THE MONKS’ ASSISTANCE TO BEDRIDDEN PATIENTS IN HUA THUNG SUB-DISTRICT HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL, PHON DISTRICT, KHON KAEN PROVINCE

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 ...

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...

Khon Kaen Public Health Forum

A study of ectoparasites of Canis lupus familiaris in Mueang district, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

We studied ectoparasites found on Canis lupus familiaris sampled in five areas in Mueang district, Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. The prevalence of fleas and ticks as well as their density were determined in 100 dogs that did not receive treatments. A total number of 458 ectoparasites was found corresponding to two species: 25.8% Ctenocephalides canis and 74.2% Rhipicephalus sanguineus. R. sangu...

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...