This study has two main components with a common theme of paediatric ophthalmology in Asia. The first component aimed to assess the prevalence of refractive error in 12-14 year old children in urban Phnom Penh and rural Kandal Provinces of Cambodia. The prevalence of refractive error in Cambodia has not been previously studied and is important for the planning and implementation of refraction s...

Abstract Conversion to Christianity among Southeast Asian highland minorities has been recurrently interpreted as a way of joining valorised religion that distinguishes converts from often-Buddhist ruling majorities and sometimes means adopting ‘modern’ life. Neither these explanations, however, seems appropriately describe the situation Bunong highlanders who turned in Cambodia’s capital early...

Abstract This study aims to investigate the Total Suspended Particles (TSP) and Particulate Matter (PM) of exposed area vehicles emission along a boulevard (Russian Federation Boulevard/RFB) public park (Wat Phnom Historical Park/WP) in Penh as beneficial fact for passengers tourists air quality that they breathed in. present was carried out 8 hours per sampling, twice month, 2 months long (Mar...

Improving food safety often requires individuals or groups to adopt new behaviors. Understanding individuals’ perceptions of is an important step in creating programs that enable the adoption such To inform design Cambodia, this study measured vegetable among growers ( n = 69; Battambang, Siem Reap) and vendors 31; Phnom Penh) involved Cambodian informal markets using a quantitative questionnai...

This study determines socio-demographic factors and knowledge of consumers on wildlife animals to the pattern consumption in Cambodia. A sample 200 from major markets Phnom Penh (capital), Koh Kong (border with Gulf Thailand), Stung Treng Laos) Kratie Mondulkiri Vietnam). structured questionnaire was used collect information gender, age, ethnicity, religion, level education, occupation, income,...