Publications by authors named "Kanakorn Horsiritham"

Background: The health belief model (HBM), baseline health condition, and sociocultural factors impact the decision to participate in a tuberculosis screening program.

Methods: This cross-sectional and descriptive study was carried out among the "Kao Taew" community dwellers aged 18 years and above, who voluntarily underwent the provided pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) screening by chest radiographs (CXRs). The level of individual HBM domain perception, attitudes toward PTB prevention, and regularity of PTB prevention practices by the participants were evaluated.

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In May 2021, there was a COVID-19 outbreak on board a construction support ship traveling from India to Thailand. Controlling the outbreak on this offshore vessel from 11 May to 2 June 2021 was applied. This case report describes the teamwork management of COVID-19 control on the vessel in the Gulf of Thailand.

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Acid-base disorders occur when the body's normal pH is out of balance. They can be caused by problems with kidney or respiratory function or by an excess of acids or bases that the body cannot properly eliminate. Acid-base and potassium imbalances are mechanistically linked because acid-base imbalances can alter the transport of potassium.

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