At present time, there is an increasing impetus to use laparoscopic surgery (LS) or minimally invasive surgery for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Empirical evidence, however, has demostrated an unequal access to LS amongst the different types of patients\' health insurance schemes(i.e. CSMBS, UC) in Thailand. Therefore, this study aims to

Impact of obesity on economics and quality of life in Thailand  Obesity is regarded as a disease that requires appropriate treatment. At the global level, obesity is ranked the 6th among factors that cause diseases. The economic impact of obesity is substantial. The objective of this study was to estimate that healthcare cost and cost of productiv

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the health problems that affect learning, behavior, child development and sociability of school children. If ADHD is detected early and the correct treatment is provided, a patient can recover from the disease and live a normal life. ADHD screening measures currently used have diversity

This study aims to make a comprehensive list of HIV/AIDs preventative interventions that are likely to be effective and cost-effective. The review of Thai literature included both published and unpublished (grey) literature, which are considered to be important in the Thai context. If local data regarding the effectiveness or cost-effectiveness of

The Clinical Research Collaboration Network in collaboration with the HITAP conducted a clinical test of Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) regarding the treatment of relapse or resistant proliferative lupus nephritis. The objective of this research was to determine the efficacy of enteric-coated Mycophenolate Sodium combined with corticosteroids fo

The Thailand Ministry of Public Health - U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Collaboration (TUC) in collaboration with partners in Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam, conducted a clinical study resulting in a new algorithm for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) detection. The newly proposed algorithm consists of three initial symptom screening cr

This study is the first stage under the project of development and evaluation concerning the effectiveness of measures to prevent self-harm in Thailand. The problem conditions, involved factors, signals prior to self-harm and measures to prevent self-harm in selected province were studied. The study results illustrate the problems of inaccessibili

A model-based economic evaluation was performed to estimate costs as well as outcomes of vaccination with PCV10 and PCV13 compared to ‘no vaccination’. This study considered two commonly recommended regimens: two-dose primary series at 2 and 4 months of age plus a booster dose at age 13 months (2+1) and three-dose primary series at 2, 4 and 6 m

Zidovudine (AZT) plus single dose nevirapine (AZT+sd-NVP) were provided to pregnant women with HIV infection who have CD4 > 200 cell/mm3 for preventing vertical transmission. However, three-drug regimen is provided to pregnant women with HIV infection regardless CD4 cell count in high resource countries. Mother to child transmission rate in preg