Preserving Mauritia flexuosa L.f. (Arecaceae) ecosystems during Guyana's first oil boom
Braz. j. biol; 82 (), 2022
Results: 28
An Assessment of the Accuracy of Creatinine Measurements in Guyana
West Indian med. j; 69 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: The incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is relatively high in Guyana. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reporting allows for early-stage CKD identification when therapeutic interventions can prevent CKD progression. Accurate creatinine measurements are essential for ...
Factors Influencing the Postgraduate Training Choices of Medical Interns and Junior Medical Officers at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation, Guyana
West Indian med. j; 69 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the specialty preferences and the reasons for those choices among medical interns and junior medical doctors at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation (GPHC), Guyana. Methods: A cross-sectional study of recent medical graduates at GPHC using anonymous self-administe...
Prevalence and Risks of Syphilis among Commercial Sex Workers in Georgetown, Guyana
West Indian med. j; 69 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) and prevalence of syphilis and to investigate the sexual health practices and constraints among commercial sex workers (CSWs) in Guyana. Methods: The participants were randomly selected from CSWs participating in support group m...
Exploring the determinants and outcomes of intimate partner violence during pregnancy for Guyanese women: Results from a nationally representative cross-sectional household survey
Rev. panam. salud pública; 45 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective. To determine predictors associated with physical violence during pregnancy, and to determine the relationship between exposure to intimate partner violence during pregnancy and women's health and suicide ideation in Guyana. Methods. A secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional hou...
The impact of imported malaria by gold miners in Roraima: characterizing the spatial dynamics of autochthonous and imported malaria in an urban region of Boa Vista
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz; 115 (), 2020
BACKGROUND The number of malaria cases in Roraima nearly tripled from 2016 to 2018. The capital, Boa Vista, considered a low-risk area for malaria transmission, reported an increasing number of autochthonous and imported cases. OBJECTIVES This study describes a spatial analysis on malaria cases in an ...
Anopheles/clasificación, Anopheles/parasitología, Brasil/epidemiología, Estudios Transversales, Sistemas de Información Geográfica, Oro, Guyana, Malaria/diagnóstico, Malaria/epidemiología, Malaria/parasitología, Malaria/transmisión, Persona de Mediana Edad, Mineros/estadística & datos numéricos, Mosquitos Vectores/parasitología, Plasmodium/clasificación, Plasmodium/aislamiento & purificación, Análisis Espacial, Viaje, Población Urbana, Venezuela
Map showing roads, airstrips, police outposts/stations, mining and forest stations in Guyana
Map of Guyana utilizes a colour key to identify the number of locations where malaria microscopy is done; the main malaria hot spots; and the main health facilities....
Higroma quístico. presentación de un caso en Guyana
Cystic lymphangioma. case report in Guyana
Rev. inf. cient; 97 (4), 2018
Se presentó el caso de un neonato en el Hospital Regional Suddie, de Guyana, con tumoración de cuello, diagnosticado como higroma quístico, malformación no frecuente y cuyo diagnóstico se realiza al principio del embarazo por ecografía prenatal con evaluación de la región de la nuca del feto. La ...
Health @ 50 in Guyana: Progress health report 1966-2016
The document highlights the achievements made in the public health system in Guyana as well as the challenges faced during the past fifty years. It provides an analysis of the country context, the health systems and services, the epidemiological profile, the achievements and challenges, and the health ta...
Communication strategy for malaria control 2014-2016
Malaria remains a public health problem in Guyana, particularly in the hinterlands.
Malaria prevention centers on control and treatment options provided by the National Malaria Program through the Ministry of Public Health.
This makes communication an essential tool for positive outcomes of all options o...