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O-40 A retrospective analysis of empiric prescribing patterns for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections at The University of the West Indies Health Centre.

Author(s): H Williams , T Kennedy-Dixon , K Allen-Dougan , M Gossell-Williams / Categories: Communicable Diseases / 0 8

Objective: To identify the frequency with which antibiotics are used to treat upper respiratory tract infections at the University Health Centre during the control period of September 2018 to October 2018.

O-41 Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV

Author(s): R Dyer , A Harrison , K Lewis-O’Connor, 3, R B Pierre / Categories: Communicable Diseases / 0 7

Objective: To characterize adherence patterns to antiretroviral therapy (ART) and identify factors affecting optimal adherence among adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in Kingston, Jamaica during the COVID-19 pandemic

O-42 The process of modelling the number of dengue outbreaks in Jamaica for the period 2000–2014

Author(s): N Guthrie-Dixon , J Campbell , M Taylor , I Hambleton , G Gordon-Strachan / Categories: Communicable Diseases / 0 9

Objective: To develop a statistical model aimed at modelling the number of dengue outbreaks in Jamaica for the period of 2000–2014 based on the lagged effects of climatic factors of maximum temperature and rainfall.

O-43 Pharmacists knowledge, perception and practice regarding medication disposal in Trinidad

Author(s): S Jankie, A Villarroel Stuart, N Barsatee, V Dookhan, K Sookdeo, S Hernandez, C Mohammed / Categories: Communicable Diseases / 0 10

Objective: To investigate the knowledge, perception and practices of pharmacists regarding medication disposal in Trinidad.

O-44 Sociodemographic Characteristics, Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes of H. Pylori Infection Among Patients Undergoing Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the University Hospital of the West Indies

Author(s): YM Dawkins , S Rowe-Gardener , N Guthrie-Dixon , R Thompson , T Thompson , MG Lee , C CunninghamMyrie / Categories: Communicable Diseases / 0 6

Objective: To determine sociodemographic characteristics, prevalence of H. pylori infection and clinical outcomes among adults undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and histology at University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) between May 2018–December 2020.

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O-40 A retrospective analysis of empiric prescribing patterns for Upper Respiratory Tract Infections at The University of the West Indies Health Centre.

O-41 Adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV

O-42 The process of modelling the number of dengue outbreaks in Jamaica for the period 2000–2014

O-43 Pharmacists knowledge, perception and practice regarding medication disposal in Trinidad

O-44 Sociodemographic Characteristics, Prevalence and Clinical Outcomes of H. Pylori Infection Among Patients Undergoing Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy at the University Hospital of the West Indies

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