Helmet use among motorcycle accident victims in the north-east region of Jamaica.

Currently in Jamaica, motorcyclists account for the largest group of fatalities among all road users. Between 2016 and 2018, a cross sectional study was conducted at the Saint Ann's Bay Regional Hospital involving 155 participants. There were 98.7% males, ages ranged from 14-64 years and more than two thirds of the motorcyclists were under 40 years. Only 29.4% wore helmets, and of those motorcyclists, 52.8% indicated they were only riding for a short distance. Increasing age correlated with increased helmet compliance. Persons with motorcycles greater than 150 cubic centimetres were also more likely to wear a helmet. Interventions to promote increased helmet compliance should take these factors into account in conjunction with enhancing law enforcement.

Estimating Premium and Out-of-Pocket Outlays Under All Child Dental Coverage Options in the Federally Facilitated Marketplace.

OBJECTIVE: To estimate premium and out-of-pocket costs for child dental care services under various dental coverage options offered within the federally facilitated marketplace. STUDY DESIGN: We estimated premium and out-of-pocket costs for child dental care services for 12 patient profiles, which vary by dental care use and spending. We did this for 1039 medical plans that include child dental coverage, 2703 medical plans that do not include child dental coverage, and 583 stand-alone dental plans for the 2015 plan year. Our analysis is based on plan data from the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight and Data.HealthCare.Gov. RESULTS: On average, expected total financial outlays for child dental care services were lower when dental coverage was embedded within a medical plan compared with the alternative of a stand-alone dental plan. The difference, however, in average expected out-of-pocket spending varied significantly for our 12 patient profiles. Older children who are very high users of dental care, for example, have lower expected out-of-pocket costs under a stand-alone dental plan. For the vast majority of other age groups and dental care use profiles, the reverse holds. CONCLUSIONS: Our results show that embedding dental coverage within medical plans, on average, results in lower total financial outlays for child beneficiaries. Although our results are specific to the federally facilitated marketplace, they hold lessons for both state-based marketplaces and the general private health insurance and dental benefits market, as well.

[The use of the Health Popular Insurance Program in pregnant women]. / Utilización del Seguro Popular de Salud en mujeres embarazadas.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of the Popular Insurance of health (PIH) during the pregnancy and the factors associated with its adquisicition. METHODS: From November of 2006 to January of the 2007, women in puerperal immediate hospitalized in the General Hospital of Tijuana, BC were invited to participate in the study. A direct interrogation through a structured questionnaire was applied, exploring sociodemographic variables, variables related to the pregnancy, trimester in which SPS was acquired, consumption of tobacco and alcohol, drug use, prenatal control, complications during the pregnancy, childbirth and time of hospital stay. Descriptive and bivaried analysis was performed to identify association between variables and the use of PIH. RESULTS: 730 women where studied. The average age was of 23-6 +/- 6.3, schooling 7.4 +/- 2.8 years and 72 % cohabitated. Five hundred and forty women (74 %) acquired PIH during pregnancy, 36 women never assist to antennal visits despite to have PIH and only 15 % already had it from the first trimester of pregnancy. Women with SPS had statically significant higher levels of schooling (7.8 versus. 6.8 p = 0.003), minor smoker frequency during pregnancy (1.5 % versus 4.2 %, p = 0.002) and minor rate of premature childbirth (3.7 versus 8.9, p=. 005). The mean catasthropic expenditure in women with not PIH was 2546 +/- 131 Mexican pesos. CONCLUSIONS: Fifty per cent of women acquired the PIH in the third trimester of pregnancy this could be related more to protecting households during periods of financial crisis than for utilization of prenatal care services.

Seguro de enfermedad y maternidad: cobertura contributiva, salarios cotizantes y activadad macroeconómica en Costa Rica evolución 1983-1995 / Disease and Maternity Assurance: coverage contributive, salaries and activity in Costa Rica. Evolution 1983-1995

El estudio analiza las estadísticas de patronos, trabajadores y masa cotizante generadas por la CCSS, desde una perspectiva macroecómica, relacionando la evolución del nivel de empleo, de los salarios promedio cotizantes y del número de empresas con la evolución de la economía nacional. Las estrechas relaciones encontradas entre algunas de estas variables pueden constituirse en un insumo de utilidad en el diseño de modelos para la proyección de corto y mediano plazo de las variables analizadas, partiendo de hipótesis sobre la evolución futura de la actividad macroeconómica en el país, lo que constituirá una segunda etapa de la investigación, por realizar en un futuro cercano.

Maxillofacial prosthetics: vital signs.

A maxillofacial prosthetics survey was designed to record the response rate of prosthodontists regarding the frequency of maxillofacial procedures and insurance coverage in 1991. The survey explored variability with respect to membership in professional organizations, region, education, primary activity, and age of the prosthodontist. A total of 342 survey instruments were received from a total of 690 mailed. A total of 18,410 maxillofacial procedures were performed by the survey population. Members of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics performed procedures at a significantly higher rate than did the members of the American College of Prosthodontists. A greater procedure rate was observed for prosthodontists in the South Midwest and Southwestern regions; the hospital setting; with 2 plus 1 year additional postgraduate maxillofacial training; and the 45- to 54-year age group. Insurance covered most maxillofacial procedures, but was not uniformly distributed within predictor variables nor between procedures.

Anuario estadístico de la República Argentina / Statistical yearbook of the República Argentina

El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), dependiente de la Secretaría de Programación Económica del Ministerio de Economía y Obras y Servicios Públicos, reinicia con esta obra la publicación del Anuario Estadístico de la República Argentina. De esta manera se da respuesta a la creciente demanda de información actualizada tanto del sector público como del privado. El Anuario consta de un capítulo de información general y geográfica sobre el país y de ocho capítulos que agrupan estadísticas sobre distintos aspectos demográficos, sociales y económicos, incluido las cuentas nacionales, cuyo detalle se encuentra en el índice general. Los cuadros contienen datos anuales para el total del país y, según los temas, también desagregados por provincia. El contenido de este Anuario está asimismo disponible en soporte magnético

Anuario estadístico de la República Argentina / Statistical yearbook of the República Argentina

El Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC), dependiente de la Secretaría de Programación Económica del Ministerio de Economía y Obras y Servicios Públicos, reinicia con esta obra la publicación del Anuario Estadístico de la República Argentina. De esta manera se da respuesta a la creciente demanda de información actualizada tanto del sector público como del privado. El Anuario consta de un capítulo de información general y geográfica sobre el país y de ocho capítulos que agrupan estadísticas sobre distintos aspectos demográficos, sociales y económicos, incluido las cuentas nacionales, cuyo detalle se encuentra en el índice general. Los cuadros contienen datos anuales para el total del país y, según los temas, también desagregados por provincia. El contenido de este Anuario está asimismo disponible en soporte magnético