Search Results - "Zaw, Ko Ko"
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Developing and validating a questionnaire to assess an individual's perceived risk of four major non-communicable diseases in Myanmar
Published in PloS one (27-04-2021)“…Adopting healthy lifestyles is greatly influenced by an individual's perceived risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). This study aimed to develop…”
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Electron-Beam Plasma for Biomass Modification
Published in IEEE transactions on plasma science (01-04-2020)“…Applications of nonequilibrium low-temperature oxygen electron-beam plasma (EBP) for the controllable processing of biopolymers (crab shell chitosan and…”
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Betel Quid and Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders in a Periurban Township in Myanmar
Published in PloS one (09-09-2016)“…This study aims to describe betel quid chewing practice and compare oral potentially malignant disorders between chewers and non-chewers of betel quid among…”
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Prevalence and determinants of hypertension in Myanmar - a nationwide cross-sectional study
Published in BMC public health (18-07-2016)“…Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), malaria and tuberculosis dominate the disease pattern in Myanmar. Due to urbanization, westernized lifestyle and economic…”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular morbidities in Myanmar
Published in BMC research notes (15-02-2017)“…Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are now in a rising trend in South East Asia including Myanmar due to increase in major cardiovascular risk factors in both…”
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Chronic low grade inflammation measured by dietary inflammatory index and its association with obesity among school teachers in Yangon, Myanmar
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (01-01-2018)“…Background and Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the association between obesity and chronic low grade inflammation (CLGI) measured by Dietary…”
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Changes in prevalence, awareness, treatment and control of hypertension from 2004 to 2014 among 25-74-year-old citizens in the Yangon Region, Myanmar
Published in BMC public health (26-10-2017)“…Hypertension is the leading risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and little is known about trends in prevalence, awareness, treatment and the control of…”
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Measurement of diabetes, prediabetes and their associated risk factors in Myanmar 2014
Published in Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity (01-01-2019)“…Myanmar, a low-income Southeast Asia country with an estimated population of 53.9 million, is currently facing an increasing burden of noncommunicable…”
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Estimating causes of community death of adults in Myanmar from a nationwide population sample: Application of verbal autopsy
Published in PLOS global public health (01-11-2023)“…In Myanmar 84% of deaths occur in the community, of which half are unregistered and none have a reliable cause of death (COD) recorded. Since 2018, Myanmar has…”
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Retention and risk factors for attrition in a large public health ART program in Myanmar: a retrospective cohort analysis
Published in PloS one (30-09-2014)“…The outcomes from an antiretroviral treatment (ART) program within the public sector in Myanmar have not been reported. This study documents retention and the…”
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Synthesis and colloidal-chemical properties of manganese dioxide hydrosols synthesized in the presence of sodium thiosulfate
Published in E3S Web of Conferences (01-01-2023)“…In this paper, the possibility of obtaining manganese dioxide hydrosols by condensation in the presence of sodium thiosulfate is considered. The main…”
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Chronic low grade inflammation measured by dietary inflammatory index and its association with obesity among school teachers in Yangon, Myanmar
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Nutrition (01-01-2018)“…Background and Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the association between obesity and chronic low grade inflammation (CLGI) measured by Dietary…”
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Chronic low grade inflammation measured by dietary inflammatory index and its association with obesity among school teachers in Yangon, Myanmar
Published in Asia Pacific journal of clinical nutrition (01-01-2018)“…Background and Objectives: This study was aimed to investigate the association between obesity and chronic low grade inflammation (CLGI) measured by Dietary…”
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Estimating causes of community death of adults in Myanmar from a nationwide population sample: Application of verbal autopsy
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Active case-finding for tuberculosis by mobile teams in Myanmar: yield and treatment outcomes
Published in Infectious diseases of poverty (02-06-2017)“…Since 2005, the Myanmar National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP) has been implementing active case finding (ACF) activities involving mobile teams in…”
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Lipid profiles and determinants of total cholesterol and hypercholesterolaemia among 25–74 year-old urban and rural citizens of the Yangon Region, Myanmar: a cross-sectional study
Published in BMJ open (01-11-2017)“…ObjectiveThe first is to estimate the prevalence of dyslipidaemia (hypercholesterolaemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, high low-density lipoprotein (LDL) level and…”
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Different challenges, different approaches and related expenditures of community-based tuberculosis activities by international non-governmental organizations in Myanmar
Published in Infectious diseases of poverty (24-03-2017)“…International non-governmental organizations (INGOs) have been implementing community-based tuberculosis (TB) care (CBTBC) in Myanmar since 2011. Although the…”
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The contribution of a non-governmental organisation's Community Based Tuberculosis Care Programme to case finding in Myanmar: trend over time
Published in Infectious diseases of poverty (03-04-2017)“…It is estimated that the standard, passive case finding (PCF) strategy for detecting cases of tuberculosis (TB) in Myanmar has not been successful: 26% of…”
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Effect of land use on soil properties, microbial abundance and diversity of four different crop lands in central Myanmar
Published in 3 Biotech (01-04-2021)“…Changing land use systems impact on local edaphic factors and microbial abundance and diversity, however, the information on it in central Myanmar's soils is…”
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Perception of the risk of tobacco use in pregnancy and factors associated with tobacco use in rural areas of Myanmar
Published in Tobacco prevention & cessation (2019)“…Tobacco use is recognized as the most important preventable risk factor for pregnancy complications and undesirable fetal outcomes. This study examined the…”
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