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Publication Metadata only Common mental disorders among patients attending monk healers and primary health care centres in Thailand: a cross-sectional study(2020-12-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; University of the Free State; Mahidol University© 2020, The Author(s). Background: This study aimed to assess the rate of common mental disorders in patients consulting monk healers or health centres in Thailand. Methods: Patients consecutively consulting monk healers or health centres were... those attending primary care health centres (22.3%) (P < 0.001). Likewise, the prevalence of each common mental disorder was significantly higher in clients attending monk healers (major depressive disorder 21.0%, generalized anxiety disorder 8Publication Metadata only Association between fruit/vegetable consumption and mental-health-related quality of life, major depression, and generalized anxiety disorder: A longitudinal study in Thailand(2019-06-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa; Mahidol UniversityCopyright © 2019, Author(s). Background: Fruit and vegetable consumption is associated with improvements in mental health, but few studies examined this relationship longitudinally. Objectives: The current study aimed at assessing the effect... of fruit and vegetable consumption on mental-health-related quality of life, major depressive disorder, and generalized anxiety disorders. Methods: The study analyzed four waves of longitudinal trial data collected from 442 temple membersPublication Metadata only Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries(2020-07-02) Supa Pengpid; Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; University of the Free State; Mahidol University© 2020 The Author(s). Background: The study aimed to investigate the associations between physical partner violence victimization (IPV) and/or sexual violence victimization and various health risk behaviours and mental health in university students... behaviours, mental health measures and protective factors. Results: In adjusted logistic regression analysis, physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization was associated, among men and/or among women, with sexual risk behaviours (multiple sexual partnersPublication Metadata only Tobacco Use and Its Association with Mental Morbidity and Health Compromising Behaviours in Adolescents in Indonesia(2021-01-01) Karl Peltzer; Supa Pengpid; University of Limpopo; Mahidol UniversityBackground: Limited evidence has been established on associations between tobacco use and mental morbidity and health compromising behaviours. The study aimed to investigate the associations between tobacco use, mental problems, and health risk..., and two sub-optimal hand hygiene behaviours). Conclusion: Compared to nontobacco users, current tobacco users had significantly higher mental problem indicators and health risk behaviours. Multiple comorbidity with tobacco use should be targetedPublication Metadata only Associations of loneliness with poor physical health, poor mental health and health risk behaviours among a nationally representative community-dwelling sample of middle-aged and older adults in India(2021-11-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; College of Medical and Health Science; University of Limpopo; Mahidol UniversityObjectives: Loneliness may negatively impact on health outcomes. The study aimed to estimate the associations between loneliness and poor physical health, poor mental health, and health risk behaviours in middle-aged and older adults in a national... with poor physical health, poor mental health and health risk behaviour (physical inactivity), emphasising the need to consider loneliness in various physical and mental health contexts.Publication Metadata only Associations of number of victimizations with mental health indicators and health-risk behaviours among a nationally representative sample of in-school adolescents in Curaçao(2021-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Ton-Duc-Thang University; University of Limpopo; Mahidol UniversityPurpose: The study aimed to estimate the association of experiencing a higher number of victimizations with mental health and health-risk behaviours among adolescents in the 2015 Curaçao Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS). Methods... with four poor mental health indicators (worry-induced sleep disturbance, suicidal ideation, loneliness, and suicide attempt) and eleven health-risk behaviours (current tobacco use, current alcohol use, current cannabis use, early sexual debut, sex amongPublication Metadata only Skipping breakfast and its association with health risk behaviour and mental health among university students in 28 countries(2020-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; University of the Free State; Mahidol University© 2020 Pengpid and Peltzer. Introduction: The study aimed to investigate the associations between skipping breakfast and various health risk behaviours and mental health in university students in 28 countries. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study... design, 21,972 university students with a median age of 20 years from 28 countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia, replied to self-reported measures of breakfast consumption, health compromising behaviours, mental health measures and protective factorsPublication Metadata only Hand and oral hygiene practices among adolescents in dominican republic, suriname and trinidad and tobago: Prevalence, health, risk behavior, mental health and protective factors(2020-11-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; University of the Free State; Mahidol Universityand vegetable intake, poor mental health, and low parental support increased the odds for poor OH. Rarely or sometimes experiencing hunger, trouble from alcohol use, inadequate fruit and vegetable intake, poor mental health, and low parental support were... associated with poor HH (before meals and/or after the toilet, and/or with soap). Conclusion: The survey showed poor OH and HH behavior practices. Several sociodemographic factors, health risk behaviors, poor mental health, and low parental support werePublication Metadata only Parental involvement and mental health among school-going adolescents in five Caribbean countries(2018-09-03) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa; Mahidol University© 2018, © 2018 Africa Scholarship Development Enterprize. The aim of this study was to assess the association between parental involvement and mental health among adolescents in five Caribbean countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Saint Kitts..., parental involvement was not associated with suicide attempt. Parental involvement interventions for improving mental health among the Caribbean adolescents should consider peer influences.Publication Metadata only Vigorous physical activity, perceived stress, sleep and mental health among university students from 23 low- and middle-income countries(2018-01-13) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; University of Limpopo; Human Sciences Research Council of South Africa; Mahidol University© 2018 Walter de Gruyter GmbH, Berlin/Boston. Vigorous physical activity (VPA) may be beneficial for mental health. The aim of the study was to investigate cross-sectional associations between VPA, perceived stress, sleep quality and quantity... and mental health among university students. In a cross-sectional study, using anonymous questionnaires, data was collected from 15122 (42.1% male and 57.9% female) university students [mean age 20.6, standard deviation (SD) = 2.0] from 23 countries