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Publication Metadata only Prospects and contexts of demographic transitions in Thailand(2018-01-01) Pramote Prasartkul; Suchada Thaweesit; Sutthida Chuanwan; Mahidol University© 2019 Journal of Population and Social Studies. Thailand is facing an era of the "second demographic transition" in which the falling of fertility and mortality rates occur simultaneously. The country's birth rates are now below replacement... of population configurations today now affect the country's social, economic, political, and public health landscapes to a certain degree. This article proposes that the emergence of Thailand's demographic burden today is a result of demographic transitionsPublication Metadata only The nutrition and health transition in Thailand(2002-12-01) Vongsvat Kosulwat; Mahidol Universityfrom the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and national surveys on the nutrition and health situation of the Thai population. Results: Thailand has undergone social and economic transitions during the past three decades and is approaching the post...-demographic transitional period. These are evidenced by an increase in life expectancy at birth of the population, and declines in the total fertility and infant mortality rates. The economic structure has also moved from agricultural to industrial. IndustrialPublication Open Access Evidence for early fertility transition among the Hmong in northern Thailand(1990-01) Chai Podhisita; ชาย โพธิสิตา; Kunstadter, Peter; Kunstadter, Sally L.; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchSurvey data indicate some evidence for an early stage of fertility transition among the Hmong, the second largest minority population in the hill areas of Northern Thailand. Despite their poor socioeconomic conditions and a low level of development... to be related to the increasing resource constraints resulting from sustained population growth over the past decades coupled with the enforcement of government regulations limiting the use of forest land for traditional swidden farming. These are combinedPublication Metadata only Nutritional status and serum lipids of a rural population in Northeast Thailand - An example of health transition(1998-06-18) Kamron Chaisiri; Praneet Pongpaew; Rungsunn Tungtrongchitr; Benjaluck Phonrat; Sirikul Kulleap; Pannavadee Sutthiwong; Chalor Intarakhao; Udomsak Mahaweerawat; Wongsa Khongdee; Pattara Sanchaisuriya; Sastri Saowakontha; Alfred Merkle; Frank P. Schelp; Khon Kaen University; Mahidol University; Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH; Freie Universitat Berlin; Charité – Universitätsmedizin BerlinAn investigation was undertaken in Northeast Thailand, a country undergoing rapid health transition, to find out whether there is a likelihood that the nutritional and lipid pattern of an adult population in Northeast Thailand is related to coronary... middle-aged population is characterised by a generally favourable nutritional status and lipid concentrations, where the distribution, indicated by the medians, of the relevant variables over the total population is concerned. A rather high proportionPublication Metadata only Lipid disorders in transitional societies with particular reference to triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol(1998-12-01) Vichai Tanphaichitr; Mahidol UniversityLike Western populations, affluent urban populations in developing countries are facing the problem of dyslipidemia, an important risk factor of coronary heart disease. Our study of 453 affluent, urban Thai women revealed that the prevalencesPublication Metadata only Disciplinary and interdisciplinary breadth required for dealing with modern food and nutrition issues for countries in transition(1997-06-01) Aree Valyasevi; Sakorn Dhanamitta; Intl. Union of Nutrition Sciences; Mahidol UniversityFacing a double burden of malnutrition, transitional countries must urgently begin proactive institution-building. A problem- and development-based approach is proposed to guide this process that requires a deep understanding of today's complex food... and nutrition issues and appropriate actions for population change. The concept of "empowerment" should be used as a framework in this capacity-building process, and the experiential learning approach must be a key to its development. Furthermore, effectivePublication Open Access Population pharmacokinetic properties of artemisinin in healthy male Vietnamese volunteers(2016) Sofia Birgersson; Pham Van Toi; Nguyen Thanh Truong; Nguyen Thi Dung; Michael Ashton; Tran Tinh Hien; Angela Abelö; Joel Tarning; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol‑Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unitwith uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infections. The aim of this study was to characterize the population pharmacokinetic properties of artemisinin in healthy male Vietnamese volunteers after two different dose sizes, formulations and in a combination... to 12 h after dose in each period. Artemisinin was quantified in plasma using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. A nonlinear mixed-effects modelling approach was utilized to evaluate the population pharmacokinetic propertiesPublication Metadata only Nutrition in transition: Historical cohort analysis summarising trends in under- and over-nutrition among pregnant women in a marginalised population along the Thailand-Myanmar border from 1986 to 2016(2019-06-28) Ahmar H. Hashmi; Nicola Solomon; Sue J. Lee; Aung Myat Min; Mary Ellen Gilder; Jacher Wiladphaingern; Nay Win Tun; Emma Plugge; Kremlin Wickramasinghe; Chaisiri Angkurawaranon; Prakaykaew Charunwatthana; François Nosten; Verena I. Carrara; Rose McGready; Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; University of Oxford; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH); Mahidol University; Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine; Chiang Mai University© The Authors 2019 This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence. The objective of the present study is to summarise trends in under- and over-nutrition in pregnant women on the Thailand-Myanmar border. Refugees contributed data from 1986 to 2016 and migrants from 1999 to 2016 for weight at first antenatal consultation. BMI and gestational weight gain (GWG) data were available during 2004-2016 when height was routinely measured. Risk factors for low and high BMI were analysed for <18·5 kg/m2 or ≥23 kg/m2, respectively. A total of 48 062 pregnancies over 30 years were available for weight analysis and 14 646 pregnancies over 13 years (2004-2016) had BMI measured in first trimester (<14 weeks' gestational age). Mean weight at first antenatal consultation in any trimester increased over the 30-year period by 2·0 to 5·2 kg for all women. First trimester BMI has been increasing on average by 0·5 kg/m2 for refugees and 0·6 kg/m2 for migrants, every 5 years. The proportion of women with low BMI in the first trimester decreased from 16·7 to 12·7 % for refugees and 23·1 to 20·2 % for migrants, whereas high BMI increased markedly from 16·9 to 33·2 % for refugees and 12·3 to 28·4 % for migrants. Multivariate analysis demonstrated low BMI as positively associated with being Burman, Muslim, primigravid, having malaria during pregnancy and smoking, and negatively associated with refugee as opposed to migrant status. High BMI was positively associated with being Muslim and literate, and negatively associated with age, primigravida, malaria, anaemia and smoking. Mean GWG was 10·0 (sd 3·4), 9·5 (sd 3·6) and 8·3 (sd 4·3) kg, for low, normal and high WHO BMI categories for Asians, respectively.Publication Metadata only Population pharmacokinetic properties of artemisinin in healthy male Vietnamese volunteers(2016-02-16) Sofia Birgersson; Pham Van Toi; Nguyen Thanh Truong; Nguyen Thi Dung; Michael Ashton; Tran Tinh Hien; Angela Abelö; Joel Tarning; Göteborgs Universitet; University of Oxford; UCL; Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine; Mahidol Universityin patients with uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum infections. The aim of this study was to characterize the population pharmacokinetic properties of artemisinin in healthy male Vietnamese volunteers after two different dose sizes, formulations and in a... frequently up to 12 h after dose in each period. Artemisinin was quantified in plasma using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. A nonlinear mixed-effects modelling approach was utilized to evaluate the population pharmacokineticPublication Metadata only Population pharmacokinetic modeling of tribendimidine metabolites in Opisthorchis viverrini-infected adults(2016-10-01) Fiona Vanobberghen; Melissa A. Penny; Urs Duthaler; Peter Odermatt; Somphou Sayasone; Jennifer Keiser; Joel Tarning; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH); Universitat Basel; National Institute of Public Health; Mahidol University; Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine; University of Basel, Institute for Medical MicrobiologyCopyright © 2016 Vanobberghen et al. There is a pressing need for alternative treatments against the liver fluke Opisthorchis viverrini. Oral tribendimidine is a promising candidate, but its population pharmacokinetic properties are unknown. Two... whole blood, plasma, and capillary dried blood spots were sampled frequently from 68 adults, and concentrations of the tribendimidine metabolites dADT (deacetylated amidantel) and adADT (acetylated dADT) were measured. Population pharmacokinetics were