Clinical Characterization of Michelin Tire Baby Syndrome: A Case Report Highlighting Severe Short Stature.

Kunze-Riehm syndrome, commonly known as Michelin tire baby syndrome (MTBS), is a rare genetic disease characterized by multiple circumferential skin folds on the limbs and trunk. The exact etiology, mechanism, and prognosis of MTBS remain poorly understood. Symptoms other than the circumferential skin folds, as well as the severity of the condition, vary among cases, ranging from only skin folds to severe neurological complications.

Discrepancy of financial burden among elderly visiting a private general hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: A three-year cross-sectional study.

Objectives: This study aims to clarify the financial burden of health on the elderly. Out-of-pocket payment (OOPP) in a major private general hospital in Phnom Penh was considered an indicator of financial burden.

Study Design: This study is a three-year cross-sectional study.

Vulnerable groups and protective habits associated with the number of symptoms caused by pesticide application in Kratie, Cambodia: a cross-sectional questionnaire study.

The present study aimed to identify pesticide poisoning symptoms and related protective habits to effectively prevent pesticide poisoning among farmworkers in Kratie, Cambodia, where pesticide poisoning is an urgent public health problem. This cross-sectional study based on a questionnaire survey analyzing social demographics, number of symptoms, and protective behavior regarding pesticide application was conducted in Kratie Province from January 25 to 31, 2021. In total, 210 farmworkers completed the survey.

Lifestyle Factors Associated with Metabolic Syndrome in Urban Cambodia.

This study aimed to identify lifestyle factors associated with metabolic syndrome (MetS) in urban Cambodia. In this cross-sectional study, we used existing health checkup data from a private hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The participants comprised 5459 Cambodians aged ≥20 years who underwent health checkups between 2017 and 2019.

Difference of sociodemographic characteristics among the disabled population in Cambodia: a cross-sectional study of the demographic and health survey data.

There is an urgent need to raise awareness of the significance of the social security system for vulnerable populations in developing countries and identify the widening disparities among people with disabilities. This study determined the sociodemographic characteristics of people with disabilities in Cambodia. This was a cross-sectional study.

Regional Differences in Admission Rates of Emergency Patients Who Visited a Private General Hospital in the Capital City of Cambodia: A Three-Year Observational Study.

Background: Regional disparity is an imperative component of health disparity. In particular, providing emergency care that is equally available in rural areas is an essential part of reducing the urban-rural disparity. The objective of this study was to examine the worsening admission rate among Cambodian emergency patients in a rural area and determine their background characteristics that cause this decline.

Health disparity toward noncommunicable diseases among residents in rural Cambodia: a descriptive study.

Regional disparities in health services is a crucial problem in Cambodia. Particularly, a number of NCD risk factors are more common among the rural poor. Fortunately, 80% of NCDs are preventable and cost-effective interventions exist.

Factors Affecting the Help-Seeking Behaviours of Patients with Schizophrenia in Rural Cambodia.

In low- and middle-income countries in Asia, the use of supernatural, religious, and magical approaches to mental illness is widespread. We aimed to document the help-seeking behaviours and barriers to effective mental healthcare in the case of a psychiatric patient in rural Cambodia. The present case report describes the pathway that a patient with schizophrenia utilised to receive effective treatment in a rural area.