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Relatório preliminar do estudo de avaliação de uso de máscaras no âmbito da prevenção da COVID-19 em lugares públicos - O caso da Cidade de Maputo
reliminary report of the study to evaluate the use of masks as part of the prevention of COVID-19 in public places - The case of Maputo City

As máscaras faciais são efectivas para prevenção de infecções respiratórias. O uso destas durante epidemias ou surtos de doenças virais de vias respiratórias constitui uma medida eficaz para prevenção da disseminação do vírus. Com objectivo de avaliar o nível de cumprimento das medidas de ...

Using repeated home-based HIV testing services to reach and diagnose HIV infection among persons who have never tested for HIV, Chókwè health demographic surveillance system, Chókwè district, Mozambique, 2014-2017

PLos ONE; 15 (11), 2020
Background: HIV prevalence in Mozambique (12.6%) is one of the highest in the world, yet ~40% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) do not know their HIV status. Strategies to increase HIV testing uptake and diagnosis among PLHIV are urgently needed. Home-based HIV testing services (HBHTS) have been evaluate...

Geostatistical analysis and mapping of malaria risk in children of Mozambique

PLos ONE; 15 (11), 2020
Malaria remains one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the tropics and subtropics, andMozambiqueisnotanexception. To design geographically targeted and effective intervention mechanisms of malaria, an up-to-date map that shows the spatial distribution of malaria is needed. This study analyzed 2...

manual de apoio psicossocial para o manejo de pacientes com tuberculose
psychosocial support manual for the management of patients with tuberculosis

A tuberculose (TB) ocorre com maior frequência em situações de vulnerabilidade económicas e sociais e, os pacientes que passam pela experiência do tratamento da TB frequentemente vivenciam outros problemas psicológicos, sociais e económicos que podem influenciar na sua adesão e término do tratam...

Limitations to current methods to estimate cause of death: a validation study of a verbal autopsy model

Gates Open Res; 16 (1), 2020
Background: Accurate information on causes of death (CoD) is essential to estimate burden of disease, track global progress, prioritize cost-effective interventions, and inform policies to reduce mortality. In low-income settings, where a significant proportion of deaths take place at home or in poorly-r...

Loss to follow-up and opportunities for reengagement in HIV care in rural Mozambique. A prospective cohort study

Medicine journal; 99 (6), 2020
Patients lost to follow-up (LTFU) over the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cascade have poor clinical outcomes and contribute to onward HIV transmission. We assessed true care outcomes and factors associated with successful reengagement in patients LTFU in southern Mozambique. Newly diagnosed HIV-posi...

Demographic and health community-based surveys to inform a malaria elimination project in magude district, southern Mozambique

BMJ Open; 10 (5), 2020
Objectives: A Demographic and Health Platform was established in Magude in 2015, prior to the deployment of a project aiming to evaluate the feasibility of malaria elimination in southern Mozambique, named the Magude project. This platform aimed to inform the design, implementation and evaluation of the ...

Intestinal protozoan infections among children 0-168 months with diarrhea in Mozambique: June 2014 - January 2018

Plos negl. trop. dis; 14 (4), 2020
Intestinal parasites such as Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica can cause severe diarrhea, especially among children in developing countries. This study aims to determine the frequency of Cryptosporidium spp., Giardia lamblia and Entamoeba histolytica in children with diarrhe...

HIV prevalence and TB in migrant miners communities of origin in Gaza Province, Mozambique: the need for increasing awareness and knowledge

PLos ONE; 15 (4), 2020
As part of ongoing efforts to generate evidence needed on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) to inform policies and programs aimed to improve the health outcomes of migrants and communities affected by migration and mining, a preliminary investigation was conducted through a biological and behavioral (BBS) approa...

Manual de prevenção de COVID-19

Após descoberta da infecção respiratória aguda causada pelo Sars-Cov-2 na província de Wuhan na China em Dezembro de 2019, a OMS declarou a 30 de Janeiro de 2020 a COVID-19 como sendo a 6ª emergência mundial de saúde pública a seguir a pandemias de H1N1 (2009), Pólio (2014), Ébola no Oeste de ...