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Relação entre a educação de adultos e saúde pública em moçambique na perspectiva do pessoal de saúde do centro de saúde do hospital geral josé macamo e alfabetizandos e educandos do centro de alfabetização e educação de adultos da escola primária completa unidade 24
The relationship between adult education and public health in mozambique from the perspective of the health staff of the health center of the josé macamo general hospital and the literacy and education students of the literacy and adult education center of the complete elementary school unit 24

Esta pesquisa trata da Relação entre Educação de Adultos e a Saúde Pública em Moçambique na perspectiva do pessoal de saúde do Centro de Saúde do Hospital Geral José Macamo (CSHGJM) e dos aprendentes do Centro de Alfabetização e Educação de Adultos da Escola Primária Unidade 24 (CAEAEPCU24...

‘To prevent this disease, we have to stay at home, but if we stay at home, we die of hunger’ – Livelihoods, vulnerability and coping with Covid-19 in rural Mozambique

World dev; 151 (105757), 2021
Non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) such as social distancing and travel restrictions have been introduced to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (hereinafter Covid). In many countries of the Global South, NPIs are affecting rural livelihoods, but in-depth empirical data on these impacts are ...

Evaluation of the safety and efficacy of dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine for intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in HIV-infected pregnant women: protocol of a multicentre, two-arm, randomised, placebo-controlled, superiority clinical trial (MAMAH project)

BMJ Open; 11 (11), 2021
Introduction: Malaria infection during pregnancy is an important driver of maternal and neonatal health especially among HIV-infected women. Intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy (IPTp) with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine is recommended for malaria prevention in HIV-uninfected women, but it is contr...

Poverty and vulnerability in Mozambique: An analysis of dynamics and correlates in light of the Covid-19 crisis using synthetic panels

Rev. dev. econ.; 25 (4), 2021
This study aims at providing new insights into poverty, vulnerability, and their correlates in Mozambique, applying synthetic panels techniques and expanding on earlier analyses. Our results suggest that there is a high degree of poverty immobility, especially in rural areas in the northern and central r...

Factores associados a falência ao tratamento antiretroviral em adolescentes seguidos no departamento de pediatria do hospital central de Maputo, janeiro de 2010 a janeiro 2020
Factors associated with antiretroviral treatment failure in adolescents followed at the department of paediatrics, Maputo central hospital, january 2010 to january 2020

A sobrevivência melhorada das crianças vivendo com HIV, resultante de uma excelente cobertura do tratamento antirretroviral pediátrico (TARV) levou a um aumento no número de adolescentes em TARV e por sua vez em falência terapêutica, o que ditou a realização deste estudo com objectivo de conhecer...

Evaluation of a Sexual Transmitted Infection Prevention Program Among University Students in Beira City Central Mozambique: A Study Protocol

Background: Unhealthy sexual behaviors, such as unprotected sexual intercourse and lack of using screening services increase cyclical transmission of sexually transmitted infections including Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), especially among young adults. Hence health promotion programs can contribute...

Comparing COVID-19 physical distancing policies: results from a physical distancing intensity coding framework for Botswana, India, Jamaica, Mozambique, Namibia, Ukraine, and the United States

Global. health; 17 (1), 2021
Background: Understanding the differences in timing and composition of physical distancing policies is important to evaluate the early global response to COVID-19. A physical distancing intensity monitoring framework comprising 16 domains was recently published to compare physical distancing approaches a...

Explaining utilization of HIV prevention and testing services among university students in Mozambique: results from a mixed methods study

BMC public health (Online); 21 (1891), 2021
In Mozambique, HIV infection disproportionately affects young adults, particularly women. Despite awareness and knowledge of HIV transmission, many university students have not received HIV testing and continue to engage in high-risk sexual behaviors, including inconsistent condom use. Further understand...

Survey of Clinical and Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Infrastructure in Mozambique

Am. j. clin. pathol; 156 (5), 2021
Objectives: Pathology services are limited in most areas of sub-Saharan Africa. This study’s aim was to survey anatomic and clinical pathology services and laboratory infrastructure in Mozambique. Methods: A survey was conducted from October to December 2018 across the four central hospitals of Mozamb...

In vivo efficacy and safety of artemether-lumefantrine and amodiaquine-artesunate for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Mozambique, 2018

Malar. j. (Online); 20 (1), 2021
Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) has been the recommended first-line treatment for uncomplicated malaria in Mozambique since 2006, with artemether-lumefantrine (AL) and amodiaquine-artesunate (AS-AQ) as the first choice. To assess efficacy of currently used ACT, an in vivo therapeutic efficacy...