Famine and disease in the history of Angola, C. 1830-1930.
Published in Journal of African history
Demographic-sanitary indicators in Mozambique.
Published in Genus
Data from two inquiries conducted in Mozambique in 1979 are analyzed in order to estimate mortality and fertility rates. The results are compared with estimates from the 1970 general census, and the accuracy of the data is assessed. (summary in FRE, ITA)
[Big venture to improve children's health].
Published in Vårdfacket
Health care problems are discussed by an employee of the Mozambican maternal and child health service. The most serious problems for children are malnutrition, infectious diseases, and a high incidence of illnesses in children under 5. The main objectives of health centers are to improve hygiene, combat tuberculosis, leprosy, and malaria as well as...
Mozambique.
Published in Population policy compendium
Focus in this discussion of Mozambique is on the following: history of the demographic situation; the government's overall approach to population problems; population data systems and development planning; institutional arrangements for the integration of population within development planning; the government's view of the importance of population ...
Spacing, crowding, and child mortality in Guinea-Bissau.
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Evidence from a comparative survey of the Balantas in the Tombali region and the Mandingas and Fulas in the Oio region of Guinea-Bissau suggests that overcrowding is a risk factor for child health because the severity of infections increases when 2 or more children are sick simultaneously. Rural Mandingas and Fulas breastfeed for 30 months on avera...
Preventive health care for mothers and children. A study in Mozambique.
Published in The Journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
This study sought to evaluate the delivery of preventive maternal and child health services (MCH) in Maputo, Mozambique. Mozambique has given priority to primary health care in the development of its new National Health Service, with a principal focus on MCH. 3 health centers were selected, from areas of contrasting urban ecology. Prenatal and unde...
Nurse-midwifery in a developing country: maternal and child health in Mozambique.
Published in Journal of nurse-midwifery
This report describes the current status of maternal and child health care (MCH) in Mozambique and was prepared by an American nurse-midwife, hired by the Mozambique government as an instructor for the country's nurse-midwife training program. The socialistic government, under its international cooperates program, hires advisors and instructors to ...
[Preventive maternal care saves lives in Guinea-Bissau].
Published in Vardfacket
2 health care projects in Guinea-Bissau give evidence of the efforts of that nation to increase its infant survival rate. The experiences of a 4 week visit to Bianga and the accomplishments of a maternal health care project in Bandim are summarized. Infant mortality has remained high in Guinea-Bissau (211/1000) despite the efforts of the government...
[Fertility and infertility in Mozambique: a study in two areas, Maputo and Vilanculos].
Published in Revista médica de Moçambique
The study about fertility and infertility in Maputo City and the rural District of Vilanculos, in Mozambique, was carried out with samples from the 1979 Census Trials. The objective was to study the relationship between mortality and fertility. The results showed that Vilanculos had a higher percentage of mothers who had experienced infant or child...
Neonatal tetanus in Maputo, Mozambique. Part I. Hospital incidence and childbirth practices.
Published in The Central African journal of medicine
The hospital incidence of neonatal tetanus cases in Maputo, Mozambique, from 1976 to 1982 is presented. After fluctuating between 173 and 254 cases/year in 1976-1978, the incidence has declined to 26 cases in 1982. The seasonal distribution of cases before the decline showed a bimodal pattern. A survey of 175 neonatal tetanus admissions in 1978-79 ...
