Articles: health.
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The purpose of this study was to explore the cultural practices and beliefs of the Hmong in the postpartum period. Using the qualitative research method of in-depth interviewing, data were collected through semistructured interviews. ⋯ Data analysis revealed cultural practices and beliefs categories related to diet, rest period, appropriate clothing, breast feeding, and sex practices in the postpartum period. Implications for nursing include both cultural sensitivity and an understanding of such traditional practices, before suggesting or implementing any health-promotion activities.
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Editorial Comment Review
Social determinants of health--socioeconomic status, social class, and ethnicity.
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Multicenter Study
Universal precautions: knowledge, compliance and attitudes of doctors and nurses in Thailand.
A study on the knowledge, compliance and attitudes of doctors and nurses on "universal precautions" (U. P.) was done by questionnaire in April 1993. Four hundred and sixty-nine doctors and 4,554 nurses from 35 hospitals throughout Thailand responded. ⋯ They supported the application of U. P. as a safety measure. Welfare support for health-care workers who have contacted HIV at work is also expected.
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J. Acquir. Immune Defic. Syndr. Hum. Retrovirol. · Jul 1995
A prospective study of mother-to-infant HIV transmission in tribal women from India.
The transmission of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 from infected mothers to their babies was assessed by serologic, virologic, and clinical means. Of the 160 antibody-positive women enrolled at the beginning of the study, 13 had overt clinical symptoms (CDC stage III/IV). Termination of pregnancy was done, on request, in seven of these cases. ⋯ None of the seronegative children reverted to seropositive status despite the fact that they were breast-fed. The majority of the seropositive children (63%) became symptomatic and clinically ill during infancy. The overall mother-to-infant vertical transmission rate was 48%.