Behavioral Modification Regarding Liver Fluke and Cholangiocarcinoma with a Health Belief Model Using Integrated Learning.

This study aimed to modify behavior regarding liver fluke and cholangiocarcinoma prevention in Chumphuang district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand through integrated learning. A total of 180 participants were included through purposive selection of high-risk scores on verbal screening. Participants attended the health education program which applied the health belief model included family based, knowledge station based, academic merit based and community based learning.

A single-tube multiplex gap-polymerase chain reaction for the detection of eight β-globin gene cluster deletions common in Southeast Asia.

Up to now, more than 200 different β-thalassemia (β-thal) mutations have been characterized. The majority are point mutations causing expression defects. Only approximately 10.

Micromapping of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in diferent regions of northeast Thailand and Vientiane, Laos People's Democratic Republic.

In order to determine the prevalence of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies in different regions of northeast (NE) Thailand and Vientiane, Laos People's Democratic Republic (PDR), a total of 1,809 blood samples were collected consecutively from individuals attending antenatal care services at 11 community hospitals in different regions of NE Thailand and three hospitals in Vientiane, Laos PDR, from May 2009 to April 2010. All individuals were investigated for thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies using standard methods. For individuals from NE Thailand, the carrier frequencies were 41.

Hemoglobin profiles and hematologic features of thalassemic newborns: application to screening of alpha-thalassemia 1 and hemoglobin E.

Context: Thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies are major public health problems worldwide. To establish a cost-effective screening tool for newborns in regions where the incidence of these disorders is significant, study of the hemoglobin and hematologic features of normal and thalassemic newborns is necessary.

Objective: To study hemoglobin and hematologic characteristics of normal and various thalassemic newborns and to assess the effectiveness of simple screening methods for alpha-thalassemia 1 and hemoglobin E.