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Prevalence and determinants of malaria among children in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 16 (108), 2017
Background: Malaria is the leading cause of death among children in Mozambique. Prevalence and factors associated with malaria are not well studied among children in rural Zambézia Province. Whether prevalence of malaria varies across diverse districts within the province is unknown. Methods: A cross...

Predictors of Health-Care Utilization Among Children 6-59 Months of Age in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 96 (2), 2017
Abstract. Globally, approximately 5.9 million children under 5 years of age died in 2015, a reduction of over 50% since 1990. Millennium Development Goal 4 established the goal of reducing child mortality by two-thirds by 2015. Multiple countries have surpassed this goal; however, regional and within-cou...

Mobile health treatment support intervention for HIV andtuberculosis in Mozambique: Perspectives of patients and healthcare workers

PLos ONE; 12 (4), 2017
Studies have been conducted in developing countries using SMS to communicate with patients to reduce the number of missed appointments and improve retention in treatment, however; very few have been scaled up. One possible reason for this could be that patients or staff are dissatisfied with the method i...

Social and behavior change communication in the fight against malaria in Mozambique

Long-lasting insecticide-treated nets and/or indoor residual spraying, associated with case management, are key interventions in the control of malaria in Africa. The objective of this study is to comment on the role of social and behavior change communication as a potential ...

Avaliação da utilização das tecnologias simplificadas de contagem de linfócitos T-CD4+ no serviço nacional de saúde de Moçambique
Evaluation of the use of simplified T-CD4 + lymphocyte counting technologies in the national health service of Mozambique

A contagem dos Linfócitos TCD4+ no sangue periférico continua a ser um importante marcador para monitorar a progressão da doença e eficácia da terapia anti-retroviral (ART), apesar da introdução recentemente da testagem de carga viral, por ser um indicador mais sensível que a contagem de CD4; e c...

Epidemia da AIDS e a Sociedade Moçambicana de Medicamentos: análise da cooperação brasileira
The AIDS Epidemic and the Mozambican Society of Medicines: an analysis of Brazilian cooperation

Com base na literatura sobre Cooperação para o Desenvolvimento e Saúde Global, o artigo à luz do conceito de Cooperação Estruturante em Saúde, analisa a cooperação sul-sul do governo brasileiro no campo da saúde em Moçambique, mais especificamente o combate ao HIV através da Fábrica de Antir...

Representações sociais do aleitamento materno em mães lactantes na cidade de nampula – Moçambique
Social representations of breastfeeding in mothers breastfeeding women in the city of nampula – Mozambique

Introdução: o aleitamento materno é reconhecido como sendo a forma recomendável para alimentar os bebés nos primeiros meses de vida. Tem sido apontado como uma das acções principais para a diminuição da mortalidade infantil. Objectivo: averiguar as representações sociais do aleitamento materno...

Obstetric fistulae in southern Mozambique: incidence, obstetric characteristics and treatment

Reprod Health; 14 (1), 2017
Obstetric fistula is one of the most devastating consequences of unmet needs in obstetric services. Systematic reviews suggest that the pooled incidence of fistulae in community-based studies is 0.09 per 1000 recently pregnant women; however, as facility delivery is increasing, for the most part, in Afri...

Infant mortality and morbidity associated with preterm and small-for-gestational-age births in southern Mozambique: A retrospective cohort study

PLos ONE; 12 (2), 2017
Background: Preterm and small for gestational age (SGA) births have been associated with adverse outcomes during the first stages of life. We evaluated the morbidity and mortality associated with preterm and SGA births during the first year of life in a rural area of Southern Mozambique. Methods: This is...

Diversidade genética de plasmodium falciparsum em amostras de crianças menores de 5 anos de dois distritos de Moçambique
genetic diversity of plasmodium falciparsum in samples from children under 5 from two districts in Mozambique

A diversidade genética do Plasmodium falciparum é um dos maiores obstáculos para o desenvolvimento da imunidade assim como para a eficácia terapêutica de antimaláricos, pois confere ao parasita habilidade para evadir a resposta imune do hospedeiro, gerando mudanças na sua composição antigénica,...