Resultados: 43

Mapping Antimalarial Drug Resistance in Mozambique: A Systematic Review of Plasmodium falciparum Genetic Markers Post-ACT Implementation

Abstract Malaria continues to be a significant public health burden in many tropical and subtropical regions. Mozambique ranks among the top countries affected by malaria, where it is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality, accounting for 29% of all hospital deaths in the general population and 42% o...

Associations between landscape fires and child morbidity in southern Mozambique: a time-series study

Lancet Planet Health; 8 (1), 2024
Background: Epidemiological evidence linking exposure to landscape fires to child health remains scarce. We assessed the association between daily landscape fire smoke and child hospital visits and admissions in the Manhiça district, Mozambique, an area characterised by frequent forest and cropland fire...

Interpersonal communication, cultural norms, and community perceptions associated with care-seeking for fever among children under age five in Magoé district, Mozambique

Malar. j. (Online); 22 (279), 2023
Background: Malaria is endemic throughout Mozambique, contributing significantly to the country's burden of disease. Prompt and effective treatment for fevers in children can limit the mortality and morbidity impacts of the disease but many children in the country are not taken for formal care when ill. ...

Neighbors' use of water and sanitation facilities can affect children's health: a cohort study in Mozambique using a spatial approach

BMC public health (Online); 22 (983), 2022
Background: Impact evaluation of most water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) interventions in health are user-centered. However, recent research discussed WASH herd protection - community WASH coverage could protect neighboring households. We evaluated the effect of water and sanitation used in the househo...

Da flexibilização dos bloqueios à ampliação da triagem, teste e rastreamento de contatos da doença do coronavírus baseada na comunidade em 2019 - abordagens, inovações e desafios compartilhados na África para minimizar a morbidade e a mortalidade
Da flexibilização dos lockdowns à ampliação da comunidade Triagem, Teste e Contacto da Doença do Coronavírus 2019 Rastreio em África — Abordagens Partilhadas, Inovações e Desafios para minimizar a morbilidade e mortalidade

Clin infecta Dis; 72 (2), 2021
A chegada da doença do coronavírus 2019 (COVID-19) ao continente africano resultou em uma série de medidas de bloqueio que reduziram a propagação da infecção, mas causaram dificuldades econômicas. Os países africanos enfrentam agora escolhas difíceis no que diz respeito à flexibilização dos ...

Mobilidade humana e expansão eeográfica do coronavírus em moçambique
Human mobility and the geographical expansion of the coronavirus in mozambique

O presente artigo procura analisar a influência da mobilidade humana na expansão geográfica do novo Coronavírus em Moçambique. Constata que a mobilidade humana é a principal responsável pela disseminação do vírus. A circulação de pessoas e mercadorias de um lugar para outro está na origem da...

Efeitos Paradoxais da Pandemia da COVID-19 em Moçambique
Paradoxical Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mozambique

A disseminação global do SARS-CoV-2 decorre a um ritmo veloz. Menos de um ano após a sua detecção pela primeira vez na China, já foram notificadas mais de 32 milhões de pessoas infectadas em cerca de 200 países e territórios. O impacto da COVID-19, a doença causada pelo SARS-CoV-2 em humanos, j...

A Systematic Review of the Spectrum of Cardiac Arrhythmias in Sub-Saharan Africa

Glob. heart (Online); 15 (1), 2020
Major structural cardiovascular diseases are associated with cardiac arrhythmias, but their full spectrum remains unknown in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), which we addressed in this systematic review. Atrial fibrillation/atrial flutter (AF/AFL) prevalence is 16-22% in heart failure, 10-28% in rheumatic heart...

Cardiovascular Diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa Compared to High-Income Countries: An Epidemiological Perspective

Glob. heart (Online); 15 (1), 2020
Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the second common cause of death in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) accounting for about 35% of all deaths, after a composite of communicable, maternal, neonatal, and nutritional diseases. Despite prior perception of low NCDs mortality rates, current evidence suggests that S...

Using hospital auxiliary worker and 24-h TB services as potential tools to overcome in hospital TB delays: a quasi-experimental study

Background: In-hospital logistic management barriers (LMB) are considered to be important risk factors for delays in TB diagnosis and treatment initiation (TB-dt), which perpetuates TB transmission and the development of TB morbidity and mortality. We assessed the contribution of hospital auxiliary worke...