Determinants of intentions to prevent triatomine infestation based on the health belief model: An application in rural southern Ecuador.

IntroductionControl of triatomine infestation is a key strategy for the prevention of Chagas disease (CD).To promote this strategy, it is important to know which antecedents to behavioral change are the best to emphasize when promoting prevention.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine predictors for intention to prevent home infestation ba

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Red blood cell aggregation, aggregate strength and oxygen transport potential of blood are abnormal in both homozygous sickle cell anemia and sickle-hemoglobin C disease

Background Recent evidence suggests that red blood cell aggregation and the ratio of hematocrit to blood viscosity (HVR), an index of the oxygen transport potential of blood, might considerably modulate blood flow dynamics in the microcirculation.It thus seems likely that these factors could play a role in sickle cell disease.Design and Methods We

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