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Intestinal parasites in children up to 14 years old hospitalized with diarrhea ...
Nhambirre, Ofélia Luís; Cossa-Moiane, Idalécia; Bauhofer, Adilson Fernando Loforte; Chissaque, Assucênio; Lobo, Maria Luisa; Matos, Olga; de Deus, NilsaDiarrhea remains a public health problem in Mozambique, even with control strategies being implemented. This analysis aimed to determine the proportion and factors associated with intestinal parasitic infection (IPI) in children up to 14 years old with diarrheal disease, in the southern, central and northern regions of Mozambique. A single diarrheal sample of 1424 children was collected in hospitals and examine...
Handling of fresh vegetables : knowledge, hygienic behavior of vendors, public ...
Salamandane, Catia; Fonseca, Filipa; Afonso, Sónia; Lobo, Maria Luisa; Antunes, Francisco; Matos, OlgaIn developing countries, markets are the main supply of horticultural products to populations, but this can pose a public health challenge due to the risk of the fecal-oral transmission of gut pathogens. This transmission is strongly associated with inadequate public sanitation or low standards of personal and domestic hygiene, and their prevalence can cause gastrointestinal diseases, which are the third leadin...