Publications by authors named "Paisit Boonyakawee"
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- The study investigated knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding swine influenza virus (SIV) among pig farm owners, workers, and villagers in Thailand from February to December 2022, using a structured questionnaire with 215 participants.
- Results showed moderate knowledge (6.92/12) and positive attitudes (3.74/5) towards SIV, with factors like higher education, income, and involvement in vaccination processes linked to better KAP scores.
- The study recommends that local health authorities focus on creating tailored educational strategies for pig farming communities and nearby villagers to enhance awareness and practices regarding SIV and related diseases.
Mani, or Maniq, or Sakai, are recognized as indigenous hunter-gatherers. Some are nomadic, while others have settled and modernized. Our knowledge of this ethnic group's healthcare-seeking and wildlife contact is limited.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Bats serve as an important reservoir for emerging infectious diseases. Bat contact and consumption, which persists in Asia, poses risks for the transmission of bat-borne infections.
Methods: An analytical cross-sectional survey for risk factors associated with bat contact and consumption behaviors was conducted in ten provinces of Thailand from May 2016 to December 2017.
An intervention to reduce insecticide exposure in Shogun orange farmers was implemented in Krabi Province, Thailand. Intervention effects on insecticide-related knowledge and attitude were evaluated in a quasi-experimental study in two farms about 20 kilometers (km) apart. The intervention was conducted at one farm; the other served as control.
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