Sentence examples for national initiation from inspiring English sources

A Canadian report in 2009 cited that approximately 90% of all new mothers initiated breastfeeding, however, when the national initiation rates are examined according to maternal age, adolescent mothers (<19 years of age) initiate breastfeeding less frequently (83.6%) compared to their older counterparts (88.5% - 92.7%) [ 6].

It remembers Australia's role in Apollo 11 as a national initiation ushering the country out of bucolic isolation into a dynamic new future.

Our study provided important preliminary insights in how postnatal care was provide in a setting in rural China after the national initiation of free postnatal care in 2009.

The program comprises eight components: Training of primary health care doctors; development of standardised, national guidelines; initiation of chronic disease clinics; screening; provision of essential medicines and screening materials; local supervision of the program; public health education; and development of data collection systems.

National guidelines recommend initiation of ART for all extrapulmonary TB regardless of CD4 count, and pulmonary TB with CD4 count <200 cells/mm3 within two to eight weeks after starting of antituberculous treatment.

During the study period the national adult ART initiation criteria in Rwanda were CD4 < 200 cells/μL or WHO stage IV, with stavudine and zidovudine as the main nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors used in first line ART regimens [ 16].

Ugandan national guidelines recommend initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) at CD4+ T cell (CD4) count below 350 cell/μl, but the implementation of this is limited due to availability of medication.

National criteria for initiation of HAART are: (i) acute HIV-infection, (ii) HIV-related disease or an AIDS defining illness (ADI), (iii) pregnancy, (iv) until 1 May 2008 a CD4 count below 300 cells/μl and hereafter a CD4 count below 350 cells/μl and (v) until 31 December 2001 HIV-1 RNA > 100,000 copies/mL [ 18].

National estimates for the initiation of breast-feeding have increased steadily since 1990, but duration has not gone up.

The Community-Base Doula Program has produced some amazing results including c-section rates nearly half the national rate and breastfeeding initiation rates 25% greater than the national average.

Initiation of national cardiovascular diseases control program is important.