Healthcare program for sex workers: a public health priority.

Objective: The objective of this study was to propose a model of health care for sexual workers (SWs) and transvestites (Ts) groups who were historically excluded from health services.

Materials And Methods: A prospective descriptive/analytical study with an intervention stage was performed, focusing on the health status of SWs and Ts. Access to health system, inclusion into social programs, beneficiaries' participation, and rate of risk behaviors were variables measured before and after intervention that consist in a program based on promotion/prevention activities and complete health care service suitable to SW-T needs.

The quality of primary care health centres in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Background: Primary healthcare strategies have been included in the health policies of many countries since the 1970s. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of care provided by primary care health centres (PCHCs) in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Methods: We surveyed 20% of PCHCs in Buenos Aires State to investigate the structure, process and results of care.

Prenatal and postnatal characterization of a de novo Xq22.1 terminal deletion.

We present a case of a de novo Xq22.1 chromosomal terminal deletion discovered prenatally by conventional cytogenetics. The pregnancy resulted in the birth of a normal girl.