DRAINED SHEAR STRENGTH OF COMPACTED KHON KAEN LOESS

Khon Kaen Public Health Forum

Rodent consumption in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand.

Rodents are important reservoirs of rodent-borne infections worldwide, including Southeast Asia and Northeast Thailand (Isaan), where rodent consumption may be a source of rodent-borne diseases. The behavior of consuming rodents is related to a population's traditions, knowledge, cultural, and household contexts, among other factors. This cross-sectional survey was conducted in Khon Kaen Provin...

Community perceptions of health determinants in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand.

Local health determinants, perceived by a local community in Mueang District, Khon Kaen Province, were explored using a qualitative approach during November 2006. Health determinants could be classified into three categories: environmental, individual and family, and institutional factors. Community perspectives on health determinants included flooding, habits of lottery buying, fluctuation of ...

Srinagarind Hospital Based Population, Khon Kaen, North- East Thailand

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide in both developed and developing countries, including Thailand (Siegel et al., 2012; Ferlay et al., 2010; Sriplung et al., 2005). In Thailand, the incidence of all cancers and the mortality rate resulting from malignant diseases gradually increase each year. In particular, incidences of colorectal cancer and breast cancer significantly increased duri...

Cancer survival in Khon Kaen, Thailand, 1993-1997.

The Khon Kaen cancer registry was established in 1984 as a hospital-based cancer registry, and population-based cancer registration started in 1988 with retrospective data collection from 1985. Cancer registration is done by passive and active methods. Data on survival for 13 cancer sites or types registered during 1993-1997 were reported. Follow-up was done by active methods, with median follo...