Resultados: 1523

Relatório da visita à Província de Manica – Avaliação de Qualidade de Dados
Report of the visit to Manica Province – Data Quality Assessment

O presente relatório apresenta os resultados da avaliação da qualidade de dados realizada no AI de Chimoio da Província de Manica e seus dependentes directos, bem como as principais constatações e recomendações para a melhoria dos desafios identificados durante a visita. A visita teve lugar entr...

SARS-CoV-2 in Mozambican primary school-aged children at Maputo City and Province: a cross-sectional study from a low-income country

BMC pediatr. (Online); 24 (1), 2024
Background: Seroprevalence studies provide information on the true extent of infection and capture demographic and geographic differences, indicating the level of immunity against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). We sought to provide local evidence of SARS-CoV-2 exposure in s...

Innovative house structures for malaria vector control in Nampula district, Mozambique: assessing mosquito entry prevention, indoor comfort, and community acceptance

Front. public health; 12 (1404493), 2024
Background: Insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets and indoor residual spraying are widely used for malaria vector control. However, their effectiveness can be affected by household members' habits, requiring alternative approaches toward malaria vector control. Objective: To assess the effectiveness of ...

Relatório Anual 2023 Recursos Humanos do Sistema Nacional de Saúde de Moçambique
Annual Report 2023 Human Resources of the National Health System of Mozambique

O presente relatório, sobre Recursos Humanos do Sistema Nacional de Saúde de Moçambique, apresenta o balanço das actividades realizadas ao longo do ano 2023, para o alcance das orientações do Programa Quinquenal do Governo (PQG) 2020-2024, através da implementação do Plano Económico e Social e ...

Perceptions and compliance with COVID-19 preventive measures in Southern and Central regions of Mozambique: A quantitative in-person household survey in the districts of Manhiça and Quelimane

PLos ONE; 19 (5), 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted countries to swiftly implement rigorous preventive measures on a population-wide scale worldwide. However, in low-income countries like Mozambique this was difficult, coupled with a generalised lack of knowledge on how the population understood and complied with these m...

Enhancing HIV positivity yield in southern Mozambique: The effect of a Ministry of Health training module in targeted provider-initiated testing and counselling

PLos ONE; 19 (5), 2024
In Mozambique, targeted provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) is recommended where universal PITC is not feasible, but its effectiveness depends on healthcare providers' training. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of a Ministry of Health training module in targeted PITC on the HIV p...

Prevalência e Factores de Risco Associados ao Síndrome Metabólico em Jovens e Adultos na Cidade de Maputo, Moçambique
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Young People and Adults in Maputo City, Mozambique

Introdução: As doenças crónicas não transmissíveis (DNTs) são responsáveis por quase três quartos de todas as mortes no mundo. A prevalência de DNTs e seus factores de risco metabólicos e comportamentais estão a aumentar rapidamente nas áreas urbanas africanas. Identificar os factores de ...

Adopting Data to Care to Identify and Address Gaps in Services for Children and Adolescents Living With HIV in Mozambique

Glob. health sci. pract; 12 (2), 2024
Background: The Data to Care (D2C) strategy uses multiple sources of complementary data on HIV clients and related services to identify individuals with gaps in HIV treatment. Although D2C has been widely used in the United States, there is no evidence on its use in other settings, such as countries ...

Trends in HIV prevalence and risk factors among men who have sex with men in Mozambique: implications for targeted interventions and public health strategies

BMC public health (Online); 24 (1185), 2024
Men who have sex with Men (MSM) are known to contribute to increased HIV prevalence as an integral part of key populations with high vulnerability to HIV/AIDS due to their sexual behaviours. Mozambique conducted two rounds of bio-behavioral surveys (BBS) in this population with the main objective of esti...

Front Reprod Health

Front Reprod Health; (6), 2024
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...