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Ready to deliver maternal and newborn care? Health providers’ perceptions of their work context in rural Mozambique

Global health action; 11 (1), 2018
Background: Deficiencies in the provision of evidence-based obstetric care are common in low-income countries, including Mozambique. Constraints relate to lack of human and financial resources and weak health systems, however limited resources alone do not explain the variance. Understanding the healthca...

Maternal carriage of group b streptococcus and escherichia coli in a district hospital in Mozambique

Pediatr. infect. dis. j; 37 (11), 2018
Background: In low-income countries, data on prevalence and effects of group B Streptococcus (GBS) and Escherichia coli (E. coli) colonization among pregnant women are scarce, but necessary to formulate prevention strategies. We assessed prevalence of GBS and E. coli colonization and factors associated a...

Contributions des tradipraticiens de santé au traitement antirétroviral: Étude de cas à Nampula, Mozambique

Contexte : L’épidémie du virus de l’immunodéficience humaine au Mozambique est un problème grave de santé publique et le Ministère de la Santé a étendu le traitement antirétroviral à tous les districts du pays. Cependant, on constate un nombre élevé d’abandon du traitement encore insuff...

Postmortem interval and diagnostic performance of the autopsy methods

Sci. rep. (Nat. Publ. Group); 8 (16112), 2018
Postmortem studies, including the complete diagnostic autopsy (CDA) and the minimally invasive autopsy (MIA), an innovative approach to post-mortem sampling and cause of death investigation, are commonly performed within 24 hours after death because the quality of the tissues deteriorates over time. This...

A rapid qualitative assessment of oral cholera vaccine anticipated acceptability in a context of resistance towards cholera intervention in Nampula, Mozambique

Vaccine; 44 (36), 2018
While planning an immunization campaign in settings where public health interventions are subject to politically motivated resistance, designing context-based social mobilization strategies is critical to ensure community acceptability. In preparation for an Oral Cholera Vaccine campaign implemented in N...

Perceptions and decision-making with regard to pregnancy among HIV positive women in rural Maputo Province, Mozambique – a qualitative study

BMC womens health; 28 (1), 2018
Background: In preventing the transfer of HIV to their children, the Ministry of Health in Mozambique recommends all couples follow medical advice prior to a pregnancy. However, little is known about how such women experience pregnancy, nor the values they adhere to when making childbearing decisions. Th...

The secret life of young adolescents living with HIV in northern Mozambique - a mixed methods study

BMC public health (Online); 21 (1650), 2018
Background: In Mozambique, HIV infection remains a leading cause of adolescent mortality. With advances in antiretroviral treatment (ART), the population of adolescents living with vertically-acquired HIV is growing. Most studies of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) focus on older youth with horizontal...

Fórum de pós-graduação: experiência e lições aprendidas

O presente artigo apresenta os objectivos, a metodologia, e uma visão geral da experiência e das lições aprendidas nos dois fóruns de pós-graduação realizados no Instituto Nacional de Saúde (INS) em Março de 2016 e (mês) de 2017.. A iniciativa de implementar fóruns de pós-graduação surge p...

Bilharziose vesical: granuloma rico em eosinólos com ovo de schistosoma viável

A bilharziose é causada por parasitas que vivem em água doce, como rios ou lagos, em regiões tropicais e subtropicais de todo o mundo, sendo altamente prevalente em Moçambique. Um estudo de prevalência realizado em 1996 em três escolas primárias da cidade de Maputo, encontrou uma prevalência d...

Microscopia e Ensaio de Imunoabsorção Enzimática: detecção de Cryptosporidium spp. em fezes de crianças moçambicanas

A diarreia causada por Cryptosporidium spp. é comum em crianças e culmina com elevadas taxas de morbi-mortalidade, sobretudo nos países em desenvolvimento. A técnica convencional para o diagnóstico de Cryptosporidium spp. é a microscopia óptica, contudo, o Ensaio de Imunoabsorção Enzimática (EL...