Publications by authors named "Andrei Necsulescu"
Background: COVID-19 vaccination started in Romania in December 2020. Child vaccination started in 2021 with children aged 12-15 years in August. For children aged 5-11 years, vaccination started in January 2022.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground and purpose Teenage pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The objective of this research is to determine the profile of the pregnant teenager and the medical complications associated with pregnancy at this young age. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study based on a 29-item questionnaire was conducted in 2019 and 2020 in Ploiești, Romania.
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- In December 2020, COVID-19 vaccines were introduced in Romania, but vaccine hesitancy among medical and social staff emerged as a significant obstacle to ending the pandemic.
- A study was conducted with 1,025 participants from March to July 2021, revealing that 70.42% were vaccinated, while 302 did not receive any vaccine, and 188 of those actively refused vaccination.
- Results indicated that factors like geographic location, gender, and profession significantly influenced vaccine acceptance, highlighting that persistent hesitancy among healthcare workers could affect public attitudes towards vaccination.
Article Synopsis
- * A case study discusses a 34-year-old pregnant woman who presented with a large cauliflower-like genital lesion, diagnosed as condylomata acuminate, with immunological tests confirming HPV infection but no signs of other STIs.
- * To prevent newborn infection, the study emphasizes the importance of documenting and treating HPV during pregnancy and recommends TORCH testing to check for other infectious diseases that could be transmitted from the mother to the child.