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Plant poisoning in thailand: a 10-year analysis from ramathibodi poison center.
The objective of this study was to determine the incidence, type, clinical manifestations, severity and outcomes of plant poisoned patients in Thailand over a 10-year period. We retrospectively reviewed data from the Ramathibodi Poison Center Toxic Exposure Surveillance System for 2001-2010. A total of 2,901 poisonous plant exposure cases were identified, comprising 3.1% of the 92,392 poison cases recorded during the study period. This was the fifth most common type of poisoning recorded. Children aged < 13 years comprised the largest percent (69.8%) of the cases. The major type of exposure was unintentional ingestion. ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Equity and satisfaction of community health services in tongliao city, inner mongolia.
EQUITY AND SATISFACTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES IN TONGLIAO CITY, INNER MONGOLIA. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Nov;46(6):1077-84 Authors: Yu LJ, Zhao WH, Fan ZF, Bai YH Abstract We aimed to describe the human resources and apparatuses of community health service (CHS) in Tongliao City of China and investigate the differences between CHS centers and stations. Field investigations and questionnaire-based surveys were conducted in 120 CHS organizations of Tongliao City, which were selected by a stratified multistage random cluster sampling method. Data were col...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Association between maternal body mass index and weight gain with low birth weight in eastern thailand.
ASSOCIATION BETWEEN MATERNAL BODY MASS INDEX AND WEIGHT GAIN WITH LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN EASTERN THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Nov;46(6):1085-91 Authors: Sananpanichkul P, Rujirabanjerd S Abstract We conducted a retrospective study to determine the association between maternal body mass index and pregnancy weight gain with low birth weight newborns (LBWN) at Phrapokklao Hospital in eastern Thailand. We evaluated the files of 2,012 women who delivered at the hospital. Data obtained from the charts were parity, maternal age, body mass index (BMI), prepregnanc...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Influence of perceived risk of smoking and second-hand smoke on self-regulatory behavior among pregnant taiwanese women.
INFLUENCE OF PERCEIVED RISK OF SMOKING AND SECOND-HAND SMOKE ON SELF-REGULATORY BEHAVIOR AMONG PREGNANT TAIWANESE WOMEN. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Nov;46(6):1092-102 Authors: Lai MC, Chou FS, Wang CC, Yang YJ Abstract Tobacco use is a global health problem, including in Taiwan. The present study evaluated the perceived risk of smoking and second-hand smoke among pregnant Taiwanese women using a questionnaire. Seven hundred twenty-four pregnant Taiwanese women were recruited from an online parenting community using convenience sampling in 2013. Pregnant smokers...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Parental knowledge of the adverse effects of household tobacco smoke exposure in asthmatic children.
PARENTAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF HOUSEHOLD TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE IN ASTHMATIC CHILDREN. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Nov;46(6):1103-11 Authors: Poopat S, Sritippayawan S, Kamalaporn H, Phumethum S Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of household tobacco smoke exposure in children presenting to asthma clinic at Prapokklao Hospital and to survey parental knowledge and perception to the dangers of household smoke exposure. Parents/guardians who brought their children to asthma clinic during June-September 2014 were interviewed...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Epidemiology and risk factors for nonfatal drowning in the migrant children.
EPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS FOR NONFATAL DROWNING IN THE MIGRANT CHILDREN. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Nov;46(6):1112-23 Authors: Zhu Y, Xu G, Li H, Huang Y, Ding K, Chen J Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence and potential risk factors for nonfatal drowning among migrant workers' children in China. We conducted a cross-sectional survey of students from third to ninth grade at five Migrant Workers' Children schools in Ningbo, China in 2014. General information and a history of nonfatal drowning was obtained from self-reported quest...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Work related injury and illness: exploring the return-to-work program in malaysia.
This study examined the patterns of the Return to Work (RTW) using data from The Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) of Malaysia RTW database from 2010 to 2013. Factors of successful return to work, employees' salary upon returning to formal employment were also investigated. Gender, age, year of injury, industry, and job hierarchy were found to be significant predictors of employees' salary upon returning to work. Although there are other costs involved on the part of employers and employees, themselves, in the long term the financial returns that can be brought back by injured workers who have successfully returned to w...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

The relationship between injury severity and individual characteristics: a survey in southern china.
This study aimed to assess the relationships between road traffic injury severity and individual characteristics in Liuzhou, a city in southern China. Data for this study were collected from the Guangxi Public Security Bureau Traffic Police Corps. Multivariate ordinal logistic regression analysis was used. Of all 14,595 individuals involved in accidents, males, motor vehicle drivers, motorcyclists, and those aged 21-45 years accounted for the great proportion of all injuries. Children, the elderly, pedestrians, farmers and migrant workers, unemployed people, and novice drivers were at higher risk of serious injury in crash...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Characterization of malaria infection at two border areas of thailand adjoining with myanmar and malaysia.
CHARACTERIZATION OF MALARIA INFECTION AT TWO BORDER AREAS OF THAILAND ADJOINING WITH MYANMAR AND MALAYSIA. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):551-7 Authors: Sermwittayawong N, Nishibuchi M, Sawangjaroen N, Vuddhakul V Abstract During 2009 to 2010, a total of 408 blood samples collected from malaria patients in Ranong (149) and Yala (259) Provinces, Thailand were investigated for Plasmodium spp using microscopic examination. There are no statistical differences in the prevalence of P. falciparum and P. vivax in samples collected from Ranong and Yala (46% vs 52...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Intraosseous proliferative sparganosis presenting as a pathological fracture: a case report and review of the literature.
We report a case of 63-year-old male, who presented with pathological fracture of left distal humerus 3 weeks previously. The radiographic findings showed an ill-defined permeative osteolytic lesion of the left distal humerus. Incisional biopsy and debridement was done; pathological examination revealed a folded cestode larva with calcareous corpuscles in the bone and soft tissue, and increased eosinophils. IgG antibody tests for sparganosis were positive. The patient refused to have surgery for internal fixation and placement of an endoprosthesis. PMID: 26867374 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Southeast Asian Journ...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Distribution of entomopathogenic nematodes in lower northern thailand.
DISTRIBUTION OF ENTOMOPATHOGENIC NEMATODES IN LOWER NORTHERN THAILAND. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):564-73 Authors: Vitta A, Yimthin T, Fukruksa C, Wongpeera W, Yotpanya W, Polseela R, Thanwisai A Abstract Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are used successfully for biological control of subterranean larval pests leading to reduced environmental contamination if chemical control measures are employed. Their diversity and distribution in Thailand are unclear, so the present study sought to obtain a better understanding these EPN populations in the lower n...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Temporal changes of aedes and armigeres populations in suburban and forested areas in malaysia.
TEMPORAL CHANGES OF AEDES AND ARMIGERES POPULATIONS IN SUBURBAN AND FORESTED AREAS IN MALAYSIA. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2015 Jul;46(4):574-85 Authors: Nurin-Zulkifli IM, Chen CD, Wan-Norafikah O, Lee HL, Faezah K, Izzul AA, Abdullah AG, Lau KW, Norma-Rashid Y, Sofian-Azirun M Abstract Surveillance of mosquitoes and their distribution in association with rainfall, relative humidity, and temperature were conducted in selected suburban and forested areas, namely, Sungai Penchala (Kuala Lumpur) and Taman Alam (Selangor) for 12 months. Armigeres kesseli was the most a...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Screening for mosquito larvicidal activity of thai mushroom extracts with special reference to steccherinum sp against aedes aegypti (l.) (diptera: culicidae).
In this study, we screened 143 mushroom samples from 44 confirmed species in Thailand for their mosquito larvicidal activity. One g% (w/v) aqueous extracts of dried powdered mushroom samples were tested against 3rd stage Aedes aegypti larvae. Four mushroom species, namely, Thaeogyroporus porentosus, Xylaria nigripes, Chlorophyllum sp and Steccherinum sp, and two unidentified species showed larvicidal mortality ranging from 10%-70% and 18%-90% for 24- and 48-hour exposure time, respectively. Steccherinum sp aqueous crude extract, after 48-hour exposure, did not show any larvicidal activity at 1,000 ppm, whereas that from et...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Larvicidal potential and mosquito repellent activity of cassia mimosoides extracts.
This study aims to investigate larvicidal activities of extracts of Cassia mimosoides leaves and pods as a potential agent in vector control of malaria and to evaluate repellent effect against Anopheles gambiae mosquito of the extract formulated in an aqueous cream base. Petroleum spirit, ethanol, water and dichloromethane extracts were tested against third and fourth instar Anopheles gambiae larvae. The petroleum extract was formulated in an aqueous cream base and repellency determined using N-N-diethyl-m-toluamide (DEET) as control. Phytochemical analysis showed the presence of saponins, tannins, anthraquinones, steroids...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research

Evaluation of a commercial rapid test kit for detection of acute dengue infection.
This study evaluated the sensitivity, specificity and efficiency of SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo® rapid NS1, IgM and IgG test kit for diagnosis of acute dengue virus infection. Standard laboratory diagnostics, RT-PCR, IgM and IgG capture ELISAs were carried out on 143 suspected dengue patient samples obtained from a Sri Lankan population. Using the results of these standard laboratory tests as reference, the sensitivity and specificity of the SD Dengue Duo® NS1 test was 57% and 87%, respectively, and those of the IgM test was 50% and 84%, respectively. The combined sensitivity and specificity of the SD Dengue Duo® NS1/ IgM tes...
Source: Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Tropical Medicine Tags: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health Source Type: research