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3 July 2018
2018

The At Risk Child Clinic (ARCC): 3 Years of Health Activities in Support of the Most Vulnerable Children in Beira, Mozambique

2018-10-17T16:20:28+02:003 July 2018|

Marotta C., Di Gennaro F., Pizzol D., Madeira G., Monno L., Saracino A., Putoto G., Casuccio A., Mazzucco W.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2018 July

Africa has the world’s highest burden of risk factors for poor child development and health, most of which are associated with infectious diseases and the social environments in which children live. This study analyzed the activity volumes of 15 at-risk child clinics (ARCCs) in Beira, Mozambique, in order to determine the health profiles of the [...]

1 July 2018

Quality of care for children with acute malnutrition at health center level in Uganda: a cross sectional study in West Nile region during the refugee crisis

2018-10-17T16:18:45+02:001 July 2018|

Wanzira H., Muyinda R., Lochoro P., Putoto G., Segafredo G., Wamani H., Lazzerini M.
BMC Health Services Research, 2018 July

Uganda’s Arua District is home to some of the country’s largest refugee camps. The prevalence of moderate and severe acute malnutrition in children residing there is higher than the national estimates (10.4% and 5.6%, respectively, versus 3.6% and 1.3%). This study assessed the quality of care provided in six health facilities in the district to [...]

1 July 2018
2018

Effect of a Low-Dose/High-Frequency Training on Real-Life Neonatal Resuscitation in a Low-Resource Setting

2018-10-17T17:57:13+02:001 July 2018|

Cavicchiolo M.E., Cavallin F., Bertuola F., Pizzol D., Segafredo G., Wingi O.M., Da Dalt L., Putoto G., Trevisanuto D.
Karger Journals - Neonatology, 2018 July

Every year more than 2.5 million newborns die worldwide, often due to delivery-related causes. Most of these deaths take place in limited-resource countries with poor or inadequate access to health care. In such settings, the Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is of fundamental importance, training staff so that they can acquire the skills needed to reduce [...]

1 July 2018
2018

Risk Factors for Mortality in Children Admitted for Suspected Malaria to a Pediatric Emergency Ward in a Low-Resource Setting: A Case-Control Study

2018-10-17T16:24:41+02:001 July 2018|

Cavallin F., Pisani L., Stancari L., Massaquoi V., Sharif A., Pisani E., Putoto G., Trevisanuto D.
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal, 2018 July

Malaria is a serious public health problem, with some 212 million new cases and nearly half a million malaria deaths worldwide in 2015 alone. Despite recent progress in control and treatment of the disease, the African region continues to bear the brunt of the global malaria burden. Most of the population there continues to lack [...]

1 July 2018
2018

Successful management of giant hydrocolpos in a limited-resource setting

2018-10-17T16:24:58+02:001 July 2018|

Reggiani G., Pizzol D., Trevisanuto D., Antunes M.
Oxford Medical Case Reports, 2018 July

Abdominal distension and urinary retention are rare conditions in infants. In the case of female newborns, these two conditions, particularly when concurrent, also include hydrocolpos caused by an imperforate hymen. The prognosis for the latter is generally good, and although severe nephrological, urological and infectious complications can arise they are predictable and can be treated [...]

3 June 2018
2018

Surgical diseases and HIV status in patients at Central Hospital of Beira, Mozambique

2018-10-17T16:23:33+02:003 June 2018|

Antunes M., Pizzol D., Chhaganlal K., Putoto G., De Palma A., Schiavone M., Lorusso M.G., Di Gennaro F.
Euromediterranean Biomedical Journal, 2018 June

HIV-infected patients with surgical conditions are at greater risk of developing post-operative complications than those without HIV. This study assessed the main surgical pathologies occurring in both HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected patients in the surgical division of Mozambique’s Beira Central Hospital (BCH). A total of 237 adult patients were admitted to the surgical division of BCH [...]

3 June 2018
2018

Pathways of care for HIV infected children in Beira, Mozambique: pre-post intervention study to assess impact of task shifting

2018-10-17T16:25:07+02:003 June 2018|

Marotta C., Giaquinto C., Di Gennaro F., Chhaganlal K.D., Saracino A., Moiane J., Maringhini G., Pizzol D., Putoto G., Monno L., Casuccio A., Vitale F., Mazzucco W.
BMC Public Health , 2018 June

Mozambique has the eighth highest HIV prevalence in the world. In June 2013 the country launched a task-shifting (TS) initiative for the administration of antiretroviral therapy (ART) to under-5 HIV-positive children, to be carried out not only by doctors working in HIV outpatient services but also nurses trained in mother and child care. This study, [...]

25 May 2018
2018

Thermal Effect of a Woolen Cap in Low Birth Weight Infants During Kangaroo Care

2018-10-17T16:25:15+02:0025 May 2018|

Cavallin F., Segafredo G., Pizzol D., Massavon W., Lusiani M., Wingi O., De Vivo M., Da Dalt L., Boscardin C., Manenti F., Putoto G., Trevisanuto D.
Pediatrics, 2018 May

The sub-Saharan African region has some of the world’s highest rates of neonatal mortality, with neonatal hypothermia being one of the leading causes of death in preterm infants. The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) was to assess the effectiveness of using woolen caps and booties together with the kangaroo mother care (KMC) method [...]

25 May 2018
2018

Health-care services for young people with HIV in Mozambique

2018-10-17T16:22:14+02:0025 May 2018|

Praticò L., Pizzol D.
The Lancet - Child & Adolescent Health, 2018 May

Adolescence is a delicate phase vis-à-vis adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) by young HIV-positive patients, who often drop out of treatment due to personal reasons or the transfer of their therapy management from pediatric to adult services. Mozambique has the eighth-highest HIV prevalence in the world, particularly among adolescents aged 15-19. To help protect youth [...]

25 May 2018
2018

Bilateral Mastectomy as Radical Treatment of Gynecomastia Secondary to Antiretroviral Therapy in a Low Income Setting: A Case Report

2018-05-25T16:28:23+02:0025 May 2018|

Antunes M., Schiavone M., Pizzol D., Di Gennaro F., Ludovico R., De Palma A.
Drug Safety - Case Reports - Springer, 2018 May

Gynecomastia is the abnormal enlargement of the male breast that makes a man’s chest appear more feminine. The condition has numerous causes, with 10-25% of cases resulting from medications such as anabolic steroids, anti-androgens, antidepressants and the antiretroviral therapy (ART) drugs used to treat HIV. How gynecomastia is treated depends on the type and seriousness [...]