Background Depressive disorder is the largest contributor to years lived with disability in the
Caribbean, adding 948 per 100,000 in 2013. Depression is also a major risk factor for …

Background Four studies published since December, 1995, reported that the incidence of
venous thromboembolism (VTE) was higher in women who used oral contraceptives (OCs) …

Background Information about life expectancy of patients with homozygous sickle-cell
disease is needed for research and patient counselling. Our aim was to study two Jamaican …

OBJECTIVE: Previous reports on pregnancy in homozygous sickle cell (SS) disease are
biased by hospital-based, more severely affected subjects and may have underestimated …

Objective: To provide evidence-based estimates of children infected with SARS-CoV-2 (severe
acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2) and projected cumulative numbers of severely …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the incidence, prevalence, and natural history of proliferative
sickle cell retinopathy (PSR). DESIGN: Prospective longitudinal study over 20 years. …

Background Bronchodilators are used to treat bronchial hyper‐responsiveness in asthma.
Bronchial hyper‐responsiveness may be a component of acute chest syndrome in people with …

Background Describing the prevalence and trends of cardiometabolic risk factors that are
associated with non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is crucial for monitoring progress, …

Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited disorders of haemoglobin (Hb)
structure in a person who has inherited two mutant globin genes (one from each parent), at …

The prevalence, incidence, risk factors, clinical associations, and morbidity of gallstones were
studied in 311 patients with homozygous sickle cell disease and 167 patients with sickle …