Pregnant women who fear or experience HIV-related stigma may not get care for their own health or medications to reduce perinatal transmission of HIV. This study examined factors associated with anticipating and experiencing HIV-related stigma among 1777 pregnant women attending antenatal care clinics in rural Kenya. Women were interviewed at baseline, offered HIV testing and care, and a sub-se...

Alcoholic women in Ireland, as in other countries, tend to drink alone and a minority are pub drinkers. There are scant data about alcoholic women who are treated as well as about the outcome of such treatment. A representative sample of women in treatment were interviewed based on consecutive admission to treatment centers in Ireland. The women will be interviewed again 1 year later. Drinking ...

BACKGROUND There is very little information available on a national level as to the number of people exposed to specific asthmagens in workplaces. METHODS We conducted a national telephone survey in Australia to investigate the prevalence of current occupational exposure to 277 asthmagens, assembled into 27 groups. Demographic and current job information were obtained. A web-based tool, OccID...

background and objective: tubal sterilization is the most popular method of permanent female contraception, yet there is considerable debate concerning the influence of this procedure on the women’s health and menstrual pattern.   methods: we randomized 1358 women to one of the five methods of tubal sterilization; unipolar electrocauterization, bipolar electrocauterization, minilaparatomy, pome...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate psychosocial influences and effects of breast cancer treatment. DESIGN Cohort questionnaire survey. SETTING Surgical Outpatient Department, Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Accra, Ghana. SUBJECTS Women previously treated for breast cancer, including those still on hormonal therapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Perception of quality of treatment and psychosocial support...

Background: Assessment of sexual function in prolapse cases is important. Studies focusing on relationship between and pelvic organ (POP) are sparse. Aims Objectives: The aim the study was to evaluate women with symptomatic POP. Materials Methods: Women undergoing surgery for POP were interviewed. Results: Among 60 POP, 35% accepted that they used find ways avoid intercourse due their prolapsed...

background: spouse abuse so called intimate partner violence (ipv) is a common problem in the world. this survey was conducted to identify ipv prevalence and related factors in district health centers in hamadan, western iran, in hope that, by identifying risk factors, preventive guidelines could be understood. methods: in this descriptive analytic cross sectional study, 600 married women from ...