Seroprevalence of selected transfusion transmissible infections among blood donors in Region 3, Philippines: A 5-year retrospective study.

Transfusion of blood is a life-saving intervention that saves many lives. Unsafe practices in blood donation and pre-transfusion testing place people's lives at risk of transfusion transmissible infections (TTIs). The study aims to determine the overall seroprevalence of the selected TTIs for the past 5 years (2013-2017) among blood donors from a hospital in Region 3, Philippines.

Serum ferritin as a candidate diagnostic biomarker of polycystic ovarian syndrome: a meta-analysis.

In this study, we investigated about the potential of serum ferritin as a complementary diagnostic biomarker of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) by performing a meta-analysis of existing literature. Eleven studies written in English were retrieved up to 30 June 2018. Data were extracted from the selected studies by two of the authors and was subjected to statistical analysis.

Development, implementation, and evaluation of a lay responder disaster training package among school teachers in Angeles City, Philippines: using Witte's behavioral model.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop and implement a lay responder disaster training (LRDT) package with the intention to alter the perceived efficacy, perceived threat, and levels of fear among school teachers.

Study Design: The study used an intervention-based design, wherein we intervened by conducting an LRDT which aimed to affect the participants' responses as defined by Witte's behavioral model (WBM).

Methods: The LRDT package incorporated the usual disaster preparedness information but included the unexplored area of disaster first aid, which is lacking in most training currently being given.

Phenotypic evaluation of ESBL- and carbapenemaseproducing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae from a teaching hospital in the Philippines.

Antimicrobial resistance is a worldwide public health concern. Rise in the number of antimicrobial resistant organisms, such as extended spectrum β-lactamase- (ESBL) and carbapenemase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae, continue to burden millions of people worldwide. E.