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DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1863
title: Health status and health seeking behaviours among the elderly in The Donmuang Slum Community, Bangkok, Thailand

description: Most of the study population aged 60 to 96 years, two third of them were women and the majority of the elderly achieved primary education 66.9% and 43.6 % could read and write a little. The average monthly income of elderly was less than 2,500 baht per month, 77.9% did not work. The average life arrangement of elderly lived with 1 – 5 family member. Most of the accommodation were their owner. The bedrooms of the elderly was on the ground floor of the house. Besides, most of them sleep on the bed and use a flush toilet. Perception of health status was good 52.9%, fair 28.2 % and not good 18.8%. Elderly have underlying diagnosed by physician (78%) and 71.4% under universal coverage. Major health problems mainly found were hypertension (57.8%), diabetes (31.0%) and dyslipidemia (31.0%) . Minor illness included headache (23.3%), muscle pain (19.8%), and fever (10.3%). When getting a minor illness, the elderly choose their own medicine byself and when the illness was treated. They got to government hospitals and private sectors, respectively. Assessibility to health center, most of them transportation was personal car and motorcycle. Elderly use time between 15 – 30 minutes to waiting at health center. For overall satisfaction was satisfied. Factors affecting the health status of statistical significance were the level of education. The ability to read and write, health problems and family relationship. Factor affecting health seeking behaviours of statistical significance was satisfaction of health center.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1864
title: In vitro and in vivo bioactivities of leptocarpus disjunctus ethanolic extract

description: Leptocarpus disjunctus Mast. is edible plant in the Southern region of Thailand. Although there is the indigenous warning about its side effects for dizziness and intoxicated symptoms. It has been eaten as side dish of the local food for a long time. This study aimed to investigate the secondary metabolites and biological activities of L. disjunctus. Determination of the secondary metabolites presented coumarin glycoside, tannin, steroid and sugar. Whole fresh plant was extracted with ethanol and performed in vitro and in vivo tests. This study found that L. disjunctus ethanolic extract had no antimicrobial property againstMicrococcus luteus, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium,Shigella sp., Candida albicans and Saccharomyces cerevisiae.Furthermore the ethanolic extract showed antioxidant propertieson various types of radicals. DPPH radical scavenging assay showed radical scavenging activity with EC50 of 0.8 mg/ml and positive control (BHT) showed EC50 of 5.96 mg/ml. Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) assay indicated that the ethanolic extract at the concentration of 25 mg/ml had a reducing power value equivalent to ferrous sulphate 6μmol/ml and ascorbic acid at the concentration of 0.031 mg/ml had a reducing power value equivalent to ferrous sulphate 3 μmol/ml. Nitric oxide radical inhibitory assay showed scavenging activity with EC50 of 2.32 mg/ml and quercetin activity was more pronounced with EC50 of 0.29 mg/ml. Betacarotene bleaching assay indicated that the ethanolic extract presented antioxidant activity only 4% compared to the positive control (BHT) which showed antioxidant capacity of 74%. Brine shrimp lethality and phototoxic activity tests indicated thatthe ethanolic extract of L. disjunctus had no cytotoxicity and genotoxicity against brine shrimp (LD50&gt;500 mg/ml) and microorganisms respectively. Tyrosinase inhibitory assay indicated L. disjunctus was able to inhibit the enzyme with EC50 of 15.15 mg/ml while positive control (glutathione) had EC50 of 0.02 mg/ml. Alpha-glucosidase inhibitory assay indicated that ethanolic extract was able to inhibit enzyme with the EC50 of 6.13 mg/ml.The positive control (1- deoxynojirimycin) had EC50 of 0.0124 mg/ml. Furthermore, the ethanolic extracts of L. disjunctus whole fresh plant exhibited dose relationship of hypnotic effect in pentobarbitone induced sleeping time in mice. This study revealed the bioactive potentials of L. disjunctusfor antioxidation, anti tyrosinase, anti glucosidase and hypnotic agents.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1865
title: สมรรถนะหลักที่พึงประสงค์ของเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมือง เพื่อรองรับการเปิดเสรีประชาคมอาเซียนในปี พ.ศ. 2558

description: ผู้เขียนวิทยานิพนธ์ได้ทำการศึกษาวิจัยเรื่อง “สมรรถนะหลักที่พึงประสงค์ของเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมือง เพื่อรองรับการเปิดเสรีประชาคมอาเซียนในปี พ.ศ. 2558” ในครั้งนี้โดยวัตถุประสงค์ของการศึกษาวิจัยดังนี้ 1) เพื่อศึกษาแบบประเมินสมรรถนะของข้าราชการตำรวจ สังกัด สำนักงานตรวจคนเข้าเมือง (สตม.) ในปัจจุบัน 2) เพื่อศึกษาสมรรถนะหลักที่พึงประสงค์ (Desirable Core Competency) ของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมือง ให้สอดคล้องกับบทบาทหน้าที่ในอนาคต ในการเข้าสู่การเป็นประชาคมอาเซียนในปี พ.ศ.2558 และ วัดระดับสมรรถนะในปัจจุบัน และระดับสมรรถนะในความคาดหวังของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมือง เพื่อเสนอแนะแนวทางในการแก้ไขปรับปรุงและพัฒนาสมรรถนะ ของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมือง เพื่อรองรับการเปิดเสรีประชาคมอาเซียน การวิจัยในครั้งนี้ผู้วิจัยใช้ทั้งเทคนิคเชิงปริมาณ (Quantitative Research) และเทคนิคการวิจัยเชิงคุณภาพ (Qualitative Research) โดยรวบรวมข้อมูลปฐมภูมิ (Primary Data) จากการสัมภาษณ์ผู้บริหารระดับสูงขององค์การ ผู้รับผิดชอบงานด้านยุทธศาสตร์และผู้บริหารงานด้านกำลังพล และใช้ข้อมูลทุติยภูมิ (Secondary Data) จากข้อมูลและเอกสารต่าง ๆ เช่น แบบประเมินผลปฏิบัติราชการของข้าราชการตำรวจ และ แนวทางการกำหนดสมรรถนะของข้าราชการพลเรือนของสำนักงานคณะกรรมการข้าราชการพลเรือน (ก.พ.) มาพัฒนาเป็นแบบประเมินสมรรถนะและใช้แบบประเมินดังกล่าวในการวัดระดับสมรรถนะของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมืองในปัจจุบัน เพื่อเสนอแนวทางในการพัฒนาสมรรถนะนั้น ๆจากการศึกษาวิจัยพบว่าสมรรถนะหลักที่พึงประสงค์ของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมือง ประกอบไปด้วย 7 สมรรถนะหลักดังนี้ 1) การมุ่งผลสัมฤทธิ์ (Achievement Motivation) 2) การบริการที่ดี (Service Mind) 3) การสั่งสมความเชี่ยวชาญในงานอาชีพ (Expertise) 4) ความยึดมั่นในความถูกต้องชอบธรรม และจริยธรรม (Integrity) 5) การทำงานเป็นทีม (Teamwork) 6) สมรรถนะด้านภาษาต่างประเทศ (Foreign Language) และ 7) สมรรถนะด้านความรู้ความเข้าใจในวัฒนธรรมของประชาชนในภูมิภาคอาเซียน (ASEAN Inter-cultural) จากการสำรวจระดับสมรรถนะของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมืองในปัจจุบัน พบว่าสมรรถนะที่โดดเด่นที่สุดของข้าราชการตำรวจตรวจคนเข้าเมืองคือ สมรรถนะด้านการทำงานเป็นทีม และสมรรถนะด้านการสั่งสมความเชี่ยวชาญในงานอาชีพตามลำดับ ในขณะที่สมรรถนะด้านความยึดมั่นในความถูกต้องชอบธรรม และจริยธรรม และสมรรถนะด้านการให้บริการที่ดี เป็นสมรรถนะที่มีระดับความเชี่ยวชาญน้อยที่สุด
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1866
title: Quality assessment and antimicrobial activities of psidium guajava leaves

description: Khee Nok cultivar is the indigenous variety of P.guajava L. (Myrtaceae) in Thailand. Its leaves were collected from 15 places throughout Thailand and investigated for the pharmacognostic specification of leaves and chemical constituents of the leaf essential oil. The results demonstrated the contents of loss on drying, total ash, acid insoluble ash, ethanol-soluble extractive value, water-soluble extractive value, moisture and volatile oil content as 7.88±0.50, 7.03±0.31, 1.42±0.25, 8.61±0.78, 10.21±0.52, 8.71±0.47 and 1.54±0.17 by dried weight, respectively. Anatomical and histological structures of the leaf were illustrated. Unicellular trichomes and oil glands were abundant. Trichomes were found in both dorsal and ventral region. The average trichome numbers in 1 mm2 of dorsal and ventral area were 24.21±3.75 and 46.20±4.68 respectively. The average oil gland numbers in 1 mm2 was count in the same way and revealed the average of 38.94±3.96. Thin layer chromatographic fingerprint of ethanolic extract was achieved using dichloromethane: ethyl acetate: methanol: acetic acid 8:4:2:0.1 as mobile phase and visualization under day light, UV 254 nm, 365 nm and staining with sulfuric acid reagent. The leaf essential oil was extracted by hydrodistillation. At least 40 chemical constituents of the essential oil were identified by GC/MS. The major constituents were caryophyllene (28.21±2.91%), limonene (7.17±5.47%), copaene (8.06±3.58%), aromadendrene (6.86±3.86%) and globulol (5.90±2.89%). The essential oil was investigated for antimicrobial activity by agar diffusion assay and demonstrated bactericidal activity against Bacillus cereus, Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis and Micrococcus luteus.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1867
title: Factors associated with IUD service productivity of Sun Quality Health doctors in Myanmar

description: This study is cross sectional descriptive analytical study and data was collected in 12 States and Divisional Regions (5 states and 7 Divisional Regions) of Myanmar. This study was done with questionnaire interview and in depth interview and therefore it included both quantitative and qualitative study. The objective of the study is to find out the factors association with IUD service productivity of Sun Quality Health Network. 175 Sun Quality Health doctors were interviewed by structured interview and from those 175 doctors, 9 doctors were selected based on their IUD service productivity and in depth interviews were done. The results were analyzed by SPSS software and relationships were founded by Chi-square test. Thematic analysis was used to discover the key factors and relationships from qualitative study. Majority of the respondents (37.7%) were from the age group between 46 to 55 years and 43.43% were male doctors and 56.57% were female doctors. Out of 175 doctors, 85.1% graduated as M.B.,B.S. only without other specialization. Majority of the clinics (77.7%) were located in urban area and 54.3% of the clinics opened from 4 to 8 hours per day. 61.7% of the clinics had separate examination room for IUD service. 64.6% of providers had IUD client referral network to their clinics. Majority (72.6%) had clinic assistants for IUD service at their clinics. Regarding to knowledge of IUD service by answering quiz, 65.1% of the providers had medium level of knowledge. According to the results of quantitative and qualitative study, presence of separate examination room for IUD service and daily birth spacing client load were related with IUD service productivity. Relating to IUD service, confidence level of providers on IUD service skill, time taken for IUD service, presence of birth spacing client referral network, presence of clinic assistant for IUD service and presence of special event day for IUD service were associated with their IUD service productivity. Attending IUD refresher training was also one of the associated factors for IUD service productivity.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1870
title: Bioactive potentials of selected malvaceous plants

description: Bioactive potentials of selected Malvaceous plants were studiesin vitro. The purposes of this present study were to investigate the bioactive properties of selected Malvaceae plant materials. The crude drugs from stems, roots, and leaves of SidaacutaBurm. f., Abutilon indicum(Linn.) Sweet and Malvastrumcoromandelianum (Linn.) Garcke were sequentially extracted by soxhlet apparatus with dichloromethane and methanol respectively. The study found that S. acuta exhibited antimicrobial potential against all tested microorganisms. However, the antimicrobial effect was selective depended on the microorganism species as well as parts of the plants and types of extractives solvents. The methanolic extract of leaves of S. acuta showed promising antimalarial activity against both K1 chloroquine resistant and 3D7 chloroquine sensitiveP. falciparum with the IC50 of 4.60 and 4.00μg/ml respectively. Crude alkaloid was isolated from S. acuta whole plants and demonstrated antimalarial activity with IC50 of 6.26 and 9.36 μg/ml respectively. The yeast alpha-glucosidase, rat alpha-glucosidase and pancreatic alpha-amylase inhibition testings among S. acuta, A. indicum and M. coromandelianum extracts were determinedin vitro. The results showed that the dichloromethane extracts of roots from A. indicum had strong effect on yeast alpha-glucosidase inhibition compared to 1-deoxynojirimycin with the IC50 of 0.36 and 0.58 mg/ml respectively. The methanolic extract of roots from A. indicum has a highest effect on rat alpha-glucisidase inhibition compared to 1-deoxynojirimycin with the IC50 of 0.08 and 0.11 mg/ml respectively. Moreover, the results showed that the dichloromethane extracts of roots and methanolic extracts of stems from M. coromandelianum had a strongest effect on alpha-amylase inhibition compared to acarbose with the IC50 of 0.07 and 2.7 mg/ml respectively. The greatest scavenger of DPPH radical was dichloromethane extracts of S. acuta roots (IC50=0.20 mg/ml). The highest NO scavenging activity was shown from the dichloromethane extract of S. acuta leaves (IC50=0.11 mg/ml). The dichloromethane extract of leaves and methanolic extract of roots from S. acuta showed great potential on metal chelation with IC50 of 1.6 mg/ml. However, the highest reducing capacity was exhibited by the extracts of leaves from dichloromethane fraction of S. acuta (IC50=2.45 mg/ml). Furthermore, Brine shrimp lethality assay demonstrated that all tested concentrations of S. acuta caused no lethality to brine shrimp (LC50 value 9000 μg/ml). Selected Malvaceous plants including S. acuta, M. coromandelianum and A. indicum demonstrated potent inhibitory activities against key carbohydrate digestive enzymes which control postprandial blood glucose level. S. acuta was revealed for its potency on antimicrobial, antimalarial and antioxidant activities.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1871
title: Wall inscription on herbal medicine and hermit exercise at Sala Ruesee Wat Matchimawas Worawihan Songkhala Province Thailand

description: Wat Matchimawat Worawihan is a royal temple in Songkhla province which was built around the end of the Ayutthaya period. This temple has been associated with the body of knowledge of traditional Thai medicine. Traditional Thai medicine formulae and Ruesee Dat Ton murals were inscribed at Sala Ruesee, Wat Matchimawat in the reign of King Rama III – IV between 1836 and 1846. The inscriptions were made by powder color which faded by time. However, Sala Ruesee and the murals have been renovated several times since 1979 and the information has been recorded by documentation and photographs. These chronicles are references for this study to accomplish the body of knowledge of traditional Thai medicine at Sala Ruesee in addition to the investigation of the murals in situ. The aims of this study are to compile traditional Thai medicine formulae and Reusee Dat Ton available at Wat Matchimawat, analyze and classify the medicinal materials used in the formulae. Medicinal plants are identified by scientific name. Each plant description and its efficacy are demonstrated. Ruesee Dat Ton postures are explained step by step and figures of position are illustrated. Altogether 31 formulae of traditional Thai medicine and 40 postures of Ruesee Don Ton are founded at Wat Matchimawat. The formulae consisted of the medicines for internal uses and the medicines for external uses. Medicinal usage forms are tablets, powders, decoctions and liniments to alleviate 31 diseases or symptoms. Among 31 formulae, 16 of 31 are for treatments of fever, 8 are for various treatments of dizziness and fainting, the rest are for other treatments. Formulae of traditional Thai medicine to treat fever in children and homeostatic treatment for women are also found. There are 102 species of medicinal plant materials divided to 27 species of monocotyledons from 12 families, 81 species of dicotyledons from 52 families and 4 species of fern from 4 families. The other medicinal materials found in the formulae are 2 animal materials and 2 element materials. Zingiberaceae is the most prevalent family of plant ingredients in the formulae while Pterocarpus santalinus Linn. f. is the most prevalent species found in the formulae. Forty postures of Ruesee Dat Ton including 30 sitting postures and 10 standing postures are utilized in healing 37 diseases or symptoms. Besides the healing of wind obstruction by the four elements theory of traditional Thai medicine, Ruesee Dat Ton posture which is slowly performing and stretching is found to be an exercise capable to strengthen muscle and be appropriate to any ages of people. This study explains each posture according to the posture’s poem and transforms to each position step for muscle stretching and breathing training. Moreover, some postures are found to be relevant to the others and can be grouped into set of postures to gain more benefits in muscle movement.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1872
title: The effect of an e-based educational intervention on expatriate parents’ human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge, perception, vaccination intention and uptake in Bangkok, Thailand

description: In the world, human papillomavirus (HPV) is most prevalent sexually transmitted infection (STI) among young people between 15 and 24 years of age (WHO, 2010). Two prophylactic vaccines are available to prevent the HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. The objective of this randomized controlled trial, guided by the Health Belief Model, is to measure the effect of the E-based HPV educational program on expat parents’ HPV knowledge, perception and HPV vaccination intention and uptake. Using non-probability sampling techniques, forty-three expat parents who live in Bangkok, Thailand, were recruited for this study. Data analysis was computed using IBM SPSS v.21. Statistical tests computed include Pearson product-moment correlation co-efficient (Pearson r), t-tests, chi-square tests, and the Difference in Differences (DID) estimation. Statistical analyses were performed with a 95% confidence interval and significance of p &lt;0.05. Cronbach’s alpha was established as 0.80 reliability. Parents who reported greater knowledge and a more positive perception of HPV and the HPV vaccine were more likely to have a positive vaccination intention and uptake. This study provides reliable evidence that validate a larger confirmatory study on the effects of an E-based educational intervention for expat parents.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1873
title: The effect of the PALMSS alcohol prevention program on maintaining of low-risk drinking level among low-risk drinkers in high school

description: The PALMSS (P = peer, A = alcohol knowledge, L = low-risk drinking, M = media-influence, S = social drinking and S = self-efficacy) alcohol prevention program is an extra-curricular alcohol educational program delivered via CD-ROM, designed for senior high school students who are low-risk drinkers. This study aimed to demonstrate the effect of the PALMSS alcohol prevention program on increasing alcohol knowledge, maintaining low-risk drinking limits and reducing alcohol consumption among grade-11th senior students in Phayao province since they had high prevalence of alcohol consumption. A quasi-experiment was implemented in two high schools with 150 low-risk drinkers voluntarily participating in the program (Intervention, n=75; Control, n=75). Assessment was conducted by interview at baseline, exit point (4 weeks after baseline),1, 3 and 6 months post intervention. Data were analyzed using Exact test, Mann-Whitney test, Wilcoxon signed-rank test, independent t-test and repeated measures ANOVA. The findings revealed that after adjusting for Grade Point Average and peer drinking, there was a positive effect of the PALMSS alcohol prevention program on the increase of alcohol knowledge after implementing the program until at 6-month follow-up (p &lt; 0.001), maintaining low-risk drinking limits (p = 0.008) and reduction alcohol consumption at 6-month follow-up (p = 0.026). Research suggests that the PALMSS alcohol prevention program is appropriate in educating senior high school students who are low-risk drinkers in order to prevent excessive alcohol consumption in high school children.
DOI: 10.14457/cu.the.2013.1875
title: Pharmacognostic specification and quercitrin content of dendrophthoe pentandra leaves

description: Dendrophthoe pentandra leaf has been used in traditional Thai medicine as aqueous adjuvant and also used to treat diuretic and hypertension. This study expected to establish the pharmacognostic specification and analyse the chemical complement, quercitrin by thin layer chromatographic densitometry and thin layer chromatographic image analysis. The crude drugs were collected from 13 different locations throughout Thailand. The macroscopic characteristics were shown dried leaves, ovate and elliptic shapes, thickly leaves, green and brown colors and different sizes. Anatomical and histological characteristics demonstrated epidermis, paracitic typed stomata and unicellular trichome. The total ash, acid insoluble ash, loss on drying and water content should be not more than 11.94±0.19, 4.17±0.88, 9.16±0.61 and 9.99±0.70 w/w respectively. Ethanol extractive value and water extractive value should be not less than 7.67±3.48 and 22.24±5.50 w/w respectively. Thin layer chromatographic fingerprint of ethanolic extracts of the leaves was developed using ethyl acetate: formic acid: acetic acid: H2O (13: 1: 1: 2.5) as mobile phase. Detection under daylight, ultraviolet light (254 and 366 nm) and dipping with ferric (III) chloride reagent indicated the apparent band at hRf 73.5%. Quantitative analysis of quercitrin was performed by TLC densitometry. Linearity range of quercitrin was 0.25-1.0 mg with correlation (r2) of 0.998. LOD and LOQ were 0.16 and 0.49 mg respectively. The precision determined by the % RSD of repeatability and intermediate precision, were between 2.46-4.30 % RSD and 5.99-7.39% RSD respectively. The recoveries were 96.41-100.97% recoveries. Quantitative analysis of quercitrin was performed by TLC image analysis. Linearity range of quercitrin was 0.25-1.0 mg with correlation (r2) of 0.995. LOD and LOQ were 0.16 and 0.50 mg respectively. The precision determined by the % RSD of repeatability and intermediate precision, were between 3.24- 6.14 % RSD and 4.05-9.02 % RSD respectively. The recoveries were 81.57-103.09 % recoveries. The comparison between TLC densitometric and TLC image analysis of quercitrin content in D. pentandra leaves was performed by paired t-test. The averages of quercitrin content by TLC densitometry and TLC analysis using imageJ were 3.71±1.33 g/100 g and 3.89±0.97 g/100 g respectively. The comparison was found that the quercitrin contents by two methods were not significantly different (P &gt; 0.05).This result can be used as specification for quality control and standardization of D. pentandra leaves in Thailand