Background: The Covid-19 pandemic has so far infected more than 30 million people in the world, having major impact on global health with collateral damage. In Mozambique, a public state of emergency was declared at the end of March 2020. This has limited people’s movements and reduced public services,...
Background: Surgical care is increasingly recognised as an important component of global health delivery. However, there are still major gaps in knowledge related to access to surgical care in low-income countries. In this study, we compare distances travelled by surgical patients with patients seeking o...
Chissaque, Assucênio;
Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte;
Moiane, Idalécia Cossa;
Sitoe, Ezequias;
Munlela, Benilde;
Joao, Eva Dora;
Langa, Jerónimo Souzinho;
Chilaule, Jorfélia José;
Boene, Simone Salvador;
Cassocera, Marta;
Guimaraes, Esperança Lourenço;
Kellogg, Timothy;
Goncalves, Luzia;
Deus, Nilsa.
Globally, Rotavirus A (RVA) remains the leading cause of severe acute gastroenteritis associated with high childhood hospitalization and mortality, accounting for an estimated 128,515 deaths among children under five years old in 2016 [1, 2]. In Sub-Saharan Africa, RVA associated morbidity and mortality ...
d0000660,
d0123070,
d0222430,
Infecções,
d0090170,
d0005530,
d0146110,
Diarreia/prevenção & controle,
Rotavirus/genética,
Vacinas contra Rotavirus/administração & dosagem,
Infecções por Rotavirus,
Moçambique
Valenciano, Sandra J;
Moiane, Benild;
Lessa, Fernanda C;
Chaúque, Alberto;
Massora, Sergio;
Pimenta, Fabiana C;
Mucavele, Helio;
Verani, Jennifer R;
Carvalho, Maria da Gloria;
Whitney, Cynthia G;
Tembe, Nelson;
Sigaúque, Betuel.
Pneumococcal pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of childhood mortality with an estimated 257 000 deaths globally among children aged 1–59 months in 2015 [1, 2]. Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common cause of bacterial pneumonia in children [3]. HIV-infected children are at increased risk ...
Izco, Santiago;
Murias-Closas, Adrià;
Jordan, Alexander M;
Greene, Gregory;
Catorze, Nteruma;
Chiconela, Helio;
Garcia, Juan Ignacio;
Blanco-Arevalo, Alejandro;
Febrer, Anna;
Casellas, Aina;
Saavedra, Belén;
Chiller, Tom;
Nhampossa, Tacilta;
Garcia-Basteiro, Alberto;
Letang, Emilio.
Introduction: AIDS-mortality remains unacceptably high in sub-Saharan Africa, largely driven by advanced HIV disease (AHD). We nested a study in an existing tuberculosis (TB) contact-tracing intervention (Xpatial-TB). The aim was to assess the burden of AHD among high-risk people living with HIV (PLHIV) ...
Kenga, Darlenne B;
Gebretsadik, Tebeb;
Simbine, Samuel;
Simbine, Samuel;
Maússe, Fabião E;
Charles, Pedro;
Zaqueu, Ernesto;
Fernando, Hermenegilda F;
Sacarlal, Jahit;
Moon, Troy D.
Background: Bacteremia is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Children infected with HIV present with patterns of bacteremia generally associated with poor prognosis. In Mozambique, data on bacteremia are sparce.
Methods: We conducted an observational study of HIV-infected and HIV-expose...
Antibacterianos/uso terapêutico,
Bacteriemia/epidemiologia,
Bacteriemia/tratamento farmacológico,
Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/tratamento farmacológico,
Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas/epidemiologia,
Febre/tratamento farmacológico,
Infecções por HIV/epidemiologia,
Infecções por HIV/complicações,
Infecções por HIV/tratamento farmacológico,
Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana,
Infecções Estafilocócicas/tratamento farmacológico,
Moçambique/epidemiologia
Sexual and reproductive health is the state of complete physical,mental and social well-being in all aspects related to the
reproductive system. This implies that people must be able to obtain satisfaction and security in their sexual life, have
the ability to reproduce including the freedom to decide ...
Dula, Janeth;
Mulhanga, Alexandre;
Nhanombe, Armindo;
Cumbi, Laurentino;
Júnior, António;
Gwatsvaira, Joe;
Fodjo, Joseph Nelson Siewe;
Villela, Edlaine Faria de Moura;
Chicumbe, Sérgio;
Colebunders, Robert.
Abstract: A high worldwide SARS-CoV-2 vaccine coverage must be attained to stop the COVID-19 pandemic. In this study, we assessed the level of willingness of Mozambicans to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Data were collected between 11 and 20 March 2021, through a self-administered online survey. Of the ...
Mayor, Alfredo;
Silva, Clemente;
Valbona, Eduard Rovira;
Feltrer, Arantxa Roca;
Bonnington, Craig;
Smith, Alexandra Wharton;
Greehouse, Bryan;
Bever, Caitlin;
Chidimatembue, Arlindo;
Guinovart, Caterina;
Proctor, Joshua L;
Rodrigues, Maria;
Canana, Neide;
Arnaldo, Paulo;
Boene, Simone;
Enosse, Sonia;
Saute, Francisco;
Candrinho, Baltazar.
Introduction: Genomic data constitute a valuable adjunct to routine surveillance that can guide programmatic decisions to reduce the burden of infectious diseases. However, genomic capacities remain low in Africa. This study aims to operationalise a functional malaria molecular surveillance system in Moz...
Sevene, Esperança;
Boene, Helena;
Vidler, Marianne;
Valá, Anifa;
Macuacua, Salésio;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Fernandes, Quinhas;
Macete, Eusébio;
Sidat, Mohsin;
Dadelszen, Peter von;
Munguambe, Khátia;
Bique, Cassimo.
Background
Maternal mortality is an important public health problem in low-income countries. Delays in reaching health facilities and insufficient health care professionals call for innovative community-level solutions. There is limited evidence on the role of community health workers in the management o...
Competência Clínica,
Serviços de Saúde Comunitária/normas,
Agentes Comunitários de Saúde/psicologia,
Gerenciamento Clínico,
Tratamento de Emergência/normas,
Estudos de Viabilidade,
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde,
Mortalidade Materna,
Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde,
Pré-Eclâmpsia/diagnóstico,
Pré-Eclâmpsia/terapia,
Cuidado Pré-Natal,
Encaminhamento e Consulta,
Moçambique
