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Efeitos dasMedidas restritivas de combate à covid-19 no cumprimento das rotinas de tratamento do hiv no centro de saúde de moamba
Effects of restrictive measures to combat covid-19 on compliance with hiv treatment routines at the moamba health center

Em países economicamente fragilizados, com alta prevalência de infecções por vírus de imunodeficiência humana, as medidas de saúde pública e administrativas adoptadas para prevenir, controlar e conter a propagação da pandemia da COVID-19 representaram ameaça às actividades de controlo e manej...

Risk factors for neonatal mortality: an observational cohort study in Sarlahi district of rural southern Nepal

BMJ Open; 13 (9), 2023
Objectives: To assess the association between maternal characteristics, adverse birth outcomes (small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and/or preterm) and neonatal mortality in rural Nepal. Design: This is a secondary observational analysis to identify risk factors for neonatal mortality, using data from a rand...

Framework for determining the optimal course of action when efficiency and affordability measures differ by perspective in cost-effectiveness analysis-with an illustrative case of HIV treatment in Mozambique

Background Cost-efectiveness analysis (CEA) is a standard tool for evaluating health programs and informing decisions about resource allocation and prioritization. Most CEAs evaluating health interventions in low- and middle-income countries adopt a health sector perspective, accounting for resources fun...

RELATÓRIO DOS PRINCIPAIS INDICADORES INQUÉRITO SOBRE O MAPEAMENTO E ESTIMATIVA DO TAMANHO DA POPULAÇÃO-CHAVE PROVÍNCIA DE GAZA
REPORT OF MAIN INDICATORS SURVEY ON MAPPING AND ESTIMATION OF KEY POPULATION SIZE GAZA PROVINCE

A preocupação global sobre a transmissão do HIV entre a população-chave (PC) é amplamente reconhecida devido aos comportamentos sexuais de alto risco e o uso de drogas injectáveis. Moçambique enfrenta uma epidemia generalizada de HIV, com uma prevalência estimada de 12,5% em indivíduos de 15 a ...

Polyclonal Multidrug ESBL-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae and Emergence of Susceptible Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae ST23 Isolates in Mozambique

Globally, antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella spp. cause healthcare-associated infections with high mortality rates, and the rise of hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp) poses a significant threat to human health linked to community-acquired infections and increasing non-susceptibility. We investigated...

Burden and risk factors of snakebite in Mopeia, Mozambique: Leveraging larger malaria trials to generate data of this neglected tropical disease

Plos negl. trop. dis; 17 (8), 2023
Background: Snakebite is a neglected disease that disproportionally affects the rural poor. There is a dearth of evidence regarding incidence and risk factors in snakebite-endemic countries. Without this basic data, it will be impossible to achieve the target of a 50% reduction of snakebite morbidity and...

Mask use in public places in Maputo City, Mozambique: Cross-sectional survey

PLos ONE; 18 (8), 2023
Introduction: The use of face masks is one of the preventive measures that Mozambique adopted in order to limit the spread of COVID-19. A study carried out from May 25 to June 6, 2020 found that although many wore masks, incorrect use was observed in 27.5% of the population observed. This data collection...

Alternative approaches for creating a wealth index: the case of Mozambique

BMJ glob. health; 8 (8), 2023
Background Residual malaria transmission is the result of adaptive mosquito behavior that allows malaria vectors to thrive and sustain transmission in the presence of good access to bed nets or insecticide residual spraying. These behaviors include crepuscular and outdoor feeding as well as intermittent ...

Quality of routine data for monitoring nutrition and diarrhoea indicators of children under 5 in Mozambique: an ecological study over a 5-year period

BMJ Open; 13 (7), 2023
Undernutrition and diarrhoea have a high burden in children under 5 in low/middle-income countries. Having data-driven quality health services for these two diseases is key in order to address the high burden of diseases; therefore, health systems must provide data to monitor, manage, plan and decide on ...

Detecting temporal and spatial malaria patterns from first antenatal care visits

Nature communications; 14 (4004), 2023
Pregnant women attending first antenatal care (ANC) visits represent a promising malaria surveillance target in Sub-Saharan Africa. We assessed the spatio-temporal relationship between malaria trends at ANC (n = 6471) and in children in the community (n = 3933) and at health facilities (n = 15,467) in so...