OBJECTIVE To assess the content and delivery of essential antenatal services before implementation of programmes for prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). METHODS We assessed 18 antenatal care centres (eight public units and ten managed by nongovernmental organizations) in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. We used a survey to captu...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether screening by clinical breast examination (CBE) in addition to mammography affected participant satisfaction in the National Cancer Screening Program (NCSP). Data were derived from the Quality Evaluation of National Cancer Screening satisfaction survey. This population-based nationwide telephone survey included participants who had been screened ...

Objectives: To understand public awareness of newborn screening and public views on criteria needed for a disorder to be included in universal newborn screening. Methods: Adults in waiting rooms of internal medicine and pediatric clinics completed a survey. Results: 55% of participants (n=213) were unaware that all newborns are screened at birth for certain disorders. Nearly 60% supported scree...

Congenital heart disease (CHD) is a leading cause of infant mortality, with an estimated incidence of about 4–13 per 1000 live births1–3. Between 1950 and 1994, 42% of infant deaths reported to the World Health Organization were attributable to cardiac defects4. Structural cardiac anomalies were also among the most frequently missed abnormalities by prenatal ultrasonography5,6. Prenatal detecti...

Background: The purpose of this study was to cognitively test the Urdu and English language versions of a survey to assess colon cancer screening behaviours among South Asian immigrants in Canada. Methods: The Colon Cancer Screening Behaviours Survey was cross-culturally translated and adapted into the Urdu language followed by cognitive interviews using an evidence-informed cross-cultural cogn...

BACKGROUND There is lack of consensus concerning the best screening strategy for gestational diabetes (GDM). The aim of our survey was therefore to investigate attitudes and practices of all obstetrical centers in the northern part of Belgium regarding screening for pregestational diabetes in early pregnancy and screening for GDM. We also aimed to identify the penetrance of the 'International A...

BACKGROUND We conducted a tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey and evaluated the screening methods used in our survey, to assess if screening in TB prevalence surveys could be simplified, and to assess the accuracy of screening algorithms that may be applicable for active case finding. METHODS All participants with a positive screen on either a symptom questionnaire, chest radiography (CXR) an...

BACKGROUND This article describes the self-reported colorectal cancer (CRC) screening adherence rates of adults, aged 50 years and older, living in five nonurban Minnesota counties. METHODS During the year 2000, 1693 eligible respondents, aged 50 years and older, from a randomly selected sample completed a survey assessing CRC screening adherence (approximately 86.3% response). The survey all...

OBJECTIVE Prior to the 2013 US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) guidelines for lung cancer screening, the American Cancer Society released interim guidance recommending physicians discuss lung cancer screening with high risk patients. We included a question on patient-provider discussions about lung cancer screening on a statewide population-based survey to establish baseline prevalence ...

INTRODUCTION Increasing public awareness and knowledge about the need for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among American Indians is key to reducing health disparities. The objective of this study was to assess Navajo adults' knowledge of CRC risk factors and prevention, CRC screening, and self-reported experience with CRC screening. METHODS We collected data generated by a self-administered...