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Metabolic diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are increasingly recognized as not just medical issues, but as complex conditions influenced by various factors. This study aimed to explore the association between food insecurity (FI) and hypertension and diabetes and how socioeconomic status influences this relationship. Based on a cross‑sectional study of 1,820 participants conducted in Maputo City, FI was measured using a modified version of the US Department of Agriculture scale; metabolic diseases were assessed using self‑reports of the actual diagnoses, and data were analyzed through multinomial regression and interaction terms.

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African research capacity is challenged by insufficient infrastructure to solicit and manage grants from local and international funding agencies. The manuscript provides an overview and discusses lessons learned about the pioneering role of the Mozambique Institute for Health Education and Research (MIHER) as the first research support center (RSC) in supporting the management of research grants in Mozambique, emphasizing its impact on research capacity development. Using mixed methods, data were comprehensively collected to identify MIHER's primary achievements from 2010 to 2023.

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Anthelmintic resistance occurs worldwide in strongyles of ruminants but data from low-income countries are sparse and rarely apply most up to date methods, while effects of management practices in these countries are poorly documented. In Mozambique, benzimidazole resistance has been previously reported; the present study followed this up in detail, applying in vivo faecal egg count (FEC) reduction test (FECRT), in vitro egg hatch test (EHT) and molecular deep amplicon sequencing approaches targeting the internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS-2, nemabiome) and the isotype 1 β-tubulin gene to determine the resistance status on farms and the strongyle species involved. Adult Landim goats (433) from six semi-intensive and ten extensive farms (22-30 animals/farm) from Maputo Province were visited April 2021 to February 2022.

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Mozambique introduced its cervical cancer screening programme in 2009, but only 3.5% of the target women participate in screening annually. While previous research has focused on provision and access to service, and women's cognitive barriers to screening, this study explores the emotional factors, particularly pudor, that affect women's acceptance of screening.

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  • * A scoping review will investigate current stakeholder engagement practices in NCD IR within LMICs by utilizing a systematic screening process and thematic synthesis, focusing on studies published from 2011 onward.
  • * Ethical considerations are emphasized, including respect for original authors and data integrity, with plans for dissemination through various channels like peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and social media to share findings effectively.
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Lung Cancer in Mozambique.

J Thorac Oncol

December 2024

Faculty of Medicine, Eduardo Mondlane University, Maputo, Mozambique; Service of Anatomic Pathology, Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique. Electronic address:

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Controlled environment farming (CEF) systems, including tunnel houses, glasshouses, and vertical farms, are expanding worldwide. As the industry scales, growers need a broader range of crops that are adapted to CEF systems to take full advantage of the potential to increase yields and decrease weather-related risks. Dwarf grapevines (microvines) are ideal candidates for CEF due to their high economic value, phenotype, and phenology.

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Objectives: Providing care for injured children is challenging in resource-poor settings. While checklists can assess local capacities and guide the setting of priorities for improvement, key insights can be gained from consultation with locally practising clinicians. This study aimed to highlight barriers to and facilitators of the delivery of paediatric injury care experienced by clinicians from hospitals at different levels of care in Maputo, Mozambique.

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  • Data on acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in Africa is insufficient, particularly regarding the increasing cases of premature ACS, highlighting the need for an epidemiological assessment to identify risk factors and improve management practices.
  • The European Atherosclerosis Society initiated the Lipid Registry of Africa (EAS-LIPRA) to create a standardized registry that collects and analyzes data on premature ACS across multiple African countries.
  • EAS-LIPRA aims to enhance understanding of ACS by stratifying data based on income levels and urban/rural residence, using valid statistical methods to compare demographics and management trends, potentially serving as a model for similar initiatives in other developing regions.
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Aquaponic systems are food production systems that combine aquaculture and hydroponic in a closed recirculation system where water provides nutrients to plants while plants purify water for fish. In this system, tilapia is the most commonly cultured fish and can be easily integrated with vegetable cultivation. However, tilapia host a diverse microbiota some of which are pathogenic and can infect humans.

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Statutory and policy-based eco-disaster risk reduction in SADC member states.

Jamba

October 2024

Department of Geo- and Spatial Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Science, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

Unlabelled: Effective legislative framework is the cornerstone of managing hazards and disasters because they have become policy problems of global and local concern. This research study aims at understanding the implementation, strengths and gaps of policies related to Eco-DRR in SADC member states. In particular, attempts to critically analyse the making of DRM policies, as well as the variables underpinning these policies, given the high level of disaster losses.

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Burden of Lassa fever disease in pregnant women and children and options for prevention.

Vaccine

January 2025

Departments of Pediatrics and Molecular Virology and Microbiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address:

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  • * In children, Lassa fever presents symptoms similar to adults, with high case fatality rates (6-63%), particularly concerning in neonates (66.7%-75%) and significant risks such as bleeding and altered mental status.
  • * Developing a safe and effective vaccine is crucial, especially since current trials do not adequately include pregnant/breastfeeding women and young children; targeted strategies for diagnosis, management, and prevention in these high
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Species-level delineation of digenetic trematodes is complex and can be best achieved by integrative taxonomy using both genetic characterisation and morphological analysis. Two new Bucephalidae species of the genus Diesing, 1858 are described here based on specimens collected from the intestine of Jordan & Seale following this approach. Adults of n.

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Identification and Counting of Pirapitinga Fingerlings Fish Using Machine Learning.

Animals (Basel)

October 2024

Department of Science Animal, Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Goiás (IF Goiano), Campus Rio Verde, Goiana South Highway, Km 01, Rio Verde 75901-970, GO, Brazil.

Identifying and counting fish are crucial for managing stocking, harvesting, and marketing of farmed fish. Researchers have used convolutional networks for these tasks and explored various approaches to enhance network learning. Batch normalization is one technique that improves network stability and accuracy.

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Occurrence and circumstances of child sexual assault in Maputo, Mozambique.

J Forensic Leg Med

November 2024

Institute for Social and Health Sciences, University of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; Violence, Injury and Social Asymmetries Research Unit, University of South Africa and South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa.

Background: Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) is a significant public health issue, with its health and social consequences well documented. While CSA has been extensively studied in high-income countries, its incidence and circumstances of occurrence in low-income countries, especially in Africa, remains under-represented in the scholarly literature.

Methods: This study aimed to investigate the occurrence and circumstances of CSA among victims assisted at the Forensic Service of the Hospital Central de Maputo in Mozambique.

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Diarrhoeagenic and spp. Contamination of Food and Water Consumed by Children with Diarrhoea in Maputo, Mozambique.

Int J Environ Res Public Health

August 2024

Department of Consumer and Food Sciences, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X20, Pretoria 0028, South Africa.

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Association between socioeconomic position of the household head, food insecurity and psychological health: an application of propensity score matching.

BMC Public Health

September 2024

Department of Public Health and Sports Science, Faculty of Occupational and Health Sciences, University of Gävle, Kungsbacksvägen 47, Gävle, 80176, Sweden.

Background: Mental health outcomes can be influenced by various factors, one of which has recently gained attention, namely food security. Food security is paramount to maintaining not only physical, but also mental health. There is an increasing need to understand the interplay between food insecurity (FI) and mental health outcomes, especially among vulnerable populations.

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Background And Purpose: Cold beverage intake (carbonated drinks, fruit juice/drinks, and water) may be important population-level exposures relevant to stroke risk and prevention. We sought to explore the association between intake of these beverages and stroke.

Methods: INTERSTROKE is an international matched case-control study of first stroke.

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Knowledge and experiences of adolescent girls and young women in the use of sexual reproductive health and HIV services at health facilities in Maputo City, Mozambique.

medRxiv

September 2024

Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, New Orleans, The United States of America.

Background: Knowledge and use of sexual reproductive health and human immunodeficiency virus (SRH and HIV) services are crucial for the prevention of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW). This study aims to assess the knowledge and perceptions of AGYW about the SRH and HIV services offered in health facilities in Maputo, Mozambique.

Material And Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted based on exit surveys with AGYW held at Zimpeto and 1° de Junho Health Facilities in Maputo City, between May 1, and June 9, 2023.

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Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy is known to be associated with poor pregnancy outcomes, including pre-eclampsia (PE), prematurity, perinatal and maternal mortality. Data on the burden of SARS-CoV-2 infection among pregnant women and their offspring in Sub-Saharan Africa is limited. We aimed to estimate SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence and determine PE biomarkers in Mozambican pregnant women with perinatal loss.

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  • A study was conducted to evaluate the quality of cancer care in Sub-Saharan Africa by examining how well diagnostic and treatment practices align with NCCN guidelines in 10 countries.
  • Researchers analyzed data from adult cancer patients and identified a low rate of guideline adherence, especially for cancers like cervical and colorectal cancer, which had the poorest compliance.
  • The findings highlighted significant gaps in diagnostic and treatment services, especially in lower HDI countries, indicating a need for improvements to increase curable cancer cases across the region.
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  • - Anemia is a common issue among heart failure patients, affecting their treatment outcomes, and this study aimed to examine how anemia prevalence changes and its relationship with clinical results in heart failure patients from the STRONG-HF study.
  • - In the study of 1077 patients, anemia rates rose from 27.2% at enrollment to 32.1% at 90 days, with a slightly higher primary composite outcome observed in anemic patients, but the difference wasn't statistically significant.
  • - Patients with baseline anemia showed less improvement in health-related quality of life, while the incidence of anemia was higher in those receiving high-intensity care compared to usual care; factors like male sex and non-European regions were linked to a higher
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Infection Rates and Characterisation of (Rickettsiaceae) Detected in Species from Southern Africa.

Microorganisms

August 2024

Ticks Research Group, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa.

Tick-borne rickettsioses are considered among the oldest known vector-borne zoonotic diseases. Among the rickettsiae, is the most reported and important in Africa, as it is the aetiological agent of African tick bite fever (ATBF). Studies describing the prevalence of .

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Intra- and interspecific variation of Amblyomma ticks from southern Africa.

Parasit Vectors

August 2024

Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Gauteng, Republic of South Africa.

Background: Amblyomma spp. ticks, known for their long mouthparts, bright ornate appearance and aggressive hunting behaviour, are vectors of a number of important pathogens. In southern Africa, 17 Amblyomma spp.

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This study investigates the role of emotional attachment to competing institutional logics on women's uptake of cervical cancer screening in Mozambique. Through a qualitative study conducted in Xai-Xai, Southern Mozambique, we identify 2 concurrent logics in the context of screening: preservation logic, influenced by social-cultural norms, and the prevention logic, centered around screening. Women, affected by emotions such as shame, fear, and marital subordination, often become attached to the preservation logic, which influences their values and contradicts acceptance of screening.

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