Author/Authorship : Hong Ah S.
Journal : Public Health Nutrition
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q1
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q2
Prevalence and regional variations of coexistence of child stunting and maternal overweight or obesity in Myanmar
Author/Authorship : Hong Ah S.
From : Scopus
Journal Quartile (SJR) : Q1
Objective : The current study aimed to investigate double burden of malnutrition within households at the national and subnational levels and to identify its association with sociodemographic factors in Myanmar.
Design : All the variables were extracted from children’s file of the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016. Children under five were identified as stunted based on a height-for-age < −2 sd below the WHO reference median. Maternal overweight/obesity was defined as a BMI ≥ 23 kg/m2 . A stunted child with an overweight/obese mother (SCOM) was classified as a double-burden household.
Setting : A national household survey in Myanmar.
Participants : Children under five and their mothers (n 3954 pairs).
Results : Mean ages of children and mothers were 29 (se 0·14) months and 30·9 (se 0·32) years, respectively. National prevalence of childhood stunting and maternal overweight/obesity was 28·0 % and 39·4 %, respectively, and the prevalence of SCOM was 9·1 %. Significant regional differences were found in SCOM, ranging from 3·6 % in Naypyitaw to 12 % in Kachin and Mon and 14·6 % in Kayah. In the multinomial logistic regression analysis, relative to neither a stunted child nor an overweight/obese mother, child’s age, maternal age, maternal experience of a teen birth, short mothers, mothers with primary education and in middle or rich wealth tertiles, and some regions (Kachin, Kayah, Shan, Sagaing, Taninthayi, Ayeyarwaddy, Mon and Yangon) were associated with greater odds of SCOM.
Conclusions : The current study showed a relatively high national prevalence of SCOM and significant regional variations. Overarching policies and programmes with culturally sensitive strategies need to be formulated and implemented.
Author/Authorship : Laosee O, Sritoomma N, Wamontree P, Rattanapan C, Sitthi Amorn C.
Journal : Complementary therapies in medicine
Volume (issue) : 48
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q1
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The effectiveness of traditional Thai massage versus massage with herbal compress among elderly patients with low back pain: a randomised controlled trial
Author/Authorship : Laosee O, Sritoomma N, Wamontree P, Rattanapan C, Sitthi Amorn C.
From : Scopus
Journal Quartile (SJR) : Q1
Objective : To determine the effectiveness of including an herbal compress in a traditional Thai massage regimen for the care of low back pain in the elderly.
Design and methods : This study was a randomised controlled trial. The sample consisted of 140 patients suffering from non-specific chronic low back pain, who were randomly assigned to either the TTM (n = 70) or TMH (n = 70) group. The primary outcome was pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale), and the secondary outcomes were disability, back performance and quality of life. The outcome measurements were assessed at baseline, 6 weeks and 15 weeks.
Results : There were no statistically significant differences in the primary and secondary outcomes between the two study groups (p-value > 0.05). Although improvement was observed for both groups in pain intensity, disability, quality of life, and back performance.
Conclusions : There was no additional benefit of including an herbal compress in a regimen of Thai massage for the care of low back pain in the elderly.
Author/Authorship : Tiraphat S, Buntup D , Munisamy M, Nguyen HT, Yuasa M et al.
Journal : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume (issue) : 17(12)
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q2
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q1
Age-Friendly Environments in ASEAN Plus Three: Case Studies from Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, and Thailand
Author/Authorship : Tiraphat S, Buntup D , Munisamy M, Nguyen HT, Yuasa M et al.
From : Web Of Science (ISI)
Journal Quartile (JCR) : Q1
Conclusion : Promoting age-friendly environment is one of the appropriate approaches to support quality of life toward ageing populations. However, the information regarding age-friendly environments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three countries is still limited. This study aimed to survey the perceived age-friendly environments among ASEAN Plus Three older populations. The study employed cross-sectional quantitative research using multistage cluster sampling to select a sample of older adults in the capital cities of Japan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. The final sample was composed of 2171 older adults aged 55 years and over, including 140 Japanese, 510 Thai, 537 Malaysian, 487 Myanmarese, and 497 Vietnamese older adults. Data collection was conducted using a quantitative questionnaire with 20 items of perceived age-friendly environments with the rating scale based on the World Health Organization (WHO) standard. The score from the 20 items were analyzed and examined high-risk groups of “bad perception level” age-friendly environments using ordinal logistic regression. The research indicated the five highest inadequacies of age-friendly environments including: (1) participating in an emergency-response training session or drill which addressed the needs of older residents; (2) enrolling in any form of education or training, either formal or non-formal in any subject; (3) having opportunities for paid employment; (4) involvement in decision making about important political, economic and social issues in the community; and (5) having personal care or assistance needs met in the older adult’s home setting by government/private care services. Information regarding the inadequacy of age-friendliness by region was evidenced to guide policy makers in providing the right interventions towards older adults’ needs.
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
Journal : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume (issue) : 17(1)
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q2
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q1
High Carbonated Soft Drink Intake is Associated with Health Risk Behavior and Poor Mental Health among School-Going Adolescents in Six Southeast Asian Countries
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
From : Web Of Science (ISI)
Journal Quartile (JCR) : Q1
Conclusion : Carbonated soft drink (CSD) intake has been associated with various risk behaviors in adolescents in high-income countries, but there is lack of evidence of this association in cross-nationally representative samples of school adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to assess the association between CSD intake, health risk behavior, and poor mental health behavior among school-going adolescents in six Southeast Asian countries. Cross-sectional national "Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS)" data from 36173 school-going adolescents from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Thailand, and Timor-Leste were analyzed. Results indicate that across all six Southeast Asian countries, in the past 30 days 23.9% of study participants had consumed no CSD, 38.8% had consumed CSD < once/day, 19.9% once a day and 17.5% ≥ two times/day. In the final adjusted logistic regression model CSD intake was associated with increased odds of having been attacked, having sustained an injury, being in a physical fight, being bullied, school truancy, tobacco use, alcohol use, and lifetime drunkenness. In addition, the consumption of CSD ≥two times/day was associated with increased odds of ever used cannabis and ever used amphetamine. Higher intake of CSD was positively associated with a history of loneliness, anxiety, suicide ideation, suicide planning, and suicide attempts. CSD intake in low- and middle-income countries is associated with several health risk behaviors and poor mental health that are similar to those observed in high-income countries.
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
Journal : International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Volume (issue) : 17(1)
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q2
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q1
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Frailty in Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Indonesia, 2014–2015
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
From : Web Of Science (ISI)
Journal Quartile (SJR) : Q1
Objective : The investigation aims to study the prevalence and correlates of frailty in a national community-dwelling sample of older Indonesians.
Method : Participants were 2630 older adults, 60 years and older (median age 66.0 years, interquartile range = 9.0) who took part in the cross-sectional Indonesia Family Life Survey (IFLS-5) in 2014-2015. They were requested to provide information about sociodemographic and various health variables, including frailty. Multivariable Poisson regression analysis was utilized to estimate the correlates of socio-demographic factors, health variables, and frailty.
Results : The overall prevalence of frailty was 8.1%; 61.6% were prefrail. In adjusted Poisson regression analysis, older age, being unmarried, separated, divorced or widowed, residing in Java and major island groups, poor cognitive functioning, loneliness, and functional disability were associated with frailty.
Conclusions : Several sociodemographic and health risk factors for frailty were identified that can help in guiding intervention strategies in Indonesia.
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , , Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S, Sychareun V, Peltzer K.
Journal : Eating and weight disorders studieson anorexia bulimaia and obesity
Volume (issue) : 25(2)
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q1
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q2
The prevalence of underweight and overweight/obesity and its correlates among adults in Laos: a cross-sectional national population-based survey, 2013
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , , Vonglokham M, Kounnavong S, Sychareun V, Peltzer K.
From : Scopus
Journal Quartile (SJR) : Q1
Objective : The study aimed to assess the prevalence of underweight and overweight or obesity and their sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health factors in a national adult population in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) (Laos).
Method : A national cross-sectional study based on a stratified cluster random sampling was conducted in 2013. The total sample included 2531 individuals 18-64 years, (females = 59.3%; mean age 38.7 years, SD = 12.8) from Laos. Questionnaire interview, blood pressure and anthropometric measurements, and biochemistry tests were conducted. Multinomial logistic regression was utilized to determine the association between sociodemographic, lifestyle and health status factors, and underweight and overweight or obesity relative to normal weight.
Results : Using Asian criteria for body mass index (BMI) classification, 9.7% of the population was underweight (BMI < 18.5, kg/m2), 47.5% had normal weight (BMI 18.5-22.9 kg/m2), 17.5% overweight (23.0-24.9 kg/m2), 19.6% class I obesity (BMI 25.0-29.9 kg/m2), and 5.6% class II obesity (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2) (or 42.8% overweight, class I or class II obesity). In adjusted multinomial logistic regression, female sex (adjusted relative risk ratio-ARRR 0.67, confidence interval-CI 0.45, 0.99), current tobacco use (ARRR 1.57, CI 1.02, 2.41), and having no hypertension (ARRR 0.50, CI 0.26, 0.97) were associated with underweight, and middle and older age (ARRR 1.79, CI 1.41, 2.25), being Lao-Tai (ARRR 1.37, CI 1.06, 1.76), urban residence (ARRR 1.62, CI 1.20, 2.17), having meals outside home (ARRR 1.36, CI 1.04, 1.77), no current tobacco use (ARRR 0.57, CI 0.34, 0.59), low physical activity (ARRR 1.39, CI 1.01, 1.92), having hypertension (ARRR 2.52, CI 1.94, 3.26), and dyslipidaemia (ARRR 1.56, CI 1.21, 2.00) were associated with overweight or obesity.
Conclusions : A dual burden of both adult underweight and overweight or obesity was found in Laos. Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health status risk factors were identified for underweight and overweight or obesity, which can help in guiding public health programmes to address both these conditions. Level of evidence: Level V, descriptive cross-sectional survey.
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
Journal : BMC Public Health
Volume (issue) : 20
Quartile by SCOPUS (SJR) : Q1
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q2
Associations of physical partner violence and sexual violence victimization on health risk behaviours and mental health among university students from 25 countries
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
From : Web Of Science (ISI)
Journal Quartile (JCR) : Q1
Objective : The study aimed to investigate the associations between physical partner violence victimization (IPV) and/or sexual violence victimization and various health risk behaviours and mental health in university students in 25 countries.
Method : Using a cross-sectional study design, 18,335 university students with a median age of 20 years from 25 countries in Africa, the Americas and Asia, replied to self-reported measures of interpersonal violence, health compromising behaviours, mental health measures and protective factors.
Results : In adjusted logistic regression analysis, physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization was associated, among men and/or among women, with sexual risk behaviours (multiple sexual partners, alcohol use in the context of sex, diagnosed with HIV and pregnancy), violence related behaviour (in a physical fight and carrying a weapon), poor mental health (depression, loneliness, post-traumatic stress disorder, sleeping problem and short sleep), addictive behaviour (binge drinking, tobacco and drug use), and other health risk behaviour (skipping breakfast and frequent salt intake).
Conclusions : We found evidence that physical IPV and/or sexual violence victimization among female and/or male university students was associated with 4 of 5 sexual risk behaviours, 2 violence related behaviours, 5 of 5 poor mental health indicators, 3 of 3 addictive behaviours and 2 of 7 other health risk behaviours.
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
Journal : Nature and Science of Sleep
Volume (issue) : 12
Quartile by ISI (JCR) : Q1
Fruit and vegetable consumption is protective from short sleep and poor sleep quality among university students from 28 countries
Author/Authorship : Pengpid S , Peltzer K.
From : Web Of Science (ISI)
Journal Quartile (JCR) : Q1
Introduction : The aim of the study was to investigate the association between fruit and vegetable (FV) consumption and sleep duration and sleep quality in university students.
Method : Using a cross-sectional study design, 21,027 university students with a median age of 20 years from 28 countries replied to self-reported measures of FV consumption and sleep duration and quality.
Results : The prevalence of short and long sleep was 38.9% and 12.8%, respectively, and the prevalence of poor sleep quality was 9.6% and restless sleep 19.7%. There was a linear decrease in the prevalence of short sleep with increasing FV consumption beyond ≥ 2 FV servings/day (vs 0– 1 FV servings/day). Consuming 2 FV servings/day (vs 0– 1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 21% decreased (ARRR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.70– 0.80) and 7 or more FV servings/day with a 33% decreased odds (ARRR: 0.67, 95% CI: 0.55– 0.81) for short sleep. Consuming 5 FV servings/day (vs 0– 1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 34% decreased (ARRR: 0.79, 95% CI: 0.51– 0.84) and 7 or more FV servings/day with a 34% decreased odds (ARRR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.50– 0.88) for long sleep. In the final adjusted logistic regression model, consuming 3 FV servings/day (vs 0– 1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 49% decreased (AOR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.42– 0.0.62) and 7 or more FV servings/day with a 30% decreased odds (AOR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.53– 0.93) for poor sleep quality. Consuming 5 FV servings/day (vs 0– 1 FV servings/day) was associated with a 34% decreased odds (AOR: 0.66, 95% CI: 0.54– 0.81) for restless sleep.
Conclusions : The study extended previous findings of an association between inadequate FV consumption and short sleep and an inverse association between FV consumption and poor sleep quality and restless sleep.
Author/Authorship : Tejativaddhana, P., Suriyawongpaisal, W., Kasemsup, V., & Suksaroj, T.
Journal : Asia Pacific Journal of Health Management
Volume (issue) : Vol. 15 No. 3 (2020): COVID-19 Pandemic
The Roles of Village Health Volunteers: COVID-19 Prevention and Control in Thailand
Author/Authorship : Tejativaddhana, P., Suriyawongpaisal, W., Kasemsup, V., & Suksaroj, T.
Abstract : Taiwan and Thailand have effectively responded to the COVID-19 pandemic more so than more advanced health systems. Both countries have an effective focus on primary healthcare and multi- sectoral collaboration with effective and open communication of powerful health messages. In the case of Thailand, the central role of village health volunteers has also made a significant contribution. The lessons from recent experiences need to be further evaluated to consolidate the lessons learned in anticipation of meeting continuing and future challenges.