Symptoms of Residential Exposure to Insecticides and Associated Factors Among Young Thai Children in Urban Areas.

Background/objectives: Household insecticide use may impact the health of young children in urban communities, but little is known about its acute effects. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the symptoms that may have been related to residential insecticide exposure and its associated factors in young children in urban areas.

Methods: The study included 375 primary caregivers of children aged 6 months to 5 years from the Bangkok Metropolitan Region, Thailand, who had used insecticides in their homes within the past 6 months.

Prevalence of motorcycle accidents among food delivery drivers and its relation to knowledge, attitudes, and practices in urban areas in Bangkok, Thailand.

Food delivery drivers are at increased risk of motorcycle accidents every year. This study investigated the prevalence of motorcycle accidents among food delivery drivers related to the knowledge, attitudes, and practices in urban areas in Bangkok, Thailand. This was a cross-sectional online survey on motorcycle accidents was distributed among food delivery drivers in urban areas in Bangkok, Thailand from February-March 2023.

Active smoking in urban households: An association between urinary cotinine metabolite level and serum eGFR concentration.

Introduction: Smoking stands as a primary contributor to preventable deaths globally and is linked to an increased risk of developing kidney failure and other diseases. A few studies have focused on the negative correlation between serum cotinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), indicating decreased kidney function. This study investigated the associations between urinary cotinine metabolite concentration and serum eGFR among active smokers in urban households.

Effect of children secondhand smoke exposure associated with GABA concentration: Influence from parents who are extremely heavy smokers in urban households.

Background: Secondhand smoke (SHS) poses the most considerable health risk to children in urban households. However, limited evidence exists regarding the impact of children exposure to SHS on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) levels. This study aimed to investigate the level of cotinine and GABA and their association with variables related to children exposed to SHS.

Impact of environmental heat exposure on the health status in farmworkers, Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Background: Thailand is a tropical developing country which has a serious increase in health risk due to hot weather exposure among outdoor workers.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to compare the factors related to environmental heat exposure in three different seasons, and to assess the relationship between environmental heat and dehydration status in each season among farmworkers in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand.

Methods: A semi-longitudinal study was carried out in 22 male farmworkers throughout a year of farming.

Satisfaction with COVID-19 Vaccines in Health Care Workers and the General Population: A Cross-Sectional Study in Urban Bangkok, Thailand.

Background: COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy is a global issue. Many people are concerned about experiencing side effects from the vaccine. This study evaluated satisfaction with the COVID-19 vaccine in the general population (GP) and healthcare workers (HCWs) in Bangkok, Thailand.

Investigation of kidney function changes in sea salt workers during harvest season in Thailand.

Background: Occupational factors have previously been mentioned as contributing to decreased kidney function and the development of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause. Sea salt workers are one of the occupations facing high outdoor temperatures and a highly, intensive workload.

Objectives: The purpose of the study was to examine whether the kidney function of sea salt workers at the beginning of the harvest season differs from kidney function at the end of the harvest season and to identify factors that can predict the change of kidney function.

Effect of heat exposure on dehydration and kidney function among sea salt workers in Thailand.

Background: Excessive heat exposure and dehydration among agricultural workers have been reported to reduce kidney function and lead to chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu).

Objective: This cross-sectional study aimed to assess heat exposure, factors related to dehydration and the relationship between dehydration and biomarkers of kidney function among sea salt workers in Thailand.

Material And Methods: Wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) was used at the time workers started work outdoors on salt farms.