Publications by authors named "Thanh VAN Kim"
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- The study focused on improving chronic hepatitis B (CHB) testing in primary and community care settings to aid in elimination efforts, aiming to assess various implementation strategies from existing literature.
- A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted, analyzing 25 studies with over 130,000 participants, but found that no studies were conducted in low-and-middle-income countries.
- Key findings showed that community strategies, like education from lay health workers, and primary care strategies, such as electronic alerts and healthcare provider education, were effective, with a significant relationship observed between the number of strategy components and effectiveness.
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- A study was conducted in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to explore barriers to HBV vaccination among adults after offering free vaccination coupons.
- Out of 284 HBV-naïve participants, only 11.7% received the 1st dose, 10.7% the 2nd, and 8.9% the 3rd dose of the vaccine, indicating very low uptake despite no financial obstacles.
- Initiation of the vaccine was linked to factors such as adequate knowledge of HBV transmission and severity, as well as the practice of seeking annual health check-ups.
Purpose: There is a paucity of global data on sedentary behavior during early childhood. The purpose of this study was to examine how device-measured sedentary behavior in young children differed across geographically, economically, and sociodemographically diverse populations, in an international sample.
Methods: This multinational, cross-sectional study included data from 1071 children 3-5 yr old from 19 countries, collected between 2018 and 2020 (pre-COVID).
Cross-sectional examination of 24-hour movement behaviours among 3- and 4-year-old children in urban and rural settings in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: the SUNRISE study protocol.
BMJ Open
October 2021
Introduction: 24-hour movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) during the early years are associated with health and developmental outcomes, prompting the WHO to develop Global guidelines for physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep for children under 5 years of age. Prevalence data on 24-hour movement behaviours is lacking, particularly in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This paper describes the development of the protocol, designed to address this gap.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The restrictions associated with the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes to young children's daily routines and habits. The impact on their participation in movement behaviours (physical activity, sedentary screen time and sleep) is unknown. This international longitudinal study compared young children's movement behaviours before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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