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25 May 2018
2018

Gastroschisis Spiral-like Closure with Umbilical Cord in a Limited-resource Setting: A Case Report

2018-05-25T16:22:23+02:0025 May 2018|

Reggiani G., Pizzol D., Trevisanuto D., Antunes M.
Journal of Neonatal Surgery, 2018 April

Gastroschisis is a birth defect of the abdominal wall that involves the incomplete closure of the abdominal muscles and skin. It is one of the most common surgical problems arising in infants, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. Management of the condition in limited-resource countries is often complicated, with much higher mortality rates than those [...]

1 April 2018
2018

Breast tuberculosis in men: A systematic review

2018-05-25T16:10:32+02:001 April 2018|

Quaglio G., Pizzol D., Bortolani A., Manenti F., Isaakidis P., Putoto G., Olliaro P.L.
Plos One, 2018 April

Breast tuberculosis in men is a rarely reported and poorly described condition. The aim of this systematic review of the available literature was to quantify its incidence and describe its clinical features and the procedures used to diagnose and treat it. The average age of the men in the 26 cases analyzed was 56.5. In [...]

15 March 2018
2018

Teenage pregnancies in Mozambique: the experience of Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes clinics in Beira

2018-05-25T16:09:38+02:0015 March 2018|

Pizzol D., Di gennaro F., Boscardin C., PutotoG., Cuppini E., Pita G., George A., Monno L., Saracino A., Da Dalt L., De Palma A.
African Journal of AIDS Research, 2018 March

Since 2014, Doctors with Africa CUAMM has supported a network of clinics in Beira, Mozambique, aimed specifically at young people aged 10 to 24 – the Servicios Amigos dos Adolescentes (SAAJ) – which offer counseling, diagnostic tests and treatment to help adolescents learn more about sexual and reproductive health. The present study involved an analysis [...]

1 February 2018
2018

Predictors of therapy failure in newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis cases in Beira, Mozambique

2018-05-25T16:08:57+02:001 February 2018|

Pizzol D., Veronese N., Marotta C., Di Gennaro F., Moiane J., Chhaganlal K., Monno L., Putoto G., Mazzucco W., Saracino A.
BMC Research Notes, 2018 February

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top ten causes of death worldwide. Mozambique is one of the countries worst affected by the disease, with a significant failure rate in the treatment of TB patients. In order to develop effective TB treatment regimens even for the most vulnerable groups within a population, it is necessary to [...]

3 January 2018
2018

Successful management of a parasitic ischiopagus conjoined twins in a low-income setting

2018-05-25T16:08:28+02:003 January 2018|

Muhelo A.R., Montemezzo G., Da Dalt L., Wingi O.M., Trevisanuto D., Gamba P., Pizzo D., Cavaliere E.
Clinical Case Report, 2018 January

A parasitic (or asymmetrical conjoined) twin is an embryonic anomaly that primarily affects males. It involves a rare twin malformation where tissue matter that should make up a second fetus grows within the body of the more normally-developed host twin. The solution to such cases is to surgically excise the components of the “parasitic twin” [...]

2 January 2018
2018

Frequency and pattern of gynecologic cancers from 2010 to 2014 in Beira, Mozambique

2018-05-25T16:07:57+02:002 January 2018|

Ferro J., Schiavone M., Di Gennaro F., Putoto G., Bertoldo A., Pizzol D.
Current Gynecologic Oncology, 2018 January

Gynecologic cancers, especially those of the uterus and ovaries, represent a major health, social and economic burden worldwide, both in wealthier and in limited-resource countries. In middle- to low-income countries such as Mozambique, effective health policies for the prevention and care of such cancers have yet to be developed, and the data available is mostly [...]

1 January 2018
2018

Assessing the feasibility of community health insurance in Uganda: A mixedmethods exploratory analysis

2018-05-25T16:06:09+02:001 January 2018|

Biggeri M., Nannini M., Putoto G.
Social Science & Medicine, 2018 January

Community health insurance (CHI) is an innovative tool for providing financial protection and facilitating access to health services for poor rural populations in middle- and low-income countries. Within the framework of the different types of community prepayment schemes that can be implemented in limited-resource settings, CUAMM conducted a feasibility study in the rural district of [...]

20 December 2017
2017

Effects of demand-side incentives in improving the utilisation of delivery services in Oyam District in northern Uganda: a quasi-experimental study

2018-09-10T16:55:48+02:0020 December 2017|

Massavon W., Wilunda C., Nannini M., Majwala R.K., Agaro C., De Vivo E., Lochoro P., Putoto G., Criel B.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 December

The pace of development in northern Uganda’s rural district of Oyam, which is home to approximately 400,000 people, has generally been slow. Doctors with Africa CUAMM’s “Mothers and Children First” program has experimented there with two types of incentives to help pregnant women overcome geographic and financial barriers to their use of maternal health services: [...]