Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in non‐institutionalized children and adolescents affected by handicap

Ciommo, Vincenzo Di; Ferrario, Franco; Gasperi, Marianna; Marchis, C De; Albertini, G.

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2788.1993.tb01286.x

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“…In outpatients, seroprevalence is lower, between 9.3 and 11%, 57,58 especially in children where it is estimated to be between 4 and 19.4%. [59][60][61] One study failed to point out any significant differences between outpatients with Down syndrome and a global population control group. 62 At the beginning of the 90's, different studies conducted to assess AIDS prevalence amongst intellectually disabled people failed to detect any cases.…”

Section: Prevention Of Stimentioning

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Sexual life in subjects with intellectual disability

Conod¹,

Servais²

2008

Salud pública Méx

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During the last decades, the expectancies towards sexual life of people with intellectual disability have been more and more recognized by researchers, clinicians, caregivers and parents. These expectancies, that largely depend on socio-cultural and personal factors, such as the level of disability, must be supported in order to help people with intellectual disability to reach the best quality of life as possible. Therefore, it is important to identify every patient's and resident's personal expectancies towards sexuality and which medical and educative support he/she needs according to his/her disability and co-morbidity. The aim of the present paper is to review the different research works conducted in this area.

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Section: Prevention Of Stimentioning

confidence: 99%

Sexual life in subjects with intellectual disability

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Servais²

2008

Salud pública Méx

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“…La normalización de la vida familiar, escolar y social ha reducido la prevalencia de la enfermedad en los niños con SD a niveles cercanos a los de la población infantil general 13,14 , sobre todo a partir de la implantación de la vacunación sistemática de todos los lactantes. Pero, si se produce la infección, no abandonan la tendencia a su cronicidad y elevada contagiosidad 15 .…”

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Vacunaciones en el niño con síndrome de Down

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2014

Rev Pediatr Aten Primaria

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INTRODUCCIÓN El síndrome de Down (SD) comporta una variedad de anomalías inmunológicas en los compartimentos humoral y celular 1-3. Corresponden a diversas variantes de los distintos elementos que participan en la respuesta inmunitaria, sobre todo de la específica (linfocitos, inmunoglobulinas), aunque sin la uniformidad que caracteriza a las inmunodeficiencias primarias catalogadas. Los conocimientos ac-tuales la contemplan como una anomalía intrínseca al síndrome, siendo más improbable o marginal el efecto de una senescencia precoz del sistema inmunitario, paralela a un precoz envejecimiento 3,4. Concentran la principal responsabilidad de la elevada morbimortalidad de las personas con SD por enfermedades infecciosas, sobre todo del tracto respiratorio, especialmente durante sus primeros cinco años de vida y en edades avanzadas, cada vez más alcanzables. Otros factores inherentes o asociados

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Sexual health care in persons with intellectual disabilities

Servais

2006

Ment. Retard. Dev. Disabil. Res. Rev.

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In the past, preventive health concerning sexuality of people with intellectual disabilities was addressed through surgical sterilization as part of nationwide eugenic programs in many countries. For more than 30 years now, it has come progressively to light in the scientific literature that, besides major ethical and legal problems, these programs also failed to assess many of the individual's needs in sexual health. The fact that an increasing number of people with intellectual disabilities live in the community rather than in institutions has heightened public awareness that these individuals have sexual expectancies, desires, and needs that must be supported through both education and health services. The emergence of AIDS, including descriptions of cases among people with intellectual disabilities, has further demonstrated that surgical sterilization cannot be considered a global option to achieve preventive sexual health. The aim of this paper is to review scientific studies that have assessed the expectancies and support needs of persons with intellectual disabilities in terms of sexual health. These needs vary widely from one individual to another, according to life milieu, level of disability, and potential comorbidity. From this review, it appears that hygiene management, global gynecological care, and prevention of unplanned pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases, and abuse have been frequently identified as areas in which the presence of intellectual disability dictates specific support needs. Different approaches that have been evaluated to address these issues will also be discussed. Key Words: sexuality; contraception; sterilization; sexually transmitted disease; hygiene management; pregnancy S exual health is influenced by a variety of political and social events and is broader than the absence of disease [Edwards and Coleman, 2004], encompassing both mental and physical aspects of human functioning that are important to overall well being [Sandfort and Ehrhardt, 2004]. The concept of sexual health in persons with intellectual disabilities (ID) is an extremely sensitive subject, and while advances have been made in employment, housing, and other aspects of community integration, the sexual needs of these individuals have been relatively ignored or strictly controlled by caregivers and service agencies [Bambara and Brantlinger, 2002; Hinsburger and Tough, 2002]. The importance of sexual health for people with ID has received increased attention in the past several decades and was recently highlighted by the 58th World Health Assembly (World Health Organization [(WHO)], which urged member states to include a disability component, including those with ID, in sexual health policies and programs [WHO, 2005a].Despite the heightened awareness of sexual health needs in this population, there has been a tendency to focus on issues of sexual rights and sexuality, and there is relatively less information on related factors such as preventive health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS...

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Epidemiology of hepatitis B virus in non‐institutionalized children and adolescents affected by handicap

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Sexual life in subjects with intellectual disability

Sexual life in subjects with intellectual disability

Vacunaciones en el niño con síndrome de Down

Sexual health care in persons with intellectual disabilities

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