Resultados: 1531

Health and socio-demographic profile of women of reproductive age in rural communities of southern Mozambique

PLos ONE; 13 (2), 2018
Reliable statistics on maternal morbidity and mortality are scarce in low and middle-income countries, especially in rural areas. This is the case in Mozambique where many births happen at home. Furthermore, a sizeable number of facility births have inadequate registration. Such information is crucial fo...

Evidence for chikungunya and dengue transmission in Quelimane, Mozambique: Results from an investigation of a potential outbreak of chikungunya virus

PLos ONE; 13 (2), 2018
Background: In January 2016, health authorities from Zambézia province, Mozambique reported the detection of some patients presenting with fever, arthralgia, and a positive result for chikungunya in an IgM-based Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT). We initiated a study to investigate a potential chikungunya out...

Identifying Immune Correlates of Protection Against Plasmodium falciparum Through a Novel Approach to Account for Heterogeneity in Malaria Exposure

Clin. infect. dis; 66 (4), 2018
Background: A main criterion to identify malaria vaccine candidates is the proof that acquired immunity against them is associated with protection from disease. The age of the studied individuals, heterogeneous malaria exposure, and assumption of the maintenance of a baseline immune response can confound...

Intradermal HIV-1 DNA immunization using needle-free zetajet injection followed by HIV-modified Vaccinia virus ankara vaccination is safe and immunogenic in Mozambican young adults: A Phase i randomized controlled trial

AIDS res. hum. retrovir; 34 (2), 2018
According to UNAIDS, there were a total of 36.7 million people living with HIV and 2.1 million new infections in 2015. Eastern and Southern Africa continues to be most severely affected, accounting for 51.7% of the total global infections. Antiretroviral therapy has contributed to slowing the HIV epidemi...

Relatório do PAV- Central (2017)
PAV-Central Report (2017)

No presente relatório, estão apresentadas, de forma sucinta, os resultados obtidos durante os 12 meses de 2017, com maior destaque para taxas de Crianças Completamente Vacinadas (CCV) entre outros antígenos administrados pelo programa, os desafios paralidar com a rotura de stock de alguns antígenos ...

Invasive bacterial disease trends and characterization of group B streptococcal isolates among young infants in southern Mozambique, 2001-2015

PLoS One; 13 (1), 2018
Maternal group B streptococcal (GBS) vaccines under development hold promise to prevent GBS disease in young infants. Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest estimated disease burden, although data on incidence and circulating strains are limited. We described invasive bacterial disease (IBD) trends among inf...

Drug-resistant polymorphisms and copy numbers in plasmodium falciparum, mozambique, 2015

One of the fundamental steps toward malaria control is the use of antimalarial drugs. The success of antimalarial treatment can be affected by the presence of drug-resistant populations of Plasmodium falciparum. To assess resistance, we used molecular methods to examine 351 P. falciparum isolates collect...

Early diagnosis of preeclampsia using placental growth factor: An operational pilot study in Maputo, Mozambique

n well-resourced settings, reduced circulating maternal free placental growth factor (PlGF) aids in either predicting or confirming the diagnosis of preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, stillbirth, preterm birth, and delivery within 14 days of testing when pre-eclampsia is suspected. This operational ...

O HIV/AIDS nas relações internacionais: Saúde global e cooperação no caso da sociedade Moçambicana de medicamentos

O objetivo desse trabalho é compreender melhor as relações entre Política Externa e Saúde Global através do estudo entre a cooperação Brasil-Moçambique na construção da “Sociedade Moçambicana de Medicamentos”. Pretende-se abordar a Saúde nas Relações Internacionais e aprofundar esse te...

Associação entre o crescimento somático e o estado nutricional em crianças dos 6 aos 10 anos de idade do distrito de Moamba

Introdução: o crescimento, maturação e desenvolvimento estão directamente relacionados ao óptimo estado nutricional. Crianças malnutridas podem ter o crescimento comprometido e menor desenvolvimento intelectual, para além de agregar factores importantes para morbimortalidade. Objectivo: averiguar...