Purpose Breast cancer is among the leading causes of death resulting from cancer in
Caribbean women. Studies examining exogenous and genetically predetermined …

Background: An extensive review of the literature revealed that no study exists that has
examined poverty, not seeking medical care, inflation, self-reported illness, and mortality in …

ObjectiveTrinidad and Tobago has experienced an epidemiological transition over recent
decades characterised by reduced rates of communicable diseases but rapidly increasing …

Purpose Grenada is a small island nation of 105,000 in the Caribbean with one single
general hospital and pathology laboratory. This study assesses cancer incidence on the …

This study explored, from a public health perspective, factors that contribute to inconsistent
condom use by men in Curaçao through semi-structured face-to-face interviews with 21 …

Background: The Ministry of Health in Jamaica recommends that cervical cancer screening
be undergo by women 25-54 years old. The age range is based on international standards …

Background: Statistics have shown that since 1988, a significant percentage of males are
unwilling to seek medical care. The question is if they had the knowledge, worked in the …

Background: Latvia is still experiencing one of the highest human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV) mortality rates in the European Union, and HIV is the 6th leading cause of death …

Background: The new thrust by WHO is healthy life expectancy. Therefore, health must be
more than morbidity. It is within this framework that a study on childhood health in Jamaica is …

Background: The World Health Organization developed a mathematical technique, which
discount the life expectancy by the years spent in disability or morbidity. Health, therefore …