Sónia Machevo
Biographic Data
| ID | 7035239 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sónia Machevo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sónia |
| FAMILY NAME | Machevo |
| SIGNATURE | MACHEVO S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Eduardo Mondlane University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Severe malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years admitted to a rural district hospital in southern Mozambique
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…
Inherent illnesses and attacks
Health promotion should take into account the syncretism involved in explanations of ARIs in the context of practical care seeking for children. In doing so, it should draw upon lay interpretations and terminologies in order to stress the importance of seeking hospital care for all xifuva-type illnesses as well as seeking care for any subsequent attacks of an already diagnosed xifuva. However, this should be undertaken with awareness that the mea…
A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique
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
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A 10 year study of the cause of death in children under 15 years in Manhiça, Mozambique
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
Inherent illnesses and attacks
Health promotion should take into account the syncretism involved in explanations of ARIs in the context of practical care seeking for children. In doing so, it should draw upon lay interpretations and terminologies in order to stress the importance of seeking hospital care for all xifuva-type illnesses as well as seeking care for any subsequent attacks of an already diagnosed xifuva. However, this should be undertaken with awareness that the mea…
Severe malnutrition among children under the age of 5 years admitted to a rural district hospital in southern Mozambique
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…
Global Maternal and Child Health (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pediatrics (3 works) · Biostatistics (2 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (2 works) · Epidemiology (2 works) · Pathology (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy (2 works) · Autopsy (1 works)