Evaluation of the program ‘understanding and learning in the classroom’

We present the program “understanding and learning in the classroom” centered on the improvement of reading comprehension strategies. We present also an evaluation of this program.

Abstracts — Second Symposium on Upper Paleolithic

Effectiveness of a project to prevent HIV vertical transmission in the Republic of Congo

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention programme against the vertical transmission of HIV in a resource-limited setting and to investigate variables associated with compliance. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The Kento-Mwana project (2005-2008) provided counselling, serological and biomolecular testing and prophylaxis/therapy to HIV-positive pregnant women and their children attending four antenatal clinics in Pointe Noire, Republic of Congo. Expected and actual rates of vertical transmission of HIV were compared. Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed in order to identify variables associated with non-compliance. RESULTS: The observed transmission rate in the group wh…