Cassimo Bique

Datos Biográficos

ID1445581
NOMBRECassimo Bique
NOMBRESCassimo
APELLIDOBique
FIRMABIQUE C
AFILIACIONESMinistry of Health
VERIFICADONo
TOTAL DE OBRAS4
TOTAL DE CITAS7
TOTAL COMO AUTOR4
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN1993
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2021
ÍNDICE H2

  • Understanding abortion-related complications in health facilities

    Open AccessZahida Qureshi, Hedieh Mehrtash et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2021

    INTRODUCTION: Complications due to unsafe abortions are an important cause of morbidity and mortality in many sub-Saharan African countries. We aimed to characterise abortion-related complication severity, describe their management, and to report women's experience of abortion care in Africa. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was implemented in 210 health facilities across 11 sub-Saharan African countries. Data were collected on women's characteri…

  • An Assessment of Abortion Services in Public Health Facilities in Mozambique

    Maria F Gallo, Hailemichael Gebreselassie et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2004Citada por: 2Referencias: 11

    Complications of unsafe abortion contribute to high maternal mortality and morbidity in Mozambique. In 2002, the Ministry of Health conducted an assessment of abortion services in the public health sector to inform efforts to make abortion safer. This paper reports on interviews with 461 women receiving treatment for abortion-related complications in 37 public hospitals and four health centres in the ten provinces of Mozambique. One head of both …

  • Comparison of women having clandestine and hospital abortions

    Ellen Hardy, António Bugalho et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters1997Citada por: 3Referencias: 9

    In Mozambique a Ministry of Health decree since 1981 allows public hospitals to carry out abortions if pregnancy results from contraceptive failure or places a woman's health or life at risk. As a result the number of hospital abortions has increased and the number of women attending hospital for complications of clandestine abortion has decreased. Nevertheless, clandestine abortions continue to cause maternal deaths and morbidity. This study com…

  • The Effectiveness of Intravaginal Misoprostol (Cytotec) in Inducing Abortion after Eleven Weeks of Pregnancy

    António Bugalho, Cassimo Bique et al.ARTICLEStudies in Family Planning1993Citada por: 2

    At Maputo Central Hospital in Mozambique, intravaginal misoprostol, a PGE2 methyl-analogue, was used by 169 women whose request for interruption of pregnancy had been approved. The drug was used by women who had completed between 12 and 23 weeks of gestation. The initial dose was 800 micrograms, repeated 24 hours later if abortion had not occurred or was not in progress. The treatment was considered a failure when abortion was not advanced by 48 …