Betuel Sigaúque

Datos Biográficos

ID7019245
NOMBREBetuel Sigaúque
NOMBRESBetuel
APELLIDOSigaúque
FIRMASIGAÚQUE B
AFILIACIONESManhiça Health Research Centre
ORCID0000-0001-6012-7052
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAS0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2009
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Integrating Covid-19 vaccination into health systems

    Open AccessCheickna Touré, Marty Makinen et al.ARTICLEBMJ Global Health2025

    INTRODUCTION: In May 2023, when the WHO declared that COVID-19 was no longer a public health emergency of international concern, countries began considering transitioning from the emergency phase to routine provision of COVID-19 vaccination. This paper presents the experience of seven countries with integrating COVID-19 vaccination into other health services and health system functions. METHODS: Data collection took place between August 2023 and …

  • Microbiological assessment reveals that Salmonella, Shigella and Campylobacter infections are widespread in HIV infected and uninfected patients with diarrhea in Mozambique

    Open AccessDelfina Fernandes Hlashwayo, Emília Virgínia Noormahomed et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2023

    Diarrhea is an important cause of hospitalizations in Mozambique. However, little attention has been paid to the impact HIV infection on the prevalence or clinical manifestations of enteric bacterial infections. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Salmonella spp., Shigella spp. and Campylobacter spp. in HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected patients with diarrhea, identify risk factors for infection, and explore the association between HIV …

  • Community knowledge and practices regarding antibiotic use in rural Mozambique

    Open AccessOlga Cambaco, Yara Alonso et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    There is a broad understanding of the importance of medication compliance but not specifically of antibiotic resistance. In addition, there is a recognized gap between knowledge of responsible drug compliance and actual behaviour. Future qualitative research is required to further explore what determines this behaviour. The existing ability to visually identify amoxicillin by its distinct red and yellow appearance is informative for future awaren…

  • Rethinking integrated nutrition‐health strategies to address micronutrient deficiencies in children under five in Mozambique

    Open AccessMelanie Picolo, Iracema Barros et al.ARTICLEMaternal and Child Nutrition2019

    In Mozambique, about two thirds of children 6-59 months of age are affected by vitamin A deficiency and anaemia. The objective of this case study is to provide programme considerations for planning, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating vitamin A and iron deficiency interventions within the context of lessons learned to date for vitamin A supplementation, micronutrient powders (MNPs), and food-based strategies. For 15 years, the Mozambique Min…

  • Severe malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years admitted to a rural district hospital in southern Mozambique

    Open AccessTacilta Nhampossa, Betuel Sigaúque et al.ARTICLEPublic Health Nutrition2013

    Objective To describe the burden, clinical characteristics and prognostic factors of severe malnutrition in children under the age of 5 years. Design Retrospective study of hospital-based data systematically collected from January 2001 to December 2010. Setting Rural Mozambican district hospital. Subjects All children aged Results During the 10-year long study surveillance, 274 813 children belonging to Manhiça's Demographic Surveillance System w…

  • A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique

    Open AccessJahit Sacarlal, Ariel Nhacolo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2009

    The results of this study stand out the big challenges that lie ahead in the fight against infectious diseases in the study area. The pattern of childhood mortality in Manhiça area is typical of developing countries where malaria, pneumonia and HIV/AIDS are important causes of death