plueme/wizJson huggingface dataset:
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Avoidable mortality in Thailand in 2009 
abstract:Avoidable mortality, defined as deaths which should not have occurred when effective public health
and medical interventions were available, is a widely-used indicator for quality and effectiveness of the
healthcare system in developed countries. This study aimed to estimate the avoidable mortality from the
death registry in Thailand in 2009 and its trend from 2004 to 2009. We applied a list of avoidable causes of
mortality and age limits based on the Australian and New Zealand study. Vital registration data were
used to calculate age- and sex- specific death rates and standardized with the reference from the World
Health Organization World Population. The findings showed that avoidable mortality amounted to 36.7%
of total deaths in 2009. The rate for men was approximately double that for women throughout the period.
Age-standardized mortality rates for men and women decreased from 332.6, and 178.8 per 100,000 to
288.1, and 149.7 per 100,000 in 2004 and 2009, respectively. The top three causes in 2009 were invasive
bacterial and protozoan infectious diseases, followed by suicide, self-inflicted injuries and liver cancer.
There was a notable reduction in avoidable mortality in Thailand from 2004-2009. But since the estimation
relies on the cause-of-death information, effort to improve data quality is required.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Path - Goal Leadershpi Theory and Situational Factors Affecting Performance Effectivenss among Directors of Tambon Health Promotion Hospital in The Public Health Region 3 
abstract:The study aims to investigate factors related to performance effectiveness among directors of Tambon
health promotion hospital in the Public Health Region 3. One hundred and sixteen directors participated
in this study through proportional random sampling. Descriptive statistics and ANOVA were used in
analysis. The results revealed that the directors of Tambon health promotion hospital in Public Health
Region 3 had a high level of performance effectiveness. According to path-goal theory leadership, over 45
percents of the directors adopted the participative leadership style. The study also revealed statistically
significant difference between types of leadership and performance effectiveness (F=2.992,p-value≤0.05)
and a statistically significant relationship between role ambiguity and performance effectiveness (F=6.722,pvalue
=0.01). To achieve effective leadership directors of Tambon health promotion hospital should undergo
a preparation course that aims to raise their correct awareness of the role and responsibilities.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Evaluating service quality of primary care units in Prachuap Khiri Khan Province 
abstract:The study aims to evaluate and identify factors affecting the quality of services in the primary care
units in Prachuap Khiri Khan. Subjects were specifically selected from 162 health personnel (a head of
each primary care unit and staff) and 405 patients (five per unit) and asked to fill in the questionnaires.
Descriptive statistics was employed to determine service quality; K-mean method of cluster analysis was
used to classify the primary care units; and multinomial logistic regression was used to determine the
relationship between the unit’s characteristics and service quality. The results show that 75.80% of respondents
found the quality of service higher than expected. 27.16%, 45.68% and 27.16% of the primary care
units offered good, medium and poor quality of service, respectively. The factor affecting service quality
was the availability of electricity.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Efficiency of extra-working time dental clinic of Thawung Hospital 
abstract:This descriptive study aims to analyze the efficiency of the Thawung Hospital’s extra-working time
dental clinic. Efficiency indices used in this study were the operating unit costs and the charge cost ratios.
Three database sets for service and charge, material and medical supplies, and dental health information
from 1st October 2010 - 30th September 2013 were used. The results showed that at the 2011-price base,
unit costs of dental service in budget year 2011, 2012 and 2013 were 656, 552 and 498 Baht per visit, respectively,
while the charge-cost ratios were 1.61, 1.40, and 1.52, respectively. The most efficient year of dental
services with regard to resources used was 2013 due to its lowest unit cost. The most efficient year with
regard to the earning capacity was 2011due to the highest charge-cost ratio.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2013 source: HSRI 
title: The study on the operational management and the performance of the 'Health Insurance Policy for People with Citizenship Problems: the Cabinet Resolution on 23rd March 2010' 
abstract:This study aimed to better understand the management and the operation of health
facilities under 'Health Insurance Policy for People with Citizenship Problems: the Cabinet
Resolution on 23rd March 2010', which enabled the target population to access to essential
health services, through a case study in Ranong and Tak province.
This study suggests that HIS-PCP successfully reduced the expenditure from receiving
healthcare services in the target population and also made health facilities gain more revenue. However, it did not signifcantly change the utilizations of the target population and the service
burdens at health facilities. Futhermore, there remain unsolved problems in managing the
system. A comprehensive review on advantages and disadvantages of the operation of HISPCP
as status quo comparing with other alternatives in managing the system is recommended.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: National Data Clearing House 
abstract:This report presents a draft proposal of the organization, scope,
missions, structures, mechanisms and linkages of a national data clearing
house (NDCH) for the Thai health security schemes. It is drawn from the work
of the assigned taskforce under the supervision of the steering committee
appointed by the Health Insurance Systems Research Office (HISRO), using
brainstorming sessions, extraction of key contents from technical papers written
by selected Thai experts in the field, and reviews by the committee.
In sum, the basic missions of NDCH should include data assessment
and information processing for reimbursement purposes for health services;
research, development and determination of data standards, databases and
information systems to be used in reimbursement processes in order to meet
requirements of health security organizations and related government agencies,
while feasible for providers to comply effectively and efficiently; building and
administering warehouse of reimbursement data, as well as performing data
analysis, review, and creating information applicable for policy management,
system management, utilization review of health resources, and for use in
research and development; information services for other governmental
agencies for academic research; and revenue generating to support its operations
and development. To accomplish the missions, NDCH needs to develop effective
work systems, organization structures and governance.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Return to work for stroke patients after treatment 
abstract:We aim to study the rates and correlating factors of stroke patients returning to work after treatment
byretrospective descriptive cohort at Prasat Neurological Institute. 198 stroke patients who received treatment
and were subsequently discharged from the Prasat Neurological Institute during January 2010 to
December 2011.Patient medical records were reviewed to select patients who satisfied the inclusion criteria
of the study. Follow-up questionnaires about patient’s return to work were sent to the patients via post.
71.72 % of the 198 stroke patients surveyed could return to work. Statistically significant differences
were found when accounting for occupation, job characteristics, muscle weakness, aphasia of speech,
altered level of consciousness (Glasgow coma score<15), pre-discharge Barthel Index (BI) score, and physical
therapy during hospital admission. Multivariate analysis indicated that only occupation and pre-discharge
BI score contributed to the prediction of returning to work. Patients from private companies vs. governmental
employees had BI scores of 80-100 vs. 0-39, with an odds ratio of 1.279 (0.255-6.41) and 7.333 (2.821-
19.062) respectively. Significant predictors for returning to work after stroke were occupation and predischarge
BI score.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: The Potential of Local Organization on disabled elderly care management in community 
abstract:The action research was conducted to study the potential of local organizations on elderly care
management, especially for the disabled elderly in the community, and to assess their needs. The results
showed the potentials of local organizations on disabled elderly care management in 1) manpower: multidisciplinary
teams give care in community 2 ) money: there are budgets to support health promotion
activities, 3 ) materials: materials and equipments were distributed to the elderly and 4 ) management:
local organization provides peer-education programs, training for community leader and health volunteers,
communication assistance and also 24-hour mobile car for referral. Lack of trained elderly caregivers
and the cooperation of family members were the barriers on elderly care management. The elderly needs
a day-care center, trained caregivers, a suitable environment, increased welfare allowance, and 24-hour
hot-line service. Both government, private organizations and family members should therefore collaborate
on establishing an elderly care training, budget or material support, and a day-care center.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Participatory Action Research on the Holistic Care Model for the Elderly 
abstract:This is a participatory action research on the Holistic Care Model Development for the Elderly of
mechanisms involving Local Administrative Organizations, sub-district health promoting hospital,
volunteer, elderly, community leader, monks, teachers, caregivers and community people to share their
knowledge with the Mahidol University research team and the local research team in eight sub-districts of
Nakhon Pathom and Kanchanaburi provinces. The process was divided into 6 steps: 1) community preparation
2) the elderly-need assessment 3) Assessment of potential mechanisms 4) Community feedback
5) Additional activity development 6) Public data dissemination.We found that the holistic care model for
the elderly should cover health surveillance and care for the depressed, continuous development of occupation
for the elderly, distinguishing selection in urban and rural areas, coverage of every elderly group,
and the networking mechanism in the community
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Alcohol‘s Harm to Others in Thailand: Concept, Situation and Gap in Knowledge 
abstract:Study on Alcohol’s Harm to Others (HTO) is an innovative paradigm for revisiting the whole range
of alcohol-related problems. It comprehensively focuses on the negative consequences of alcohol drinking
to non-drinkers. Patterns of relationship between drinker and non-drinkers play a major role for this
harm. Problems emerged from drinking by family member, relative, friend, colleague or stranger in
society can be vastly different in terms of magnitude and pattern. The range of HTO covers from the less
severe such as mere annoyance to the most severe such as assault and death. HTO-related national data
were only available from social cost study, population survey and data of service system such as the
hospital, the police and court cases. But due to methodological or conceptual constraints, the data might
not best reflect the real situation. While Thai society may recognize alcohol-related traffic accident and
domestic violence as HTO, other problems have been largely ignored. Other HTO issues have not been
covered such as quality of life, impact on physical, mental health and belonging of people surrounding
drinker, impact to children and youth from parents and caretakers as well as impact on co-workers in
workplace. Comprehensive HTO data could demonstrate panoramic magnitude and severity of negative
impacts to the public, support alcohol policy development, and raise public awareness.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Oral care utilization among Thai children aged 5-14 years : The analysis of the nationwide crosssectional survey. 
abstract:This descriptive study aimed to explore oral care utilization among children aged 5-14 years under
the Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme (CSMBS) and the Universal Health Coverage System (UCS)
which have been implemented since 2001, using the data of 2003, 2007 and 2011 Health and Welfare Survey
conducted by the National Statistic Office. Members form households selected by stratified two-stage
sampling were interviewed. Total samples were 68,433; 69,679; and 71,847 persons, respectively, in which
there were 12,048; 11,395; and 10,489 persons respectively, in the 5-14 age group. The data were weighted
to represent total population.
Among three surveys, this age group had decreasing utilization rates and frequencies. The UC children
had lower utilization rate than those of CSMBS (14.89 vs. 22.35 persons/ 100 population, 11.99 vs.
20.26 persons/100 population, and 10.60 vs. 15.74 persons/100 population, respectively) as well as lower
frequency (0.23 vs. 0.40 visits/ per capita, 0.16 vs. 0.33 visits/ per capita and 0.15 vs. 0.27 visits per capita,
respectively). The greater differences were found in regional areas than in departmental areas.
The differences of utilization rates increased from 33.38 % to be 40.82 % in 2007 and decreased to be
32.66 % in 2011 while the frequency percent differences increased to be 51.52 and 44.44 % in 2007 and 2011,
respectively. These evidences indicated inequity of oral care accessibility between the two schemes.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Assessing Food Advertising on Children’s Television Program: Policy Recommendation for Regulation 
abstract:We aim to examine the food advertising in children’s television programs based on Notification of
the Public Relations Department Announcement on “Criteria and duration of time for advertising on
radio and television that may have an impact on children”, dated 18 January 2008, and to propose policy recommendation in regulating food advertising in children’s television programs in Thailand. The study
on advertising during children’s programs in free TV on 18th September- 8th October 2010 was conducted
to identify the duration, frequency, technique and strategy used for advertising, and type of products
advertised based on the previously mentioned Notification.
25 (64%) of 39 of children’s programs advertised more than 10 minutes per hour. Of the 39 children’s
programs, 15 (38%) had half of their advertising time that could have an effect on children. Technique and
strategy used for advertising did not follow the criteria in the Notification. Eight products no warning to
consumers to children announced by the Food and Drug Administration regulation. 82 percent of children’s
television programs had indirect advertorial.
Advertising in children’s television still did not follow the Notification of the Public Relations
Department Announcement. The duration and frequency that were in violation of the Notification
decreased from the year before. The Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications
Commission (NBCT) should establish new regulations to protect children and enforce compliance from
the media.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: A review of the prevalence of visual loss indicated by prevalence of blindness and low vision in Thailand. 
abstract:This study reviewed the prevalence of moderate and severe visual loss, as indicated by the World
Health Organization’s definition of low vision and blindness, in the Thai population. Three data sources
from national surveys of the Thai population during 2006-2009, namely 1) the forth National Survey of
Blindness and Low Vision in Thailand during 2006-2007; 2) the 2007 Disability Survey; and 3) the fourth
Health Examination Survey in Thai Population in 2008-2009, were reviewed. In addition, reviews of
visual loss in other countries were conducted using structured search terms in PUBMED. Due to differences
in the definition in each Thai survey, the prevalence of visual loss revealed varied results. The 2007 Disability Survey showed visual loss prevalence (moderate: 0.80%; severe: 0.063%) was lower than the
2006-2007 National Survey of Blindness and Low Vision (moderate: 3.69%; severe: 2.04%). The prevalence
of moderate and severe visual loss in the 2008-2009 National Health Examination Survey was 30.2% and
3.4 respectively. In conclusion, every study revealed that prevalence of visual loss in Thais increased with
age and was greater in female. It is also found that high-income countries have lower visual loss, as
indicated by prevalence of blindness and low vision, than medium- or low-income countries.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Factors Affecting Food Provision in Primary Schools: Chiang Mai, Loei, Nonthaburi and Phuket 
abstract:Although the provision of school lunch for primary school children was established since 1952 in
Thailand, evidence indicates the limitation of the school-food program in tackling over- and under- nutrition.
This cross-sectional mixed method study aimed to analyze school food management systems and
determinants which affected the nutritive value of school lunch, food safety and types of food and drink
available in school. The qualitative study was done by in-depth interview and focus group discussion
with key informants. Quantitative data was drawn from self-reported questionnaire from 226 primary schools. Descriptive statistics and correlation analysis were used in data analysis. The results showed that
the nutritional values from lunch menus achieved only 74.11% of the target. For energy and types of
nutrients, lunch menu achieved only 79.24% of the target energy; and 56.94%, 48.89% and 37.51% of the
target iron, vitamin A and dietary fiber, respectively. Size of school, type of school and use of the community
farm products were significantly associated with the nutritive value of the school lunch (p < 0.05).
Most of the school had the food safety program, whereas two-third of the schools had food and drinks
high in fat, sugar and sodium contents. The result indicated that the schools under the Bureau of Border
Patrol Police (BPP) can provide better nutritive lunch than others and can thus be a role model. Challenges
include the improvement of the food safety management and the control of high fat, sugar and sodium in
school food and drinks
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: Evaluation on the Development of Laboratory Quality System Regional Medical Sciences Center 10th Ubon Ratchatani During 2009 - 2013 
abstract:Regional Medical Sciences Center 10th Ubon Ratchatani is the medical and public health laboratories
which play an important role in public health surveillance and improvement for the Regional of Service Provider 10th. Laboratory Quality System was used as a parameter for customers reassuring.
To evaluate the development of laboratory quality system, the CIPP model including context, input,
process, and product evaluation was used. In this process, the secondary data was collected as well as the
questionnaires for customers, satisfaction surveys of the target groups including customers, official
workers and executive/head of the agency in the Regional of Service Provider 10th during July to
September. The results concern the quality, efficiency of the service, and outcome of the development.
The service quality showed that 82.3% of the items passed the criteria for an inter-laboratories proficiency
testing while 90.4% of the proficiency testing showed the accurate results. The customer’s satisfaction also
showed 83.0-90.0 % and moreover, customer’s complaint showed 2-19 items in fiscal year 2009-2013. The
service efficiency showed that 89.2, 97.5, 98.8, 97.6 and 95.2% of the tests were completed by the cutoff
time in fiscal year 2009 - 2013, respectively. In addition, development outcomes are ISO/IEC 17025 for
testing laboratory; ISO 15189 for medical laboratories; and the silver award for excellence in medical and
public health laboratory of the year 2013 from the Ministry of Health. The present study showed that the
development of the Laboratory Quality System of the Regional Medical Sciences Center 10 Ubon
Ratchathani is consistent with an organizational policy for international standard. Laboratory Quality
System is a continual improvement process which requires continuous support so as to become the
reference laboratories in the Asian region.
location: nan, 'Thailand 
year: 2014 source: HSRI 
title: The prevalence of and factors associated with stress among medical interns in 2012 
abstract:This is a cross-sectional descriptive study which aimed to explore prevalence of stress and its associated
factors among medical interns. 283 medical interns in 2012 participated in this study. A self-administrative
questionnaire was used to collect the data during April to August 2013. The response rate was
71.11%. The study results revealed that the prevalence of stress among the medical interns was 29.40%.
Most of them illustrated normal and none of stress levels. The significant factors associated with stress
found in this study were income (p value=0.036), preparation before working as a medical intern
(p value=0.007), time constraint ( p value<0.001), risk of being sued due to duty ( p value=0.004) and lack of
leisure time (p value<0.001).