Background: In April 2019, Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Idai leaving substantial damage to infrastructure and nearly two million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Malaria risk has been associated with living in a rural setting, vicinity to water, and household structure, all factors which are i...
Introdução: A infecção pelo HIV e a mortalidade por SIDA tem afectado principalmente o segmento jovem, em
especial as adolescentes e jovens. Este segmento é o mais produtivo da população nos últimos anos. A prática
do sexo transacional, aliado ao fraco poder de negociação do uso do preservat...
In Mozambique, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are estimated to be
prevalent, but diagnosis and treatment of curable STIs rely only on syndromic
management. We examined the prevalence of four non-viral STIs and HIV-1/2,
based on etiological diagnosis, associations with sociodemographic and
behavio...
Chisenga, Mukosha;
Dlamini, Bongani;
Mwendera, Nyasha;
Maquina, Paulo;
Hamainza, Busiku;
Martins, José Franco;
Saute, Francisco;
Bock, Henrico;
Gosling, Roly;
Bennett, Adam;
Smith, Jennifer;
Kleinschmidt, Immo.
Background The importation of parasites across borders remains a threat to malaria elimination. The Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) established 39 border health facilities on 5 key international borders between high and low-burden countries. These clinics aimed to im...
Yan, tingting;
Mullany, Luke C;
Subedi, Seema;
Haze, Elizabeth A;
Khatry, Subarna K;
Mohan, Diwakar;
Zeger, Scott;
Tielsch, James M;
LeClerq , Steven C;
Katz, Joanne.
Objectives: To assess the association between maternal characteristics, adverse birth outcomes (small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and/or preterm) and neonatal mortality in rural Nepal.
Design: This is a secondary observational analysis to identify risk factors for neonatal mortality, using data from a rand...
A preocupação global sobre a transmissão do HIV entre a população-chave (PC) é amplamente reconhecida devido aos comportamentos sexuais de alto risco e o uso de drogas injectáveis. Moçambique enfrenta uma epidemia generalizada de HIV, com uma prevalência estimada de 12,5% em indivíduos de 15 a ...
O'Bryan, Emma;
Imputiua, Saimado;
Elobolobo, Eldo;
Nicolas, Patricia;
Montana 1 2, Julia;
Jamisse, Edgar;
Munguambe, Humberto;
Casellas, Aina;
Castillo, Paula Ruiz;
Rabinovich, Regina;
Saute, Francisco;
Sacoor, Charfudin;
Chaccour, Carlos.
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...
A sociedade vive em constantes mudanças, mas o processo de ensino na maioria das escolas, ainda está estruturado com metodologias de ensino deséculos passados, ou seja, usando o método tra dicional, que não consegue suprir o ensino nas escolas. Nas escolas públicas das vilas, municípios e cidades ...
Mandlate, Flávio;
Greene, M. Claire;
Pereira, Luís F;
Sweetland, Annika C;
Kokonya, Donald;
Duarte, Cristiane;
Cournos, Francine;
Oquendo, Maria A;
Wainberg, Milton L;
Sidat, Mohsin;
Sevene, Esperança;
Mello, Marcelo F.
Introduction
Depression is the most common mental disorder among people living with HIV/AIDS and has a negative impact on HIV treatment outcomes. Training lay HIV counselors to identify and manage depression may contribute to improved patient access and adherence to treatment, and reduce stigma and discr...
