Resultados: 70

Partners-based HIV treatment for seroconcordant couples attending antenatal and postnatal care in rural Mozambique: A cluster randomized trial protocol

Contemp. clin. trials; 70 (), 2018
Background: In resource-limited rural settings, scale-up of services to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV has not been as effective as in better resourced urban settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, women often require male partner approval to access and remain engaged in HIV care. Our study will...

The role of HIV infection in the etiology and epidemiology of diarrheal disease among children aged 0–59 months in Manhiça District, Rural Mozambique

Int. j. infect. dis; 73 (4), 2018
The Global Enteric Multicenter Study enrolled children with moderate-to-severe diarrhea (MSD) and less-severe diarrhea (LSD) between December 2007 and November 2012. One to three controls for MSD cases and one per LSD case were enrolled and matched by age, sex, and neighborhood. All children were tested ...

Partners-based HIV treatment for seroconcordant couples attending antenatal and postnatal care in rural Mozambique: A cluster randomized trial protocol

Contemp. clin. trials; 71 (63), 2018
Background: In resource-limited rural settings, scale-up of services to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV has not been as effective as in better resourced urban settings. In sub-Saharan Africa, women often require male partner approval to access and remain engaged in HIV care. Our study will ...

Description of a Mass Poisoning in a Rural District in Mozambique: The First Documented Bongkrekic Acid Poisoning in Africa

Clin. infect. dis; 66 (9), 2018
Background: On 9 January 2015, in a rural town in Mozambique, >230 persons became sick and 75 died of an illness linked to drinking pombe, a traditional alcoholic beverage. Methods: An investigation was conducted to identify case patients and determine the cause of the outbreak. A case patient was define...

Health and socio-demographic profile of women of reproductive age in rural communities of southern Mozambique

PLos ONE; 13 (2), 2018
Reliable statistics on maternal morbidity and mortality are scarce in low and middle-income countries, especially in rural areas. This is the case in Mozambique where many births happen at home. Furthermore, a sizeable number of facility births have inadequate registration. Such information is crucial fo...

Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6-59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 96 (2), 2017
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...

HIV status, Fertility Intentions, and Contraception in the Era of Expanded Access to Antiretroviral Therapy: A Case Study of Rural Mozambique

Glob. public health; 13 (5), 2016
Provision of effective contraception to HIV-positive women of reproductive age is critical to effective management of HIV infection and prevention of both vertical and horizontal HIV transmission in developing countries. This exploratory retrospective study examines contraceptive use during the prolonged...

Estratégia nacional de promoção de saúde 2015 - 2019 [2024]

i. A Estratégia Nacional de Promoção de Saúde 2015 – 2019 (2024) visa galvanizar os esforços do Sistema Nacional de Saúde em promover hábitos de vida saudável para melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar da população Moçambicana em linha com o Plano Estratégico do Sector de Saúde 2014 – 2019 (20...

The performance of the expanded programme on immunization in a rural area of Mozambique

Acta trop.; 146 (), 2015
Vaccines are an effective public health measure. Vaccination coverage has improved in Africa in the last decades but has still not reached WHO/UNICEF target of at least 90% first-dose coverage for vaccines in the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) implemented in Mozambique in 1979. There are concer...

Plano de acção 2015 – 2017 do serviço nacional de saúde para a promoção de saúde estratégia nacional

O plano de acção do Serviço Nacional de Saúde (SNS) para a promoção de saúde 2015 – 2017 foi desenvolvido para operacionalizar a Estratégia Nacional de Promoção de Saúde 2015 – 2019 [2014] (ENPS II) no contexto do SNS. Através dum processo dinâmico sob liderança do Departamento de Promo...