Resultados: 19

Perfil de Publicações na Revista Científica do Instituto Nacional de Saúde

Introdução: A Revista Moçambicana de Ciencias de Saúde (RMCS) foi instituída em 2013, com o objectivo de abarcar as diversas áreas de saúde humana, através de uma abordagem interdisciplinar dos aspectos relacio nados com a promoção de saúde pública, prestação de cuidados clínicos e gestã...

“Família Modelo” na Estratégia para Adopção de Comportamentos Preventivos da Cólera e Outras Doenças Transmissíveis na Província de Cabo Delgado

Introdução: O Ministério da Saúde, através da Medicos com África e o UNICEF, implementou uma das suas estratégias de comunicação para a mudança de comportamento intitulada “família modelo” na província de Cabo Delgado. Esta estratégia visa prevenir doenças como a malária, cólera, desn...

Performance of two plasma separation devices for HIV-1 viral load measurement in primary healthcare settings

Microbiol. spectr; 11 (6), 2023
ABSTRACT Dried blood spot (DBS) may overestimate the viral RNA, mainly in patients with low viral load (VL), due to proviral DNA and intracellular RNA. The Burnett and HemaSpot provide integrated solutions for the collection, separation, and drying of plasma from whole blood. This study aims to evalua...

Targeted and whole-genome sequencing reveal a north-south divide in P. falciparum drug resistance markers and genetic structure in Mozambique

Commun. biolog; 6 (1), 2023
Mozambique is one of the four African countries which account for over half of all malaria deaths worldwide, yet little is known about the parasite genetic structure in that country. We performed P. falciparum amplicon and whole genome sequencing on 2251 malaria-infected blood samples collected in 2015 a...

Study design and rationale for the PAASIM project: a matched cohort study on urban water supply improvements and infant enteric pathogen infection, gut microbiome development and health in Mozambique

BMJ; 3 (13), 2023
Introduction: Despite clear linkages between provision of clean water and improvements in child health, limited information exists about the health impacts of large water infrastructure improvements in low-income settings. Billions of dollars are spent annually to improve urban water supply, and rigorou...

Prevalence of hepatitis B virus and immunity status among healthcare workers in Beira City, Mozambique

PLos ONE; 17 (10), 2022
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection can be prevented by vaccination. Exposure to blood or body fluids poses a high risk of transmission of HBV in health care workers (HCWs). This study aimed to determine the prevalence of markers of exposure, susceptibility, and protection to HBV infection in H...

Increased risk of prediabetes among virally suppressed adults with HIV in Central Kenya detected using glycated haemoglobin and fasting blood glucose
Increased risk of prediabetes among virally suppressed adults with HIV in Central Kenya detected using glycated haemoglobin and fasting blood glucose

As survival among people living with HIV (PLHIV) improves with universal HIV treatment, new strategies are needed to support management of co-morbidities like type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed prediabetes and T2D prevalence and risk factors using haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) among PLHIV on antiretroviral the...

The prevalence of hypertension and its distribution by sociodemographic factors in Central Mozambique: a cross sectional study

BMC public health (Online); 20 (1843), 2020
Hypertension (HTN) is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and its prevalence has been rising in low- and middle-income countries. The current study describes HTN prevalence in central Mozambique, association between wealth and blood pressure (BP), and HTN monitoring and diagnosis practice am...

Discordant retention of HIV-infected mothers and children: Evidence for a family-based approach from Southern Mozambique

Medicine (Baltimore); 99 (32), 2020
It is often assumed that children and their caregivers either stay in care together or discontinue together, but data is lacking on caregiver–child retention concordance. We sought to describe the pattern of care among a cohort of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children and mothers enrolle...

Challenges and facilitators to evidence-based decision-making for maternal and child health in Mozambique: district, municipal and national case studies
Challenges and facilitators to evidence-based decision-making for maternal and child health in Mozambique: district, municipal and national case studies

The need for evidence-based decision-making in the health sector is well understood in the global health community. Yet, gaps persist between the availability of evidence and the use of that evidence. Most research on evidence-based decision-making has been carried out in higher-income countries, and mos...