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Recreation and alcohol consumption in Sub-Saharan Africa: addressing gender and...
Alves, Daniela; Delgado, António Pedro; Amado, Miguel; Craveiro, Isabel; Santos, Zélia; Goggins, Alexander; Gasparinho, Carolina; Correia, ArturBackground: Reducing alcohol consumption and improving urban planning in African cities are public health priorities. The aim of this study was to explore gender and age differences in recreational activity participation and their link with self-reported alcohol consumption in three urban areas of Praia. Methods: A questionnaire was applied to a probabilistic sample of 1912 adults, with a median age of 35.0 (IQ...
Wasting, stunting, and anemia in angolan children after deworming with albendaz...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Helena Gonçalves, M.; Chissaque, Assucênio; Silva, Giovani L.; Fortes, Filomeno; Gonçalves, LuziaUndernutrition, anemia, and intestinal parasitic infections are public health problems in Angola, especially in pre-school children. We analyzed binary data from a longitudinal four-arm randomized parallel trial conducted in Bengo Province, northern Angola, over the course of two years, with seven follow-up assessments to explore the effects of four interventions (deworming and a test-and-treat approach for int...
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 the growth and cognitive 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 an individual or household levels improve nutritional outcomes...
Molecular characterization of Giardia lamblia in children less than 5 years of ...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Ferreira, Filipa S.; Mayer, António Carlos; Mirante, Maria Clara; Vaz Nery, Susana; Santos-Reis, Ana; Portugal-Calisto, DanielaIntroduction - Giardia lamblia is a pathogenic intestinal protozoan with high prevalence in developing countries, especially among children. Molecular characterization has revealed the existence of eight assemblages, with A and B being more commonly described in human infections. Despite its importance, to our knowledge, this is the first published molecular analysis of G. lamblia assemblages in Angola. Methods...
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, ClaudiaRotavirus 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 children le...
Etiology of diarrhea in children younger than 5 years attending the Bengo Gener...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Mirante, Clara; Centeno-Lima, Sónia; Istrate, Claudia; Mayer, Carlos; Tavira, Luis; Nery, Susana Vaz; Brito, MiguelBackground - Diarrheal disease is among the leading causes of death in children younger than 5 years, especially in developing countries. The aim of this study was to investigate the most frequent etiological agents of diarrhea and its associated factors in children younger than 5 years attending the Bengo General Hospital in Angola. Methods - From September 2012 through December 2013, stool samples were collec...
Sistema de vigilância de morbilidade pediátrica no Hospital Geral do Bengo
Oliveira, Ana; Gasparinho, Carolina; Mayer, António Carlos; Ribeiro, Natália; Brito, MiguelAngola tem registado avanços significativos na redução da mortalidade infantil. Não obstante, verifica-se ainda a necessidade de implementar novas medidas no sentido de reduzir a morbimortalidade infantil. Para atingir este objectivo foi implementado um Sistema de Vigilância de Morbilidade (SVM) no serviço de Pediatria do Hospital Geral do Bengo (HGB). O objectivo deste trabalho é a identificação das doenças ma...
Diarreia em crianças menores de cinco anos no Hospital Geral do Bengo
Gasparinho, Carolina; Mirante, Clara; Mayer, António Carlos; Brito, MiguelA doença diarreica constitui uma das principais causas de morte em crianças menores de cinco anos em Angola. O presente estudo assume como principal objectivo identificar os agentes patogénicos causadores de diarreia, entre eles vírus, parasitas e bactérias, das crianças admitidas no Hospital Geral do Bengo. Material de estudo - O estudo iniciou-se em Setembro de 2012, tendo sido incluídas crianças menores de 5...
Aetiology of diahrroea in children under five at the Bengo General Hospital, An...
Gasparinho, Carolina; Mirante, Maria Clara; Lima, Sónia; Nery, Susana Vaz; Istrate, Cláudia; Mayer, António Carlos; Brito, MiguelDiarrhoea is the second leading cause of death in children under five years being responsible for 760.000 deaths, corresponding to 9% of the total deaths in this age group. Africa is the region with more deaths due to diarrhoea (46%), followed by South Asia (38%). Three quarters of the total of deaths occurs within only 15 countries and Angola is in the 15th position with a record of 20,000 annual childhood dea...