Resultados: 1535

Effect of mass dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine administration in southern Mozambique on the carriage of molecular markers of antimalarial resistance

PLos ONE; 15 (10), 2020
Background Mass drug administration (MDA) can rapidly reduce the burden of Plasmodium falciparum (Pf). However, concerns remain about its contribution to select for antimalarial drug resistance. Methods We used Sanger sequencing and real-time PCR to determine the proportion of molecular markers associate...

High level of HIV false positives using EIA-based algorithm in survey: Importance of confirmatory testing

PLos ONE; 15 (10), 2020
Effective implementation of the national Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) programs require monitoring the HIV epidemic trends to identify programmatic successes, challenges, and needed improvements. HIV prevalence estimates, defined as the percentage of a population affected by HIV, are calculated by t...

When it rains, it pours: detecting seasonal patterns in utilization of maternal healthcare in Mozambique using routine data

Climatic conditions and seasonal trends can affect population health, but typically, we consider the effect of climate on the epidemiology of communicable diseases. However, climate can also have an effect on access to care, particularly in remote rural areas of low- and middle-income countries. In this ...

Lipoarabinomannan Antigen Assay (TB-LAM) for Diagnosing Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Children with Severe Acute Malnutrition in Mozambique

Tuberculosis (TB) and malnutrition are important causes of morbidity and mortality in children in the developing world. Aims To assess the prevalence of pulmonary TB in severely malnourished children and evaluate TB detection using the urine lipoarabinomannan antigen assay (TB-LAM). Methods A retrospec...

40 years of immunization in Mozambique: a narrative review of literature, accomplishments, and perspectives

In Mozambique, the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) was implemented in 1979 with the objective of reducing child mortality and morbidity through the provision of immunization services. This study aims to describe the characteristics of the EPI and review the available information related to immuniz...

Population-level data on antenatal screening for proteinuria; India, Mozambique, Nigeria, Pakistan

Bull. W.H.O. (Print); 98 (10), 2020
To estimate the prevalence and prognosis of proteinuria at enrolment in the 27 intervention clusters of the Community-Level Interventions for Pre-eclampsia cluster randomized trials. We identified pregnant women eligible for inclusion in the trials in their communities in four countries (2013–2017). We...

Guião para a implementação de testes de diagnóstico rápidos de antígeno para o sars-cov-2 em Moçambique

A COVID-19 (do inglês Coronavirus Disease 2019) é uma doença infecciosa causada pelo recém-descoberto coronavírus da síndrome respiratória aguda grave 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (Xu B et al, 2020; OMS, 2020).O diagnóstico laboratorial de SARS-CoV-2 é realizado por testes de reacção em cadeia de polimeras...

Relatório semestral 2020: relatório semestral das actividades relacionadas ao HIV/SIDA

Na estrutura do Ministério da Saúde, o Programa Nacional de Controlo de ITS-HIV/SIDA (PNC ITS-HIV/SIDA) representa a unidade técnica que assegura à gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV, sendo sua missão coordenar, regulamentar e prestar cuidados e tratamento às pessoas vivendo ...

Características Sociodemográficas e Risco de Transmissão da COVID-19 em Moçambique

Objectivo: Mapear o potencial risco de transmissão do novo coronavírus em Moçambique de modo a identificar os distritos cujas características sociodemográficas favorecem a propagação do vírus. Métodos: Usou-se a modelação espacial para determinar o risco relativo de propagação da COVID-19 n...

Afecção Pulmonar pelo Vírus SARS-CoV-2: Clínica e Diagnóstico

O pulmão é o órgão que diariamente está exposto e é agredido por diferentes infecções e poluentes do meio ambiente e do local de trabalho. O coronavírus SARS-CoV-2 é o agressor mais recente que chega ao pulmão através das células respiratórias das vias aéreas superiores e com enorme capaci...