Resultados: 49

Ajudar os bebés a respirar: bordagem do processo em Moçambique

Em Moçambique, o Programa Integrado de Saúde Materna e Infantil (MCHIP) em parceria com parceiros de cooperação do MISAU prestam assistência na extenção para 122 maternidades da Iniciativa Maternidades Modelo (IMM). No período 2011-2014, o programa adaptou e imp...

Temporal Trends in Patient Characteristics and Outcomes Among Children Enrolled in Mozambique's National Antiretroviral Therapy Program

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 34 (8), 2015
During 2004-2009, >12,000 children (<15 years old) initiated antiretroviral therapy (ART) in Mozambique. Nationally representative outcomes and temporal trends in outcomes were investigated. Methods: Rates of death, loss to follow-up (LTFU) and attrition (death or LTFU) were evaluated in a nationally re...

Two-Year Death and Loss to Follow-Up Outcomes by Source of Referral to HIV Care for HIV-Infected Patients Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Mozambique

AIDS res. hum. retrovir; 31 (2), 2015
We studied patient outcomes by type of referral site following 2 years of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) during scale-up from June 2006 to July 2011 in Mozambique’s rural Zambe´zia Province. Loss to followup (LTFU) was defined as no contact within 60 days after scheduled medication pickup. ...

Prescription practices for malaria in Mozambique: poor adherence to the national protocols for malaria treatment in 22 public health facilities

Malar. j. (Online); 14 (483), 2015
Background: Current World Health Organization and national protocols recommend the ‘test and treat’ strategy for the management of uncomplicated malaria, to reduce over prescription of artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT). Therefore, adherence to these protocols varies in different sub-Sahar...

Increased Severity and Mortality in Adults Co-Infected with Malaria and HIV in Maputo, Mozambique: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study

PLos ONE; 9 (2), 2014
Background: Co-infection with falciparum malaria and HIV-1 increases the severity and mortality of both infections in unstable malaria-transmission areas. In contrast, in stable transmission areas, HIV co-infection increases the severity of both infections but has not been found to influence malaria mort...

Fatores associados a morbidade materna grave: a relação com o HIV e AIDS, Maputo, Moçambique

Morbidade Materna Grave (MMG) é um quadro clínico observado em mulheres no ciclo gravídico-puerperal, composto por condições graves a extremamente graves, que ao sobreviverem são conhecidos por near miss materno; estes últimos são identificados por sinais de disfunção orgânica subsequentes a c...

Severe malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years admitted to a rural district hospital in southern Mozambique

Public health nutr; 16 (9), 2013
Objective: To describe the burden, clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of severe malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years. Design: Retrospective study of hospital-based data systematically collected from January 2001 to December 2010. Setting: Rural Mozambican district hospital. Subj...

Estimativas de mortalidade adulta em Moçambique, 1987 a 2007

As estimativas adequadas de mortalidade são importantes para entender a dinâmica demográfica, compreender as mudanças de saúde de uma população e melhorar o planejamento dos países. Entretanto, em diversos países em desenvolvimento, como é o caso de Moçambique, a baixa qualidade ou a inexistê...

Severe malaria and concomitant bacteraemia in children admitted to a rural Mozambican hospital

Trop. med. int. health; 14 (9), 2009
Objectives: To describe the prevalence, aetiology and prognostic implications of coexisting invasive bacterial disease in children admitted with severe malaria in a rural Mozambican Hospital. Methods: Retrospective study of data systematically collected from June 2003 to May 2007 in a rural Mozambican ho...

Falciparum malaria and HIV-1 in hospitalized adults in Maputo, Mozambique: does HIV-infection obscure the malaria diagnosis?

Malar. j. (Online); 7 (252), 2008
Background: The potential impact of HIV-1 on falciparum malaria has been difficult to determine because of diagnostic problems and insufficient epidemiological data. Methods: In a prospective, cross-sectional study, clinical and laboratory data was registered consecutively for all adults admitted to a me...