Immigrant and Border Infectious Disease Concerns for Women1
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Steps for Preventing Infectious Diseases in Women1
Communicable diseases account for approximately 25% of deaths in most Latin American and Caribbean countries; illness from communicable diseases reaches 40% in developing countries. Mainly affected are poor women in rural areas. A medical approach is not sufficient to implement effective infectious disease prevention strategies in women, which would offset these numbers. Health policies must be...
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2002. Both programs are free to patients. All pregnant women can receive HIV counseling and testing. Antiretroviral prophylaxis for women and infants and infant formula are provided for HIV-positive women. Although 95% of pregnant women attend antenatal clinics and deliver in health facilities, uptake of PMTCT has been low. A CDC-Botswana government survey of pregnant women was performed to exp...
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عنوان ژورنال: Emerging Infectious Diseases
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1080-6040,1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid1011.040624_13