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Publication Open Access Efficacy of a church-based lifestyle intervention programme to control high normal blood pressure and/or high normal blood glucose in church members: a randomized controlled trial in Pretoria, South Africa(2014) Supa Pengpid; Peltzer, Karl; Skaal, Linda; Hendry Van der Heever; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Development: This study proposes to evaluate the efficacy of a community (church)-based lifestyle intervention programme to control high normal blood pressure and/or high normal blood glucose in church members in a randomized controlled trial in Gauteng, South Africa.... Elevated blood glucose and elevated blood pressure are prototype of preventable chronic cardiovascular disease risk factors. Lifestyle interventions have been shown to control high normal blood pressure and/or high normal blood glucose. Methods/DesignPublication Open Access Rapid Assessment and Response: The Context of HIV/AIDS and Adolescents in Bangkok(2011) Nantiya Watthayu; นันทิยา วัฒายุ; Jennifer Wenzel; Ratree Sirisreetreeru; ราตรี ศิริศรีตรีรักษ์; Chayathit Sangprasert; ชายาทิต แสงประเสริฐ; Nuntiga Wisettanakorn; นันทิกา วิเศษธนากร; มหาวิทยาลัยมหิดล. คณะพยาบาลศาสตร์. ภาควิชาการพยาบาลสาธารณสุขศาสตร์; Johns Hopkins University. School of Nursing. Department of Acute & Chronic Care; กระทรวงสาธารณสุข. กรมควบคุมโรค; สำนักอนามัยกรุงเทพมหานคร. ศูนย์บริการสาธารณสุข 26Purpose: The purpose of this study was to implement and evaluate the Rapid Assessment and Response (RAR) method of assessing HIV/AIDS risk-taking behaviors among adolescents in Thailand. Design: This community-based participatory research... encounters. Due to the observed lack of HIV/AIDS knowledge among adolescents, communities expressed a need for school-based or community-based prevention programs. Survey results were presented to the CWG to develop targeted action plans and research-basedPublication Open Access Reviewing of exercise intervention for knee osteoarthritis(2007) Tassanee Rawiworrakul; Amy H.T. Davis; ทัศนีย์ รวิวรกุล; Tassanee Rawiworrakul; Mahidol university. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Public Health Nursinginterventions. Randomized controlled trial and quasi-experimental intervention were designed and conducted in facility-based, home-based, and in a combination of facility-community-based approaches. The variability in research protocols and results..., the best approach for achieving these goals is unclear. Twenty exercise interventions related to knee osteoarthritis, both in Thai and International publications, were reviewed. Findings indicated that most studies usually include exercise and otherPublication Open Access The acceptability of mass administrations of anti‑malarial drugs as part of targeted malaria elimination in villages along the Thai–Myanmar border(2016) Ladda Kajeechiwa; May Myo Thwin; Paw Wah Shee; Nan Lin Yee; Elvina Elvina; Peapah Peapah; Kyawt Kyawt; Poe Thit Oo; William PoWah; Min, Jacqueline Roger; Jacher Wiladphaingern; Seidlein, Lorenz von; Suphak Nosten; Nosten, Francois; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol Oxford Research Unitresidents with little interest in community interventions. A universal reason for non-participation in the MDA applicable to all villages was an inadequate understanding of the intervention. Conclusions: It is unlikely that community engagement can unite... fragmented communities in participating in an intervention, which benefits the community. Understanding the purpose and the reasons underlying the intervention is an important pre-condition for participation. In the absence of direct benefits and a completePublication Open Access Cost effectiveness and resource allocation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria control in Myanmar: a modelling analysis of bed nets and community health workers(2015) Drake, Tom L.; Kyaw, Shwe Sin; Kyaw, Myat Phone; Smithuis, Frank M.; Day, Nicholas P. J.; White, Lisa J.; Yoel Lubell; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unitin Myanmar: (1) insecticide-treated bed nets and (2) early diagnosis and treatment through malaria community health workers. This study aims to provide practical recommendations on how to maximize impact from investment in these interventions. Methods: A... intervention. Unlike some healthcare interventions, bed nets and community health workers are not mutually exclusive nor are they necessarily at their most efficient when universally applied. Modelled resource allocation scenarios highlight that in this casePublication Open Access Multiplex PCR point of care testing versus routine, laboratory-based testing in the treatment of adults with respiratory tract infections: a quasi-randomised study assessing impact on length of stay and antimicrobial use(2017) Andrews, Denise; Chetty, Yumela; Cooper, Ben S.; Virk, Manjinder; Glass, Stephen K; Letters, Andrew; Kelly, Philip A.; Sudhanva, Malur; Jeyaratnam, Dakshika; Mahidol University. Faculty of Public Healthwith influenza-like illness /upper respiratory tract infection +/− lower RTI were recruited between January–July 2015. FilmArray® POC testing occurred on even days of the month (intervention) or routine, laboratory-based RP PCR testing +/− atypical serology...Background: Laboratory-based respiratory pathogen (RP) results are often available too late to influence clinical decisions such as hospitalisation or antibiotic treatment due to time delay in transport of specimens and testing schedules. WardPublication Open Access Implementing comprehensive prevention of mother-to-child transmission and HIV prevention for South African couples: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial(2014) Jones, Deborah; Peltzer, Karl; Weiss, Stephen M; Sifunda, Sibusiso; Dwane, Ntabozuko; Ramlagan, Shandir; Cook, Ryan; Matseke, Gladys; Maduna, Vincent; Spence, Andrew; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentBackground: In rural South Africa, only two-thirds of HIV-positive pregnant women seeking antenatal care at community health centers took full advantage of ‘prevention of mother-to-child transmission’ (PMTCT) services in 2010. Studies generally... that male involvement may be ‘necessary, but not sufficient’ to reduce infant HIV incidence. This study expands on a successful United States President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported PMTCT couples intervention pilot study conductedPublication Open Access Peer support for self-management of diabetes improved outcomes in international settings(2012-01) Edwin B. Fisher; Renée I. Boothroyd; Muchieh Maggy Coufal; Linda C. Baumann; Jean Claude Mbanya; Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus; Boosaba Sanguanprasit; Chanuantong Tanasugarn; ชะนวนทอง ธนสุกาญจน์; Mahidol university. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Health Education and Behavioral Sciencesof support. Using these four functions as a template of peer support, project teams in Cameroon, South Africa, Thailand, and Uganda developed and then evaluated peer support interventions for adults with diabetes. Our initial assessment found improvementsPublication Open Access A Thailand case study based on quantitative assessment: does a national lead agency make a difference in pre-hospital care development in middle income countries?(2014) Paibul Suriyawongpaisal; Wichai Aekplakorn; Rassamee Tansirisithikul; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital. Department of Community Medicineas further specific qualitative researches to guide further development of policy and intervention.Publication Open Access The Continuum from Action Research to Community Based Participation Research(2010) Naruemon Auemaneekul; นฤมล เอื้อมณีกูล; Naruemon Auemaneekul; Mahidol university. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Public Health NursingThere has been a greater convergence of principles and values among the terms action research, participation action research, and Community Based Participation Research (CBPR). However, these approaches stem from three separate traditions... is CBPR, which has its principles in focusing on true partnerships between outside researchers and communities with the goal of ending health disparities. CBPR is considered to be at the emancipatory end of the continuum and ideally serves as a gold