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Publication Open Access A Cross-sectional study of secondhand smoke exposure among non-smoking women and children in Thai households(2016) Punyarat Lapvongwatana; Nipapun Kungskulniti; Naowarut Charoenca; Avila-Tang, Erika; Wipfli, Heather; Hamann, Stephen L.; Naowarut Charoenca; Mahidol University. Faculty of Public HealthExposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) among women and children indoors is a problem both in urban and rural environments. This study aimed to describe SHS exposure by women and children in Thai households. It is the first study of its kind in Thailand... to characterize levels of nicotine in the air of homes with smokers and the extent of personal exposure to nicotine among women and children living in homes with smokers in urban and rural environments. A cross-sectional survey of nicotine exposure of 40 pairsPublication Open Access Role of Lamjithang community forestry towards quality of life of the local people(2010-12) Bhagat Suberi; Sittipong Dilokwanich; Nathsuda Pumijumnong; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource Studiessupporting quality of life of local people and to analyze roles and responsibilities of the people in managing Lamjithang community forest at Rinchengang village. Total of 86 households were registered for the management and use of forest product. All 86... households were interviewed during the data collection, thus the method used was census. Questionnaires for household interview, checklist questions for key informant interview were developed. The data were analyzed by applying descriptive statisticsPublication Open Access Factors affecting the effectiveness of Runoff Harvesting Dams in Nepal(2010-08) Bhandari, Bishnu Bahadur; Sansanee Choowaew; Kobkaew Manomaipiboon; Kulvadee Kansuntisukmongkol; Kulvadee Kansuntisukmongkol; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource Studiesmanagement. 25% or 6 sampled runoff harvesting dams and a total of 71 sampled households representing the water user groups were taken in to this study. A questionnaire for household interview, check list questions for key informant interview and checklists... harvesting dams were highly effective and 3 were moderately effective. Highly effective runoff harvesting dams show positive changes in all indicators; increased water availability for irrigation, household use and livestock; decreased soil erosionPublication Open Access Levels of people participation in community based forest management of the Dry Zone Area in Myanmar: A case study of Chaung U, Nyaung U and Taungdwingyi Townships(2010-08) Hla Myo Aung; Raywadee Roachanakanan; Saranya Sucharitakul; Nathsuda Pumijumnong; Mahidol University. Faculty of Environment and Natural Resource Studies. The total members of the three CFUGs are 385 households, and are the population of the study. The sample size of 196 households was calculated by using Taro Yamane’s formula with 5% error, 95% confidence coefficient and 50% degree of variability.... Distribution of samples among the three CFUGs is 119, 55 and 22 for Nwegawe, Nyaunggyi and Thebyu villages, respectively. Questionnaire survey was conducted and head of household who was also members of three user groups were interviewed. Stepwise MultiplePublication 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 Composite Sustainability Indicators (CSI). Indicators of each region had performed by this study. The findings revealed that where the northeastern region had the highest values of SCP and level of CSI level in the country. than other regions of Thailand. Besides, the independent variables of SCP, in particularly production costs, chemical and fertilizer utilization, the risk of weeds and pest, were found to be the significantly common variables in the most of regions of THMR cultivation.Publication 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 Researchwere derived from 420 families whose children aged 13-14 were selected from 30,471 households enumerated and listed from 245 blocks in seven districts in Bangkok Metropolis including Min Buri, Pathum Wan, Bangkok Noi, Bang Kho Laem, Sai Mai, Wang... Thonglang and Suan Luang. Probability Proportional to Size method (PPS) was used in the sample selection process. Interviews were conducted with one parent and one adolescent in each household. Areal analysis shows that adolescents’ problematic behaviorsPublication Open Access Effect of population dynamics and mechanization on agricultural land use: evidence from Nang Rong, Thailand(2013-01) Piyawat Katewongsa; ปิยวัฒน์ เกตุวงศา; Yothin Sawangdee; โยธิน แสวงดี; Stephen J. Walsh; Aphichat Chamratrithirong; อภิชาติ จำรัสฤทธิรงค์; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchThis study examines the effects of population dynamics and the role of agricultural machinery on agricultural land use in Nang Rong district, Thailand between 1994 and 2000. The unit of analysis is the household, using data from a sample of 5...,255 households. The results show that population dynamics continuously influenced agricultural land use. Migration was the most influencing factor among population dynamic indicators; it had negative effects on land use for rice and field crops, but positivePublication Open Access Reactive case‑detection of malaria in Pailin Province, Western Cambodia: lessons from a year‑long evaluation in a pre‑elimination setting(2016) John Hustedt; Canavati, Sara E.; Chandary Rang; Ashton, Ruth A.; Nimol Khim; Laura Berne; Saorin Kim; Siv Sovannaroth; Po Ly; Didier Ménard; Jonathan Cox; Sylvia Meek; Arantxa Roca‐Feltrer; Mahidol University. Faculty of Tropical Medicineproximity to passively detected, or “index” cases. This study aims to use RACD to quantify Plasmodium parasitaemia in households of index cases, and identify risk factors for infection; these data could inform reactive screening approaches and identify... target risk groups. Methods: This study was conducted in the Western Cambodian province of Pailin between May 2013 and March 2014 among 440 households. Index participants/index cases (n = 270) and surrounding households (n = 110) were screenedPublication Open Access Influences of population dynamics on agricultural land use in rural northeastern Thailand: a case study in Nang Rong district(2007-01) Thanut Wongsaichue; Yothin Sawangdee; โยธิน แสวงดี; Rindfuss, Ronald R.; Boonlert Leoprapai; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social ResearchThis is a population study that examines the role of population dynamics,such as fertility, mortality, and out-migration in rural households on agricultural land use. The data of the Nang Rong Projects in 1994-2000 were used for research.... The results show that population events which occur in the household affect decisionmakings on utilization of land for agriculture. For example, as results show, a death event in the household reduces the probability of agricultural land use, as doesPublication Open Access The impact of household and community risk factors on labor force aged mortality in Nang Rong, Thailand(2006-07) Warangkana Polprasert; Yothin Sawangdee; โยธิน แสวงดี; Guo, Guang; Buppha Sirirassamee; บุปผา ศิริรัศมี; Yawarat Porapakkham; Mahidol University. Institute for Population and Social Research