The aim of this study was to estimate the development of fertility in North-Central Namibia, former Ovamboland, from 1960 to 2001.Special attention was given to the onset of fertility decline and to the impact of the HIV epidemic on fertility.An additional aim was to introduce parish registers as a source of data for korpskaft fertility research in
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cardiovascular health problem: it is common, chronic and incurs substantial healthcare expenditure because of stroke.Oral anticoagulation reduces the risk of thromboembolic stroke in those at higher risk; but for a number of patients, stroke is the first manifestation of undetected AF.There is a rati
BACKGROUND: Metastatic melanoma has shown only limited responsiveness to chemotherapy or immunotherapy.The most commonly used single-agent chemotherapy comes from the nitrosourea group of agents and provides response rates of less than 20%.Several cytotoxic agents have been combined with no dramatic benefit.The incorporation of tamoxifen or interfe
BackgroundCollege affirmative action programs seek to expand socioeconomic opportunities for underrepresented minorities.Between 1996 and 2013, 9 US states-including California, Texas, and Michigan-banned race-based affirmative action in college admissions.Because economic opportunity is known to motivate health behavior, banning affirmative action
Blangoua subdivision is the main Cameroonian window on Lake Chad.The Chari river which oceane eau de toilette flows into the lake at the top of this town determines the border with Chad.The socio-cultural and economic proximity maintained by the population residing around the riverbank makes a border obsolete and unrealistic.People go freely and fo