| seroprevalence of transfusion-transmissible infections and evaluation of the pre-donation screening performance at the provincial hospital of tete, mozambique. | abstract: background: the world health organization recommends universal and quality-controlled screening of blood donations for the major transfusion-transmissible infections (ttis): human immunodeficiency virus (hiv), hepatitis b virus (hbv), hepatitis c virus (hcv) and syphilis. the study objectives were to determine the seroprevalence of these ttis among blood donors at the provincial hospital of tete, mozambique, and to assess the local pre-donation screening performance. methods: all conse ... | 2011 | 21605363 |
| mortality rates, prevalence of malnutrition, and prevalence of lost pregnancies among the drought-ravaged population of tete province, mozambique. | tete province, mozambique has experienced chronic food insecurity and a dramatic fall in livestock numbers due to the cyclic problems characterized by the floods in 2000 and severe droughts in 2002 and 2003. the province has been a beneficiary of emergency relief programs, which have assisted > 22% of the population. however, these programs were not based on sound epidemiological data, and they have not established baseline data against which to assess the impact of the programs. | 2007 | 17484360 |