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An evaluation case study of village-based relational community engagement activities in Lao PDR

Global Public Health
Community engagement activities have rapidly gained recognition in global health policy, but comprehensive evaluations remain scarce. This article exemplifies the use of explicit evaluation criteria within a mixed-method and theory-guided evaluation ...
Marco J. Haenssgen, Thongkhoon Xayyahong, Latthanikone Sabphaisan, Maynika Phongsa, Antyka Xayaphone, Thinakone Louangdy, Keomano Luangkhot, Arphiluck Luanglad, Thipphaphone Phetdala, Souksakhone Xaiyalath, Phongpaserth Volady, Ounkham Souksavanh, Sysavanh Phommachanh, Sandra Bode, Elizabeth M. Elliott   +14 more
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Low efficacy of single-dose albendazole and mebendazole against hookworm and effect on concomitant helminth infection in Lao PDR [PDF]

, 2012
BACKGROUND: Albendazole and mebendazole are increasingly deployed for preventive chemotherapy targeting soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections. We assessed the efficacy of single oral doses of albendazole (400 mg) and mebendazole (500 mg) for the ...
Sayasone, S., Khampheng Phongluxa, Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong (148913), Jennifer Keiser, Utzinger, Jürg, Vilavanh Xayaseng (189526), Kongsap Akkhavong (148931), Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Penelope Vounatsou, Hatz, C., Peter Odermatt, Hatz, Christoph, Somphou Sayasone, Sayasone, Somphou, Vounatsou, P., Phonepasong Ayé Soukhathammavong, Jennifer Keiser (39606), Phongluxa, Khampheng, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Soukhathammavong, Phonepasong Ayé, Xayaseng, Vilavanh, Soukhathammavong, P. A., Xayaseng, V., Odermatt, P., Vilavanh Xayaseng, Utzinger, J., Keiser, J., Jürg Utzinger (39609), Odermatt, Peter, Christoph Hatz (35423), Penelope Vounatsou (49253), Akkhavong, K., Peter Odermatt (148926), Akkhavong, Kongsap, Keiser, Jennifer, Somphou Sayasone (183492), Khampheng Phongluxa (148910), Vounatsou, Penelope, Christoph Hatz, Phongluxa, K.   +40 more
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Flood susceptibility mapping leveraging open-source remote-sensing data and machine learning approaches in Nam Ngum River Basin (NNRB), Lao PDR

Geomatics, Natural Hazards & Risk
Frequent floods caused by monsoons and rainstorms have significantly affected the resilience of human and natural ecosystems in the Nam Ngum River Basin, Lao PDR.
Sackdavong Mangkhaseum, Yogesh Bhattarai, Sunil Duwal, A. Hanazawa   +3 more
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Risk profiling of hookworm infection and intensity in southern Lao People's Democratic Republic using bayesian models [PDF]

, 2015
Among the common soil-transmitted helminth infections, hookworm causes the highest burden. Previous research in the southern part of Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) revealed high prevalence rates of hookworm infection.
Youthanavanh Vonghachack (148917), Bouakhasith, Dalouny, Utzinger, Jürg, Vonghachack, Youthanavanh, Jürg Utzinger (39609), Odermatt, Peter, Kongsap Akkhavong (148931), Penelope Vounatsou, Forrer, Armelle, Penelope Vounatsou (49253), Youthanavanh Vonghachack, Peter Odermatt, Somphou Sayasone, Peter Odermatt (148926), Akkhavong, Kongsap, Sayasone, Somphou, Dalouny Bouakhasith (183498), Somphou Sayasone (183492), Dalouny Bouakhasith, Vounatsou, Penelope, Jürg Utzinger, Kongsap Akkhavong, Armelle Forrer (183487), Armelle Forrer   +23 more
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A regulatory gap analysis of midwifery to deliver essential reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services in Lao People’s Democratic RepublicResearch in context

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: Background: In Lao Peoples Democratic Republic, midwives are the main providers of primary reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent (RMNCAH) services.
Shogo Kubota, Moe Ando, John Murray, Sengmany Khambounheuang, Khampasong Theppanya, Phouvanh Nanthavong, Chankham Tengbriacheu, Malouny Sisavanh, Thongchan Khattiyod, Daisuke Asai, Howard Sobel, Masamine Jimba   +11 more
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Orientia, rickettsia, and leptospira pathogens as causes of CNS infections in Laos: a prospective study

The Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background: Scrub typhus (caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi), murine typhus (caused by Rickettsia typhi), and leptospirosis are common causes of febrile illness in Asia; meningitis and meningoencephalitis are severe complications.
Sabine Dittrich, PhD, Sayaphet Rattanavong, MD, Sue J Lee, PhD, Phonepasith Panyanivong, Scott B Craig, PhD, Suhella M Tulsiani, PhD, Stuart D Blacksell, PhD, David A B Dance, FRCPath, Audrey Dubot-Pérès, PhD, Amphone Sengduangphachanh, Phonelavanh Phoumin, Daniel H Paris, MD, Dr, Prof. Paul N Newton, MRCP   +12 more
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Evaluation of VIDAS^® Diagnostic Assay Prototypes Detecting Dengue Virus NS1 Antigen and Anti-Dengue Virus IgM and IgG Antibodies

Diagnostics, 2021
Dengue is a serious tropical disease caused by the mosquito-borne dengue virus (DENV). Performant, rapid, and easy-to-use assays are needed for the accurate diagnosis of acute DENV infection.
Somphavanh Somlor, Ludovic Brossault, Marc Grandadam   +2 more
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Ultrasonographic investigation of cholangiocarcinoma in Lao PDR

Acta Tropica, 2018
Opisthorchis viverrini is a group 1 carcinogen that causes cholangiocarcinoma (CCA). Although opisthorchiasis is known to be severely endemic to several areas along the Mekong River in Lao PDR, the CCA status of residents of this region is still under investigation.
Ju Yeong Kim, Tai-Soon Yong, Han-Jong Rim, Jong-Yil Chai, Duk-Young Min, Keeseon S. Eom, Woon-Mok Sohn, Jae Hoon Lim, Dongil Choi, Sithat Insisiengmay, Bounlay Phommasack, Bounnaloth Insisiengmay   +11 more
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Tobacco use in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Results from the 2015 National Adult Tobacco Survey

Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2019
Introduction Tobacco use is a burden for Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). No published report has examined determinants of various tobacco uses to inform appropriate policies and prevention strategies.
Phonepadith Xangsayarath, Daovieng Douangvichith, Latsamy Siengsounthone, Khatthanaphone Phandouangsy, Ly Thi-Hai Tran, Thanh Cong Bui   +5 more
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Evaluation of managed aquifer recharge in the Central Highlands of Vietnam

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies, 2022
Study region: Dak Lak province in the Central Highlands of Vietnam Study focus: Intensification of agriculture has resulted in unsustainably high levels of groundwater use in the Central Highlands.
Paul Pavelic, Chu Thai Hoanh, Dave D’haeze, Bui Ngoc Vinh, Mathieu Viossanges, Do Thanh Chung, Le Quang Dat, Andrew Ross   +7 more
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