Barbados has the lowest age-adjusted death rate from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in
the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Despite this, however, mortality from the main CVDs
affecting the island’s population and prevalence of risk factors for most NCDs is high,
particularly in those aged < 60 years. ...
ABSTRACT Objective. To assess the demographics, risk profiles and outcome indicators of one of the few government-supported programs on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in the English-speaking Caribbean. Methods. Chart review of all persons enrolled into the national PrEP Program from its inception on M...
ABSTRACT Barbadians, like their Caribbean neighbours, are not newcomers to using herbs for medicinal purposes. It has been suggested that prior to the 1930s and beyond, the herb Cannabis sativa was being used for various ailments. Much of the present debate in Barbados revolves around the increasing reco...
ABSTRACT Objective: To explore the barriers of primary informal caregivers to caring for persons living with dementia (PLWDs) in Barbados. Methods: A qualitative, phenomenological methodology was adopted. Eight in-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with primary informal caregivers of PLWDs...
Barbados, a signatory of the Millennium Declaration 2000, has agreed to achieve the eight Millennium
Development Goals (MDG’s) by 2015. The country has shown excellent performance in achieving
these goals and has exceeded most of the global targets because of a strategic approach written into
the islan...
ABSTRACT Objective To understand what number and proportion of dementia cases in Barbados are attributable to modifiable lifestyle factors and what effect a reduction in these risk factors would have on future dementia prevalence. Methods This was an observational study using Levin's Attributable Risk ...
We report the longitudinal follow-up of Zika virus (ZIKV) RNA in semen of a traveller who developed ZIKV disease after return to the Netherlands from Barbados, March 2016. Persistence of ZIKV RNA in blood, urine, saliva and semen was followed until the loads reached undetectable levels. RNA levels were h...
Barbados, like its Caribbean neighbours, has high death rates from chronic non-communicable
diseases (NCDs), and corresponding high rates of NCD risk factors – unhealthy diets, physical
inactivity, alcohol abuse and tobacco use.
In 2007, the Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) held...
OBJECTIVE: This report examines the source and outcome of four Barbadian women with extremely high hair mercury concentrations (361-5617 ug/g inorganic mercury) due to topical application of mercury containing skin-lightening cosmetics. METHODS: Inorganic hair and urine mercury analysis was done at the t...
AIM: Urinary sodium excretion is used as an assessment tool for salt intake and salt handling. Even though cumbersome, the most reliable and readily used method in clinical and epidemiological studies is the 24-hour urine collection. This study investigates other appropriate means of predicting 24-hour u...
