Resultados: 36

The feasibility of community level interventions for pre-eclampsia in South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed-methods design

Reproductive health; 1 (1), 2026
Globally, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia are major contributors to maternal and perinatal mortality; of which the vast majority of deaths occur in less developed countries. In addition, a disproportionate number of morbidities and mortalities occur due to delayed access to health services. The Community Lev...

Impacto dos modelos de financiamento na equidade no acesso, qualidade dos cuidados e garantia do direito universal à saúde em moçambique
Impact of financing models on equity in quality of care and guaranteeing the right to universal right to health in mozambique

O financiamento do sistema de saúde de Moçambique é marcado pela fragmentação decorrente da arquitetura da Assistência ao Desenvolvimento, pelo subfinanciamento crônico e por uma estrutura centralizada, que espelha as desigualdades sociais no país (Pfeiffer et al, 2017). O sector de saúde moçam...

Transitioning from the “Three Delays” to a focus on continuity of care: a qualitative analysis of maternal deaths in rural Pakistan and Mozambique

BMC pregnancy childbirth; 23 (1), 2023
The Three Delays Framework was instrumental in the reduction of maternal mortality leading up to, and during the Millennium Development Goals. However, this paper suggests the original framework might be reconsidered, now that most mothers give birth in facilities, the quality and continuity of the clini...

Feasibility of task-sharing with community health workers for the identification, emergency management and referral of women with pre-eclampsia, in Mozambique

Reprod. health; 18 (145), 2021
Background Maternal mortality is an important public health problem in low-income countries. Delays in reaching health facilities and insufficient health care professionals call for innovative community-level solutions. There is limited evidence on the role of community health workers in the management o...

Pregnancy Outcomes and Blood Pressure Visit-to-Visit Variability and Level in Three Less-Developed Countries

Hypertension; 77 (5), 2021
In pregnancy in well-resourced settings, limited data suggest that higher blood pressure (BP) visit-to-visit variability may be associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Included were pregnant women in 22 intervention clusters of the CLIP (Community-Level Interventions for Preeclampsia) cluster randomi...

Estimativas de mortalidade materna e infantil, aleitamento materno e anemia, para o ano de 2024, no contexto da pandemia da COVID-19 em Moçambique: Plataforma de saúde da mulher, criança e nutrição (psmcn)

Globalmente, a crise sócio-económica desencadeada pela pandemia da CVID-19 constitui um risco gravi ao estado nutricional e de sobrevivência de criaças de países de baixa e média renda. 1No contexto actual da pandemia espera-se que haja um aumento na desnutrição infantil devido a factores diverco...

Maternal death and postpartum hemorrhage in sub-Saharan Africa - A pilot study in metropolitan Mozambique

Maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa is approximately 500 to 1000 per 100 000 births (vs. approximately 5-20 in developed countries). Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is deemed responsible for 30% to 50% of the deaths. Objective: To study PPH, risk factors, and mortality in metropolitan Mozambique to inf...

Anuário estatistico de saúde 2019

Ao abrigo da Lei 7/96, que define as bases gerais do Sistema Estatístico Nacional, o Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), de acordo com o Despacho publicado no Boletim da República No. 39/2000, I Série, de 27 de Setembro de 2000, delega oficialmente a Direcção de Planificação e Cooperação (...

Quality of care and maternal mortality in a tertiary-level hospital in Mozambique: a retrospective study of clinicopathological discrepancies

Lancet Glob Health; 8 (7), 2020
Background Although an increasing number of pregnant women in resource-limited areas deliver in health-care facilities, maternal mortality remains high in these settings. Inadequate diagnosis and management of common life-threatening conditions is an important determinant of maternal mortality. We analys...

Geographic access to emergency obstetric services: a model incorporating patient bypassing using data from Mozambique
Geographic access to emergency obstetric services: a model incorporating patient bypassing using data from Mozambique

BMJ Glob Health; 4 (5), 2019
Targeted approaches to further reduce maternal mortality require thorough understanding of the geographic barriers that women face when seeking care. Common measures of geographic access do not account for the time needed to reach services, despite substantial evidence that links proximity with greater ...