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The Historic Elimination of Mother-to-Child HIV and Syphilis Transmission in Puerto Rico. 历史性地消除了波多黎各母婴艾滋病毒和梅毒传播。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Sten H Vermund, Irma Febo

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Obesity and Hypertension in School Children of Puerto Rico. 波多黎各学龄儿童的肥胖和高血压。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Héctor Santiago, Damaris Pagán, Ariette Acevedo

{"title":"Obesity and Hypertension in School Children of Puerto Rico.","authors":"Héctor Santiago, Damaris Pagán, Ariette Acevedo","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: To determine the prevalence of obesity and hypertension and the association of hypertension with obesity in an island-wide sample of school children in Puerto Rico.Methods: The quantitative descriptive study included 3,145 children, 5 to 17 years of age, from Puerto Rico; they were examined once during a 3-year (2014-2017) period for weight (lbs) and height (cm) to calculate their body mass index (BMI) based on their age and sex. Children with BMIs in or above the 95th percentile were considered obese. The systolic and diastolic blood pressures (mm Hg) were measured once to determine the prevalence of hypertension based on age, height, and sex. Children with blood pressures in or above the 95th percentile were considered hypertensive. The blood pressures of obese and non-obese children were compared using the independent samples t-test. The association between obesity status (obese/non-obese) and hypertensive status (hypertensive/non hypertensive) was analyzed using the chi-square test.Results: A total of 25.7% of the children were obese. Boys were 1.38 times as likely to be obese as girls were. 9.9% of the children were hypertensive. Obese children were 2.82 times as likely to be hypertensive as non-obese children were.Conclusion: About 1 of every 4 children in the sample was obese; about 1 of 10 was hypertensive. Obese children were at a significantly higher risk for hypertension than non-obese children were. The study indicates the need for public health strategies that promote prevention and parental education to reduce the prevalence of obesity and the sequelae of hypertension.","PeriodicalId":54529,"journal":{"name":"Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"45-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38890644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Vitamin D Content in Milk of the Rhesus Monkey. 猕猴牛奶中维生素D的含量。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Alan M Preston, Andrew J Makowski, Melween I Martinez

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Association of Radiotherapy-Related Intestinal Injury and Cancer-related Fatigue: A Brief Review and Commentary. 放疗相关肠道损伤与癌症相关疲劳的关系:简要回顾和评论。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Velda J Gonzalez-Mercado, Sara Marrero, Josué Pérez-Santiago, Maribel Tirado-Gómez, Miguel A Marrero-Falcón, Elsa Pedro, Leorey N Saligan

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Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Students of Puerto Rico. 波多黎各医科学生肠易激综合症患病率。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Reinaldo Ramírez-Amill, Esther A Torres

{"title":"Prevalence of Irritable Bowel Syndrome among Medical Students of Puerto Rico.","authors":"Reinaldo Ramírez-Amill, Esther A Torres","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is characterized by chronic abdominal pain and altered bowel habits. A high prevalence has been reported in medical students around the globe. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of IBS and associated risk factors in medical students in Puerto Rico (PR).Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in a sample of medical students from first to fourth year currently enrolled at the University of PR School of Medicine. Participants completed a self-administered, anonymous questionnaire that contained questions about general socio-demographic data, lifestyle habits, degree of subjective psychological stress and the Rome III criteria: IBS Module.Results: 314 medical students were included for analysis. The mean age was 24.8±3.25; 48.1% were females. The prevalence of IBS was 36.3%. Among the IBS subjects, 78 (24.8%) were classified as IBS mixed. Family history of IBS and psychological stress were significantly associated to IBS (p<0.05), whereas cigarette smoking was found to be protective for IBS (OR = 0.26 + .17, P=.04).Conclusion: This is the first study to describe the prevalence of IBS in medical students in PR. A higher prevalence of IBS was found as compared to that reported for medical students in other countries. Additional studies aimed at estimating the impact of IBS on quality of life and academic performance of the medical students are essential.","PeriodicalId":54529,"journal":{"name":"Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"38-44"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38890643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Challenging Diagnosis and Endoscopic Management of Dieulafoy's Lesion-Induced Small-Bowel Bleeding: A Case Report. 具有挑战性的诊断和内镜下治疗的病变引起的小肠出血:1例报告。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Liang Zhu, Zhen-Wen Wang, Zhi-Quan Huang, Yang Hu

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The Significance of Asymptomatic Kidney Stones as a Predictive Factor for Sepsis in Critically Ill Older Adults. 无症状肾结石作为危重老年人脓毒症预测因素的意义。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Gurhan Taskin, Cagri Akin Sekerci, Yiloren Tanidir, Kamil Cam

{"title":"The Significance of Asymptomatic Kidney Stones as a Predictive Factor for Sepsis in Critically Ill Older Adults.","authors":"Gurhan Taskin, Cagri Akin Sekerci, Yiloren Tanidir, Kamil Cam","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: The objective of this study was to investigate the impact of kidney stones (KSs) on critically ill older adults (CIOA) staying longer than 24 hours in the ICU. Sepsis is one of the leading causes of mortality for ICU patients. KS disease is a well-known risk factor for bacteriuria and urinary tract infection.Methods: A total of 256 CIOA were initially evaluated from April 2017 through February 2019. Patients who had urinary ultrasonography and computed tomography within 12 months prior to ICU admission were included. Patients with an additional urological pathology, under the age of 65 years, and with ICU stays of 24 hours or less were excluded. Consequently, 151 patients were eligible and constituted the study group. These patients were divided into 2 subgroups, according to the presence or absence of KSs. These 2 groups were compared with regard to urine culture (UC) results, presence of urosepsis, and septic shock.Results: The mean age was 80.66 (±7.76) years. There were 18 patients with KSs and 133 without KSs. A total of 71 patients had a positive UC. Repeat UC positivity (p = 0.002) and resistant microorganisms (p = 0.034) were significantly more frequent in the KS group. The incidences of both urosepsis (p<0.001) and septic shock (p<0.001) were also significantly higher in patients with KSs.Conclusion: The presence of KSs in CIOA is frequently associated with urosepsis and septic shock. Large prospective trials are required to evaluate the impact of KSs on the prognosis of patients in the ICU.","PeriodicalId":54529,"journal":{"name":"Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"33-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38890642","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Internet Study about Risk Factors Associated with HIV among Heterosexuals in Puerto Rico. 关于波多黎各异性恋者中与艾滋病毒有关的风险因素的互联网研究。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

David Pérez-Jiménez, Edna Acosta-Pérez, Jesús M Ortega-Guzmán, José A Maldonado-Martínez

{"title":"Internet Study about Risk Factors Associated with HIV among Heterosexuals in Puerto Rico.","authors":"David Pérez-Jiménez, Edna Acosta-Pérez, Jesús M Ortega-Guzmán, José A Maldonado-Martínez","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"Objective: Heterosexual intercourse is the main mode of HIV transmission among heterosexual women in Puerto Rico and the third for men. We conducted an Internetbased study of heterosexual young adults in Puerto Rico to explore their sexual practices, beliefs and decision-making skills for HIV prevention. Data presented in this study will help to understand the factors that contribute to the sexual transmission of HIV among heterosexuals within the Puerto Rican context.Methods: We administered an online-based survey to a sample of 618 young adult heterosexual men and women. Data were collected using Perseus Survey Solutions software.Results: Overall, most participants expressed they had the same sexual partner in the previous six months, never or almost never used male condoms with their main partner and did not perceive themselves at-risk of contracting HIV (have a low HIV risk perception). Men reported using male condoms more frequently than women (e.g. male condom on their male partner) during vaginal sex, in particular single and younger men. Women expressed more positive attitudes toward male condoms than men.Conclusion: Results confirm the need to implement interventions that increases the sense of vulnerability among heterosexuals, as well as skills and use of male condoms. This study contributes additional data on sexual practices and attitudes to encourage the identification of new or current changes in HIV protective or risk factors, specifically for an understudied population of Heterosexuals in Puerto Rico.","PeriodicalId":54529,"journal":{"name":"Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal","volume":"40 1","pages":"26-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2021-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8087157/pdf/nihms-1691773.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38890641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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First Trimester Cystic Hygroma: Herald to Early Diagnosis of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia. 妊娠早期囊性水瘤:先天性膈疝早期诊断的先兆。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Dibe Marie Di Gregorio, Dibe Martin, Luis Mansilla

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Erratum: Effects of Dry Figs on Primary Dysmenorrhea Symptoms, perceived Stress Levels and the Quality of Life previously published in P R Health Sci J 2020;39:319-326. 《干无花果对原发性痛经症状、感知压力水平和生活质量的影响》，先前发表于《中华卫生科学杂志》2020;39:319-326。

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Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal Pub Date : 2021-03-01

Keziban Amanak

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