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Plano Nacional de Acção Contra a Resistência Antimicrobiana 2019 - 2023 Moçambique

A resistência antimicrobiana (RAM) não é um fenómeno recente. As bactérias responsáveis pelas infecções comuns tornaram-se resistentes a cada novo antibimicrobiano desenvolvido, com consequente evolução da Resistência Antimicrobiana para uma ameaça à medicina moderna e a todo o investimento ...

Frequency and distribution of neglected tropical diseases in Mozambique: a systematic review

Infect. dis. poverty; 8 (103), 2019
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect more than one billion people living in vulnerable conditions. In spite of initiatives recently contributing to fill NTDs gaps on national and local prevalence and distribution, more epidemiological data are still needed for effective control and elimination inter...

Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic use in Maputo City, Mozambique

PLos ONE; 14 (8), 2019
Background Irrational use of antibiotics is a major driver of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) worldwide. Sub-Saharan Africa, where the risk of spread of AMR is highest, lacks data on the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding antibiotic prescription and use. This is the first study in Mozambique toa...

Self-reported non-receipt of HIV test results: A silent barrier to HIV epidemic control in Mozambique

PLos ONE; 14 (10), 2019
Introduction: People living with HIV (PLHIV) and who are aware of their HIV status can access and benefit from antiretroviral therapy (ART) with subsequent individual and public health benefits; however, many PLHIV are unaware of their HIV status. We assessed the magnitude and determinants of self-report...

Mothers’ satisfaction with care during facility-based childbirth: a cross-sectional survey in southern Mozambique

BMC pregnancy childbirth; 19 (303), 2019
Background: Client satisfaction is an essential component of quality of care. Health system factors, processes of care as well as mothers’ characteristics influence the extent to which care meets the expectations of mothers and families. In our study, we specifically aimed to address the mothers’ exp...

Postdischarge Mortality Prediction in Sub-Saharan Africa

Pediatrics; 143 (1), 2019
Background: Although the burden of postdischarge mortality (PDM) in low-income settings appears to be significant, no clear recommendations have been proposed in relation to follow-up care after hospitalization. We aimed to determine the burden of pediatric PDM and develop predictive models to identify c...

Client experiences with antenatal care waiting times in southern Mozambique

Background: Antenatal care (ANC) provides a range of critical health services during pregnancy that can improve maternal and neonatal health outcomes. In Mozambique, only half of women receive four or more ANC visits, which are provided for free at public health centers by maternal and child health (MCH)...

Análise do perfil epidemiológico da tuberculose em populações de mineiros nas províncias de manica, tete, zambézia e cabo delgado, no período compreendido entre 2016-2018
Analysis of the epidemiological profile of tuberculosis in populations of miners in the provinces of manica, tete, zambézia and cabo delgado, in the period 2016-2018

A Tuberculose (TB) continua a ser uma das mais graves ameaças à saúde pública global, sendo a principal causa de morte entre as doenças infeciosas, acima de HIV/SIDA na população geral (WHO, 2018). A doença afecta de forma desproporcional alguns grupos populacionais tais como os mineiros (Stuckle...

Retrospective investigation of antibodies against chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in serum from febrile patients in Mozambique, 2009-2015: Implications for its prevention and control

PLos ONE; 14 (3), 2019
Introduction: Longitudinal data and trends about chikungunya virus (CHIKV) are critical for its control, however in Mozambique very few studies were conducted over 5 decades, between 1957 and 2013. In this study, we retrospectively investigated the occurrence, geographical distribution and trend of anti-...

Trabalho Missionario na area de saude em Mocambique
Missionary work in the health sector in Mozambique

A desnutrição: conjunto de manifestações que ocorrem como resultado de alimentação pouca em quantidade ou variedade x necessidades ou doenças = diminuição das medidas corporais. Moçambique ocupa a posição 180 dentre os 189 países do mundo (IDH baixo = 0,437 - 2018). (ONU, 2019). Moçambique ...