Results 1 to 10 of about 20,504 (241)

COVID-19 vaccine acceptance among non-communicable disease patients in Haiti [PDF]

Frontiers in Public Health
Background/objectivesThe COVID-19 pandemic continues to challenge global health, with individuals suffering from cardiometabolic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes at increased risk of severe complications. While vaccination is a key preventive
Evyrna Toussaint, Calixte Dawson, Darius L. Fénelon, Sarah M. Morris, Fediana Enoise, Rosemy Lolagne, Maurice Junior Chery, Kobel Dubique, Mary Clisbee, Davidson Laneau, Gene F. Kwan, Gene F. Kwan, Gene F. Kwan   +12 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effect of counselling on health-care-seeking behaviours and rabies vaccination adherence after dog bites in Haiti, 2014–15: a retrospective follow-up survey

The Lancet Global Health, 2017
Background: Haiti has an integrated bite case management (IBCM) programme to counsel animal-bite victims on the risk of rabies and appropriate treatment, as well as the Haiti Animal Rabies Surveillance Program (HARSP) to examine the animals.
Maxwell P Kligerman, Jesse Blanton, Kelly Crowdis   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

A through-and-through abdominal gunshot wound without intra-abdominal damage: A case report

Trauma Case Reports, 2021
Abdominal gunshot trauma is the third leading cause of death and is responsible for more than 90% of deaths among people ages 15 to 24 years old. It can cause multi-system organ damage, shock, and infection.
Axler Jean Paul, Nelle-Ange Mele, Arens Jean Ricardo Médéus, Weber Erne Shooles Raphael, Novensky Aurelien   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality improvement initiative reduces overcrowding on labour and delivery unit in a university hospital in Haiti

BMJ Open Quality, 2023
Background Following the first COVID-19 peak in 2020, came the seasonal childbirth peak at Hôpital Universitaire de Mirebalais (HUM). This peak is associated with overcrowding on the labour and delivery (L&D) ward.
Meredith Casella Jean-Baptiste, Christophe Millien, Ornella Sainterant, Maxi Raymonville, Kalinov Jim Rozensky Dameus, Marc Julmisse, Thamar Monide Julmiste, Jeanne Ginette Fanfan   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia trachomatis in men having sex with men in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: a cross-sectional study

BMJ Open, 2020
Objectives Over the last 15 years, the prevalence of HIV in Haiti has stabilised to around 2.0%. However, key populations remain at higher risk of contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Frantz Jean Louis, Josiane Buteau, Jacques Boncy, Jean Wysler Domercant, Guethina Galbaud, Maureen Leonard, Emmanuel Pericles, Ito Journel, Regine Jean Francois   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Analysis of implementation outcomes of quality improvement initiatives in Haiti: the fingerprint initiative

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. To assess the process and outcomes of the implementation of an electronic fingerprint initiative as part of quality improvement in three health facilities in the Northern Department of Haiti, in terms of its acceptability, adoption ...
Joseph Adrien Emmanuel Demes, Victor Becerril-Montekio, Pilar Torres-Pereda, Ernst Robert Jasmin, Jean Geto Dube, Jean Garcia Coq, Nathan Nickerson   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk factors for adverse outcomes in women with high-risk pregnancy and their neonates, Haiti

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objectives. To determine the prevalence of maternal death, stillbirth and low birthweight in women with (pre-) eclampsia and complicated pregnancies or deliveries in Centre de Références des Urgences Obstétricales, an obstetric emergency hospital in Port-
Jorien Schuurmans, Emily Borgundvaag, Pasquale Finaldi, Rodnie Senat-Delva, Fedner Desauguste, Colette Badjo, Michiel Lekkerkerker, Reynaldo Grandpierre, Gerald Lerebours, Cono Ariti, Annick Lenglet   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Management of a posterior mediastinal Gardner fibroma causing critical airway stenosis in a resource limited setting

Journal of Pediatric Surgery Case Reports, 2017
In developed countries, surgeons and anesthesiologists approach the mediastinal mass causing airway compression with prudence and trepidation. Resource-limited settings provide unique challenges in the diagnosis and management of patients with critical ...
Katie Clouthier, DO, Andrew Trecartin, MD, Islande Saintilus, MD, Bruno Jean-Baptiste, MD, Patrick Charles, MD, Antonia Eyssallenne, MD, Ph.D., James Stein, MD, Henri Ford, MD, Adam Silverman, MD   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Causes of long wait time in health consultation services and strategies to reduce them: an observational study in rural Haiti

The Lancet Global Health, 2020
Background: WHO data show that wait times for clinic patients globally vary between 30 min and 2 h, but at Saint Boniface Hospital in Fond-des-Blancs, Haiti, wait times range between 3 h and 8 h.
Jude Altema, MD, Kenide Bien-Aime, RN, Marie Carine Roger, RN, Wendell Blaise, MD   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Timely initiation of HIV antiretroviral therapy in Haiti 2004–2018: a retrospective cohort study

Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, 2021
Objective. To describe trends in timing of ART initiation for newly diagnosed people living with HIV before and after Haiti adopted its Test and Start policy for universal HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) in July 2016, and to explore predictors of timely
Nancy Puttkammer, Canada Parrish, Yrvel Desir, Nathaelf Hyppolite, Nadjy Joseph, Lara Hall, Jean Guy Honoré, Ermane Robin, Georges Perrin, Kesner François   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source