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Influences and patterns of intimate partner violence among married Akha and Lahu women in northern Thailand [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a major global public health problem. Women are the principal victims of IPV, and some special populations have been particularly impacted.
Tawatchai Apidechkul, Onnalin Singkhorn
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Components of stigma and its impact on maternal and child health service and outcomes: perspective of Akha hill tribe women in Thailand [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Maternal and child health (MCH) is crucial to the well-being of mothers and children. Stigma regarding access to MCH services is a major challenge, especially for hill tribe people in Thailand.
Tawatchai Apidechkul, Onnalin Singkhorn
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"If You Come Often, We Are Like Relatives; If You Come Rarely, We Are Like Strangers": Reformations of Akhaness in the Upper Mekong Region [PDF]

ASEAS - Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies, 2013
In my paper, I offer a brief analysis of just some of the ways in which certain members of the Akha transnational minority group are redefi ning Akhaness amidst the Upper Mekong Region’s ongoing transition from “battlefields to markets”.
Micah F. Morton
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Women oppressed in the daily lives and cultural practices of the akha people, Thailand: how can the situation change? [PDF]

BMC Psychology, 2023
Background Gender equality is one of the most concerning issues globally. Females lacking equality could lead to several impacts, including health and economic impacts.
Pilasinee Wongnuch, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Peeradone Srichan, Thanatchaporn Mulikaburt, Siwarak Kitchanapaibul, Anusorn Udplong, Panupong Upala, Ratipark Tamornpark, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard, Onnalin Singkhorn   +10 more
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Cultural and Contextual Barriers to Sustained Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Practices Among Indigenous People in Northern Thailand: A Qualitative Study [PDF]

International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery
Background: Hypertension is a global health concern and a leading cause of unexpected death, especially among vulnerable populations. Although home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) is effective for self-management and prevention, adherence remains ...
Tadsaneewan Gantagad, Pattarika Panya, Piyaporn Praison, Porntip Sareeso, Waraphorn Yaemmisri, Phornsawan Chuajedton   +5 more
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Prevalence of and factors associated with scrub typhus exposure among the hill tribe population living in high incidence areas in Thailand: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Scrub typhus is a significant tropical disease, occurring in rural settings and therefore usually afflicting remote agricultural populations who have lower socioeconomic status and limited access to medical care. A large proportion of the hill
Nidanuch Tasak, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Andrew C. K. Law, Mohammad Yazid Abdad, Peeradone Srichan, Carlo Perrone, Ampai Tanganuchitcharnchai, Jantana Wongsantichon, Stuart D. Blacksell   +8 more
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Drivers, facilitators, and sources of stigma among Akha and Lahu hill tribe people who used methamphetamine in Thailand: a qualitative approach [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background The stigma related to drug use has several impacts, including effects on users’ physical and mental health. Methamphetamine is a major drug that is used among hill tribes living in the border areas of Thailand and Myanmar.
Anusorn Udplong, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Peeradone Srichan, Thanatchaporn Mulikaburt, Pilasinee Wongnuch, Siwarak Kitchanapaibul, Panupong Upala, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard, Ratipark Tamornpark, Onnalin Singkhorn   +10 more
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Parental perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs regarding vaccination of children aged 0–5 years: A qualitative study of hill-tribe communities, Thailand [PDF]

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics, 2023
The widespread availability and use of vaccines have tremendously reduced morbidity and deaths related to infectious diseases globally. However, in hill-tribe communities in Northern Thailand, vaccination rates remain low, and there is limited literature
Katemanee Moonpanane, Jintana Thepsaw, Khanittha Pitchalard, Eva Purkey   +3 more
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Associations of childhood experiences and methamphetamine use among Akha and Lahu hill tribe youths in northern Thailand: A cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE, 2020
BackgroundMethamphetamine (MA) is a commonly used substance among youths, particularly those who are living in poor economic conditions with low levels of education and who have had bad childhood experiences. The Akha and Lahu hill tribe youths living on
Tawatchai Apidechkul
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Before it disappeared: ethnobotanical study of fleagrass (Adenosma buchneroides), a traditional aromatic plant used by the Akha people

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2018
Background Fleagrass, Adenosma buchneroides, is an aromatic perennial herb that occupies an important position in the life of the Akha people. They regard it as a tribal symbol and a gift of love.
Yuhua Wang
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