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This article outlines the main features of the population of England and Wales in 1999. Where 1999 figures have not yet been produced, data for the latest available year are given.
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Demografia , Dinâmica Populacional , Estatísticas Vitais , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Coleta de Dados , Inglaterra/epidemiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , País de Gales/epidemiologiaRESUMO
This article describes the most recent process of projecting population at the subnational level in England. It briefly explains the reasons why projecting population at the subnational level is important, describes the model and how it was used to produce the latest set of long-term subnational population projections in England published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in 1998. The article then discusses how the model may be applied to answer various 'what-if' questions about future population.
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Demografia , Previsões/métodos , Dinâmica Populacional , Adolescente , Adulto , Distribuição por Idade , Idoso , Coeficiente de Natalidade/tendências , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Emigração e Imigração/tendências , Inglaterra/epidemiologia , Humanos , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Modelos Teóricos , Mortalidade/tendênciasRESUMO
HIV prevalence is still increasing in many parts of the world. Poverty and inequity still prevail; and drugs are inaccessible to the majority of people living with HIV. Opportunistc infections constitute the major problem which makes their lives uncomfortable. At a Catholic Community Health Care giving health services to about 500;000 people living in the slums of Nairobi city; it has been observed that the main health problems facing HIV/ADS patients are: recurrent skin infection due to exfoliative staphylococcus aureus which presents as itchy rashes and pseudomycosis; development of cellulities or black pigmentation of skin; recurrent herpes zoster infection; chest infection and diarrhoea. This staph aureus is resistant to affordable topical antibiotics. Applying 2 percent chlorohexidine/cetrimide (savlon) once daily is useful when itching and rashes start; before they become septic. When the rashes are gone; savlon is applied once or twice in a week to keep the load of Staph aureus within normal range. If the patient develops superficial or deep cellulitis he is treated with neomycin/cetrimide ointment (oral erythromycin is added if the patient is having boils). Once the skin is back to normal the patient is also maintained as above. This management has proved quite effective in reducing recurrent skin infection. There is less use of topical antibiotics; antifungal drugs and hydrocortisone due to pseudomycosis compared with the previous period before the above managment was started
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Síndrome da Imunodeficiência Adquirida , Infecções por HIV , DermatopatiasRESUMO
In this study the method of Ellis and Stransky (1961) to determine plasma fibrinogen is evaluated, and modifications are described which have been introduced to improve the sensitivity and reduce the time taken for the test.
