ABSTRACTBackground: Maternal mortality is an enormous public healthburden in developing countries of the world. Birth preparednessand emergency readiness is the process of planning for safedelivery and anticipating the actions needed in case of emergencies.When a woman is adequately prepared for normal childbirth andpossible complications, she is more likely to access the skilled andprompt care she needs to protect her overall health and possiblysave her life and that of her baby. This descri...
Abstract: Atherogenic cardiovascular risk assessment is important in themanagement of dyslipidaemia associated with antiretroviral therapy (ART).Generally, Castelli‟s Risk Index (CRI), Atherogenic Index of Plasma (AIP) andAtherogenic coefficient (AC) are becoming useful indices as risk predictors forcardiovascular disease (CVD). We studied the importance of these indices inidentifying at-risk HIV individuals receiving treatment. Eighty (80) HIV-patientscomprising treatment (n=40) and treatm...