Factors influencing a mother's choice of feeding after discharge of her baby from a neonatal unit.

Objective: To assess feeding methods chosen by mothers of babies who spent time in a neonatal unit. Factors influencing this decision were investigated.

Design: Descriptive study.

Complications associated with cesarean section in HIV-infected patients.

Objective: To document complications associated with cesarean section in HIV-infected women.

Method: A cross-sectional study was done on 307 women who delivered by cesarean section. All these patients, irrespective of their HIV-status, were managed according to the same preset protocol.

Physical properties of acetic acid vital in evaluating the cervix for neoplastic changes.

Introduction: In a "developing country" the need exists for an inexpensive, simplistic yet sensitive screening procedure which furthermore, allows for the immediate referral of patients. Research has indicated that the acetic acid test is a most viable option. Screening, however, often occurs in less than ideal conditions thus implying the exposure of the acetic acid to various fluctuating elements.

Speculoscopy vs. the acetic acid test for cervical neoplasia.

Objective: To compare the specificity of speculoscopy and the acetic acid test (AAT).

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was performed on 1150 women in a primary healthcare clinic. The main end-points were the sensitivity and specificity of speculoscopy and the AAT.

Screening for cervical neoplasia during pregnancy.

Objective: To evaluate cytology as a screening method for cervical neoplasia in pregnancy and to compare it with cervicography and the acetic acid test (AAT).

Methods: In a large antenatal clinic in South Africa, 842 women were screened utilizing cytology, cervicography and the acetic acid test simultaneously. The proportion of positive results of the different tests were compared and the agreement calculated by the kappa statistic.