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Antigua & Barbuda Women Health Information
– Reported, February 10, 2012
No data are available on contraceptive use in this country.
No data are available on mammography screening rates or cervical cancer screening rates.
Anaemia
There is a moderate risk of anaemia in people from this country (estimated prevalence in non-pregnant women 20-40%). Be alert to this possibility in recently arrived migrants, particularly for women and pre-school children, and test as clinically indicated.
Vitamin D deficiency
Sunlight is the major source of vitamin D and dark skinned individuals or those who for cultural or religious reasons cover their whole bodies when outdoors are at risk of deficiency, as are those whose diets (vegetarian/vegan) do not contain an adequate vitamin D supply.
Vitamin A deficiency
There may be a risk of vitamin A deficiency in this country.
TB
There is a low incidence of TB in this country (less than 40 cases/100,000).
Routine screening is not required but testing should be considered in patients who show signs and symptoms of TB.
TB is a notifiable disease.
Please see TB page for further information.
HIV and sexually transmitted infections
No data are available on HIV prevalence in this country.
Hepatitis B
This country has an intermediate prevalence of hepatitis B.
Consider screening for hepatitis B, particularly among those who have recently arrived.
All pregnant women should be offered screening for hepatitis B infection during each pregnancy.
Babies born to mothers who are hepatitis B positive should be appropriately immunised and followed-up accordingly.
Hepatitis C
This country has a higher prevalence of hepatitis C than the UK.
Consider screening for hepatitis C if other risk factors apply.
Enteric fever
There is a risk of typhoid infection in this country.
Helminths
There is a risk of helminth infections including soil transmitted helminthiasis in this country.
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