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Sistema de vigilancia de eventos vitais e causas de morte
Surveillance system for vital events and causes of death

Em janeiro de 2017, Moçambique lançou o sistema de vigilância de eventos vitais e causas de morte (comsa) para estabeleceu no sistema de registro por amostragem (SRS) para monitorar a mortalidade e as causas de morte. O instituto nacional de eeessstatisss555tiiica o instituto nacional da saúde com fi...

Third Tofo Advanced Study Week on Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses, 2018

Antivir. res; 162 (), 2019
The Third Tofo Advanced Study Week on Emerging and Re-Emerging Viruses (3rd TASW) was held in Praia do Tofo, Mozambique, from September 02 to 06, 2018. It brought together 55 participants from 10 African countries as well as from Belgium, China, Germany, Singapore, and the USA. Meeting sessions covered a...

Qualidade da atenção pré-natal
Quality of prenatal care

Objectivou-se realizar um levantamento na literatura científica artigos, teses e dissertações através dos dados na base da biografia electrónica CAPES, MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO e WS publicados nos últimos dez anos entre 2008 a 2018 sobre a influência das dimensões assistencial, administrativa e ou...

Hypertension in a resource-limited setting: Poor Outcomes on Short-term Follow-up in an Urban Hospital in Maputo, Mozambique

Mozambique has low levels of detection, treatment, and control of hypertension. However, data on target organ damage and clinical outcomes are lacking. The authors aimed at characterizing the clinical profile, pattern of target organ damage, and short-term outcomes of patients referred to a first referra...

Pesquisa descritiva sobre o funcionamento do mecanismo multissectorial de atendimento integrado às vítimas de violência na cidade de Maputo
Descriptive research on the functioning of the integrated care mechanism for victims of violence in the city of Maputo

O Mecanismo Multissectorial de Atendimento Integrado às Mulheres Vítimas de Violência surge no ano 2012 com a liderança do Ministério de Género, Criança e Acção social. É um instrumento de coordenação entre entidades Governamentais, e com participação da sociedade civil, para dar resposta e...

BCG vaccination in southern rural Mozambique: an overview of coverage and its determinants based on data from the demographic and health surveillance system in the district of Manhiça

BMC pediatr. (Online); 18 (1), 2018
Background: Over the past four decades, the World Health Organization established the Expanded Programme on Immunization (EPI) to foster universal access to all relevant vaccines for all children at risk. The success of this program has been undeniable, but requires periodic monitoring to ensure that cov...

Conhecimento da serologia para o HIV e uso de preservativos entre as Mulheres Trabalhadoras de Sexo vivendo com o HIV em três zonas urbanas de Moçambique, 2011-2012

O presente trabalho trata-se de uma análise secundária de dados de inquéritos transversais realizados com Mulheres Trabalhadoras de Sexo, em Moçambique, em 2011-2012, o qual foi realizado em três áreas urbanas de Moçambique, Maputo, Beira e Nampula. A análise secundária foi desenvolvida em 2016,...

Regulatory T cell abundance and activation status before and after priming with HIVIS-DNA and boosting with MVA-HIV/rgp140/GLA-AF may impact the magnitude of the vaccine-induced immune responses

Immunobiol., Suppl; 223 (12), 2018
Little is known about regulatory CD4 T cells (Tregs) in the context of HIV vaccines. Tregs can be differentiated into resting (FoxP3+CD45RA+ - rTregs), activated (FoxP3HighCD45RA- - aTregs) and memory (FoxP3LowCD45RA- - mTregs). Tregs, as CD4 T cells, are also frequent targets for HIV infection. We studi...

Quality of care in family planning services in rural Mozambique with a focus on long acting reversible contraceptives: a cross-sectional survey

BMC womens health; 18 (201), 2018
Background: In Mozambique, both the government and partners have undertaken efforts over the last decade to improve FP (family planning) services, especially through training health care providers and promoting the uptake of LARCs (Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives). Despite this, uptake of FP method...

Early impact of rotavirus vaccination in children less than five years of age in Mozambique

Vaccine; 36 (47), 2018
Mozambique introduced rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix, GSK Biologicals) in the National Immunization Program in September 2015 with the objective of reducing the burden of total diarrheal disease and specifically severe rotavirus disease. This study aimed to evaluate the early impact of rotavirus vaccine in r...