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Readiness of Mozambique Health Facilities to Address Undernutrition and Diarrhea in Children under Five: Indicators from 2018 and 2021 Survey Data

Sambo, Júlia; Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte; Boene, Simone S; Djedje, Marlene; Djedje, Marlene; Júnior, António; Pilale, Adalgisa; Gonçalves, Luzia; Deus, Nilsa de; Chicumbe, Sérgio.

The World Health Organization’s systems framework shows that service delivery is key to addressing pressing health needs. Inadequate healthcare and the lack of healthcare services are factors associated with undernutrition and diarrhea in children under five, two health conditions with high morbi-morta...

Serviços de Saúde, Variação Contingente Negativa, Desnutrição/diagnóstico, Diarreia/diagnóstico, Desnutrição/prevenção & controle, Moçambique/epidemiologia, Desnutrição/tratamento farmacológico, Fatores Socioeconômicos, Malária/diagnóstico, HIV/efeitos da radiação

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Assessment of diagnosis and treatment practices of diarrhoea in children under five in Maputo-Mozambique

Background: Although diagnosis and treatment of diarrhoea are considered easy, statistics show that 525,000 children worldwide die annually due to diarrhoea, 90% of the deaths are in Sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, and Mozambique account for 6.9%. Assessment of practices of diagnosis and treatment of ...