Published in Vaccine
In 2016, the Immunization Technical Advisory Group of the South-East Asia Region (SEAR) endorsed a regional goal to achieve ≤1% prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) among 5-year-old children by 2020. Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is largely preventable with a birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine (HepB-BD) followed by two to th...
Published in Asia-Pacific journal of public health
The aim of this study was to investigate how breast density interacted with demographic, reproductive, and lifestyle features among Vietnamese women. Mammographic density and established risk factors for breast cancer were collected from 1651 women (345 cancer cases and 1306 normal cases) in Vietnam. The association of breast density categories wit...
Published in Journal of public health research
The South-East Asia Region contains an estimated 400,000-500,000 people who inject drugs (PWID). HIV prevalence among PWID is commonly 20% or higher in Indonesia, Thailand, Myanmar and some regions of India. Opioid substitution therapy (OST) is an important HIV prevention intervention in this part of the world. However, key challenges and barriers ...
10.11622/smedj.2013148 / Singapore Medical Journal / 54 / 8 / 425-431 / SIMJA
Published in Economic Botany
The Origin of Southeastern Asian Triploid Edible Canna (Canna discolorLindl.) Revealed by Molecular Cytogenetical Study.Canna discolor Lindl. (Cannaceae), commonly known as edible canna, is often cultivated in Southeastern Asia for its starchy rhizomes. Based on morphological and karyological features, it is thought to be an allotriploid plant orig...
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Published in The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine
This paper describes findings on selected determinants of sexual intercourse among 468 unmarried adolescents from a survey in Malaysia. Using multivariate logistic regression, respondents' demographic factors, attitudes towards sex, contraceptive use, and living arrangements were analyzed. Overall, it is shown that the proportion of unmarried adole...
Published in Lancet (London, England)
Rifampicin is more effective than doxycycline against scrub-typhus infections acquired in northern Thailand, where strains with reduced susceptibility to antibiotics can occur.
Published in Lancet (London, England)
The study entitled "Women of South-East-Asia: A Health Profile", released by WHO on September 5, takes an in-depth look at women's health in the region beyond a medical issue confined to biological factors amenable to medical intervention. The report underscores the paucity of and need for sex-specific data on the incidence and prevalence of diseas...
