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Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding the Vaccination of Brazilian Immigrants in Po...
Freitas, Itamar P.; Igreja, Ricardo P.; Pacheco, Maria Raquel; Teodósio, RosaPublisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Vaccination is one of the main advancements in public health in the prophylaxis of infectious diseases. We intend to describe the general knowledge about vaccines/vaccination among Brazilian immigrants in Portugal, characterize their attitudes toward vaccination, and describe their knowledge of the yellow fever (YF) vaccine. A cross-sectional study was conducted usin...
What do travelers know about traveler’s diarrhea?
Estrada, Joana; Conceição, Cláudia; Augusto, Gonçalo Figueiredo; Teodósio, RosaPublisher Copyright: © 2024 by the authors.; Traveler’s diarrhea (TD) is one of the most common travel-related health problems, largely interfering with planned activities and potentially contributing to antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to characterize the knowledge about TD among pre-travel consultation users of one Portuguese travel clinic and determine the impact of the consultation on knowledge le...
Covid-19
Cardoso Cá, Gaudência; Casimiro, Anaxore Inhelder Cardoso; Igreja, Ricardo; Teodósio, RosaEm março de 2020 a OMS declarou a Covid-19 uma emergência de saúde pública de interesse mundial. O primeiro caso na Guiné-Bissau foi registado a 11 março 2020. Foram realizadas ações de educação para a saúde e promovidas medidas para minimizar a transmissão. No início do estudo o país contabilizava 8943 casos; as medidas de restrição e confinamento tinham sido abolidas, a vacinação estava a decorrer. Objetivos ...
Strongyloides stercoralis in Low-Income Immigrants from Portuguese Speaking Afr...
Carinton, Diamarize; Teodósio, Rosa; Belo, Silvana; Maurício, Isabel L.This research received no specific grant from any funding agency in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors, but the authors acknowledge “Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia” for funds to GHTM - UID/04413/2020 and LA-REAL – LA/P/0117/2020.
Moringa as a household water purification method
Bancessi, Aducabe; Teodósio, Rosa; Duarte, Elizabeth; Baldé, Aladje; Catarino, Luís; Nazareth, TeresaFunding Information: The authors wish to the on-site logistic support of Caritas Diocesana de Bissau (Monica Canavesi). We thank the entire Local health community workers, who facilitated contact with the local population. To Eng. Quintino Bancessi for providing transportation during fieldwork and also for all his work as a facilitator. Funding Information: This study was funded by the Foundation for Science an...
What happens when we modify mosquitoes for disease prevention?
Nazareth, Teresa; Craveiro, Isabel; Moutinho, Alanny; Seixas, Gonçalo; Gonçalves, Cátia; Gonçalves, Luzia; Teodósio, Rosa; Sousa, Carla A.The release of modified mosquitoes to suppress/replace vectors constitutes a promising tool for vector control and disease prevention. Evidence regarding these innovative modification techniques is scarce and disperse. This work conducted a systematic review, gathering and analysing research articles from PubMed and Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde databases whose results report efficacy and non-target effects of us...
Post-exposure serological responses to malaria parasites in potential blood donors
Portugal-Calisto, Daniela; Ferreira, Ana Raquel; Silva, Marcelo Sousa; Teodósio, RosaBackground: Cases of transfusion-transmitted malaria have been described around the world and highlighted in some studies. Semi-immune individuals are more likely to transmit malaria as they may be asymptomatic. Some countries allow blood donations only based on epidemiological criteria while others reinforce their criteria with serological tests. However, little is known about the longevity of anti-Plasmodium ...
Impact of a Dengue Outbreak Experience in the Preventive Perceptions of the Com...
Nazareth, Teresa; Sousa, Carla Alexandra; Porto, Graça; Gonçalves, Luzia; Seixas, Gonçalo; Antunes, Luís; Silva, Ana Clara; Teodósio, RosaPMID: 25767886 WOS:000352199400001; The ability to effectively modify behaviours is increasingly relevant to attain and maintain a good health status. Current behaviour-change models and theories present two main approaches for (healthier) decision-making: one analytical/logical, and one experiential/emotional/intuitive. Therefore, to achieve an integral and dynamic understanding of the public perceptions both ...