Socio-Medical Research Centre

• Epidemiology Research Division

  • Organization

  • Presentation

  1. Baseline Practices and Coverage of Maternal Newborn and Child Health Care in Kanpetlet Township, Southern Chin State, Myanmar. (Paper presented at 45th Myanmar Health Research Congress Programme and abstracts, 2017 Jan 9-13.)

  2. Effectiveness of active case detection for tuberculosis cases using two-consecutive mobile team activities in hard-to-reach area, Laukkai Township, Northern Shan State, Myanmar. (Paper presented at 44th Myanmar Health Research Congress Programme and abstracts, January 2016.)

  3. Male involvement in reproductive health issues of women in rural settings of Upper Myanmar. (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2014)

  4. Quality of antenatal care provided by midwives in selected townships of Upper Myanmar. (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2014)

  5. Effectiveness of condom promotion programme to strengthen the utilization of condom among men having sex with men (MSM). (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2014)

  6. Patients’ perspectives on HIV care and support services in selected State and Regional Hospitals of Upper Myanmar. (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2014)

  7. Management of TB by public and private health care providers in hard-to-reach area, Laukkai Township, Northern Shan State, Myanmar. (42ndMyanmar Health Research Congress, Programme and abstracts, 6-10 January 2014. Page 37.)

  8. Willingness of participation in TB control among TB patients in hard-to-reach area, Northern Shan State, Myanmar. (5th International Conference on Public Health among Greater Mekong Sub-regional Countries at University of Public Health, Yangon, Myanmar on 28- 29 September, 2013.)

  9. Family planning practice and RH needs among married women of selected rural area in Kokang Self Administered Zone, Myanmar. (41stMyanmar Health Research Congress, Programme and abstracts, January 2013. Page 46-47.) (*Second Best paper award) *

  10. Gender differences in utilization of reproductive health services among youths in the poor  communities of Mandalay city, Myanmar. (42nd Myanmar Health Research Congress, January  2013)

  11. Success and challenges of Public-Private Mix DOTS initiatives in Myanmar: A process   evaluation (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2009)

  12. Ante-natal care and delivery practices among rural Kokant mothers, Northern Shan State, Myanmar, (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2009)

  13. Role of Drug Shops in Malaria Control (Myanmar Health Research Congress, 2007)

• International Oral Presentation

1. Disparity in utilization and expectation of community-based maternal health care services among women in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study.(July 2017 )

2. TB prevalence among individuals undergoing contact tracing and its determinants in Mandalay City, Myanmar.(October, 2016). 

3. Positive tuberculosis among household contacts of tuberculosis patients and its determinants in Myanmar. (May, 2016)

4. Prevalence and cost estimation for identifying positive tuberculosis among household contacts in Mandalay City, Myanmar. (November, 2016).

5. Youth-friendliness of current reproductive health services and challenges towards their   improvement: youth’s and providers’ perspectives. ( January, 2013)

6. Willingness of participation in TB control among TB patients in hard-to-reach area, Northern Shan State, Myanmar. (September, 2013.)

7. Can social pathology characteristics be used as a screening tool for detecting active tuberculosis?

Can social pathology characteristics be used as a screening tool for detecting active berculosis?

• International Poster Presentation

1. Contributions of auxiliary midwives in providing maternal health care services in Myanmar: women’s and providers’ perspectives.

2. Bone Mineral Density among Rural Community of Pyin Oo Lwin Township.

3. Feasibility study on role of INGOs in TB control in Kokang Self-Administered Zone, Northern Shan State, Myanmar

4. Supply Chain of Family Planning Service: Research Findings from 2014-2018 Facility Assessment for Reproductive Health Commodities and Services in Myanmar

5. Determinants for the Successful Project Implementation of Myanmar Medical Association Active Case Finding TB Projection selected Townships

6. Usefulness of Mini Nutritional Assessment score in vitamin D (25(OH) D3) deficiency of
   elderly hospitalized patients, Yangon, Myanmar

• International Publications

1. Geographical Distribution of Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy and their Adverse Maternal and      Perinatal Outcomes in Thailand (Int J Pregnancy Child Birth. 2017;1(2):14–6)

2. Cost-effectiveness of a new strategy to detect pulmonary tuberculosis in household contacts in Myanmar. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017: 21(2):181-187.

3. Improving detection of tuberculosis among household contacts of index tuberculosis  patients by an integrated approach in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study. (Paper was accepted by BMC Infectious Diseases)

4. Rifampicin resistant TB patients in Myanmar in 2016: How many are lost in the path to treatment? Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2017: 22(4):385-392.

5. Time to antiretroviral therapy among people living with HIV enrolled into care in Myanmar: How prepared are we for 'test and treat'? (Paper is accepted by Global Health Action Journal)

6. Gender differences in exposure to SRH information and risky sexual debut among poor Myanmar youths. (BMC Pub Health 2013,13:122.)

7. Equity of access to reproductive health services among youths in resource-limited suburban communities of Mandalay City, Myanmar. (BMC Health Serv Res 2012, 12:458.)

8. 3Efficacy of oral single dose therapy with artemisinin-naphthoquine phosphate in uncomplicated falciparum malaria (Acta Tropica Journal 2009 May; 111:275-8)

9. Participation of private general practitioners in disease management of malaria in Myanmar (Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Medicine 2009 May; 2(5): 71-6)

10. Sexual and reproductive health needs of vulnerable youth in Myanmar. The South  East Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health 2008 Nov; 39(6):1132-44.

11. Private GPs contribute to TB control in Myanmar: evaluation of a PPM initiative in Mandalay Division (INT J TUBERC LUNG DIS 10(9):982–987 © 2006 The Union)

12. Disparity in utilization and expectation of community-based maternal health care services among women in Myanmar: a cross-sectional study (Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/ 10.1093/pubmed/fdy002)

13. Low uptake of malaria testing within 24 hr of fever despite appropriate health-seeking among migrants in Myanmar: a mixed-methods study

14. Low uptake of malaria testing within 24 hr of fever despite appropriate health-seeking among migrants in Myanmar: a mixed-methods study

15. Is Myanmar on the right track after declaring leprosy elimination? Trends in new leprosy cases (2004–2018) and reasons for delay in diagnosis

16. Type of health care workers and quality of antenatal and delivery care in communities of Myanmar: An experience- and vignette-based study

• Local Publications

1. Family Planning Practice and Reproductive Health Needs among Rural Married   Women in Laukkai Township, Kokang Self-Administered Zone, Northern Shan State, Myanmar (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, Vol 29, No.3 page 227 – 232, 2017)

2. Providers’ and clients’ perceptions and barriers in providing newborn health services in project and non-project townships of Magway Division, (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2013; 25(2):106-113)

3. Ante-natal care and delivery practices among rural Kokant mothers, Northern Shan State, Myanmar, (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2013, Vol 25, No 2 :91)

4. Accessibility of community to health services for TB control in selected Township, Northern Shan State, Myanmar, (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2013, Vol 25, No 1 :29-35)

5. Patients' Perspectives on Public-Private Mix Initiatives in Tuberculosis Control, (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, Vol 23, No 3, 2011)

6. Community acceptance on insecticide treated bed-nets (ITNs) in selected rural community (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, Vol 23, No 2, 2011)

7. Prevalence and correlation of obesity, hypertension and type 2 diabetes mellitus in selected townships of Upper Myanmar (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, Vol 23, No 3, 2011)

8. Patients' perspectives on choosing either public or private sector for malaria treatment in Upper Myanmar (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, Vol 22, No 2, 2010)

9. Utilization of basic health staff by rural community in disease management of malaria (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2009; 21(2):88-92.)

10. Traditional Beliefs and Practices relating to Chest Symptoms among Shan people in a Rural Area of Pyin Oo Lwin Township (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2009; 21(2):117-8)

11. Predictors of defaulting from Anti-TB treatment in selected townships of Upper Myanmar (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2009; 21(2):98-103)

12. Compliance of Basic Health Staff on National Anti-malarial Treatment Guideline in Selected Townships of Upper Myanmar (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2008;20(1):60-6)

13. Risk factors for fatal outcome of malaria: A hospital based study in Pyin Oo Lwin District (Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal 2008;20(3): 152-8)

14. Social mapping: a participatory tool to target vulnerable groups for prevention of malaria transmission (SHORT REPORT in the Myanmar Health Sciences Research Journal, Vol. 20, No. 3, 2008)

15. Effectiveness of supervision on Midwives’ Performance in Upper Myanmar. (Dissertation submitted to the board of Examiners of Institute of Medicine, Mandalay, for the degree of Master of Medical Science in Public Health; 2003)

16. Knowledge of tuberculosis patients and their willingness to participate in TB control in Laukkai and Kunlon Townships, Northern Shan State: A mixed-method study

• Papers submitted for publication

1. Hazard model analysis on time required for sputum conversion among TB patients receiving DOTS regimen (Paper submitted to Southeast Asian Journal Tropical Medicine Public Health for editorial review)

• Unpublished reports

1. Lifestyles associated with longevity of persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in selected townships of Upper Myanmar: a qualitative study (Final Report Technical Service Agreement)