Health for all: a fundamental goal of public health in our region.

abstract：:Given the magnitude of drug addiction in Malaysia, the government has given top priority to this issue. It is timely that an assessment of knowledge, attitudes and perceptions related to drug abuse and drug dependents among the general public be carried out. Thus, a nationwide survey was undertaken. A representative s...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Low WY,Zulkifil SN,Yusof K,Batumalai S,Aye KW

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure to contain pandemic influenza A(H1N1) 2009 in Mexico has shifted global attention from containment to mitigation. Limited surveillance and reporting have, however, prevented detailed assessment of mitigation during the pandemic, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. To assess pandemic influenza...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Adisasmito W,Hunter BM,Krumkamp R,Latief K,Rudge JW,Hanvoravongchai P,Coker RJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As every year 5 million children die in developing countries because of infectious diseases, the government of Thailand in 1976 initiated an expanded program for immunization. Although vaccine coverage of the under 1 year of age population with BCG, diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus is over 80%, the dropout rates ar...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Limtragool P,Panichacheewakul P,Stoeckel J,Charoenchai A

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to examine the control of cardiovascular risk factors among the ethnic groups with type 2 diabetes in Malaysia. The authors analyzed the data of 70 092 adults from the Malaysian diabetes registry database. Malays had the worst achievement of target for most of the risk factors. Indians had poor achiev...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Lee PY,Cheong AT,Zaiton A,Mastura I,Chew BH,Sazlina SG,Adam BM,Syed Alwi SA,Jamaiyah H,Sriwahyu T

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigates associations between after-school tutoring and availability of electronic devices with overweight/obesity among fifth-grade children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A complex cross-sectional design was used to randomly select students and their parents in 8 public schools in Ho Chi Minh City in 2...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： To QG,Do DV,To KG,Gallegos D

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Indonesia has been making good progress in reproductive health (RH) outcome. This study aimed to examine the effect of the September 2009 Sumatra earthquake on availability and accessibility of RH services and its possible impact on local Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Twenty-six health facilities in Padang City...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Djafri D,Chongsuvivatwong V,Geater A

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the association between health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and obesity stratified by sex in 34 935 Korean adults. We used data from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, a cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey, from 2007 to 2012. Individuals with higher ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Song HJ,Lee EK,Kwon JW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transitioning to tertiary education is a significant life course event that has the potential to influence lifelong eating patterns. This study used a theoretic model developed from a life course perspective to examine factors influencing the change of food choices among 31 young adults in Hong Kong after they moved o...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kwok ST,Capra S,Leveritt M

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor self-rated health (SRH) correlates strongly with mortality. In developed countries, women generally report worse SRH than males. Few studies have reported on SRH in developing countries. The authors report on SRH in Thailand, a middle-income developing country.The data were derived from a large nationwide cohort ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Seubsman SA,Kelly MJ,Yiengprugsawan V,Sleigh AC,Thai Cohort Study Team.

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objectives of this study are to determine whether Norplant would be an acceptable contraceptive method for Cambodian women, given its technology and the socio-cultural context, and whether it can be delivered by a private sector clinic with good quality care. This is a prospective cohort study of the first 966 acc...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： van der Velden T,Ping C

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to explore association between caries prevalence and nutritional status among first-grade primary school children. A cross-sectional study of 212 students was conducted. All students were weighed and measured and then the body mass index (BMI) was calculated. Each student underwent dental exa...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Ngoenwiwatkul Y,Leela-adisorn N

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study is done to develop an age and sex-specific BMI standard for Japanese children, and to determine the age and sex specific cut off points for overweight and obesity. A population-based analysis of BMI data from a national survey conducted in the year 2000; 14,113 preschool children, 72,380 children attending ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kato N,Sato K,Takimoto H,Sudo N

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After the Wenchuan earthquake, a large number of studies have focused on postearthquake psychological disorders among survivors; however, most of these studies were conducted within a relatively short period. This study was conducted to examine the symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and general psychiatr...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zhang W,Duan G,Xu Q,Jia Z,Bai Z,Liu W,Pan X,Tian W

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antenatal care and child vaccination services are adopted worldwide to reduce the risk of child mortality, maternal mortality, and burden of infectious diseases. This article examines the effect of socioeconomic factors on the utilization of antenatal care and child vaccination services in India. The generalized linea...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zuhair M,Roy RB

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Secondhand smoke is harmful to smokers and nonsmokers, and smoke-free legislation worldwide improves health status. Lebanon has one of the weakest tobacco control regulatory environments in the Eastern Mediterranean region. However, several Lebanese workplaces and hospitality venues have chosen to implement ...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Nakkash RT,Khalil J,Chaaya M,Afifi RA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of respiratory problems and the ventilatory functions in subjects belonging to three sample areas with different levels of pollution was studied to ascertain if there is any association between air pollutant levels and abnormal ventilatory functions. The predominant activity existing in that area served...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Kumar KS,Prasad CE,Balakrishna N,Rao KV,Reddy PU

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to explore the relations between lifestyle factors and blood pressure (BP) control among patients with hypertension who were regularly taking antihypertensive medication as prescribed. From the 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data, the 690 individuals diagnose...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Ham OK,Yang SJ

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study assessed the present degree of inequity in health care utilization as well as the contributions of the main determinants in the context of expending health insurance coverage in China. Data were obtained from the 2008 National Health Services Survey (NHSS) in China. A concentration index was used to quantify...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Zhang X,Wu Q,Shao Y,Fu W,Liu G,Coyte PC

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Asian Tsunami killed more than 130,000 people and made 400,000 homeless in Aceh, an area in Indonesia already affected by over thirty years of conflict. This paper examines an approach taken by an International Non-Governmental Organisation (INGO) to address emergency mental health and psychosocial needs in an int...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Jones LM,Ghani HA,Mohanraj A,Morrison S,Smith P,Stube D,Asare J

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Incidence and risk factors for occupational exposure to blood-borne pathogens (OEBBPs) in a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia was assessed. Reported sharps injuries from 2009 to 2010 were analyzed and benchmarked using patient days. OEBBPs caused by sharps injuries increased from 41 in 2009 to 65 in 2010, with an inci...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Mazi W,Senok AC,Assiri AM,Kazem N,Abato AT

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The objective is to explore the relationship between passive smoking and female breast cancer using meta-analysis. Literature on risk factors for female breast cancer published from January 2001 to December 2011 was collected from CBM, CAJD, VIP, WanFangData, and MEDLINE databases. The meta-analysis was performed usin...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Chen Z,Shao J,Gao X,Li X

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection remains a major public health problem in Vietnam. Recent studies have found that prevalence of current HBV infection (HBsAg+) ranges from 10% to 20% in the general population and 20% to 40% among injecting drug users and HIV+ patients. However, HBV prevention and control in Vietnam re...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Nguyen VT

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was based on a hepatitis B screening program conducted in one of the states in Malaysia in 1989. The majority (84.6%) of the 2986 health employees were screened. One quarter (25%) was found to have serological markers for the Hepatitis B Virus (HBV); 2.1% had Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg) and 22.8% ha...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Tan TC,Vadivale M,Ong CN

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The need for a pro-active role for universities in the Third World in health development is identified as one of the important frontiers of international health. The questions of how to combine scientific objectivity with involvement in social problems are examined, using the experience of the Aga Khan University in K...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Bryant JH

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying determinants of intent to quit may aid the design of antitobacco programs and promote effective tobacco control policies. In a nationwide survey in Cambodia, two thirds of tobacco smokers and 45% of female smokeless tobacco users planned to stop in the future. Multivariate determinants of intent in 2279 ma...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Tonstad S,Job JS,Batech M,Yel D,Kheam T,Singh PN

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes among health care providers (HCPs) providing sexually transmitted infection (STI) service to female sex workers (FSWs). A cross-sectional survey was performed in 6 districts along Road 9, traversing Savannakhet province from Thailand to Vietnam. In total, 244 HCPs...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Phrasisombath K,Thomsen S,Hagberg J,Sychareun V,Faxelid E

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since radiation accidents, particularly nuclear disasters, are rarer than other types of disasters, a comprehensive radiation disaster medical curriculum for them is currently unavailable. The Fukushima compound disaster has urged the establishment of a new medical curriculum in preparation for any future complex disa...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Yasui K,Kimura Y,Kamiya K,Miyatani R,Tsuyama N,Sakai A,Yoshida K,Yamashita S,Chhem R,Abdel-Wahab M,Ohtsuru A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe regional differences in maternal health care (MHC) utilization in China. STUDY DESIGN:Cross-sectional comparisons of 4 MHC utilization indicators, namely, early (13 weeks within pregnancy) examinations rate (EER), prenatal examination (>4 times) rate (PER), hospital delivery rate (HDR), and postn...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Tang M,Wang D,Hu H,Wang G,Li R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition among the rural Bangladeshi women of reproductive age is still very high. This high prevalence attributes to a range of adverse health consequences on the women and their offspring. A total of 2341 women aged between 20 and 45 years residing in the study area were interviewed in this cross-sectional study...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Milton AH,Smith W,Rahman B,Ahmed B,Shahidullah SM,Hossain Z,Hasan Z,Sharmin S

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast self-examination (BSE) and medical breast examination practices were studied in a group of 1,103 women without diagnosed breast cancer, randomly sampled to conform in age and social status with breast cancer cases from the population of Brisbane, Australia between 1981 and 1985. Relationships between these prac...

journal_title：Asia-Pacific journal of public health

authors： Yelland MJ,Rice DE,Ward AE,Bain C,Siskind V,Schofield F

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00