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Tuberculosis on the rise in southern Mozambique (1997-2012)

Basteiro, Alberto L García 1; Ribeiro, Rafaela Miranda; Brew, Joe; Sacoor, Charfudin; Valencia, Salomé; Bulo, Helder Bulo; Cobelens, Frank 3; Macete, Eusebio.
Eur. respir. j; 49 (3), 2017
Tuberculosis (TB) remains an important public health concern and a leading cause of disease and death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the few high-burden countries where incidence rates have not improved in recent years. The estimated TB incidence rate in 2014 was 552 cases per 100 000 population and t...
HIV Infections/epidemiology, Tuberculosis/complications, HIV Infections/complications, Tuberculosis/epidemiology, Sex Distribution, Mozambique
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Levels and trends of demographic indices in southern rural Mozambique: evidence from demographic surveillance in Manhiça district

Nhacolo, Ariel Q; Nhalungo, Delino A; Sacoor, Charfudin N; Aponte, John J; Thompsonm, Ricardo; Alonso, Pedro.
BMC public health (Online); 6 (291), 2006
In Mozambique most of demographic data are obtained using census or sample survey including indirect estimations. A method of collecting longitudinal demographic data was introduced in southern Mozambique since 1996 (DSS -Demographic Surveillance System in Manhiça district, Maputo province), but the ext...
Birth Rate/trends, Rural Health/statistics & numerical data, Mortality/trends, Emigration and Immigration/statistics & numerical data, Fertility, Population Surveillance, Rural Health/trends, Mozambique/epidemiology, Demography, Sex Distribution
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