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Saint Vincent & the Grenadines Women Health Information
– Reported, March 30, 2012
In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines the lifetime average number of children per women is 2 compared with 2 in the UK.
19% of women aged 5069 years have undergone a breast examination or mammography compared to 75% in the UK and 78% of women aged 2069 years have undergone cervical cancer screening.
Anaemia
There is a moderate risk of anaemia in people from this country (estimated prevalence in non-pregnant women 20-40%). Be alert to this possibility in recently arrived migrants, particularly for women and pre-school children, and test as clinically indicated.
Vitamin D deficiency
Sunlight is the major source of vitamin D and dark skinned individuals or those who for cultural or religious reasons cover their whole bodies when outdoors are at risk of deficiency, as are those whose diets (vegetarian/vegan) do not contain an adequate vitamin D supply.
Vitamin A deficiency
There may be a risk of vitamin A deficiency in this country.
TB
There is a low incidence of TB in this country (less than 40 cases/100,000).
Routine screening is not required but testing should be considered in patients who show signs and symptoms of TB.
TB is a notifiable disease.
HIV and sexually transmitted infections
No data are available on HIV prevalence in this country.
Please take other risk factors into consideration when assessing likely health needs in this area.
Hepatitis B
This country has an intermediate prevalence of hepatitis B.
Consider screening for hepatitis B, particularly among those who have recently arrived.
All pregnant women should be offered screening for hepatitis B infection during each pregnancy.
Babies born to mothers who are hepatitis B positive should be appropriately immunised and followed-up accordingly.
Hepatitis C
This country has a higher prevalence of hepatitis C than the UK.
Consider screening for hepatitis C if other risk factors apply.
Enteric fever
There is a risk of typhoid infection in this country.
Helminths
There is a risk of helminth infections including soil transmitted helminthiasis in this country.
Life expectancy at birth Male/female (years) 70/76
Probability of dying under five (per 1 000 live births) 12
Probability of dying between 15 and 60 years m/f (per 1 000 population) 204/110
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