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Background: Guyana had an estimated HIV prevalence of 1.5% among pregnant women in 2006 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.1–1.9). However, a survey of miners in one mine found a 6.5% HIV prevalence in 2002. To determine whether Guyanese miners are at high risk for HIV infection we conducted a HIV and syphilis prevalence survey of miners in several mines.

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The Nutritional Status of Clinic Attendees Living with HIV/AIDS in St Vincent and the Grenadines

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Vol 57, Issue 5 (2008)

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438–43

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Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess nutritional status and dietary practices in persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA).

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An analysis of Dietary Micronutrient Intakes in Two Age Groups of Black South African Women

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Vol 57, Issue 5 (2008)

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431–7

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Objective: To assess micronutrient intake of black women living in Mangaung, South Africa.

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Dietary Micronutrient

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Chemical Composition of Urinary Tract Stones at the University Hospital of the West Indies

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Vol 57, Issue 5 (2008)

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378–82

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Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis/Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Human Papilloma Virus among Women-at Risk in the Aegian Region of Turkey, and their knowledge about HIV/AIDS

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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398–402

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The authors evaluated the prevalence of selected sexually transmitted diseases among brothel based sexworkers. Estimated rates of C trachomatis/N gonorrhoeae and HPV cannot be neglected. Further studies are necessary to determine the real status of sexually transmitted diseases in this population.

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Background: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of selected sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding HIV/AIDS among Turkish brothel based sex-workers (SWs).

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Turkey

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Interstitial Cells of Cajal and Intestinal Function in Trinidadian Children

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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393–7

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This is a study comparing the density of the Interstitial cell of Cajal in the bowel wall of children with Hirschsprung’s disease and anorectal anomalies with that of normal controls

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Objective: This study was carried out to compare the density of the interstitial cells of Cajal (ICCs) in the bowel wall of children with Hirschsprung’s disease (HD), anorectal malformations (ARM) and normal controls in Trinidad and Tobago.

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Trinidad

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A Comparative Study of the Quality and Availability of Health Information used to Facilitate Cost Burden Analysis of Diabetes and Hypertensionin the Caribbean

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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383–92

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This report critiques the quality and availability of health information used to facilitate cost burden analysis of diabetes and hypertension in the Caribbean

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Objective: Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) are leading threats to health and well-being in the Caribbean. A study was undertaken in the latter part of 2005 to compute the economic burden of diabetes mellitus and hypertension within the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM). This report critiques the quality and availability of health information which can be used to facilitate cost burden analysis of diabetes mellitus and hypertension.

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Hypertension

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Cost Burden Analysis of Diabetes and Hypertension

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C Cunningham-Myrie

M Reid

TE Forrester

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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Clinical Features Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infections in Children from San Juan y Martínez, Pinar del Río, Cuba

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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377–82

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Abdominal pain had a high sensitivity for prediction of intestinal parasitic infections in children in this study.

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Cuba

Intestinal Parasitic Infection

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AA Escobedo

R Cañete

FA Núñez

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Dengue Infection in Patients Presenting with Neurological Manifestations in a Dengue Endemic Population

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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373–6

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Results from this study support the need to include dengue in the differential diagnosis of patients presenting with suspected viral central nervous system infections.

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