Resultados: 71

The association between infrastructure damage in the aftermath of Cyclone Idai and malaria risk in Sofala Province, Mozambique: an ecological study

Malar. j. (Online); 23 (1), 2024
Background: In April 2019, Mozambique was hit by Cyclone Idai leaving substantial damage to infrastructure and nearly two million people in need of humanitarian assistance. Malaria risk has been associated with living in a rural setting, vicinity to water, and household structure, all factors which are i...

A Economia do Sexo e as Normas de Género nas Relações de “Marandzas & Sugar Daddies” e o Risco de HIV
HealthThe Sex Economy and Gender Norms in the Relationships of “Marandzas & Sugar Daddies” and the Risk of HIV

Introdução: A infecção pelo HIV e a mortalidade por SIDA tem afectado principalmente o segmento jovem, em especial as adolescentes e jovens. Este segmento é o mais produtivo da população nos últimos anos. A prática do sexo transacional, aliado ao fraco poder de negociação do uso do preservat...

Front Reprod Health

Front Reprod Health; (6), 2024
In Mozambique, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are estimated to be prevalent, but diagnosis and treatment of curable STIs rely only on syndromic management. We examined the prevalence of four non-viral STIs and HIV-1/2, based on etiological diagnosis, associations with sociodemographic and behavio...

Implementação do Inquérito Nacional Sobre Prevalência e Factores de Risco para as Doenças Crónicas Não Transmissíveis
Implementation of the National Survey on Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Non-Communicable Diseases

The provision of malaria services in border districts of four countries in Southern Africa: results from a cross-sectional community assessment of malaria border health posts

Malar. j. (Online); 22 (318), 2023
Background The importation of parasites across borders remains a threat to malaria elimination. The Southern African Development Community Malaria Elimination Eight (E8) established 39 border health facilities on 5 key international borders between high and low-burden countries. These clinics aimed to im...

Risk factors for neonatal mortality: an observational cohort study in Sarlahi district of rural southern Nepal

BMJ Open; 13 (9), 2023
Objectives: To assess the association between maternal characteristics, adverse birth outcomes (small-for-gestational-age (SGA) and/or preterm) and neonatal mortality in rural Nepal. Design: This is a secondary observational analysis to identify risk factors for neonatal mortality, using data from a rand...

Relatório dos principais indicadores inquérito sobre o mapeamento e estimativa do tamanho da população-chave cidade de maputo
Key Indicators Report Research on Mapping and Estimating the Size of the Key Population of Maputo City

A preocupação global sobre a transmissão do HIV entre a população-chave (PC) é amplamente reconhecida devido aos comportamentos sexuais de alto risco e o uso de drogas injectáveis. Moçambique enfrenta uma epidemia generalizada de HIV, com uma prevalência estimada de 12,5% em indivíduos de 15 a ...

Burden and risk factors of snakebite in Mopeia, Mozambique: Leveraging larger malaria trials to generate data of this neglected tropical disease

Plos negl. trop. dis; 17 (8), 2023
Background: Snakebite is a neglected disease that disproportionally affects the rural poor. There is a dearth of evidence regarding incidence and risk factors in snakebite-endemic countries. Without this basic data, it will be impossible to achieve the target of a 50% reduction of snakebite morbidity and...

Métodos e Estratégias de Ensino-Aprendizagem para Profissionais de Saúde
Teaching and Learning Methods and Strategies for Health Professionals

A sociedade vive em constantes mudanças, mas o processo de ensino na maioria das escolas, ainda está estruturado com metodologias de ensino deséculos passados, ou seja, usando o método tra dicional, que não consegue suprir o ensino nas escolas. Nas escolas públicas das vilas, municípios e cidades ...

Lay hiv counsellors’ knowledge and attitudes toward depression: a mixed-methods cross-sectional study at primary healthcare centers in mozambique

Front. public health; 10 (919827), 2022
Introduction Depression is the most common mental disorder among people living with HIV/AIDS and has a negative impact on HIV treatment outcomes. Training lay HIV counselors to identify and manage depression may contribute to improved patient access and adherence to treatment, and reduce stigma and discr...