51, P = 0.01). The Pearson correlation coefficient of the relationship between the CCD and AC was 0.47 (P = 0.01). Using a linear regression model, controlling for gestational age at performance of the ultrasound, the association between CCD and EFW remained significant (P = 0.021). There were no significant differences between diabetic and non-diabetic patients regarding the CCD (6.2 +/- A 0.9 vs. 6.3 +/- A 0.9 respectively, P = 0.669) or the EFW (2,527.9 +/- A 705 vs. 2,645 +/- A 760 g). While AC was significantly correlated with the GCT levels (Pearson coefficient of correlation = 0.46, P = 0.024), no such correlation was demonstrated for CCD (Pearson correlation coefficient = 0.23, P = 0.160).
The cheek-to-cheek
diameter is significantly correlated to the abdominal circumference and
the estimated fetal weight. However, the abdominal circumference has a tighter correlation with the glucose challenge test.”
“Background: CA4P The main objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness of integrating the use of cell-phones into a routine malaria prevention and control programme, to improve the management of malaria CBL0137 cases among an under-served population in a border area. The module for disease and treatment monitoring of malaria (DTMM) consisted of case investigation and case follow-up for treatment compliance and patients’ symptoms.
Methods: The module combining web-based and mobile technologies was developed as a proof of concept, in an attempt to replace the existing manual, paper-based activities that malaria staff used in treating and caring for malaria patients in the villages for which they were responsible. After a patient was detected and registered onto the system, case-investigation
and treatment details were recorded into the malaria database. A follow-up schedule was generated, and the patient’s status was updated when the malaria staff conducted their routine home visits, using mobile phones loaded with the follow-up application module. The module also generated text and graph messages for a summary of malaria cases and Stem Cells & Wnt inhibitor basic statistics, and automatically fed to predetermined malaria personnel for situation analysis. Following standard public-health practices, access to the patient database was strictly limited to authorized personnel in charge of patient case management.
Results: The DTMM module was developed and implemented at the trial site in late November 2008, and was fully functioning in 2009. The system captured 534 malaria patients in 2009. Compared to paper-based data in 2004-2008, the mobile-phone-based case follow-up rates by malaria staff improved significantly. The follow-up rates for both Thai and migrant patients were about 94-99% on Day 7 (Plasmodium falciparum) and Day 14 (Plasmodium vivax) and maintained at 84-93% on Day 90. Adherence to anti-malarial drug therapy, based on self-reporting, showed high completion rate for P. falciparum-infected cases, but lower rate for P.