Assessing the Impact of an Intervention on Caregivers' Awareness and Completion of Continuum of Care Among Pregnant Women.

Background And Objective: The continuum of care (CoC) is an important approach that should be prioritized for improving maternal health. The World Health Organization recommends working with individuals, families, and communities to ensure continuous care throughout pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. The purpose of this study was to assess the impact of an intervention on the awareness of the CoC among main caregivers and the completion of CoC among pregnant women.

Mother's Dietary Diversity and Underweight among Under-five Rural Children in Three Major Agro-climatic Zones, Myanmar.

Background: Children's growth is essential to nutritional status and population health. In 2015, 18.9% of under-five children in Myanmar were underweight, and only 25% of 6-23-month-old children had the minimum dietary diversity (MDD).

Institutional delivery and postnatal care utilisation among reproductive-aged women who had completed four or more antenatal care visits in Myanmar: a secondary analysis of 2015-2016 Demographic and Health Survey.

Objectives: To examine the prevalence of institutional delivery and postnatal care after home delivery and to identify their determinants in Myanmar mothers who received at least four antenatal care visits.

Design: The study used the Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey data (2015-2016), a nationally representative cross-sectional study.

Participants: The study included women aged 15-49 years who had at least one birth within the 5 years preceding the survey and completed four or more antenatal visits.

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding plagiarism of postgraduate students in Myanmar.

Information regarding the prevalence of plagiarism and its contributing factors are limited in Myanmar. We aimed to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and self-reported plagiarism practices of postgraduate students in Myanmar's universities and determine the factors associated with plagiarism. We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire study during 2019-2020.

Utilization of modern contraceptive methods and its determinants among youth in Myanmar: Analysis of Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey (2015-2016).

Reproductive health service is crucial for youth to reduce maternal and child mortality. However, many young women face unintended pregnancies and pregnancy-related complications due to insufficient knowledge of contraceptive methods and low contraceptive utilization. This study aims to assess the modern contraceptive prevalence rates among youth and identify factors influencing modern contraceptive utilization among youth.

Developing and validating a questionnaire to assess an individual's perceived risk of four major non-communicable diseases in Myanmar.

Adopting healthy lifestyles is greatly influenced by an individual's perceived risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to develop and validate a questionnaire that can assess an individual's perceived risk of developing four major NCDs. We used the exploratory sequential mixed methods design.

Assessing Research Ethics Committees in Myanmar: Results of a Self-Assessment Tool.

Background: Human subject research has increased in Myanmar since 2010 and accordingly, the establishment of research ethics committees (RECs) have increased to review these research studies. However, characteristics that reflect the operations of RECs in Myanmar have not been assessed.

Objectives: To assess the structures and processes of RECs at Medical Institutions in Myanmar.

Country compliance with WHO-recommended antenatal care guidelines: equity analysis of the 2015-2016 Demography and Health Survey in Myanmar.

Introduction: Early access to adequate antenatal care (ANC) from skilled providers is crucial for detecting and preventing obstetric complications of pregnancy. We aimed to assess factors associated with the utilisation of the new WHO ANC guidelines including the recommended number, on time initiation and adequate components of ANC contacts in Myanmar.

Methods: We examined data from 2943 mothers aged 15-49 years whose most recent birth occurred in the last 5 years prior to the 2015-2016 Myanmar Demographic and Health Survey.

Determinants of breastfeeding practices in Myanmar: Results from the latest nationally representative survey.

Optimal breastfeeding practices can ensure healthy growth and development of infants, which in the long term can impact the country's economic development. Nevertheless, Myanmar has yet to achieve the WHO's target of 70% for early initiation of breastfeeding, and the country's target of 90% for exclusive breastfeeding. The purpose of this study was to assess the associations between early initiation of breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding and bio-demographic, socio-economic and behavioral factors in Myanmar.

Feeding practices and nutritional status of children age 6-23 months in Myanmar: A secondary analysis of the 2015-16 Demographic and Health Survey.

Nutritional deficiencies are a major problem among developing countries including Myanmar. They can occur in all age groups, but the impact is more severe among children age 6-23 months as this period is critical for child development, and irreversible damages can occur due to nutritional deficiencies. Proper infant and young child feeding practices are pivotal to tackle nutritional problems and to prevent irreversible consequences among children.

Management of pregnancy at and beyond 41 completed weeks of gestation in low-risk women: a secondary analysis of two WHO multi-country surveys on maternal and newborn health.

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends induction of labour (IOL) for women who have reached 41 completed weeks of pregnancy without spontaneous onset of labour. Many women with prolonged pregnancy and/or their clinicians elect not to induce, and chose either elective caesarean section (ECS) or expectant management (EM). This study intended to assess pregnancy outcomes of IOL, ECS and EM at and beyond 41 completed weeks.

Consumption of fruits and vegetables and associations with risk factors for non-communicable diseases in the Yangon region of Myanmar: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To explore the intake of fruits and vegetables in the Yangon region, Myanmar, and to describe associations between intake of fruits and vegetables (FV) and established risk factors for non-communicable diseases.

Design: 2 cross-sectional studies, using the STEPs methodology.

Setting: Urban and rural areas of the Yangon region of Myanmar.

Azithromycin for acute lower respiratory tract infections.

Background: Acute lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) range from acute bronchitis and acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis to pneumonia. Approximately five million people die from acute respiratory tract infections annually. Among these, pneumonia represents the most frequent cause of mortality, hospitalisation and medical consultation.