The University of the West Indies, Mona

trotman_outcome_of_extremely_low_birthweight.pdf

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409–13

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Gestational age and female gender were found to be independent predictors of mortality in extremely low birthweight infants. Obstetric measures for the prevention of preterm delivery need to be optimized in order to decrease the morbidity and mortality associated with extremely low birthweight infants.

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Objective: To describe the early outcome of extremely low birthweight infants delivered at the University Hospital of the West Indies.

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Extremely Low Birthweight Infants

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Jamaica

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H Trotman

C Lord

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Validation of the Beck Depression Inventory – II in a Jamaican University Student Cohort

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lipps_validation_of_the_beck_inventory_ii.pdf

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404–8

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The Beck Depression Inventory – II is one of the gold standard screening tools for depression. It was validated in a university student population in Jamaica. The scale has reasonably good concurrent validity and acceptable discriminant validity.

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Beck Depression Inventory – II

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Jamaican

Depression

assessing depression

Screening tools for depression

Journal Authors:

GE Lipps

GA Lowe

R Young

e-Published: 03 Jul, 2013

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Activity, Adiposity and Weight Change in Jamaican Adults

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luke_activity_adioposity_and_weight_change.pdf

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398–403

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This study, in a small sample of Jamaican adults, found activity energy expenditure to be highly correlated with degree of adiposity yet not with weight change over six years of follow-up.

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Objective: Populations in developing countries are particularly vulnerable to the development of obesity in the period of rapid transition to a more modernized lifestyle. We sought to determine the relationship between activity energy expenditure (AEE), adiposity and weight change in an adult population
undergoing rapid socio-economic transition.

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A Quantitative Risk Assessment of West Nile Virus Introduction into Barbados

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douglas_a_quantitative_risk_assessment.pdf

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394–7

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This type of risk assessment enables health officials to determine how disease is likely to be introduced, when is it so likely to be introduced and possibly what actions can be taken to reduce such introduction.

Objective: To present a quantitative risk assessment of West Nile (WNV) virus introduction into
Barbados, West Indies.

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Congenital Rickets Presenting with Hypocalcaemic Seizures

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orbak_congenital_rickets_presenting_with_hypocalcaemic_seizures.pdf

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364–7

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The present study re-emphasized the important relationship between maternal and neonatal vitamin D status, rickets and calcium disturbances. Neonatal hypocalcaemia is a cause of early infantile seizures.

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Report from the Caribbean Renal Registry, 2006

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soyibo_report_from_the_caribbean_renal_registry.pdf

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355–63

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Early detection of breast cancer has been shown to decrease death rate. In Jamaica, there is a low screening rate. The authors review the various imaging modalities and their roles, particularly the continued importance of mammographic screening.

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Aim: To develop a renal registry that will monitor renal epidemiology in the Caribbean and help determine the burden of disease.

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End Stage Renal Disease

Caribbean Renal Registry

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AK Soyibo

EN Barton

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Breast Imaging Update

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soares_breast_imaging_update.pdf

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351–4

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Early detection of breast cancer has been shown to decrease death rate. In Jamaica, there is a low screening rate. The authors review the various imaging modalities and their roles, particularly the continued importance of mammographic screening.

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Hurricane Preparedness Among Healthcare workers in St James

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johnson-campbell_hurrican_preparedness_among_healthcare_workers.pdf

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346–50

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Health workers are willing to serve during a disaster but their welfare must be included in disaster planning. Routine training and drills are needed to maintain skills lost by staff turnover.

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Objective: To assess the preparedness of health workers in St James, Jamaica, to respond to natural disasters.

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Human Myiasis in Western Jamaica: Five Years after the Implementation of a Screwworm Eradication Programme

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hemmings_human_myiasis_in_western_jamaica.pdf

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341–5

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Human myiasis is a public health issue in Western Jamaica and should be a Class I notifiable disease to the Ministries of Health and Agriculture because of the National Screw Worm Eradication Programme.

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Objective: To determine the distribution of cases of human myiasis admitted to the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), Jamaica, between 1999 and 2003, following the inception of the National Screwworm Eradication Programme (NSEP) in 1998, and the risk factors associated with the condition.

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Perceptions about the Management of Dyslipidaemia Among Physicians in Jamaica and Trinidad

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