Resultados: 344

The multidimensional nature of HIV stigma: evidence from Mozambique

HIV stigma continues to be a major challenge to addressing HIV/AIDS in various countries in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique. This paper explores the multidimensional nature of HIV stigma through the thematic analysis of five qualitative studies conducted in high HIV prevalence provinces in Mozam...

High Rates of Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria Isolation in Mozambican Children with Presumptive Tuberculosis

PLos ONE; 12 (1), 2017
Non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) can cause disease which can be clinically and radiologically undistinguishable from tuberculosis (TB), posing a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in high TB settings. We aim to describe the prevalence of NTM isolation and its clinical characteristics in children from...

Point-of-care p24 infant testing for HIV may increase patient identification despite low sensitivity

PLos ONE; 12 (1), 2017
The long delay in returning test results during early infant diagnosis of HIV (EID) often causes loss-to-follow-up prior to antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation in resource-limited settings. A point-of-care (POC) test may help overcome these challenges. We evaluated the performance of the LYNX p24 A...

Prevalence and determinants of malaria among children in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 16 (108), 2017
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Mozambique. Prevalence and factors associated with malaria are not well studied among children in rural Zambézia Province. Whether prevalence of malaria varies across diverse districts within the province is unknown. Methods: A cross...

Mobile health treatment support intervention for HIV andtuberculosis in Mozambique: Perspectives of patients and healthcare workers

PLos ONE; 12 (4), 2017
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with the method i...

Relatório de actividade clínica – a realidade da medicina dentária em moçambique
Clinical activity report – the reality of dentistry in Mozambique

O presente Relatório de Atividade Clínica pretende descrever as experiências e aprendiza-gens vividas ao longo do Estágio Clínico realizado em Moçambique, na Cidade da Beira, Província de Sofala, no âmbito do intercâmbio de estudantes ao abrigo Serviço de Cooperação com Países Lusófonos e L...

Inquérito de Indicadores de Imunização, Malária e HIV/SIDA em Moçambique (IMASIDA)
Immunization Indicators Survey, Malaria and HIV/AIDS in Mozambique (IMASIDA)

O Inquérito de Indicadores de Imunização, Malária e HIV/SIDA (IMASIDA 2015) em Moçambique foi realizado com o objectivo de determinar a prevalência do HIV e SIDA e malária, bem como outros indicadores de saúde da mulher e da criança no país. O inquérito fornece dados a nível nacional, provinc...

A historic report of zika in mozambique: implications for assessing current risk

Plos negl. trop. dis; 8 (12), 2016
Although Kokernot et al. found neutralizing antibodies against ZIKV in Mozambique in 1957 [20], the country has repeatedly been excluded from the list of countries with a past history of ZIKV. The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map, the recent World Health Organization Risk Assessment...

Controlo pós-terapêutico da schistosomose e das parasitoses intestinais e atualização da situação malacológica nos distritos de Quelimane e Gurué, na província da Zambézia - Moçambique
Post-therapeutic control of schistosomiasis and intestinal parasitosis and update of the malacological situation in the districts of Quelimane and Gurué districts, in Zambézia province - Mozambique

A schistosomose e as helmintoses intestinais são endémicas em Moçambique, afetando sobretudo crianças e jovens dos meios suburbanos e rurais. O presente estudo foi realizado nos distritos de Quelimane e Gurué, na província de Zambézia-Moçambique, envolvendo 357 crianças escolares entre os cinco ...

A prospective cohort study to assess the micro-epidemiology of Plasmodium falciparum clinical malaria in Ilha Josina Machel (Manhiça, Mozambique)

Malar. j. (Online); 15 (444), 2016
After the decrease in clinical malaria incidence observed in Mozambique until 2009, a steady resurgence of cases per year has been reported nationally, reaching alarming levels in 2014. However, little is known about the clinical profile of the cases presented, or the possible epidemiological factors con...