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Publication Open Access Disaster preparedness behavoir among rural people in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll, Maldives(2010) Rasheed, Hussain; Keikarnka, Boonyong; Chompikul, Jiraporn; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Development, frequency tidal flood experiences, involvement of communitybased tidal flood disaster preparedness activities, availability of information on tidal flood disaster preparedness and accessibility to information on tidal flood disaster preparednessPublication Open Access Vision based leadership: the answer to the fast changing retail industry in Thailand(2008) Sooksan Kantabutra; Mahidol University. College of ManagementLeaders are widely exhorted to espouse vision, but very little is known about how effective visions are characterized and realized. Extending previous research, the present study tests a proposed vision theory in Thai apparel retailers, taking into consideration effects from vision communication, organizational alignment and motivation of staff. Visions characterized by brevity, clarity, abstractness, challenge, future orientation, stability and desirability or ability to inspire are directly predictive of enhanced customer satisfaction and indirectly predictive of enhanced staff satisfaction. Such visions and their being communicated are directly predictive of increased motivating behavior among store managers, in turn positively affecting staff and customer satisfaction. Organizational alignment is indirectly predictive of enhanced staff and customer satisfaction.Publication Open Access Flood disater preparedness behavior among heads of households om rural Muang district, Trang province of Thailand(2009) Tomabechi, Noriko; Boonyong Kiewkarnka; บุญยง เกี่ยวการค้า; Jiraporn Chompikul; จิราพร ชมพิกุล; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Development, occupation, family income, education, knowledge, perception, frequency of flood experiences, involvement community-based flood disaster preparedness activities. Based on the study findings, it is recommended that community and local government have to playPublication Open Access Relationship of vitamin D status and bone mass according to vitamin D-binding protein genotypes(2015) Hataikarn Nimitphong; Chanika Sritara; La-or Chailurkit; Suwannee Chanprasertyothin; Wipa Ratanachaiwong; Piyamitr Sritara; Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul; Mahidol University. Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital. Department of Medicine and Research Centerthat fetuin-A may be involved in bone metabolism. We aimed to investigate the influence of DBP gene polymorphism on the relationship of vitamin D status and fetuin-A levels to BMD and bone markers. Methods: This cross-sectional study was part of a health... survey of employees of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (1,734 healthy subjects, 72% male). Fasting blood samples were assayed for 25(OH)D, fetuin-A, N-terminal propeptides of type 1 procollagen (P1NP), C-terminal cross-linkingPublication Open Access Midwives' intentions regarding use of ekectronic medical recirds in health centres in Lebak district, Banten province, Indonesia(2011) Aditya Mahendra; Mahendra A; Silabutra J; จุฑาธิป ศีลบุตร; Keiwkarnka B; บุญยง เกี่ยวการค้า; Silabutra J; Mahidol University. ASEAN Institute for Health Developmentgraduated from an institute higher than basic midwifery school; 59.4% were full-time employees working in health centres without in-patient care; and 62.6% had had computer experience. Most of the midwives had positive attitudes, moderate knowledge..., government and health centre heads who are involved in the daily practices of midwives need to accept and appraise the EMR software positively in order to successfully implement it in Indonesia. The Indonesian Government should provide on the job trainingPublication Open Access The Association of vitamin D status and fasting glucose according to body fat mass in young healthy Thais(2013) Hataikarn Nimitphong; La-or Chailurkit; Suwannee Chanprasertyothin; Piyamitr Sritara; Boonsong Ongphiphadhanakul; Mahidol University. Ramathibodi Hospital. Faculty of Medicinesurvey of employees of the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. There were 1,990 healthy subjects (72.8% male) in this study. Total body fat was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis. Total serum 25(OH)D, 25(OH)D3 and 25(OH)D2 werePublication Open Access Influential factors in students’ decision making to enter dental profession at Mahidol University.(2014-09) Nannapat Yimfungfieng; Ratchapin Srisatjaluk; รัชชพิน ศรีสัจจะลักษณ์; Somkiat Koohawayrojanapakorn; Somkiat Koohawayrojanapakorn; Mahidol University. Faculty of Dentistry. Department of Oral Microbiology; Mahidol University. Faculty of Dentistry. Education and Academic OfficeObjective: This study was conducted to evaluate the influential factors on a student’s decision to choose dentistry as a career and to enroll in dental program at the Faculty of Dentistry, Mahidol University. Materials and methods: The questionnaire was used to collect data from first-year dental students at Mahidol University in the academic year of 2013. It was formulated into 2 parts; 1) personal information and 2) factors influencing the decision to choose dentistry and enroll in the university. To study the influential factors on choosing dentistry, two major areas; personal reasons and vocational reasons were evaluated. The institutional factors were investigated to determine the reasons to enroll in Mahidol University. The students were asked to rate the importance of each item based on a 5-point Likert scale of 1 (not important) to 5 (very important). Results: Out of 110 students, 99 participated in this study. Results from the personal reasoning on choosing dentistry showed that ‘guidance and support from parents’ had higher influence than ‘good high school performance’. Regarding the vocational reason, ‘job security’ seems to be the predominant reason, followed by ‘desire to help other people’, and ‘work independently’. The institution factors were ranked from the highest to the lowest mean score as faculty facilities, reputation, alumni, and scholarship availability. Sociodemographic factors that showed statistically significant effects on each influential factor were the GPAX and admission system in the mean scores of ‘good high school performance’, and the domicile in those of ‘work independently’(p <0.05). Conclusions: Our results indicated that first-year Mahidol dental students is attracted to dentistry due to a positive perception of the work assurance, followed by the altruistic motivations of helping other people, and the ability to work independently. Additionally, the guidance and support from parents were among the important factors in the decision making.Publication Open Access Quality of life of hiv/aids patients in Bangkok Metropolitan(2008) Pimsurang Taechaboonsermsak; Chokchai Munsawaengsub; Sirithai Charupoonpho; Phitaya Charupoonphol; พิมพ์สุรางค์ เตชะบุญเสริมศักดิ์; โชคชัย หมั่นแสวงทรัพย์; พิทยา จารุพูนผล; Phitaya Charupoonphol; Mahidol university. Faculty of Public Health. Department of Family HealthThe purpose of this cross-sectional study aimed to collect the data about the effect of the health, social, economics, and environmental factors on the quality of life of the HIV/AIDS patients who attended the hospital and health service center under supervision of Bangkok Metropolitan. The data collection emphasized more about the dimension about the quality of life promotion of HIV/ AIDS patients, especially concerns about the ways to seek the collaboration network needed to solve the problem together. The data were collected during September to December 2007; the samples were 381 HIV/AIDS patients. The general demographic data of the HIV/AIDS patient were described by frequency, percentage, means, and standard deviation. The means of quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients, and the means of care taker responsibility of HIV/AIDS patient were analyzed by percentage, means, and standard deviation. Comparing the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients were studied follow the two classified factors by using the Independent samples t-test and, when classified, the sample to two or more studied factors, the one - way analysis of variance were used. The Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient was used to analyze the relation of studied factors and quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients. The study found that most of them were expending a moderate level of quality of life. In comparing the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients under the different specified factors found that the HIV/AIDS patients who could earn the money, had a job, knew the cause of their infection, knew the way to reveal with the family, and experienced the consultation would have a different means of quality of life. After testing the relation between the studied factors and the quality of life it was found that the age of the HIV/AIDS patient, family relationships, the self care abilities, and duration of exposed to the family were positively related to the quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients (r = 0.124, p < 0.01; r = 0.347 p < 0.001; r = 0.265, p < 0.001). This has implication for health care system in planning and management for a better quality of life by highlighting the desirability of improving self occupation, self income, self-care and disclosure to patients’ families. Further research is needed the implication in supportive interventions for providing a better quality of life of HIV/AIDS patients. An intervention study should be conducted to promote family and health authority support for promoting quality of life. การศึกษาแบบภาคตัดขวางนี้มีวัตถุประสงค์เพื่อศึกษาปัจจัยด้านสุขภาพ สังคม เศรษฐกิจและสิ่งแวดล้อมที่มีผลต่อคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้ติดเชื้อและผู้ป่วยเอดส์ที่มารับบริการ ณ โรงพยาบาล และศูนย์บริการสาธารณสุข สังกัดกรุงเทพมหานคร ซึ่งมุ่งเน้นที่จะพัฒนาคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ โดยการหาเครือข่ายที่เกี่ยวข้องในการแก้ไขปัญหาร่วมกัน เก็บข้อมูลระหว่าง เดือนกันยายน ถึงเดือนธันวาคม พ.ศ.2550 มีผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์เข้าร่วมโครงการ จำนวน 381 คน การวิเคราะห์ข้อมูลทางสถิติโดยใช้โปรแกรมสำเร็จรูป โดยข้อมูลทั่วไปของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ใช้การคำนวณหาค่าความถี่ ร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ย และส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตรฐาน การวิเคราะห์คะแนนเฉลี่ยคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ ใช้ค่าร้อยละ ค่าเฉลี่ยและส่วนเบี่ยงเบนมาตฐานการเปรียบเทียบคุณภาพชีวิตผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์จำแนกตามปัจจัยที่ศึกษา โดยใช้ Independent samples t-test และใช้การวิเคราะห์ความแปรปรวนแบบทางเดียว (One-way analysis of variance) และวิเคราะห์ความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างปัจจัยที่ศึกษา กับคุณภาพชีวิตของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์โดยใช้สัมประสิทธิ์สหสัมพันธ์ของเพียร์สัน (Pearson’s product moment correlation coefficient) ผลการศึกษาพบว่า ผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ ส่วนใหญ่ให้ค่าคะแนนคุณภาพชีวิตโดยรวมของตนเองอยู่ในระดับปานกลาง สำหรับการเปรียบเทียบคุณภาพชีวิตผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์จำแนกตามปัจจัยที่ศึกษา พบว่า ผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ ที่มีรายได้ของตนเอง มีอาชีพของตนเอง มีสาเหตุของการติดเชื้อ และมีการเปิดเผยให้ครอบครัวทราบ ที่แตกต่างกัน จะมีค่าเฉลี่ยคุณภาพชีวิตแตกต่างกัน สำหรับการทดสอบความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างปัจจัยที่ศึกษากับคุณภาพชีวิตผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ พบว่า อายุของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ ความสันพันธ์ในครอบครัว ความสามารถในการดูแลตนเองของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ และระยะเวลาที่เปิดเผยให้ครอบครัวทราบ มีความสัมพันธ์ทางบวกกับคุณภาพชีวิตผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ (r = 124, p < 0.01 ; r = 0.347 p < 0.001 ; r = 0.265, p < 0.001) ตามลำดับ ข้อเสนอแนะจากการศึกษานี้เสนอให้มีการวางแผนและการดำเนินการเพื่อส่งเสริมคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดีขึ้นแก่ผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ โดยการให้ผู้ติดเชื้อผู้ป่วยเอดส์พัฒนาการมีอาชีพ การมีรายได้ ความสามารถในการดูแลตนเอง และมีการเปิดเผยให้คราอบครัวทราบได้ดียิ่งขึ้น โดยควรมีการศึกษาแบบกึ่งทดลองเพื่อหารูปแบบที่เหมาะสมในการส่งเสริมคุณภาพชีวิตที่ดีของผู้ติดเชื้อ/ผู้ป่วยเอดส์ในกรุงเทพมหานครต่อไปPublication Open Access Factors associated with oropharyngeal carrier of haemophilus influenzae and antimicrobial resistance in healthy children attending day-care center of a health promotion hospital(2010) Munsawaengsub, C; Chokchai Munsawaengsub; Pitikultang, S; Supachai Pitikultang; โชคชัย หมั่นแสวงทรัพย์; ศุภชัย ปิติกุลตังat home, family members of more than 5 persons, maternal occupation of employee or government officer, extended family, and the children not received H. influenzae type b (Hib) vaccine. The factors influencing the oropharyngeal carrier of H. influenzaePublication Open Access Do rural-urban migrants have higher fertility than urban non-migrants in Vietnam?(2009-07) Ha Viet Hung; Aree Jampaklay; อารี จำปากลาย; Aphichat Chamratrithirong; อภิชาติ จำรัสฤทธิรงค์; Kusol Soonthorndhada; กุศล สุนธรธาดา; Boonlert Leoprapai; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchLarge scale rural-urban migration has coincided with an apparent slow-down in Vietnam’s fertility decline. During the period 1999-2004, rural fertility continued to decline slowly while the urban fertility decline stalled. Some the government officials are concerned that rural-urban migrants, particularly temporary migrants, may have been having out-of-plan births which are not allowed under the two-child population policy. This study examines the relationship between rural-urban migration and fertility in Vietnam. The analyses consider a question: Do rural-urban migrants have higher fertility than urban non-migrants? The study used data obtained from the Vietnam Migration Survey conduced in 2004. The analyses applied multinominal logistic regression models to compare number of children aged 0-4 among various groups of migrants and non-migrations. The analyses found significantly lower fertility among migrants compared to non-migrants. Migrants appear to delay their fertility partly because of adaptation to the urban norm of lower fertility, but mainly because of household registration effects. The results suggest that increased rural-urban migration is not stalling the urban fertility decline as well as slowing down the national fertility decline. Rural-urban migration is likely to have a negative relationship with fertility.