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Publication Metadata only HIV status, knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of persons with and without disability in South Africa: Evidence from a national population-based survey(2019-01-01) Supa Pengpid; Karl Peltzer; Ton-Duc-Thang University; University of Limpopo; Mahidol University© Supa Pengpid et al. Introduction: people with disabilities have been identified as a key risk population for HIV. The aim of this study was to investigate HIV status, knowledge, attitudes, behaviours and its correlates in persons with and without... disabilities in South Africa. Methods: cross-sectional data of 26404 participants 15 years and older from the "2012 South African national HIV prevalence, incidence and behaviour survey” were analysed. Results: 1348(5.3%) had a disability. Persons with aPublication Metadata only Sexual problems and attitudes toward the sexuality of persons with and without disabilities in Thailand(2002-06-01) Tavee Cheausuwantavee; Mahidol UniversityThe purposes of this descriptive study are to survey and compare the following criteria: estimated prevalence of sexual problems, the development of love, and attitudes toward sexuality between persons with and without disabilities. The sample... was 25 persons with disabilities and 76 persons without disabilities. The questionnaires consisted of 35 questions and were distributed to the sample. Research results showed that sexual problems occurred in 36% of persons with disabilities and in 12Item Metadata only Functional disability in Thai older persons with self-reported visual impairment(2023-01-01) Khamkhom N.; Mahidol UniversityThis study aims to investigate what causes persons with self-reported visual impairment in Thailand to have different levels of functional disability. The study sample included 6327 older persons aged 60 and above, extracted from the ‘2021 Survey... of Older Persons in Thailand’ project. A multinomial logistic model was employed to investigate the relationship between demographic characteristics, living arrangements, and household conditions with the level of functional disability. The study foundPublication Metadata only Animal-assisted therapy for persons with disabilities based on canine tail language interpretation via fuzzy emotional behavior model(2011-12-26) Warangkhana Phanwanich; Orrawan Kumdee; Panrasee Ritthipravat; Yodchanan Wongsawat; Mahidol UniversityAnimal-Assisted Therapy (AAT) is the science that employs the merit of human-animal interaction to alleviate mental and physical problems of persons with disabilities. However, to achieve the goal of AAT for persons with severe disabilities (e... language for human-canine interaction in the case of persons with severe disabilities. Canine tail language is captured via two 3-axis accelerometers. Directions and frequency are selected as our features of interests. New fuzzy rules and center of gravityItem Metadata only Factors Associated with Violence of Persons with Disabilities in the Thai Context(2024-01-01) Auemaneekul N.; Seesaet S.; Lagampan S.; Sujirarat D.; Auemaneekul N.; Mahidol UniversityThis study used an analytical descriptive research approach, focusing on violence against people with disabilities, the types of violence experiences, and the factors related to the violence among people with disabilities in the Thai context.... This study applied the Ecological model for understanding interpersonal violence from the World Health Organization as the theoretical guideline. The calculated samples consisted of 201 people who have a disability aged 20 years old and over. DescriptivePublication Metadata only Burden of care for persons with disabilities in Vietnam(2014-01-01) Arthorn Riewpaiboon; Hoang Van Minh; Nguyen Thuy Huong; Pham Dung; E. Pamela Wright; Mahidol University; Hanoi University; Medical Committee Netherlands Vietnam© 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Vietnam has more than 6 million persons with disabilities (PWD), or 7.8% of the population. To provide better services for them, it is important to investigate the care they currently receive, and to obtain evidence... and multivariate statistics to summarise and explore the relationships among dependent and independent variables. The study sample included 210 PWD, with an average age of 38 years and duration of disability on average 26 years. The health-related quality of lifePublication Metadata only Disability and cost for diabetic patients at a public district hospital in Thailand(2011-04-01) Arthorn Riewpaiboon; Susmita Chatterjee; Wachara Riewpaiboon; Piyanuch Piyauthakit; Mahidol University; Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy; Thailand Ministry of Public Health; Waritchaphum Hospital; PHFIin eyesight. The Barthel index score showed that 13.5% of the study participants were disabled. When comparing costs between independent and disabled persons, considering the Barthel index score, average costs for the disabled diabetic persons were... government allocates US$187.5 per annum to registered disabled persons as a disability living allowance. The study found a large difference between the direct economic outlay of the patients and the allowance provided, which suggests that there is probably aPublication Metadata only Developing ICF Core Sets for persons with sleep disorders based on the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health(2008-01-01) A. Stucki; A. Cieza; F. Michel; G. Stucki; A. Bentley; A. Culebras; S. Tufik; N. Kotchabhakdi; N. Tachibana; B. Ustun; M. Partinen; UniversitatsSpital Bern; German Institute of Medical Documentation and Information (DIMDI); Swiss Paraplegic Centre; Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen; University of the Witwatersrand, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Clinical Medicine; State University of New York Upstate Medical University; Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo; The Institute of Science and Technology for Research and Development, Mahidol University; Osaka Medical Center for Health Science and Promotion; Organisation Mondiale de la Sante; Rinnekoti Foundation FinlandBackground: With the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF), we can now rely on a globally agreed-upon framework and system for classifying the typical spectrum of problems in the functioning of persons given... for Sleep will stimulate research that leads to an improved understanding of functioning, disability, and health in sleep medicine. It is of further hope that such research will lead to interventions and accommodations that improve the restorationItem Metadata only Design of an Agentic-AI-Based Accessible Library Service for Persons with Disabilities(2025-01-01) Tonnondaeng P.; Maneechay P.; Warinsiriruk E.; Wang Y.T.; Tonnondaeng P.; Mahidol UniversityTo address persistent barriers in information access for persons with visual impairments, this paper proposes a conceptual design of an Agentic-AI-enabled accessible library service model that supports more independent use of library resourcesItem Metadata only In-home environment and happiness among older adults in Thailand(2023-01-01) Pekalee A.; Gray R.S.; Mahidol Universityon happiness is rare in less developed countries. This study aimed to construct and test a structural equation model describing the structural relationship among personal aspects (living alone and physical disability), in-home environment (sleeping place... and toilet/bathroom), and happiness among older adults in Thailand. Method: The data on the population age 75 years or over were extracted from the 2017 national Survey of Older Persons in Thailand (n = 7,829). Results: The median age of the sample population