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Epidemiology of prediabetes mellitus among hill tribe adults in Thailand. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2022
BackgroundPrediabetes is a major silent health problem that leads to the development of diabetes within a few years, particularly among those who have a low socioeconomic status.
Tawatchai Apidechkul, Chalitar Chomchiei, Panupong Upala, Ratipark Tamornpark   +3 more
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Epidemiology of thalassemia among the hill tribe population in Thailand. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2021
BackgroundThalassemia is a severe disease that occurs due to abnormalities in hemoglobin genes. Various genetic factors in different populations lead to different clinical manifestations of thalassemia disease, particularly among people who have a long ...
Tawatchai Apidechkul, Fartima Yeemard, Chalitar Chomchoei, Panupong Upala, Ratipark Tamornpark   +4 more
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Epidemiology of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus among hill tribe adults in Thailand [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
A community-based cross-sectional study was performed to estimate the prevalence of and determine factors associated with undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (T2DM) among hill tribe adults aged 30 years and over.
Tawatchai Apidechkul, Chalitar Chomchoei, Panupong Upala   +2 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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Acceptance and accessibility to the early phase COVID-19 vaccination among the healthcare workers and hill tribe population in Thailand [PDF]

Scientific Reports, 2022
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a serious emerging disease and an extreme threat to human life. This study aimed to understand the perceptions of hill tribe people living in the border areas of Thailand-Myanmar and health workers regarding the ...
Pilasinee Wongnuch, Thanatchaporn Mulikaburt, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Peeradone Srichan, Ratipark Tamornpark, Anusorn Udplong, Soontaree Suratana, Siwarak Kitchanapaibul   +7 more
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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.
Thanatchaporn Mulikaburt, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Pilasinee Wongnuch, Siwarak Kitchanapaibul, Anusorn Udplong, Peeradone Srichan, Panupong Upala, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard, Ratipark Tamornpark, Onnalin Singkhorn   +10 more
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Factors associated with hypertriglyceridemia among the hill tribe people aged 30 years and over, Thailand: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2021
Background Triglycerides are lipids in the human body that are produced from the consumption of daily food and drink. However, elevated serum triglycerides, also known as hypertriglyceridemia (HTG), are key biomarkers indicating an unhealthy status and ...
Panupong Upala, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Chanyanut Wongfu, Siriyaporn Khunthason, Niwed Kullawong, Vivat Keawdounglek, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard, Ratipark Tamornpark   +8 more
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Healthcare service utilization of hill tribe children in underserved communities in thailand: Barriers to access [PDF]

BMC Health Services Research, 2022
Background Hill tribe children, an ethnic minority group in Thailand, experience wide-ranging social and health inequalities. Previous reports indicate that hill tribe children, especially age under 5 years, face social health disadvantages but little is
Katemanee Moonpanane, Khanittha Pitchalard, Jintana Thepsaw, Onnalin Singkhorn, Chomnard Potjanamart   +4 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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Seroprevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B infection among the hill tribe adult population in Thailand: a cross-sectional study [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is one of the greatest public health burdens, particularly for people living with several barriers to access to health care services, such as the hill tribe adult population in Thailand.
Panupong Upala, Tawatchai Apidechkul, Ratipark Tamornpark, Chalitar Chomchoei, Fartima Yeemard   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources