“…BACKGROUND: On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria, a devastating Category 5 storm struck the Caribbean Island of Puerto Rico and officially took the lives of 2 975 people although the Harvard University survey in 2018 placed that number much higher at 4 645 [12]. …”
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“…This investigation examined Hurricane Maria’s impacts across ten lower SES municipalities in Puerto Rico with varying community characteristics and hurricane impacts to understand experiences of supporting individuals with NCD management in the six-month period following the hurricane. …”
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“…Worse physical and mental health are risk factors for cognitive decline in older adults. In Puerto Rico, existing healthcare services are lacking, further exacerbating this risk. …”
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“…The study aims to describe the recommendations provided by LTNB individuals to foster cancer screening and prevention in the communities residing in Puerto Rico and Florida. We conducted two online focus groups with a total of 15 LTNB participants. …”
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“…Urinary biomarker measurements were taken from 775 pregnant women in the Puerto Rico Testsite for Exploring Contamination Threats (PROTECT) longitudinal birth cohort at up to three time points during gestation (16–20, 20–24, and 24–28 weeks gestation). …”
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“…Before 2015, a large Puerto Rican pediatric population was not screened for CF in the NBS test. …”
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“…This study aimed to document experiences of discrimination and violence among self-identifying intersex individuals in Puerto Rico and to determine if there is a significant difference in the quality of life, psychological well-being, and social well-being between intersex-identifying and endosex individuals. …”
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“…However, the association of religious affiliation and SUD, including the role of gender and social context, has not been studied in TAY of Puerto Rican ethnicity. METHODS: Using data from N = 2,004 TAY of Puerto Rican ethnicity across two social contexts—Puerto Rico (PR) and the South Bronx, NY (SBx)—we tested the association of religious identity (Catholic, Non-Catholic Christian, Other/Mixed, and no religious affiliation, or “None”), and four SUD outcomes (alcohol use disorder, tobacco use disorder, illicit SUD, and any SUD). …”
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“…Two weeks before, in Puerto Rico, he swam in caves and at the shoreline in an area recently impacted by a hurricane. …”
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