Jamaica

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Impaired Fertility in Jamaica Evidence from Fertility Surveys

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Doi:10.7727/wimj.2012.125

Objective: It has been a long held belief that increased contraceptive use is primarily responsible for lowered fertility in Jamaican since the 1970s. However, historically, subfecundity has played a major role in suppressing fertility rates. In order to reveal the prevalence and trend in fertility impairment, a study was conducted using data from the 1989, 1993, 1997 and 2002 reproductive health surveys.

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Jamaica

Fertility

impairment; infertility

sterility

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SR Priestley

e-Published: 15 Feb, 2013

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A Fifty-year Review of Soft Tissue Sarcomas in Jamaica: 1958–2007

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Doi:10.7727/wimj.2011.168

Objective: To determine the distribution of histologic subtypes of soft tissue sarcomas (STS) in Kingston and St. Andrew, Jamaica, according to age and topography.

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Hospitalization Trends in Adult Ocular Trauma at the University Hospital of the West Indies

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Vol 61, Issue 6 (2012)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2011.180

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605–9

Synopsis:

Of the 252 adults who were admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies between 2000 and 2005, 78.6% were males. The patient’s age, gender, aetiology, place of trauma, hospitalization period and surgical intervention were assessed to determine the burden of ocular disease on the population.

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Paediatric Ocular Trauma Admissions to the University Hospital of the West Indies 2000–2005

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 6 (2012)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2011.181

Pages:

598–604

Synopsis:

This study assessed the paediatric ocular trauma admissions to the University Hospital of the West Indies between 2000 and 2005. Of the 145 paediatric admissions, 69.6% were males. The home was the most common place of injury and the stone was the most likely causative agent.

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L Mowatt

A McDonald

D Ferron-Boothe

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Evaluating a Theory-based Health Education Intervention to Improve Awareness of Prostate Cancer among Men in Western Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 6 (2012)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2011.122

Pages:

580–6

Synopsis:

Use of a theory-based health educational intervention positively influenced knowledge of prostate cancer risk factors, symptoms, and types of screenings. This theory-based patient education programme can be replicated to promote awareness of prostate cancer and inform screening methods including potential risk associated with screening behaviours.

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Anticardiolipin Antibodies and Lupus Anticoagulants among Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization in Jamaica

Issue:

Vol 61, Issue 8 (2012)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2011.224

Pages:

789–94

Synopsis:

Approximately 8% of the infertile women seeking in vitro fertilization in Jamaica were anticardiolipin antibody and/or lupus anticoagulant positive. The presence of these antibodies did not affect the fertilization rate, pregnancy rate, nor did it demonstrate an increased risk for cycle cancellation or the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

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Objective: The aims of this study were to evaluate the effect of anticardiolipin antibody (aCL) and lupus anticoagulant (LA) on the outcome of the in vitro ferlitization (IVF) cycles and to determine the prevalence of these antibodies in infertile women seeking IVF in Jamaica.

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