Prevalence

United States that has highest prevalence, representing approximately 10 % of national HIV/AIDS prevalence.1 The prevalence rate in NYC is 485.9 per 100,000 person in 2012,2 estimated incidence case in 2012 as 1248,3 and new HIV diagnoses rate in 2011 as 41.6 per 100,000 persons.4 The highest prevalence rate has been seen in Manhattan followed by Bronx; with 865.3 per 100,000 persons and 645.3 per 100,000, respectively.2 Swaziland is one of the most high HIV prevalence country, with its rate as…

Services (CMS) regarding denying payments related to stage III and IV hospital-acquired PUs. (5) Typically, PU rates in general hospital units are lower than those in intensive care units (ICU). A study of almost 26,000 patients found an overall PU prevalence rate of 3.6%. The rate in critical care units was 8.1% while that in general medical/surgical units was 2.6%. (6) Multiple studies demonstrate that the incidence of ICU-acquired PUs ranges from 10% to 56%. (7-10) This range may be…

study of the EDS, the prevalence of exercise addiction was 3.4 % among 266 university 's studies engaged in various forms of physical activity and 3.64 % among students participated in fitness…

typically begins during adolescence and is even showing earlier signs in younger children. Women represent cases of eating disorder at an astounding number of 90%. Specifically, “the life time prevalence of AN in females is reported to be between 1.4% and 2%” (Wicks-Nelson, & Israel, 2016, p. 358). The life time prevalence represents the individuals who fully meets the diagnostic criteria for AN. There…

Sero-prevalence and Trends of Transfusion transmitted Infections among 706853 Blood Donors in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Jaipur Introduction: Blood Transfusion Services is an essential part of the National Health Service. There is no substitute for Blood and its components. Blood transfusion is lifesaving in some situations as well as it has potential life threatening hazards. Transfusion of unscreened blood and its components significantly exposes the patient to potential risk of transmitting…

Kern-Place-Mission Hills area of El Paso, Texas in 1994 (Henry, Garabedian, Wagner, and Shire, 2007, p. 5). Fifteen individuals that lived in the area from the 1940s through the 1960s, had multiple sclerosis, which was above the national estimates for prevalence of MS cases. Only 3 students should have had MS during the same time period according to national estimates. Some believed that it was caused by air emissions from the American…

neonatal deaths around the world; 95 % of the deaths come from low-middle income countries (1) (2). Prevalence and pattern of congenital anomalies have been reported in developed countries. However, there are surprisingly few data on this matter in countries with limited resources. Viet Nam is a low-middle income country with a population of approximately 90 million people and the accurate birth prevalence of congenital anomalies is difficult…

photographs and Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) grading to document DR in the Indian population (27) The prevalence of DR in different socio-economic groups was studied in the Chennai Urban Population Study (CUPS), a population based study conducted in Chennai, involving two residential areas representing the lower and middle income group. The prevalence of DR in the middle income group was 21.1 per cent compared to 14.3 per cent in the low income group…

There was a low prevalence of intestinal parasites infection with 2% or less. for Ascaris lumbricoides (1.3%), Hookworm (0.9%) and intestinal protozoa (2%).The prevalence of Schistosoma haemtobium was 10%. • Total polyparasitic infection was 11% with Plasmodium falciparum and Schistosoma haemtobium co-infection (8.4%) being the most significant…

identified as a major health problem among the college population. Although studies continue show declining alcohol usage in both the non-college attending and college attending age group, the college attending group consistently had overall higher prevalence of alcohol usage. This means that college students have displayed higher…