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Publication Open Access Knowledge and perception of pneumonai Disease among Mothers of Children under Five years attending Nakhon pathom General Hospital, Thailand(2007) Eddy Siswanto; S.U.Bhuiyan; Jiraporn Chompikul; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Developmentin this study. Community based public health education and training for health providers at all levels about correct and applicable prevention and assessments of pneumonia and other dangerous diseases should be promoted to ensure better transfer knowledge...A hospital based cross sectional study was conducted to describe socio-demographic factors of mothers' mother's knowledge and mother's perception of pneumonia disease. Study was conducted at Nakhon Pathom General Hospital, Thailand period 22to 30Publication Open Access Dental students’ reflections on their fieldwork experiences.(2015-09) Tippanart Vichayanrat; ทิพนาถ วิชญาณรัตน์; Nicha Luksamijarulkul; ณิชา ลักษมีจรัลกุล; Piyada Gaewkhiew; ปิยดา แก้วเขียว; Tippanart Vichayanrat; ทิพนาถ วิชญาณรัตน์; Mahidol University. Faculty of Dentistry. Department of Community DentistryObjective: The purpose of this study was to explore the learning outcomes of the fifth and sixth-year dental students from their community-based education experiences as documented in the self-reflection essays. Materials and Methods: Fifth-year... Thailand for 6th-year students as a part of the dental curriculum at Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University. Content analysis was used to analyze the student’s learning from their reflections. Investigators read assays independently to identifyPublication Open Access Beginning the Thai family matters project: an areal analysis of bad neighborhoods and adolescents' problematic behaviours in Thailand(2009-07) Aphichat Chamratrithirong; อภิชาติ จำรัสฤทธิรงค์; Orratai Rhucharoenpornpanich; อรทัย หรูเจริญพรพานิช; Nonthathorn Chaiphet; Rosati, Michael J.; Zimmerman, Rick S.; Miller, Brenda A.; Warunee Fongkaew; Warunee Chookhare; Cupp, Pamela K.; Byrnes, Hilary F.; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social Researchare significantly related to the districts where they live as well as the bad neighborhood characteristics that they reported. The study confirmed that any micro – level family program to prevent or correct problematic behaviors of adolescents need to also takePublication Open Access Spatio-temporal effects of estimated pollutants released from an industrial estate on the occurrence of respiratory disease in Maptaphut Municipality, Thailand(2006-11-08) Somchai Jadsri; สมชาย จาดศรี; Pratap Singhasivanon; ประตาป สิงหศิวานนท์; Jaranit Kaewkungwal; จรณิต แก้วกังวาล; Rattana Sithiprasasna; Somkiat Siriruttanapruk; Supawadee Konchom; Somchai Jadsri; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Department of Tropical Hygiene.a marked increase in respiratory diseases over the period 1993-1996, higher than the overall prevalence of such diseases in Thailand. However, the relationship between the pollutants and the respiratory diseases of the people in the surrounding... and respiratory disease in the Maptaphut Municipality. RESULTS: Disease mapping showed a much higher risk of respiratory disease in communities adjacent to the Maptaphut Industrial Estate. Disease occurrence formed significant clusters centred on communitiesPublication Open Access Quality of intrapartum care by skilled birth attendants in a refugee clinic on the Thai-Myanmar border: a survey using WHO Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment(2015) Gabie Hoogenboom; Thwin, May Myo; Kris Velink; Marijke Baaijens; Prakaykaew Charrunwatthana; François Nosten; Rose McGready; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit.g. providing supplements, recording risk factors as well as regular and correct partogram use. Observed good clinical practice included: presence of a support person; active management of third stage; post-partum monitoring; and immediate and correct... refugee camp, SBAs were able to comply with evidence-based guidelines but support to improve quality of care in specific areas is required. The structure of the WHO Safe Motherhood Needs Assessment allowed significant insights into the qualityPublication Open Access A tool to improve competence in the management of emergency patients by rural clinic health workers: a pilot assessment on the Thai-Myanmar border.(2015-04-13) Stanley, Lilian; Min, Thaw Htwe; Than, Hla Hla; Stolbrink, Marie; McGregor, Kathryn; Chu, Cindy; Nosten, François H; McGready, Rose; Stanley, Lilian; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Shoklo Malaria Research Unit (SMRU), Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU)clinical examination (OSCE) assessment design was used to score participants in their competence to assess and manage a scenario based 'emergency patient' at baseline, immediately post-course, and 8 weeks after the delivery of the teaching course.... The assessment was conducted at 3 clinic sites and staff participation was voluntary. Participants filled out questionnaires on their confidence with different scenario based emergency patients. RESULTS: All staff who underwent the baseline assessment failedPublication Open Access Incompleteness of registration data on centenarians in Thailand(2012-01) Sutthida Chuanwan; ศุทธิดา ชวนวัน; Pramote Prasartkul; ปราโมทย์ ประสาทกุล; Aphichat Chamratrithirong; อภิชาติ จำรัสฤทธิรงค์; Patama Vapattanawong; ปัทมา ว่าพัฒนวงศ์; Hirschman, Charles; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchThis study aims to estimate the number of centenarians—the population aged 100 years and over, and to assess the quality of registration data about the elderly population in Thailand. Data were taken from population censuses, life tables constructed... of death registration and incorrect age recording were the main causes of the inflated figures of centenarians found in registration data in Thailand.Publication Open Access The development of community care model of sub-district health promoting hospitals for older persons(2014) Somjin Peachpansri; Somchai Viripiromgool; Vilaivan Thongcharoen; Chantana Ronnarithivichai; Theepapha Jamkrajang; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Developmentservices for consistency with the needs and problems faced by older persons. This study aimed to investigate community care models of SHPH for older persons in order to manage and provide sustainable care for older persons by using limited resources... in the local public hearing. The results revealed the model called the community care model“SHPH for Older Persons” consist of collaborative work by four organizations from the government sector with agencies responsible for providing care for older personsPublication Open Access Relationship between obesity and asthma among older adults in Thailand(2017) Patthanunt Yosaravuthvarakul; Jiraporn Chompikul; Aroonsri Mongkolchati; Khongdej Leethochawalit; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentThis cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the prevalence of asthma and to describe the association between asthma and obesity among older adults in the communities of Thailand. The multi-stage cluster sampling was used to draw a sample... regression were used to examine associations between independent variables and asthma. The results showed that the prevalence of asthma among older adults in the communities of Thailand was 2.1%. The association between obesity and asthma amongPublication Open Access Obstetric morbidity care in Thailand: do communities matter?(2008-01) Sharad Kumar Sharma; Panee Vong-Ek; ภาณี วงษ์เอก; Boonlert Leoprapai; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchPrevious research on maternal health care has focused on individual-level factors, and the role of community-level factors in obtaining obstetric care has not received sufficient attention. This study addresses this gap by examining how community... behavior also varied across the villages. Preventive behavior and medical risk factors partially mediated the community effect on care-seeking behavior. However, community characteristics retained their important association with obstetric morbidity care