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A case-control study of aggressive and pro-social Jamaican school boys
The study examined the correlates of behaviour of 102 aggressive and 103 prosocial boys, selected by peer and teacher ratings, from grades 5 and 6 in 10 schools in urban Kingston and St. Andrew. The children were given in-depth questionnaires, school achievement tests (WRAT) and verbal ability tests (Pea...
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Advanced training and research in fertility management: Caribbean professionals for Caribbean health care, two decades of service 1979-1998
Situation analysis of children and women in Jamaica
Mapping study and private physician's survey. Opportunities for expanded family planning services in Jamaica
Cattle and I: an autobiography
The successful development of four tropically adapted cattle breeds has earned for Jamaica international acclaim in the field of animal production. T.P. Lecky was the man who masterminded and guided this achievement over several decades. Lecky's rare skill, keen powers of observation and the single-minde...
The prevalence of genital chlamydial infection in the Jamaican population
Genital chlamydial infection has evolved as the leading sexually transmitted disease, both in the developed and the developing countries. The impact of genital chlamydial infection as a public health problem in the Caribbean is probably as high as in industrialized countries. Accurate statistics are ther...
Infecciones por Chlamydia/epidemiología, Infecciones por Chlamydia/diagnóstico, Jamaica/epidemiología, Factores Socioeconómicos, Infecciones por Chlamydia/prevención & control, Enfermedades de los Genitales Femeninos, Enfermedades de los Genitales Masculinos, Enfermedades Bacterianas de Transmisión Sexual/epidemiología, Enfermedades Bacterianas de Transmisión Sexual/etiología, Enfermedades Bacterianas de Transmisión Sexual/prevención & control, Conducta Sexual, Prevalencia
The distribution of psychiatric disorders among the inmates in jail in a given geographical area in Jamaica
Since many of the prisoners referred from police lock-ups for psychiatric assessment did in fact show psychiatric disorder, it was decided to examine them over a three month period to ascertain what percentage had a major psychiatric disorder. 121 men and 19 women were examined using two sets of question...
A three month study of parasuicide presenting in Kingston, Jamaica
A three month study of parasuicide presenting in Kingston, Jamaica. A case controlled study of 41 persons who attempted suicide was conducted over a three month period. The risk factors identified in this population are: being unemployed, living in rented accomodation or boarding homes, having a chronic ...