Audet, Carolyn M;
Blevins, Meridith;
Chire, Yazalde Manuel;
Aliyu, Muktar H;
Vaz, Lara M. E;
Antonio, Elisio;
Alvim, Fernanda;
Bechtel, Ruth;
Wester, C. William;
Vermund, Sten H.
Uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) services during antenatal care (ANC) in rural Mozambique is disappointing. To nurture supportive male engagement in ANC services, we partnered with traditional birth attendants and trained a new type of male-to-male community health agent, "Male Cham...
Agentes Comunitários de Saúde,
Pesquisa Participativa Baseada na Comunidade,
Aconselhamento,
Infecções por HIV/diagnóstico,
Transmissão Vertical de Doenças Infecciosas/prevenção & controle,
Programas de Rastreamento,
Tocologia,
Moçambique,
Complicações Infecciosas na Gravidez/diagnóstico,
Gestantes/psicologia,
Cuidado Pré-Natal,
Parceiros Sexuais,
Resultado do Tratamento
Mozambique has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. The main influences on maternal health encompass social, economic, political, environmental and cultural determinants of health. To effectively address maternal mortality in the post-2015 agenda, interventions need to co...
After the decrease in clinical malaria incidence observed in Mozambique until 2009, a steady resurgence of cases per year has been reported nationally, reaching alarming levels in 2014. However, little is known about the clinical profile of the cases presented, or the possible epidemiological factors con...
Moçambique,
Epidemiologia,
Estudos de Coortes,
Febre,
Incidência,
Malária,
Pacientes Ambulatoriais,
Análise de Variância,
Estações do Ano,
Hospitais,
Plasmodium falciparum,
Distribuição por Idade,
Filhos Adultos
After the decrease in clinical malaria incidence observed in Mozambique until 2009, a steady resurgence of cases per year has been reported nationally, reaching alarming levels in 2014. However, little is known about the clinical profile of the cases presented, or the possible epidemiological factors con...
The substantial impact of cross-border collaborative control efforts on the burden of malaria in southern Africa has
previously been demonstrated through the successes of the Lubombo Spatial Development Initiative. Increases in
malaria cases recorded in the three partner countries (Mozambique, South Afri...
Background: Genotypic molecular testing may be very helpful for tuberculosis (TB) drug-resistance surveillance and for treatment guidance in low resource settings.
Methods: Descriptive analysis of M. tuberculosis isolates from Beira Central Hospital, Mozambique, during 2014-2015. Genotype MTBDRplus and ...
Background: S. pneumoniae is the leading cause of acute bacterial meningitis (ABM) in children. Vaccination using the 10-valent conjugate vaccine (PCV-10) was recently introduced into the National Immunization Program in Mozambique, but data on serotype coverage of this vaccine formulation are scarce. In...
Antibacterianos/farmacologia,
Vacinas Pneumocócicas,
DNA Bacteriano/análise,
Ceftriaxona/farmacologia,
Testes de Sensibilidade Microbiana,
Farmacorresistência Bacteriana Múltipla,
Monitoramento Epidemiológico,
Meningites Bacterianas/epidemiologia,
Meningites Bacterianas/microbiologia,
Meningites Bacterianas/prevenção & controle,
Penicilinas/farmacologia,
Infecções Pneumocócicas/imunologia,
Infecções Pneumocócicas/microbiologia,
Vacinas Pneumocócicas/administração & dosagem,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/classificação,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/genética,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolamento & purificação,
Streptococcus pneumoniae/efeitos da radiação,
Reação em Cadeia da Polimerase,
Moçambique/epidemiologia
Hemminki, Elina;
Nwaru, Bright I;
Salomé, Graca;
Parkkali, Saara;
Abacassamo, Fatima;
Augusto, Orvalho;
Cliff, Julie;
Regushevskaya, Elena;
Dgedge, Martinho;
Sousa, Cesar;
Chilundo, Baltazar.
To compare routine versus selective (ie, screening and treatment for anaemia) prenatal iron prophylaxis in a malaria-endemic and HIV-prevalent setting, an extended analysis including previously missing data.
Design: A pragmatic randomised controlled clinical trial.
Setting: 2 health centres in Maputo, ...
Anemia/prevenção & controle,
Cesárea/estatística & dados numéricos,
Suplementos Nutricionais,
Compostos Ferrosos/administração & dosagem,
Ácido Fólico/administração & dosagem,
Infecções por HIV/complicações,
Hemoglobinas/análise,
Ferro/administração & dosagem,
Malária/complicações,
Morte Materna/estatística & dados numéricos,
Moçambique,
Morte Perinatal,
Nascimento Prematuro/epidemiologia,
Cuidado Pré-Natal/métodos
Munguambe, khátia;
Boene, helena;
Vidler, marianne;
Sawchuck , diane;
Firoz, tabassum;
Makanga, prestige tatenda;
Bique, cassimo;
Qureshi, rahat;
Macete, eusébio;
Menéndez, clara;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Sevene, esperança.
Background: In countries, such as Mozambique, where maternal mortality remains high, the greatest contribution of mortality comes from the poor and vulnerable communities, who frequently reside in remote and rural areas with limited access to health care services. This study aimed to understand women's h...
Boene, helena;
Vidler, marianne;
Sacoor, charfudin;
Nhama, abel;
Nhacolo, ariel;
Bique, cassimo;
Alonso, pedro;
Sawchuck, diane;
Qureshi, rahat;
Macete, eusébio;
Menendez, clara;
Dadelszen, peter von;
Sevene, esperança;
Munguambe, khátia;
Munguambe, khátia.
Background: Sub-Saharan Africa has the highest maternal mortality ratio at 500 deaths per 100,000 live births. In Mozambique maternal mortality is estimated at 249-480 per 100,000 live births and eclampsia is the third leading cause of death. The objective of this study was to describe the community unde...
Serviços Comunitários de Saúde Mental/estatística & dados numéricos,
Participação da Comunidade,
Eclampsia,
Mortalidade Materna,
Tocologia,
Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde,
Percepção,
Pré-Eclâmpsia,
Gravidez,
Cuidado Pré-Natal,
Características de Residência,
Moçambique