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Seroprevalence of HIV, Hepatitis B and C among pregnant women attending antenat...
António Govene, Narcisia; Manuel, Érica; Daniel Mazuze, Bento Saloio; Jaime Manguele, Alexandre Lourenço; Sitoe, Lénia; Machava, Nórgia ElsaIntroduction: It is estimated that more than 1 million people are infected by sexually transmitted diseases worldwide every day, and only about 4.5 million infections by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis B and C per year. Data from the United Nations Aids Union indicate that around 38.4 million people live with HIV globally. Furthermore, every day around 4,000 people, including 1,100 young people ag...
Factors associated with maternal mortality from eclampsia and pre-eclampsia at ...
Cuna, Arlindo; Zulo, Matilde; Pires, GermanoIntroduction: Worldwide, approximately 830 women die every day from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. In 2015, an estimated 303,000 women died during and after pregnancy and childbirth. Almost all of these deaths occurred in low-resource settings; most of them could have been prevented. Maternal mortality from eclampsia and pre-eclampsia is a significant public health concern, especially in deve...
Understanding the bricks to build better surgical oncology unit at Maputo Centr...
Morais, Atílio; Come, Jotamo; Selemane, Carlos; Pires, Germano; Tivane, Adriano; Cossa, Matchecane; Tulsidás, Satish; Antunes, Luís; Costa, Manuel JoãoCancer is a growing concern in Mozambique. However, the country has limited facilities and few oncologists. Surgical oncologists are an unmet need. The aim of this study was to assess residents' knowledge in prevalent cancer domains and to identify and characterize prevalent cancers treated by surgery at Maputo Central Hospital, the largest hospital in Mozambique. The expectations were that the findings shall i...