We assessed the C. trachomatis antibody assay kit HITAZYME (Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd.) using clinical specimens. This kit is based on an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) which utilized purified Chlamydia trachomatis outer membrane antigen as the solid phase antigen. Twenty-nine untreated male urethritis patients, 816 pregnant housewives, 188 cervicitis patients, and 76 pelvic inflammatory disease pati...

1. Musaiger AO (1982): Factors Influencing Food Consumption in Bahrain. Ecol. Food Nutr., 12, 39-48. 2. Musaiger AO (1982): Dietary Habits of Bahraini Housewives During Pregnancy and Lactation. J. Kwt. Med. Ass., 16, 203-209. 3. Musaiger AO (1982): The Impact of Television Food Advertisements on Dietary Behaviour of Bahraini Housewives. Ecol. Food Nutr., 13 , 109-114. 4. Musaiger AO (1983): T...

The study sample consisted of 90 females with nonorganic pelvic pain, selected from Gynecology OPDs of Smt. S.K. Hospital and Swami Dayanand Hospital. Majority of patients were young, married Hindu, illiterate, housewives, belonging to low socioeconomic group and living in nuclear families. Majority of the patients had pain that had lasted between 1 and 5 years. Pain was of dull, mild type. The...

Does the lack of peers contribute to the observed gender gap in entrepreneurial success? A random sample of customers of India’s largest women’s bank was offered two days of business counseling, and a random subsample was invited to attend with a friend. The intervention significantly increased participants’ business activity, but only if they were trained with a friend. Those trained with a fr...

The development of HIV / AIDS cases in Jember Regency from year to also tends increase, but people who take tests have decreased. Most are the Golden Triangle Subdistrict, namely Puger, Kencong, and Gumukmas which coastal areas Jember. Objective: determine predisposing factors, enabling, reinforcing housewives implementation testing. Methods: This research was an analytical survey with a cross-...

To investigate the role of gender norms in household specialisation choices, I conduct a lab experiment with real hetero-sexual couples playing battle sexes game. The salience varies across treatments: Norm group chooses between strategies labelled as family game (Career vs. Family), Neutral A B. Women respond strongly to Norms; they opt for Career at significantly lower rate compared Neutral, ...

ndoor air pollution in developing world from bio-mass smoke is considered to be a significant source of public health hazard, particularly to the poor and vulnerable women and children. About 50 % of the world's population is estimated to use solid bio-fuels like animal dung, crop residues, wood and coal for cooking daily meals and heating homes. Exposure from bio-mass smoke is estimated to cau...

KOKEDAMA: AN INNOVATİVE TECHNİQUE TO INCREASE ORNAMENTAL PLANT BUSİNESS OPPORTUNİTİES İN PALEMBANG, SOUTH SUMATERA. Kokedama is a unique planting technique from Japan. Plants are planted in medium the soil form of balls covered by moss plants. can be modified replacing wrap with coco fibre which usually considered waste and not used. In Indonesia, many people, especially housewives, have hobby ...