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Support clubs for children and youth in Haiti living with HIV: A case study
In Haiti, where an estimated 3,000 children and youth are receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART), Caris Foundation, with funding from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), provides hospital-linked psychosocial support groups, known as Kids Clubs, for young people ages nine and older. The clubs are intended to help ensure that HIV-positive children and adolescents stay in contact with health services, and serve as a conduit for delivery of other services, including health messages and health products. In 2019, Project SOAR conducted a study to describe the Kids Club program and better understand its impact, as detailed in this report. The study’s findings are intended to contribute to the broader evidence base on support groups for young people living with HIV, fill knowledge gaps on how to operationalize and improve this approach, and guide decisions on scale-up and resource allocation in Haiti and globally
Chloroquine-Resistant Haplotype Plasmodium falciparum Parasites, Haiti
Chloroquine resistance is now present in this country
Seroprevalence of antibodies against rubella virus in pregnant women in Haiti Seroprevalencia de anticuerpos contra el virus de la rubĂ©ola en mujeres embarazadas de HaitĂ
OBJECTIVE: To assess the seroprevalence of immunity to the rubella virus in pregnant women in Haiti attending the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department of the State University Hospital, in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, in order to help with the introduction of the rubella vaccine for the population and provide protection for women of reproductive age in the country. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was done between February 2002 and May 2002. A total of 503 pregnant women were tested for rubella-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies, using enzyme immunoassay; 8 of those women were later excluded because they did not know their age, leaving 495 women in the analysis. RESULTS: Of the 495 participants included in our analysis, 471 of them (95.2%) were seropositive; only 24 of them (4.8%) were seronegative (susceptible). A statistically significant difference (P = 0.02) was found in the rate of seronegativity for rubella virus between the pregnant women living in the Port-au-Prince area (17 of 426 women, or 4.0%) and those living in rural areas (7 of 69 women, or 10.1%). In terms of age, 81 of the 495 (16.4%) women were under 21 years old. CONCLUSIONS: This study is an important first step in addressing the issue of prevalence of rubella virus infection among Haitian women and in dealing with the still-underrecognized public health problem of congenital rubella syndrome in Haiti. We recommend additional research that uses randomized sampling and includes a significant proportion of women from rural areas of the country.<br>OBJETIVO: Determinar la seroprevalencia de la inmunidad al virus de la rubĂ©ola en mujeres embarazadas que se atienden al Departamento de Obstetricia y GinecologĂa del Hospital de la Universidad Estatal, en Puerto PrĂncipe, capital de HaitĂ, a fin de contribuir a introducir la vacunaciĂłn de la poblaciĂłn contra la rubĂ©ola y proteger a las mujeres en edad reproductiva en el paĂs. MÉTODOS: Este estudio transversal se realizĂł entre febrero y mayo de 2002. Se evaluĂł la presencia de anticuerpos de tipo IgG especĂficos contra la rubĂ©ola en 503 embarazadas mediante un inmunoensayo enzimático. Posteriormente se excluyĂł a 8 mujeres debido a que no sabĂan su edad. RESULTADOS: De las 495 participantes estudiadas, 471 (95,2%) tenĂan seropositividad; solo 24 de ellas (4,8%) mostraron seronegatividad (susceptibilidad). Se encontraron menos mujeres seronegativas entre las residentes de Puerto PrĂncipe (17 de 426, 4,0%) que entre las residentes de zonas rurales (7 de 69, 10,1%) (P = 0,02). En relaciĂłn con la edad, 81 (16,4%) de las 495 mujeres embarazadas estudiadas eran menores de 21 años. CONCLUSIONES: Con este estudio se da el primer paso hacia evaluar la prevalencia de la infecciĂłn por el virus de la rubĂ©ola en mujeres haitianas y hacia el enfrentamiento de un problema de salud que todavĂa no ha sido reconocido en toda su magnitud: el sĂndrome de la rubĂ©ola congĂ©nita en HaitĂ. Se recomienda emprender estudios adicionales con muestreos aleatorios que abarquen una fracciĂłn significativa de mujeres provenientes de zonas rurales