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Effect of wall type, delayed mortality and mosquito age on the residual efficacy of a clothianidin-based indoor residual spray formulation (SumiShield™ 50WG) in southern Mozambique

PLos ONE; 16 (8), 2021
Indoor residual spraying (IRS) is one of the main malaria vector control strategies in Mozambique alongside the distribution of insecticide treated nets. As part of the national insecticide resistance management strategy, Mozambique introduced SumiShield™ 50WG, a third generation IRS product, in 2018. ...

Reflection on modern methods: a common error in the segmented regression parameterization of interrupted time-series analyses

Int. j. epidemiol; 50 (3), 2021
Interrupted time-series (ITS) designs are a robust and increasingly popular nonrandomized study design for strong causal inference in the evaluation of public health interventions. One of the most common techniques for model parameterization in the analysis of ITS designs is segmented regression, which u...

Altered Mental Status Among Febrile Hospitalized HIV-Infected Children Aged 0-59 Months in Mozambique

J. trop. pedriatr; 67 (3), 2021
Altered mental status (AMS) is a priority presenting sign that must be assessed in HIV-infected, febrile children, yet diagnosis is difficult in areas with limited diagnostic capacity. Malaria and bacterial meningitis have been reported as the most common causes of AMS in febrile children presenting to t...

Leveraging Systems Science to Promote the Implementation and Sustainability of Mental Health and Psychosocial Interventions in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Harv. rev. psychiatry; 29 (4), 2021
Advancements in global mental health implementation research have revealed promising strategies for improving access to evidence-based mental health care. These advancements have not translated, however, into a reduced prevalence of mental disorders. In this review we examine the relationships between de...

Atividade experimental de microbiologia sobre saúde oral em Moçambique usando materiais de fácil acesso
Experimental activity of microbiology on oral health in Mozambique using easily accessible materials

O programa do ensino secundário geral de Moçambique aponta para um currículo dinâmico e flexível, com abordagens transversais de conteúdos, com integração temática multidisciplinar e com o desenvolvimento de competências para a vida. As competências referem-se ao conjunto de saberes, capacidad...

Annual home-based HIV testing in the Chókwè Health Demographic Surveillance System, Mozambique, 2014 to 2019: serial population-based survey evaluation

J. int. aids soc; 24 (7), 2021
Introduction: WHO recommends implementing a mix of community and facility testing strategies to diagnose 95% of persons living with HIV (PLHIV). In Mozambique, a country with an estimated 506,000 undiagnosed PLHIV, use of home-based HIV testing services (HBHTS) to help achieve the 95% target has not been...

Acompanhamento clínico e laboratorial dos pacientes vih colocados em modelos diferenciados para cuidados e tratamento, nampula-moçambique, 2020
Clinical and laboratory monitoring of vih patients placed in differentiated models for care and treatment nampula-Mozambique, 2020

Em Moçambique vivem cerca de 2 milhões de pessoas com a infeção pelo Vírus de Imunodeficiência Humana, o que corresponde a uma taxa de prevalência de 13.5%. Face ao aumento dos pacientes em tratamento antirretroviral, o modelo clássico, em que o atendimento é mensal, tornou-se insustentável par...

High Fecal Contamination and High Levels of Antibiotic-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Water Consumed in the City of Maputo, Mozambique

In the city of Maputo, Mozambique, food and water are often sold on the streets. Street water is packaged, distributed, and sold not paying attention to good hygienic practices, and its consumption is often associated with the occurrence of diarrheal diseases. Coincidentally, the increase of diarrheal di...

Implicações da presença de microrganismos para a Saúde Pública na bebida de produção caseira “cabanga”

O farelo é um dos produtos obtidos a partir da moagem de milho e constitui a matéria-prima para a produção de cabanga, uma bebida alcoólica tradicional de preparação caseira. O processo de produção da bebida não é acompanhado pela fiscalização da vigilância sanitária, colocando em risco...

Therapeutic Borderlands: Austerity, Maternal HIV Treatment, and the Elusive End of AIDS in Mozambique

Med. anthropol. q; 35 (2), 2021
"End of AIDS" requires ambitious testing, treatment, and adherence benchmarks, like UNAIDS' "90-90-90 by 2020." Mozambique's efforts to improve essential maternal/infant antiretroviral treatment (ART) exposes how austerity-related health system short-falls impede public HIV/AIDS service-delivery and hind...