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Infecções invasivas por salmonella entre crianças da zona rural de moçambique, 2001–2014

Clin. infect. dis; 61 (4), 2015
Invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella (iNTS) has emerged as a cause of bacteremia in African children and HIV-infected adults, which is associated with high mortality. Epidemiological data and burden of iNTS infections in resource-constrained settings are needed to better define preventive and curative strate...

Factors influencing mother-to-child transmission of HIV during pregnancy and breastfeeding in Mozambique

The earliest reports of a new disease were seen in the late seventies-early eighties, after observing rare opportunistic diseases such as Kaposi Sarcoma or Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, usually occurring in immunodeprimed people, in a cluster of intravenous drug users and gay men in the United States. ...

Changing Trends in P. falciparum Burden, Immunity, and Disease in Pregnancy

N. Engl. j. med; (), 2015
Background: Prevention of reinfection and resurgence is an integral component of the goal to eradicate malaria. However, the adverse effects of malaria resurgences are not known. Methods: We assessed the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection among 1819 Mozambican women who delivered infants betwe...

Plano estratégico nacional de resposta ao hiv e sida 2015 – 2019 pen iv

O HIV e o SIDA continuam a constituir um dos mais destacáveis desafios de saúde pública em Moçambique. O Plano Estratégico Nacional de Combate ao HIV e SIDA para o quinquénio 2015-2019 - PEN IV, mantém a abordagem multissectorial que o Governo vem seguindo desde o ano 2000. Esta abordagem reforça...

Effect of Different Types of Exercise in HIV + Mozambican Women Using Antiretroviral Therapy

Open AIDS j; 9 (1: M5), 2015
The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of two types of exercises interventions on the regularity and health-related physical fitness in HIV-infected individuals who use antiretroviral therapy (ART). A total of 53 HIV+ African women (mean age=39.5±8.4 years) on ART participated in t...

Avaliação da tendência da utilização dos serviços de saúde amigos de adolescentes e jovens (saaj) e seus determinantes no hospital central de maputo e cantos de aconselhamento pelos adolescentes e jovens da cidade de maputo, moçambique (2008 a 2010)
Evaluation of the trend of utilization of adolescent and youth friendly health services (saaj) and its determinants at maputo central hospital and counseling corners by adolescents and youth in maputo city, mozambique (2008 to 2010)

Em Moçambique, os Adolescentes e Jovens (AJ) têm enfrentado múltiplos riscos e desafios durante a sua transição para a idade adulta. Estudos têm demonstrado que muitos AJ morrem prematuramente devido a acidentes, suicídio, violência, complicações relacionadas com a gravidez e outros problemas/e...

Frequency of Pathogenic Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Mozambique: The Critical Role of Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Estimate the Burden of Disease

PLos ONE; 10 (9), 2015
Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique, acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) represents a main cause of childhood mortality. The burden of ABM is seriously underestimated because of the poor performance of culture sampling, the primary method of ABM surveillance in the region. Low quality ce...

Post-ART Symptoms Were Not the Problem: A Qualitative Study on Adherence to ART in HIV-Infected Patients in a Mozambican Rural Hospital

PLos ONE; 10 (9), 2015
Objective: The objective of this qualitative study was to explore how clinical symptoms may affect adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) in HIV patients, and to explore factors, perceptions and attitudes related to adherence to therapy. Design: A qualitative study was carried out in the context of th...

Frequency of Pathogenic Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Mozambique: The Critical Role of Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Estimate the Burden of DiseaseFrequency of Pathogenic Paediatric Bacterial Meningitis in Mozambique: The Critical Role of Multiplex Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction to Estimate the Burden of Disease

PLos ONE; 10 (9), 2015
Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique, acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) represents a main cause of childhood mortality. The burden of ABM is seriously underestimated because of the poor performance of culture sampling, the primary method of ABM surveillance in the region. Low quality ce...

Relatório Semestral 2015 Relatório Semestral das Actividades Relacionadas ao HIV/SIDA

O Programa Nacional de Controlo (PNC) de ITS-HIV/SIDA é a entidade responsável do Serviço Nacional de Saúde para a gestão dos serviços de saúde relacionados ao HIV. A sua missão é de coordenação, regulamentação e prestação de cuidados e tratamento aos pacientes vivendo com HIV. Para respon...