BACKGROUND Studies of HIV often use self-reported surveys to measure sexual knowledge, attitudes, and practices. However, the self-reported data are vulnerable to social desirability (SD), a propensity of individuals to report favorable responses. The Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (MC-SDS) was developed as a measure of the effect of social desirability, but it has not been adapted fo...

The ability of euryhaline Mozambique tilapia to tolerate extreme environmental salinities makes it an excellent model for investigating iono-regulation. This study aimed to characterize and fill important information gap of the expression levels of key ion transporters for Na(+) and Cl(-) in the gill and esophageal-gastrointestinal tract of Mozambique tilapia acclimated to freshwater (0 ppt), s...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the barriers to care for patients with insulin-requiring diabetes in Mozambique and Zambia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We used the Rapid Assessment Protocol for Insulin Access to collect information through interviews, discussions, site visits, and document reviews. Government organizations, health facilities, care givers, and patients were...

PURPOSE Uncorrected refractive error remains a leading cause of visual impairment (VI) across the globe with Mozambique being no exception. The establishment of an optometry profession in Mozambique that is integrated into the public health system denotes significant progress with refractive services becoming available to the population. As the foundations of a comprehensive refractive service ...

Summary Two new species are described from the proposed Mulanje-Namuli-Ribáuè Centre of Endemism. Isoglossa perdita I.Darbysh. (Acanthaceae) is apparently restricted to submontane forests southeastern Mt Mulanje in Malawi, and assessed as Critically Endangered. Agelanthus patelii Polhill & Timberlake (Loranthaceae) recorded montane Namuli Mozambique, earlier assessment this Endangered confi...

Just behind wheat and rice, maize is the third most important grain crop in world, grown many agricultural areas. In Mozambique, rainfall declining, posing serious threats to national food sovereignty security, particularly southern regions of country. Despite this fact, few research studies have been conducted on performance Mozambique´s germplasm under drought stress conditions. A randomized ...

The Directorate of Economics of the Ministry of Agriculture maintains two publication series for research on food security issues. Publications under the Flash series are short (3-4 pages), carefully focused reports designated to provide timely research results on issues of great interest. Publications under the Research Paper series are designed to provide longer, more in-depth treatment of fo...

The Directorate of Economics of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development maintains two publication series for research on food security and agricultural policy issues. Publications under the Flash series are short (3-4 pages), carefully focused reports designated to provide timely research results on issues of great interest. Publications under the Research Paper series are designed to...

The working paper publication series is designed to provide users with timely research results while refinements and longer term synthesis are completed, and final reports are available. The preparation of working papers and their discussion with those who design and influence programs and policies in Mozambique is an important step in the Directorates's overall analysis and planning mission. C...

There were 2 severe cyclones that attached the Eastern African area in 2019. Cyclone IDAI attacked Beira city central Mozambique, causing torrential rains and strong winds resulted more than 600 deaths damage of 240,000 houses. KENITH also northern part Mozambique same year. is few academic research regarding storm surge Africa even if many there. This study analyzed characteristics tropical pa...