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Dor crônica e suas característica na Unidade de Dor do Hospital Central de Maputo / Moçambique

Moçambique é um país que vem passando por profundas mudanças políticas e sociais nos últimos 50 anos. Dentro deste contexto, em 1996, uma Unidade de Dor foi criada no Hospital Central de Maputo. O objetivo do presente estudo foi descrever e analisar os aspectos epidemiológicos, clínicos e emocion...

Diabetes Mellitus tipo 1 no Hospital Central de Maputo: Prevalência de hipertensão e complicações oculares

O artigo apresenta resultados de um estudo cujo objectivo era determinar o peso da Diabetes Mellitus (DM) tipo 1 entre os doentes com patologia endócrina e a prevalência de hipertensão arterial e complicações oculares no Hospital Central de Maputo (HCM). Do ponto de vista metodológico, a populaçã...

Challenges in the diagnosis of iron deficiency in children exposed to high prevalence of infections

PLos ONE; 7 (11), 2012
Background: While WHO guidelines recommend iron supplements to only iron-deficient children in high infection pressure areas, these are rarely implemented. One of the reasons for this is the commonly held view that iron supplementation increases the susceptibility to some infectious diseases including ma...

Genetic diversity and naturally polymorphisms in HIV type 1 integrase isolates from Maputo, Mozambique: implications for integrase inhibitors

HIV proviral DNA integration into the host chromosome is carried out by integrase becoming an important target antiretroviral therapy. Raltegravir was the first integrase inhibitor approved for use in HIV therapy and elvitegravir is in the late phase of clinical development; both show good results in mon...

HIV knowledge and health seeking behavior in Zambézia Province, Mozambique

Sahara J (Online); 9 (1), 2012
HIV prevalence rates in Zambézia Province were estimated to be 12.6% in 2009. A number of educational campaigns have been aimed at improving HIV transmission and prevention knowledge among community members in an effort to reduce infection rates. These campaigns have also encouraged people to seek healt...

Use of oxfendazole to control porcine cysticercosis in a high-endemic area of Mozambique

Plos negl. trop. dis; 6 (5), 2012
A randomized controlled field trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a single oral dose of 30 mg/kg of oxfendazole (OFZ) treatment for control of porcine cysticercosis was conducted in 4 rural villages of Angónia district, north-western Mozambique. Two hundred and sixteen piglets aged 4 months were sele...

Inquérito Integrado Biológico e Comportamental entre Trabalhadores Moçambicanos nas Minas da República da África do Sul, Moçambique 2012
Integrated Biological and Behavior among Workers Mozambicans in Mines of the Republic of South Africa, Mozambique 2012

A epidemia de HIV na África Subsaariana continua a ser causa de uma signifi cativa taxa de mortalidade e morbilidade, tendo esta região uma parte desproporcionada da carga global, conforme mostra a descrição a seguir. Enquanto o número de novas infecções na África Subsaariana reduziu em 25% nos ...