Promoting Smoke-Free Environments: The Impact of Thirdhand Smoke Awareness on Smoking Bans at Home.

Objective: A creating smoke-free home is a way to protect a vulnerable group from being exposed to secondhand smoke in the home, such as children, infants, and non-smokers. Studies reported an intervention for promoting a smoke-free home by using secondhand smoke messages and smoking cessation messages. However, the thirdhand smoke (THS) message has rarely been found.

The prevalence of secondhand smoke exposure and related factors among schoolchildren in Northeast Thailand.

The prevalence of tobacco consumption in Thailand has gradually declined; however, the prevalence of exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) is still high. The objective of this study is to estimate the prevalence of SHS exposure and examine the association between exposure to SHS and depressive symptoms among schoolchildren, and test for moderation by the number of smokers in household. We conducted a cross-sectional study of 1105 schoolchildren.

Socioeconomic Inequality in Concurrent Tobacco and Alcohol Consumption.

Background: Whilst several studies have examined inequity of tobacco use and inequity of alcohol drinking individually, comparatively little is known about concurrent tobacco and alcohol consumption. The present study therefore investigated inequity of concurrent tobacco and alcohol consumption in Thailand. Methods: The 2015 Health and Welfare Survey was obtained from Thailand’s National Statistical Office and used as a source of national representative data.

Health insurance system and healthcare provision: nationwide hospital admission data 2010.

Background: The three major health insurance systems are different in their medical service coverage, reimbursement process and choice of providers; leading to the question of how great are the variations in the healthcare offered and disease outcomes.

Objective: To assess whether differences exist and to analyze the effects of on healthcare provision and disease outcomes in the adult population across the three health insurance systems.

Material And Method: The authors analyzed the disease outcomes of the 23 major ICD-10 disease groups among the three major health insurance systems to obtain the death rates, levels of healthcare provision and the hospital charges.

Disease patterns among Thai adult population: an analysis of data from the hospitalization National Health Insurance System 2010.

Background: Disease pattern is an important informational tool used by policymakers in setting priorities, strategies and allocating budgets to address the precursors or causes of health problems.

Objective: To analyze the common diseases in the adult population using in-patient information from the three health insurance coverage schemes in the fiscal year 2010.

Material And Method: The authors analyzed the data on in-patients with 23 major disease groups as per ICD-10 coding.