Articles: health.
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A survey of physicians in Jamaica was conducted between March and September, 1993 in order to estimate the level of reporting of HIV and AIDS. A questionnaire was delivered to nearly all of approximately 1,200 physicians practising in Jamaica. Completed questionnaires were received from 418, a response rate of 35%. ⋯ Most (75%) public sector physicians had seen one or more AIDS patients. Sixty-four per cent of these physicians said that all of their AIDS cases were reported, 4% said some, 4% said none and 28% didn't know. Reporting of AIDS cases is better in the public sector than among private physicians.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Infect. Dis. Clin. North Am. · Jun 1995
Mass population displacement. A global public health challenge.
Since the end of the Cold War, there has been a dramatic increase in civil conflicts resulting in approximately 50 million refugees and internally displaced civilians. The public health impact of these situations has been immense, comprising high rates of communicable diseases, elevated prevalence of acute malnutrition, and high excess mortality rates. The prevention of these adverse public health effects includes early warning and intervention; prompt supply of adequate food, water, and sanitation; measles immunization; effective management of epidemic communicable diseases; and simple and timely information systems.
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Comparative Study
Care of critically ill newborns in India. Legal and ethical issues.
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There is still controversy about the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of outreach nutrition rehabilitation centres (NRCs) for severely malnourished children. We wanted to compare the mortality rates and nutritional status of severely malnourished children admitted to rural NRCs in Gabu region, Guinea Bissau, with other severely malnourished children who were not rehabilitated and stayed in their villages. ⋯ Low-cost, outreach NRCs are effective both in the short term and in the mid-term to improve the nutritional situation and reduce the mortality of severely malnourished children.