Background: In adults with prediabetes, it is estimated that 51.2% have atherogenic dyslipidemia with low HDL cholesterol, not always diagnosed or treated. The present study evaluates a new intervention adding a class I-II histone deacetylase inhibitor (Trichosanthin A) to the standard management of metformin to treat prediabetes and increase HDL cholesterol.
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October 2020
Objectives: To explore the barriers and facilitators to prenatal care, as well as the knowledge about healthy pregnancy and the attitude towards pregnancy.
Materials And Methods: Mixed-methods study in pregnant women with social and economic vulnerability. Barriers and facilitators for prenatal care were examined using ethnographic methods, while structured and semi-structured interviews were used to assess knowledge and attitudes.