Quality of Asthma Management in Children Attending Health Centres in Kingston & St. Andrew, Jamaica Compared with International Clinical Practice Guidelines.

Objectives: To assess the quality of asthma care within the paediatric population who attended health centres in Kingston & St. Andrew (KSA) and compare this quality to Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines.

Methods And Materials: Data were collected from 257 dockets of children aged 2-17 years old with asthma attending seven health centres in KSA.

Parental Alcohol Drinking Habit as a Predictor of Alcohol Use among Secondary School Students in Barbados.

Background: In Barbados and the wider Caribbean region, alcohol is widely consumed by adolescents and young people, including those in secondary schools. The high prevalence of alcohol use, and its potential adverse effects are a source of concern to policy makers and the general population, which calls for better understanding of the drivers of this problem. This study thus aimed at investigating whether parental alcohol drinking habit is a predictor of alcohol use among secondary school students in the country.

Alcohol Drinking among Primary School Children in Trinidad and Tobago: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors.

Background: Underage alcohol use is a pervasive problem with serious health, social and safety consequences. This study was undertaken to assess alcohol use by primary school children in Trinidad and Tobago, and to identify associated risk factors. Methods: We analysed data collected from 40 primary schools in Trinidad and Tobago by the National Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention Programme (NADAPP).

Investigating the Role of Alcohol in Behavioural Problems at School among Secondary School Students in Barbados.

Background: The prevalence of alcohol use is quite high in the Caribbean region, and specifically, in Barbados. Alcohol use has been documented to negatively affect the way students behave within and outside school. This study set out to examine the role alcohol plays in students’ behavioural problems at school.