A5084182020- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Sex work and related issues
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Travel-related health issues
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Community Health and Development
- Ethics in Clinical Research
- HIV Research and Treatment
- Data-Driven Disease Surveillance
Ministry of Public Health
2007-2012
Chiang Mai University
2008
Background: Changing community norms to increase awareness of HIV status and reduce HIV-related stigma has the potential incidence HIV-1 infection in developing world. Methods: We developed implemented a multilevel intervention providing community-based mobile voluntary counseling testing, mobilization, posttest support services. Forty-eight communities Tanzania, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Thailand were randomized receive or clinic-based standard testing (VCT), comparison condition. monitored...
Participatory mapping and transect walks were used to inform the research intervention design begin building community relations in preparation for Project Accept, a community-randomized trial sponsored by National Institute of Mental Health. Accept is being conducted at five sites four countries: Thailand, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Tanzania. Results from exercises informed decisions such as defining boundaries identifying appropriate criteria matching pairs well where situate services. The...
Aiming for early disease detection and prompt outbreak control, digital technology with a participatory One Health approach was used to create novel surveillance system called Participatory Disease Detection (PODD). PODD is community-owned that collects data from volunteer reporters; identifies automatically; notifies the local governments (LGs), surrounding villages, relevant authorities. This provides direct immediate benefit communities by empowering them protect themselves.The objective...
Up to 65% of travelers less developed countries report health problems while traveling. International travel is an increasing concern for practitioners. To date, there have not been any published analyses mortality amongst foreign nationals visiting Thailand. Our objectives are examine the magnitude and characterize deaths among in Chiang Mai, a popular tourist province Thailand.The study commenced with review Thai death registration. Death certificates were retrieved, reviewed, classified...
The prevalence of methamphetamine use and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) incidence are high in lowland Thai society. Despite increasing social cultural mixing among residents highland societies, however, little is known about ethnic minority villagers the highlands.A cross-sectional survey examined Karen from a developed less-developed village on February 24 March 26, 2003 to evaluate correlates northern Thailand. Data were collected face-to-face interviews using structured...
Background.Up to 65% of travelers less developed countries report health problems while traveling.International travel is an increasing concern for practitioners.To date, there have not been any published analyses mortality amongst foreign nationals visiting Thailand.Our objectives are examine the magnitude and characterize deaths among in Chiang Mai, a popular tourist province Thailand.Methods.The study commenced with review Thai death registration.Death certificates were retrieved,...
<sec> <title>BACKGROUND</title> Aiming for early disease detection and prompt outbreak control, digital technology with a participatory One Health approach was used to create novel surveillance system called Participatory Disease Detection (PODD). PODD is community-owned that collects data from volunteer reporters; identifies automatically; notifies the local governments (LGs), surrounding villages, relevant authorities. This provides direct immediate benefit communities by empowering them...