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Factors associated with perinatal and neonatal deaths in Sao Tome & Principe
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Sousa, Swasilanne; Bandeira, Nelson; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria CéuFunding Information: AV was supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) ( https://www.fct.pt/index.phtml.pt/ ), grant number SFRH/BD/117037/2016. Acknowledgments Publisher Copyright: 2024 Vasconcelos, Sousa, Bandeira, Alves, Papoila, Pereira and Machado.; Background: Neonatal mortality reduction is a global goal, but its factors are seldom studied in most resource-constrained settings. This is t...
Determinants of antenatal care utilization – contacts and screenings – in Sao T...
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Sousa, Swasilanne; Bandeira, Nelson; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria CéuFunding Information: A special remark for the late Professor João Luís Baptista PhD MD—AV research co-supervisor—a great man who was a thinker and a fighter for Sao Tome and Príncipe improvement of public health. We are indebted to all the women who participated in the study. The authors would like to thank the 1) medical team and nurses of Hospital Ayres de Menezes Maternity for their support, especially to th...
Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among newborns delivered in Sao T...
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Sousa, Swasilanne; Bandeira, Nelson; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria CéuPublisher Copyright: Copyright: © 2023 Vasconcelos et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.; Background: Newborns with one-or-more adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) are at greater risk of mortality or long-term morbi...
Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Bandeira, Nelson; Sousa, Swasilanne; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria do CéuFunding Information: A special remark for the late Professor João Luís Baptista PhD MD - AV research co-supervisor - a great man that was a thinker and a fighter for the improvement of public health in Africa. We are indebted to all the women who participated in the study. The authors would like to thank the 1) medical team and nurses of Hospital Ayres de Menezes Maternity for their support specially to the chi...
Adolescent pregnancy in Sao Tome and Principe
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Bandeira, Nelson; Sousa, Swasilanne; Machado, Maria Céu; Pereira, FilomenaFunding Information: AV was supported by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) ( https://www.fct.pt/index.phtml.pt/ ), grant number SFRH/BD/117037/2016. The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish or preparation of the manuscript. Publisher Copyright: © 2022, The Author(s).; Background: Adolescent childbirth is a major public health problem in Sao Tome and ...
Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnan...
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Sousa, Swasilanne; Bandeira, Nelson; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria Do CéuPublisher Copyright: © 2022 Alexandra Vasconcelos et al.; Background. Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a public health problem in developing countries such as Sao Tome and Principe (STP) although the pregnancy burden of IPIs is unknown in this endemic country. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of IPIs, prescribed anthelmintics, and associated factors among pregnant women admi...
Antenatal screenings and maternal diagnosis among pregnant women in Sao Tome & ...
Vasconcelos, Alexandra; Sousa, Swasilanne; Bandeira, Nelson; Alves, Marta; Papoila, Ana Luísa; Pereira, Filomena; Machado, Maria do CéuNewborn mortality and adverse birth outcomes (ABOs) in Sao Tome & Prı´ncipe (STP) are overwhelmingly high, and access to quality-antenatal care (ANC) is one of the strategies to tackle it. This study aimed to fill the gaps in ANC screenings with a focus on how to improve neonatal outcomes. We conducted a retrospective hospital-based study in which ANC pregnancy cards were reviewed. Screenings were described and...