Publications by authors named "Everard Barton"
Objectives: To determine cannabis use patterns, the predictive sociodemographic correlates of driving under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and the association between risk perception and cannabis dependence among vehicle drivers in Jamaica.
Design: Secondary data analysis.
Setting: Used the Jamaica National Drug Prevalence Survey 2016 dataset.
Background: Hypertension (HTN) is responsible for a significant disease burden in Jamaica. We are reporting the results of the 2017 blood pressure (BP) screening campaign May Measurement Month in Jamaica that aimed to increase the awareness of HTN.
Methods: Adults, 18 years old and older, from different parishes of Jamaica were invited to participate during May to June 2017.
Aim: Human papillomavirus (HPV) has been reported to be associated with oral and oropharyngeal cancer. However, little information is available about the epidemiology of oral HPV infection in Jamaica. The purpose of the present study was to assess the prevalence of oral HPV strains using the oral rinse method in HIV and non-HIV Jamaican patients, as well as to determine the association of HPV with sexual practices, smoking, and alcohol use.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The prevalence and characteristics of autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) in black populations are not well documented.
Objectives: To describe the clinical and laboratory features of AIH in patients presenting at a Jamaican hospital, 1969-2009.
Methods: A retrospective review of hospital records was done and patients were classified by the revised international scoring system.
Background: The human leukocyte antigens (HLA) are associated with susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and manifestations of SLE in different ethnic groups.
Methods: A DNA-based HLA-typing method was used to determine alleles of HLA-DRB1, DRB3, DRB4 and DRB5 in Jamaican patients. A total of 70 patients and 100 control subjects were studied.