Health Literacy Toward Zoonotic Diseases Among Livestock Farmers in Vietnam.

Background: Zoonoses are an increasing concern worldwide, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. People with close contact with animals are at high risk for contracting and transmitting the zoonotic diseases.

Objectives: To determine health literacy of livestock farmers toward biosecurity to prevent zoonotic diseases.

Addressing challenges faced by insecticide spraying for the control of dengue fever in Bangkok, Thailand: a qualitative approach.

Background: This study focused on evaluating the fumigation scheme and identifying problems encountered during the operation in the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration area.

Methods: Ten district health officers working in different fumigation teams of the dengue outbreak control programme around Bangkok had participated in an in-depth interview. Five predetermined themes, including (i) dengue surveillance and control strategy, (ii) quality and availability of equipment, (iii) delays, (iv) human resources, and (v) area coverage, and other emerging themes were addressed during the interviews.

Chewing of betel quid: why do health careproviders in Thimphu, Bhutan, do it?

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence of betel quid chewing and related factors including general characteristics, behavioral pattern, perception and social influences among health care providers in Thimphu, Bhutan.

Material And Method: A self-administered questionnaire was handed to 478 health care providers working in different units of health care centers in Thimphu during June-July 2010. A total of 391 (81.

Improvement of district hospital service system to increase treatment adherence among tuberculosis patients in Pakistan.

Adherence to medication regimen is essential for tuberculosis (TB) treatment success. We carried out quasi-experimental, single group intervention study at Rawalpindi District Hospital to improve TB patient treatment adherence using a Chronic Care Model (CCM). Ninety-nine newly diagnosed TB patients at the TB Clinic, Rawalpindi District Hospital, during February-March 2009, were included in the study.

Risk factors for hypertension among rural Thais.

A community based case-control study was conducted to determine the risk factors for hypertension among a rural population in Nakhon Ratchasima Province, Thailand. Seventy-two subjects diagnosed with hypertension (BP > or = 140/ 90 mmHg) were randomly selected. Seventy-two controls with normal blood pressure (BP < 120-80 mmHg) were also randomly selected from the same or nearest house to the subjects.

Risk behaviors for HIV/AIDS among youth in rural area of Myanmar.

In some areas of Myanmar up to 1.8 percent of young people aged 15-24 are living with HIV. This study was to describe risk behaviors on HIV/AIDS among youth in rural area of Myanmar.

An empowerment program to enhance women's ability to prevent and control malaria in the community, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand.

Paulo Freire's theory was modified to empower a women's group in Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, to prevent and control malaria. This study conducted an intervention in Mueang Na Wan Village, Mueang Na Sub-district, Chiang Dao District, Chiang Mai Province, where 45 women were systematically recruited into the study cohort. Navail Village was selected as a control village because it resembled the intervention village.

Participatory supervision model: building health promotion capacity among health officers and the community.

Introduction: The Thai traditional health supervision model has been developed since 1991. However, many supervisors lack supervisory knowledge and skills. This study aimed to compare and identify the strengths and challenges of two different supervision models, in order to determine their effects on enhancing the health promotion capacity of health officers in two primary care units (PCU) in Chiang Mai Province, northern Thailand.

Strengthening the capability of family health leaders for sustainable community-based health promotion.

The Family Health Leader (FHL) Project was initiated in 1997 to encourage self-care and health promotion. Since then, there has been no retraining. This study aimed to strengthen the FHLs' capability to sustain community-based health promotion and network establishment.