Archive for April, 2008
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
This research tested the prediction that reading a preventive brochure leads people to watch a preventive video, and that watching this video in turn leads to an increase in the likelihood of participating in a preventive counseling session. A sample of men and women from a southeastern community in the ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
We developed and evaluated a military-focused HIV prevention intervention to enhance HIV risk-reduction knowledge, motivation, and behaviors among Angolan soldiers. Twelve bases were randomly assigned to HIV prevention or control conditions, yielding 568 participants. HIV prevention participants received training in preventing HIV (4.5 days) and malaria (0.5 days). Control participants ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
The objective of this study was to determine factors affecting condom use and condom use rates among Thai couples. A cohort of 1,391 reproductive aged women who attended seven family planning clinics in all regions of Thailand and met study eligibility were followed at 3-month intervals for 15-24 months. At ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Considering the global prevalence of malaria and the ease with which it has evaded the global control and eradication efforts, we can arguably say it is one of the successful human diseases. In our opinion, it seems the fight against the increasing burden of malaria will require adoption of multiple ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
This study was designed to analyze the Plasmodium falciparum chloroquine resistance transporter (pfcrt) and P. falciparum multidrug resistance 1 (pfmdr1) mutations as markers of chloroquine (CQ) resistance in 200 blood samples collected from malaria patients in south-eastern Iran during 2002-2005. Among these, 25 (post-treatment) fulfilled the 28-day follow-up study. A ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
This study was undertaken to monitor infant care practice associated with SIDS and establish the incidence of SIDS in the UAE. A total of 996 families were recruited for the study. One questionnaire was completed during the first 7 days after delivery, and was used to collect information about the ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Plasmodium falciparum infection exerts a considerable burden on pregnant women, but less is known about the adverse consequences of Plasmodium vivax infection. In Papua, Indonesia, where multiple drug resistance to both species has emerged, we conducted a cross-sectional hospital-based study to quantify the risks and consequences of maternal malaria. From ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Plasmodium vivax, the most widespread parasite causing human malaria, is responsible for an estimated 130-435 million infections annually and is the major cause of malaria in most of Asia and Latin America. Although P. vivax infection is commonly considered to be much more benign than Plasmodium falciparum infection, historical evidence ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
This study aims to measure indicators of HIV-related stigma among students of high schools in the North West of Libya. The results will be part of baseline data and evaluation of the impact of successive interventions. Understanding the behaviour of risk groups in a society, such as young people, is ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
Residents in Kempsville Lake hope to find out who left their neighborhood figure, Lucy the snow goose, severely beaten and unable to walk.
Neighbors say someone left Lucy beaten, bruised, with her back broken at the home where she lived for at least Submitted by Simone D. to Animals ...
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