The use of Cesarean sections is on the rise worldwide. However, especially in the low- and middle-income countries, the reasons for its use are controversial and not always to the benefit of maternal health. The research aims to analyze the effect of Cesarean sections at a hospital in Chiulo, Angola using the Robson classification system. [...]
Snakebites cause death or severe disability, both physical and psychological. However, its recognition as aninternational public health problem has been hindered by inadequate epidemiological data. There is indeed very little data about the severity of snakebites in sub-Saharan Africa and in South Sudan areas. The study's goal is to observe the number, clinical profiles, and [...]
In countries with limited resources, stethoscopes are rarely available and heart rates are usually detected by palpitating the umbilical cord. Previous studies on dummies and healthy infants have shown that this method is somewhat inaccurate. The hypothesis is that umbilical cord palpation might underestimate the heart rate, in particular when used on infants with bradycardia. [...]
The incidence of HIV in Mozambique is still high and causes thousands of deaths every year. Most studies in Mozambique were conducted retrospectively, and there is still no data on the main surgical diseases affecting patients with HIV. We do not even know what the possible risk factors of these diseases. The research aim is [...]
Diabetes mellitus (DM) seems to occur in correlation with tuberculosis, having a serious impact on the care of patients suffering from TB. The primary research objective is to estimate the prevalence of diabetes mellitus in new patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. The next step will be to evaluate the treatment of TB in its different [...]
Mozambique has the eighth highest incidence of HIV in the world. Although the number of new infections has decreased since 2001, 14,000 children contract HIV every year. Throughout the country, access to care with treatment has been growing. However, it is estimated that only 27% of children who could benefit from antiretroviral treatment actually started [...]
The project is based on developing anthropological research in order to improve access and use of maternal, child, and adolescent health services in the districts of Hamer and Daasanach in the South Omo Zone, starting from understanding the current condition of women in these two districts. Poor education, lack of money, and long distances from [...]
The research objective is to determine the prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients with TB in health centers in Luanda, Angola. Diabetes mellitus seems to severely affect people with tuberculosis, dramatically increasing patients' mortality rate due to relapse, recidivism, and reactivation of the TB. Though the data collection is yet to be completed, preliminary results [...]
Prune Belly Syndrome (PBS) is a rare congenital syndrome characterized by three main features: abdominal wall flaccidity, bilateral intra-abdominal cryptorchidism and urological abnormalities. In this study we describe the case of a 2,600 gr baby, born at the Central Hospital of Beira, in Mozambique. Our study confirms that in a low-income country only conservative management [...]
During the Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone, people’s confidence in the national health care system weakened, leading to a reduction in their use of health services. The main measures taken to control the epidemic in the country’s Pujehun District were the organization by local health authorities of a rapid response to the crisis, the sorting-out [...]