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Treponema pallidum infection rate in patients attending the general hospital of...
Yefimenko, Lesya; Gasparinho, Carolina; Lopes, Ângela; Castro, Rita; Pereira, FilomenaPublisher Copyright: Copyright © 2023 Yefimenko et al.; Introduction: The objectives of this study were to estimate the rate of infection by Treponema pallidum and co-infection with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in individuals attending the General Hospital of Benguela (GHB), Angola, to verify the Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) test performance for its diagnosis when compared with other RPR tests, and to compar...
Recreation and Alcohol Consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa
Alves, Daniela; Delgado, António Pedro; Amado, Miguel; Craveiro, Isabel; Santos, Zelia; Goggins, Alexander; Gasparinho, Carolina; Correia, ArturFunding Information: This research was funded by Fundação para Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal, under PTDC/ATP-EUR/5074/2012, UID/04413/2020, UIDB/00006/2020, SFRH/BD/115382/2016, and COVID/BD/152120/2021. Publisher Copyright: © 2022 by the authors.; Background: Reducing alcohol consumption and improving urban planning in African cities are public health priorities. The aim of this study was to explore gender an...
Wasting, Stunting, and Anemia in Angolan Children after Deworming with Albendaz...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Gonçalves, Maria Helena; Chissaque, Assucênio; Silva, Giovani L.; Fortes, Filomeno; Gonçalves, LuziaFunding Information: Funding: This work was supported by the promoters of CISA (Camões, Institute of Cooperation and Language, Portugal; Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (FCG); Government of Bengo Province; Angolan Ministry of Health—MINSA) and the National Malaria Control Program, Angola; the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, grants reference SFRH/BD/91566/2012, UIDB/00006/2020, UIDP/00006/2020, and UI...
Impact of Annual Albendazole versus Four-Monthly Test-and-Treat Approach of Int...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Kanjungo, Aguinaldo; Zage, Félix; Clemente, Isabel; Santos-Reis, Ana; Brito, Miguel; Sousa-Figueiredo, José CarlosMalnutrition and intestinal parasites continue to have serious impacts on growth and cog-nitive development of children in Angola. A longitudinal four-arm randomized parallel trial was conducted to investigate if deworming with a single annual dose of albendazole (annual-ALB) or a four-monthly test-and-treat (4TT) intestinal parasites approach at individual or household levels improve nutritional outcomes of pr...
Characterization of rotavirus infection in children with acute gastroenteritis ...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Piedade, João; Mirante, Maria Clara; Mendes, Cristina; Mayer, Carlos; Nery, Susana Vaz; Brito, Miguel; Istrate, ClaudiaBackground: Rotavirus group A (RVA) is considered the leading cause of pediatric diarrhea, responsible for the high burden of diarrheal diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite recent studies, the existent data are scarce for some African countries like Angola, a country with one of the highest RVA-related death estimates. The aim of this study was to determine the RVA detection rate and circulating genotypes in...