Characteristics of HIV-infected pregnant women in the Bahamas

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The rate of HIV infection in the Bahamas may be the highest in the Caribbean. Of 3,914 women attending prenatal care clinics in New Providence island between Sep 1990 and Aug 1991, 2.9% tested positive for HIV. Among the women born in the Bahamas, the prevalence of HIV infection was 2.5%, compared to 4.5% among women born in Haiti. Older age and number of children were associated with HIV infection, as was syphilis. This indicates that most women acquire the disease from sexual intercourse. Women with little education were more likely to be HIV-positive as were those who freebased cocaine.

HIV infection, HIV infections, Bahamas, Caribbean Islands

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Preventive dentistry during pregnancy

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Special care should be used in oral hygiene processes for pregnant patients. Dentists should avoid elective procedures during the patient's first trimester. Specific analgesics may be safe to use for emergent dental care, and radiographic procedures include safeguards that reduce tetragenic threshold dosage risks to 0.1% or lower. Oral hygiene is important in keeping bacterial levels to a minimum.

United States, Pregnancy, Preventive dentistry

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