Resultados: 11

Boletim Informativo do Programa Alargado de Vacinação (6)
Expanded Vaccination Program Newsletter (6)

Precisamos do vosso apoio na sensibilização dos pais e cuidadores em relação à vacina contra o cancro do colo do útero. O cancro do colo do útero é uma doença perigosa, que pode ser prevenível através de vacina. A vacina é segura e eficaz e faz parte do calendário nacional de vacinação, e...

Caregivers’ psychosocial assessment for identifying HIV infected infants at risk of poor treatment adherence: an exploratory study in southern Mozambique

AIDS care; 35 (1), 2022
Psychosocial support (PSS) to caregivers of HIV-infected infants on antiretroviral treatment (ART) is crucial to ensure ART adherence and sustained long-term viral suppression in children. A specific approach including tools to monitor and understand adherence behavior and risk factors that prevent optim...

Acceptability and perceived facilitators and barriers to the usability of biometric registration among infants and children in Manhiça district, Mozambique: A qualitative study

PLos ONE; 16 (12), 2021
In low-and middle-income countries, many infants and children remain unregistered in both civil registration and healthcare records, limiting their access to essential rights-based services, including healthcare. A novel biometric registration prototype, applying a non-touch platform using smart phones a...

The impact of the caregiver mobility on child HIV care in the Manhiça District, Southern Mozambique: A clinical based study

PLos ONE; 16 (12), 2021
Introduction: Manhiça District, in Southern Mozambique harbors high HIV prevalence and a long history of migration. To optimize HIV care, we sought to assess how caregiver's mobility impacts children living with HIV (CLHIV)´s continuation in HIV care and to explore the strategies used by caregivers to ...

The impact of the caregiver mobility on child HIV care in the Manhiça District, Southern Mozambique: A clinical based study

PLos ONE; 16 (12), 2021
prevalence and a long history of migration. To optimize HIV care, we sought to assess how caregiver's mobility impacts children living with HIV (CLHIV)´s continuation in HIV care and to explore the strategies used by caregivers to maintain their CLHIV on antiretroviral treatment (ART). A clinic-based cr...

Utilization of a local 'Malaria Post' indicates that carers from a village in Mozambique respond appropriately to malaria attacks

Acta trop.; 221 (106017), 2021
As malaria elimination becomes a possibility the focus of interventions changes from vector control to disease control. It is important that treatment occurs early during an infection in order for it to be efficacious, especially at the population level. The time between the onset of symptoms and treatme...

Quality of life assessments in a cohort of Mozambican children with sickle cell disease

Pan Afr. med. j; 36 (343), 2020
Introduction: sickle cell disease (SCD) has significant pediatric morbidity and mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to therapies such as hydroxyurea and opioids is often limited. Poor disease control and Pain management adversely affects the well-being and mental health of affected children. Qu...

Motivação e desafios dos voluntários provedores de cuidados domiciliários a doentes padecendo de SIDA: os casos das associações Ahitipaluxene e Kubatsirana, incluindo os seus respectivos membros localizados nas cidades de Maputo e Chimoio

o presente trabalho debruça-se sobre a motivação dos voluntários provedores de Cuidados Domiciliários (CDs) a doentes padecendo de SIDA nas comunidades. O estudo busca uma realidade da necessidade crescente de envolver a comunidade para apoiar os esforços do governo na garantia da continuidade dos ...

Access to HIV prevention and care for HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children: a qualitative study in rural and urban Mozambique

BMC public health (Online); 14 (1240), 2014
Background: Follow-up of HIV-exposed children for the delivery of prevention of mother-to-child transmission services and for early diagnosis and treatment of HIV infection is critical to their survival. Despite efforts, uptake of postnatal care for these children remains low in many sub-Saharan African ...

Health care utilization and attitudes survey in cases of moderate-to-severe diarrhea among children ages 0-59 months in the District of Manhica, southern Mozambique

Am. j. trop. med. hyg; 89 (1), 2013
In the predominantly rural Manhiça district, in southern Mozambique, diarrhea is one of the leading causes of death among children under 5 years. Caretakers randomly selected from the Demographic Surveillance Database were invited to participate in a community-based survey on use of healthcare services ...