Glycemic control outcome in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: chronic care management support of family care team in Thailand.

Purpose: We aimed to ascertain diabetic self-management predictors in the family care team chronic care model, and to analyze the factors associated with glycemic control.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients at Pak Phun Municipality Hospital, Thailand, from 2019 to 2020. The 282 participants' compraised 16 health care providers, 128 healthy volunteers, and 138 T2DM patients.

Developing Risk Assessment Criteria and Predicting High- and Low-Dengue Risk Villages for Strengthening Dengue Prevention Activities: Community Participatory Action Research, Thailand.

Background: Risk assessment criteria for predicting dengue outbreak must be appropriated at village levels. We aimed to develop risk dengue village prediction criteria, predict village dengue risk, and strengthen dengue prevention based on community participation.

Methods: This participatory research conducted in Southern Thailand included the following 5 phases: (i) preparing communities in 3 districts; (ii) developing risk dengue village prediction criteria; (iii) applying computer program; (iv) predicting village dengue risk with 75 public health providers in 39 PCUs; and (v) utilizing findings to strengthen dengue prevention activities in 220 villages.

Effect of dilution of stool soluble component on growth and development of Strongyloides stercoralis.

Dispersion or dilution of stool by water from heavy rainfall may affect Strongyloides stercoralis free-living development producing infective filariform larvae (FL). This study examined effect of water dilution of stool on survival of S. stercoralis free-living development.