da criança, por isso a prática do aleitamento materno exclusivo (AME) durante os primeiros seis meses de vida assume grande importância em saúde pública. O Inquérito Demográfico e de Saúde (IDS) de 2011, mostra uma baixa percentagem de c...
Breast Feeding/statistics & numerical data, Breast Feeding, Milk, Human, Indicators and Reagents/supply & distribution, Women, Health, Public Health, Causality, Knowledge, Demography, Poverty, Survivorship, Mozambique
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Breast milk and gut microbiota in African mothers and infants from an area of high HIV prevalence

González 1, Raquel; Mandomando, Inácio; Fumadó, Victoria; Sacoor, Charfudin; Macete, Eusébio; Alonso, Pedro L; Menendez, Clara.
PLos ONE; 8 (11), 2013
Human milk and infant gut microbiota are essential for the immune system maturation and protection against infections. There is scarce information on the microbiological composition of breast milk in general, and none from developing countries. The objective of the study was to characterize the breast mi...
Bacteria/classification, Bacteria/genetics, Black People, Coinfection, Cross-Sectional Studies, Feces/microbiology, Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology, HIV Infections/epidemiology, Lactation, Microbiota, Milk, Human/microbiology, Milk, Human/virology, Mothers, Prevalence, Mozambique
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