Challenges in the Management of Hydrocephalic Children in Northern Mozambique

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• 作者：Sé ; rgio Salvador¹ ; ³ ; ⁴ ; ⁵ ; ^{sfsalvador.neurocirurgia@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author} ; Joã ; o Carlos Henriques¹ ; ² ; Missael Munguambe¹ ; Rui M.C. Vaz³ ; ⁴ ; ⁵ ; Henrique P. Barros⁶ ; ⁷
• 关键词：Hydrocephalus ; Infant ; Management ; Mozambique
• 刊名：World Neurosurgery
• 出版年：2015
• 出版时间：September 2015
• 年：2015
• 卷：84
• 期：3
• 页码：671-676
• 全文大小：860 K

文摘

Hydrocephalus in sub-Saharan Africa, including Mozambique, is still a significant health care problem.

Methods

Retrospective data from a previous study were used to determine patient provenance, referral patterns, and lost to follow-up rates.

Results

Many children with hydrocephalus in this region are not taken to health care facilities for treatment. Reasons include poverty, difficult access, lack of transportation, and erroneous cultural interpretations. Resource limitations in terms of poorly equipped health care facilities and a lack of trained health professionals also contribute.

Conclusions

Efforts to improve prevention, early diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up are of utmost importance in Mozambique.