Article Document Academic Article Information Content Entity Continuant Continuant Journal Article Entity Entity Generically Dependent Continuant 2025-05-09T07:30:58 RDF description of Haiti's rural central plateau: baseline data from mobile health clinics - http://repository.healthpartners.com/individual/document-rn11951 Haiti's rural central plateau: baseline data from mobile health clinics 10.1353/hpu.2018.0074 16620 Rural Health 29 <p>INTRODUCTION: George Washington Students for Haiti conducts mobile clinics in the Central Plateau of Haiti. Baseline health data for specific rural areas of Haiti are needed. METHODS: Medical teams conducted mobile clinics in rural locations of Haiti's Central Plateau. Diagnoses, blood pressure, growth parameters, medications prescribed, and referrals were recorded. RESULTS: Analyses included 865 patients. The leading pediatric diagnoses were acute respiratory infection, dermatitis, and abdominal pain. Using height for age, 22.9% of children were categorized as malnourished. The primary adult diagnoses were gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) (23.3%), genitourinary disorders (15.9%), and cataracts (15.1%). Of all adults, 21.3% had hypertension Stage 1, and 15.4% had hypertension Stage 2. DISCUSSION: This study provides valuable baseline health data for those providing medical care in the Central Plateau of Haiti. Effective health care targets include intestinal parasitic infections and malnourishment for children; hypertension and GERD for adults.<p> Health Status 11020 3 public document-rn11951 Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2022-02-21T22:48:57.408-06:00