School Network for Health Promotion and Upland Area Conservation in Lower Kwai Yai Basin and Lum Tapern Basin, Kanjanaburi Province

The purpose of this study was to design a model of educational reform that will increase the relevance of education to local area development by creating a local learning network with links to educational institutions. The study areas included 3 districts in 2 river basin areas: Srisawat in the Lower Kwai Yai Basin; and Nongprue and Bophloi in the Lum Tapern Basin, covering the areas of 13 Subdistrict Administrative Organizations and 3 Municipal Subdistrict Administrative Organizations. This action research study consisted of 6 kinds of network building: 1) building a school network experimenting on a learning unitfor health promotion and upland area conservation, emphasizing study of the local situation; 2) building a network for developing a source of learning in the communities; 3) building a network for developing a local journal; 4) strengthening the role of Buddhist monks in promoting morality among the community sectors, especially the youth; 5) building a youth network formutual development in order to produce future leaders; and 6) building a collaboration network between district administration organizations. The experimental learning unit network covered 58 schools by the end of the studyperiod. The unit was utilized 200 times during the study period. One issue of the Kwai Yai - Lum Tapern Journal was produced annually for 2 years, featuring 16 research articles from the participating teachers. There are now 24 practitioner networks in the 3 districts, most of them connected at the district level. Each network has agreements on developing itself as a source of learning in the locality. Three training courses on moral development were organized for new generation leaders by Buddhist monks in each district. Youth network committees have been set up in 3 districts. There are agreements betweenthe local administrative organizations, district-level government bodies, practitioner networks and educational institutions about setting up development committees in each community, focusing on issues at the sub-districtlevel, such as future leader development and maintaining already established district-level relationships. It is recommended that research activities in the two river basin areas be continued, in order to build a model of educationrelevant for local development. Teacher development plans should link with the development of local journals. Young leader development organizations should be set up. Monks‘ contribution on instilling morality in the communities should be supported. Coordination systems should be developed not only on the sub-district level but on the district and river basin levels as well; these shouldemphasize participation of practitioner networks.

Agropesticide Contract Sprayers in Central Thailand : Health Risks and Awareness

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Social Well-Being in Thailand 2016 : Survey Report

MEXT-Supported Program for the Strategic Research Foundation at Private Universities (2014-2018)Forming a Social Well-being Research Consortium in AsiaSince the 1990s, Thailand\u27s development policy has reoriented gradually towards social development. The development policy is currently impacted by political suppression, polarization, lower economic growth, and the mourning of the beloved king. The report shows the situation of social well-being in Thailand. Based on the survey of 1,126 respondents from 11 provinces in 2016, subjective social well-being of Thai people is quite high in all dimensions, with the exception of family economic status and political condition. The results were consistent across subjective social well-being, life satisfaction, and Cantril\u27s Ladder of Life. The urban-rural divide is still relevant for social well-being, with the results showing that social well-being in rural areas is higher than in urban areas. Therefore, the report argues that social capital and equality have a higher effect on social well-being than economic development. Finally, the report concludes that the survey results alone were not enough to understand the social well-being of a society, but rather the context and development values of a society were also necessary

Agropesticide Contract Sprayers in Central Thailand : Health Risks and Awareness

Chemical agropesticide use in Thailand has been on an ever rising trend. As the process of agricultural intensification evolves, a large number of rice farmers in the irrigated area in Central Thailand no longer apply chemical agropesticides themselves but instead have been hiring others to do the task. This report describes the results of a study of the agropesticide contract sprayers. They were found to work both individually and in groups/teams, primarily on rice, but also on some other crops as well. Many had been contract sprayers much longer than five years which they themselves said should be the reasonable maximum. Virtually all had experienced acute pesticide poisoning to varying degrees, and a large majority had experienced one or more incident of being "knocked out by the drug." Most contract sprayers recognized that pesticide injury was serious and tried to protect and take care of themselves as best they could. However, both safety measures and treatments taken were clearly inadequate, seemingly because of several interacting factors: inadequate knowledge and awareness, lack of bargaining power, difficult local conditions, use of highly hazardous pesticides, and inadequate medical monitoring and treatment capabilities. Remedial actions are suggested.この論文は国立情報学研究所の学術雑誌公開支援事業により電子化されました

Bilateral neuro-retinitis following chick embryo cell anti-rabies vaccination – a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The Optic nerve is rarely involved after sheep brain anti-rabies vaccination in the form of retrobulbar neuritis or papillitis. Bilateral neuroretinitis after chick embryo cell antirabies vaccination has not been reported.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>We report the case of a 56 year old male who developed bilateral neuro-retinitis following three injections of antirabies vaccine prepared from the chick embryo.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>The chick embryo cell antirabies vaccine can cause bilateral neuroretinits which has not been reported previously.</p

Gender double standards in young people attending sexual health services in Northern Thailand

Concern about the sexual and reproductive health of young people has been mounting recently in Thailand. Unequal gender relations have a considerable influence on the lives of young people, especially young women, yet few studies have explored the ways in which they have impacted on provision of sexual health care. Drawing upon data from a qualitative study in Northern Thailand, this paper explores the views and experiences of young people in seeking health care, highlighting the kinds of gender double standards and power imbalances that may pose obstacles to their use of sexual and reproductive health services. Findings reveal the vulnerability of sexually active young women in seeking support and care from partners, parents, and service providers. Those who experience adverse outcomes of sexual activity, such as unwanted pregnancy or infection, report facing indifference, victim blaming, or the threat of abandonment by their partners. Because of their fear of disclosure to their parents and communities, of their sexual activity, they opt for clandestine and unsafe abortion and seek the counsel of peers and drugstores rather than parents and providers. At the service provider level, young women report facing threatening and judgemental attitudes, indifferent counselling, and possible violation of confidentiality. This is in marked contrast to the treatment of young men, who generally meet with a more sympathetic and accepting response