background: diabetes is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease (cvd). moreover, cvd accounts for primary cause of death among diabetic patients. physicians, especially in the primary care setting, have effective role in the management of cardiovascular risk factors. therefore, we aimed to compare the prevalence of modifiable cardiovascular risk factors in type 2 diabetic patients attending t...

Background: Numerous studies indicate that Papanicolaou smears contain better cellular material when the technique for collecting the sample employs the Zelsmyn Cytobrush TIl. Few studies, however, have examined its ability to increase the percentage of abnormal Papanicolaou smear results in actual clinical practice. Methods: This study looked at 7999 Papanicolaou smears done by 46 primary care...

objective: to find out the quality of anc in the upazila health complexes (phc centres) of bangladesh. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was done in purposively selected three upazilas among the clients receiving antenatal care (anc). data were collected with questionnaire cum checklist in the context of two aspects of quality issues, namely assessment of physical arrangements f...