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Publication Open Access Multidimensional indicators of healthy women in reproductive age(2008) Boonthum, A; Angsana Boonthum; Theerawanviwat, D; อังสนา บุญธรรมThe purposes of this study are to describe indicators of healthy women at reproductive age in each dimension affecting their healthy condition and to examine the internal structure of various dimensions of a reproductive age construct. A survey... was conducted to collect data from women aged 13 to 49 years in urban and rural areas in the four regions of Thailand. The statistical technique used to analyze data was Structural Equation Modeling. The results of the analysis indicated that the indicatorsPublication Open Access A practice model for sustainable agriculture assessment: A case study of the sustainable cultivation of Thai Hom Mali (Jasmine) Rice in Thailand(2011-12) Kitipong Chaimanuskul; Luepol Punnakanta; Wimon Sonchaem; Pisit Sukreeyapongse; Rungjarat Hutacharoen; Rungjarat Hutacharoen; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource StudiesThe purpose of this study was to indicate the sustainability of Thai Hom Mali Rice (Jasmine rice) cultivation in Thailand. Which the study had statistical samples from the most intensive cultivation provinces, as Phayao (Northern region), Sisaket... (Northeastern), Chachoengsao (Central region) and Nakhonsithammarat (Southern region). Two indicators had were assigned to assess the sustainable cultivation of Thai’s farmers, namely as Sustainability in Cultivation Practices (SCP), and the CompositePublication Open Access Birth order distribution as a family planning program evaluation indicator(1988-07) Pramote Prasartkul; ปราโมทย์ ประสาทกุล; Yawarat Porapakkham; Werasit Sittitrai; Boonlert Leoprapai; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchThis research aims at deriving a simple indicator for measuring fertility and family planning program output at various admintrative levels of the country. The proportion of first and second births to total registered births (FSB) is purposed... as an ideal measure of family planning performance at the provincial and regional level. The FSB indicator is simple to understand and analyze and it can be obtained in the existing registration system of Thailand. This indicator is highly correlatedPublication Open Access The utility of single-balloon enteroscopy for the diagnosis and management of small bowel disorders according to their clinical manifestations: a retrospective review(2013) Varayu Prachayakul; Morakod Deesomsak; Pitulak Aswakul; Somchai Leelakusolvong; Mahidol University. Siriraj Hospital. Department of Internal Medicineenteroscopy. However, the relative clinical advantages of the 2 methods remain controversial. This study therefore aimed to identify the indications for and therapeutic impact of performing single-balloon enteroscopy. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed... procedures were performed in 116 patients with a mean age of 58.1 ± 17.7 years (range, 18–89 years). The most common indications for performing single-balloon enteroscopy were overt gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, chronic diarrhea, and occult GI bleedingPublication Open Access การพัฒนาตัวชี้วัดการประเมินประสิทธิภาพของหน่วยบริการปฐมภูมิ สังกัดสำนักงานปลัดกระทรวงสาธารณสุขของประเทศไทย(2554) ณรินี แย้มสกุล; บุญยง เกี่ยวการค้า; นงพิมล นิมิตอานันท์; Narinee Yaemsakul; Boonyong Keiwkarnka; Nongpimon Nimitarnun; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health DevelopmentEfficiency is a vital part of health care system evaluation. It is necessary to develop health care efficiency indicators which are systematic and easy to implement. The purpose of this study was to establish a set of elements, indicators... and criteria for evaluating the efficiency of primary care unit services. The study was divided into 3 phases. The first phases involved establishing elements, indicators and criteria drawn from a literature review and the opinions of experts. SecondlyPublication Open Access Performance of technical trading rules: evidence from Southeast Asian stock markets(2015) Piyapas Tharavanij; Vasan Siraprapasiri; Kittichai Rajchamaha; Mahidol University. College of Managementindices: SET index (Thailand), FTSE Bursa Malaysia KLC index (Malaysia), FTSE Straits Times index (Singapore), JSX Composite index (Indonesia), and PSE composite index (the Philippines). Trading strategies investigated include Relative Strength Index..., Stochastic oscillator, Moving Average Convergence-Divergence, Directional Movement Indicator and On Balance Volume. Performances are compared to a simple Buy-and-Hold. Statistical tests are also performed. Our empirical results show a strong performancePublication Open Access The assessment of Chao-Sumran Beach quality, Petchburi Province(2008-06) Sawanya Sealeum; Kasem Chankaew; Wasin Inkapattanakul; Charlie Navanugraha; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource StudiesThe principal aim of this study was to assess Chao-Sumran Beach quality, Petchburi province, carried out in summer, rainy and winter season. The beach surveyed base on 50 specific indicators covering 4 environmental aspects. Aspects of socialPublication 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 context is associated with obstetric morbidity care-seeking behavior among Thai women in the Kanchanaburi Demographic Surveillance System. Multi-level logistic regression models were fitted to examine the association. While percentage of not working, percentage of people with health insurance, percentage of people with education less than grade ten, and availability of school in the village were positive predictors of care-seeking behavior for morbidity during pregnancy, distance of village to the district center and availability of transportation facilities in the village were positive predictors and average household income in the village was a negative predictor of care-seeking behavior of morbidity during delivery or after delivery. Careseeking 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. Community context should therefore not be overlooked while implementing maternal health interventions.Publication 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.BACKGROUND: Maptaphut Industrial Estate (MIE) was established with a single factory in 1988, increasing to 50 by 1998. This development has resulted in undesirable impacts on the environment and the health of the people in the surrounding areas, evidenced by frequent complaints of bad odours making the people living there ill. In 1999, the Bureau of Environmental Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health, conducted a study of the health status of people in Rayong Province and found 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 area has still not been quantified. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the spatial distribution of respiratory disease, to estimate pollutants released from the industrial estates, and to quantify the relationship between estimated pollutants 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 communities near the estate, relative to the weighted mean centre of chimney stacks. Analysis of the rates of respiratory disease in the communities, categorized by different concentrations of estimated pollutants, found a dose-response effect. Spatial regression analysis found that the distance between community and health providers decreased the rate of respiratory disease (p < 0.05). However, after taking into account distance, total pollutant (p < 0.05), SO2 (p < 0.05) and NOx (p < 0.05) played a role in adverse health effects during the summer. Total pollutant (p < 0.05) and NOx (p < 0.05) played a role in adverse health effects during the rainy season after taking into account distance, but during winter there was no observed relationship between pollutants and rates of respiratory disease after taking into account distance. A 12-month time-series analysis of six communities selected from the disease clusters and the areas impacted most by pollutant dispersion, found significant effects for SO2 (p < 0.05), NOx (p < 0.05), and TSP (p < 0.05) after taking into account rainfall. CONCLUSION: This study employed disease mapping to present the spatial distribution of disease. Excessive risk of respiratory disease, and disease clusters, were found among communities near Maptaphut Industrial Estate. Study of the relationship between estimated pollutants and the occurrence of respiratory disease found significant relationships between estimated SO2, NOx, and TSP, and the rate of respiratory disease.Publication Open Access Laboratory prediction of the requirement for renal replacement in acute falciparum malaria.(2011-08-03) Hanson, Josh; Hasan, Md Mahtab Uddin; Royakkers, Annick A; Alam, Shamsul; Prakaykaew Charunwatthana; ประกายแก้ว จรูญวรรธนะ; Maude, Richard J; Douthwaite, Sam T; Yunus, Emran Bin; Mantha, Murty L; Schultz, Marcus J; Faiz, M Abul; White, Nicholas J; Day, Nicholas P; Dondorp, Arjen M; Hanson, Josh; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicine. Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit. Shoklo Malaria Research Unit.later requirement for RRT. In particular, laboratory indices of acute tubular necrosis (ATN) and acute kidney injury (AKI) that are used in other settings were examined. RESULTS: Data from 163 patients were available for analysis. Whether... to the limited availability of RRT. Patients with impaired renal function on admission (creatinine clearance < 60 ml/min) (n = 84) had their laboratory indices of ATN/AKI analysed. The plasma creatinine level had the greatest area under the ROC curve (AUC): 0