Cynthia Maung
Biographic Data
| ID | 1406095 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Cynthia Maung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Cynthia |
| FAMILY NAME | Maung |
| SIGNATURE | MAUNG C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Maesot General Hospital |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Migration patterns & their associations with health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after political transition
These analyses suggest that opportunities for employment and education are the primary drivers of migration out of the household, despite an overall improvement in stability and decrease in prevalence of human rights violations found by EBRMS 2013. Additionally, migration into and out of households in eastern Myanmar is associated with changes in health outcomes
Establishing a Referral System for Safe and Legal Abortion Care
Angel M. Foster, Grady Arnott, Margaret Hobstetter, Htin Zaw, Cynthia Maung, Cari Sietstra, Meredith Walsh, Establishing a Referral System for Safe and Legal Abortion Care: A Pilot Project on the Thailand-Burma Border, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Vol. 42, No. 3 (September 2016), pp. 151-156
Human resources for health
BACKGROUND: Burma/Myanmar was controlled by a military regime for over 50 years. Many basic social and protection services have been neglected, specifically in the ethnic areas. Development in these areas was led by the ethnic non-state actors to ensure care and the availability of health services for the communities living in the border ethnic-controlled areas. Political changes in Burma/Myanmar have been ongoing since the end of 2010. Given the…
Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition
BACKGROUND: Myanmar/Burma has received increased development and humanitarian assistance since the election in November 2010. Monitoring the impact of foreign assistance and economic development on health and human rights requires knowledge of pre-election conditions. METHODS: From October 2008-January 2009, community-based organizations conducted household surveys using three-stage cluster sampling in Shan, Kayin, Bago, Kayah, Mon and Taninthary…
Making schools healthy among Burmese migrants in Thailand
In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention on school health in migrant schools in Thailand. We included 44 primary-level schools in the Tak province in 2008. We were able to evaluate the results of the intervention in 43 of 44 schoo…
Mental health status among Burmese adolescent students living in boarding houses in Thailand
Many students residing in boarding houses suffered from poor mental health in Thailand's Tak province. The number of traumatic experiences reported was higher than expected. Furthermore, these traumatic experiences were associated with poorer mental health status. Rather than making a generalized assumption on the mental health status of migrants or refugees, more detailed observation is necessary to elucidate the unique nature and vulnerabilitie…
Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency
Basic needs of many cyclone survivors in the Irrawaddy Delta remained unmet over a year following Cyclone Nargis. Official impediments to delivery of aid to storm survivors continued, including human rights abrogations experienced by civilians during reconstruction efforts. Such issues remain unaddressed in official assessments conducted in partnership with the SPDC. Private, community-based relief organizations like EAT are well positioned and a…
Community-based delivery of maternal care in conflict-affected areas of eastern Burma
Multi-level partnerships to promote health services among internally displaced in eastern Burma
Ethnic populations in eastern Burma are the target of military policies that result in forced labour, destruction of food supplies, and massive forced displacement. Despite international assistance to Burmese refugees along the Thai-Burma border, traditional humanitarian models have failed to reach these internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Burma. Nevertheless, through the cultivation of a model (cross border local-global partnerships) 300,…
The MOM Project
Alternative strategies to increase access to reproductive health services among internally displaced populations are urgently needed. In eastern Burma, continuing conflict and lack of functioning health systems render the emphasis on facility-based delivery with skilled attendants unfeasible. Along the Thailand-Burma border, local organisations have implemented an innovative pilot, the Mobile Obstetric Maternal Health Workers (MOM) Project, estab…
Population-based survey methods to quantify associations between human rights violations and health outcomes among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma
BACKGROUND: Case reports of human rights violations have focused on individuals' experiences. Population-based quantification of associations between rights indicators and health outcomes is rare and has not been documented in eastern Burma. OBJECTIVE: We describe the association between mortality and morbidity and the household-level experience of human rights violations among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma. METHODS: Mobile health…
Using Evidence to Improve Reproductive Health Quality along the Thailand-Burma Border
The Mae Tao Clinic, located on the Thailand-Burma border, has provided health services for illegal migrant workers in Thailand and internally displaced people from Burma since 1989. In 2001, the clinic launched a project with the primary aim of improving reproductive health services and the secondary aim of building clinic capacity in monitoring and evaluation (M&E). This paper first presents the project's methods and key results. The team used o…
HIV/Aids knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Burmese migrant factory workers in Tak Province, Thailand
Little information is known regarding the level of knowledge among Burmese migrant workers along the Thai/Burma border concerning risk factors, prevention or transmission of HIV. The Burma Medical Association (BMA) and National Health and Education Committee (NHEC) collected data on knowledge, attitudes and practices among 725 factory workers in Tak Province, Thailand during July 2000. We present results from a secondary analysis of these data. R…
Community-based delivery of maternal care in conflict-affected areas of eastern Burma
Population-based survey methods to quantify associations between human rights violations and health outcomes among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma
BACKGROUND: Case reports of human rights violations have focused on individuals' experiences. Population-based quantification of associations between rights indicators and health outcomes is rare and has not been documented in eastern Burma. OBJECTIVE: We describe the association between mortality and morbidity and the household-level experience of human rights violations among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma. METHODS: Mobile health…
Using Evidence to Improve Reproductive Health Quality along the Thailand-Burma Border
The Mae Tao Clinic, located on the Thailand-Burma border, has provided health services for illegal migrant workers in Thailand and internally displaced people from Burma since 1989. In 2001, the clinic launched a project with the primary aim of improving reproductive health services and the secondary aim of building clinic capacity in monitoring and evaluation (M&E). This paper first presents the project's methods and key results. The team used o…
The MOM Project
Alternative strategies to increase access to reproductive health services among internally displaced populations are urgently needed. In eastern Burma, continuing conflict and lack of functioning health systems render the emphasis on facility-based delivery with skilled attendants unfeasible. Along the Thailand-Burma border, local organisations have implemented an innovative pilot, the Mobile Obstetric Maternal Health Workers (MOM) Project, estab…
HIV/Aids knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Burmese migrant factory workers in Tak Province, Thailand
Little information is known regarding the level of knowledge among Burmese migrant workers along the Thai/Burma border concerning risk factors, prevention or transmission of HIV. The Burma Medical Association (BMA) and National Health and Education Committee (NHEC) collected data on knowledge, attitudes and practices among 725 factory workers in Tak Province, Thailand during July 2000. We present results from a secondary analysis of these data. R…
Using Evidence to Improve Reproductive Health Quality along the Thailand-Burma Border
The Mae Tao Clinic, located on the Thailand-Burma border, has provided health services for illegal migrant workers in Thailand and internally displaced people from Burma since 1989. In 2001, the clinic launched a project with the primary aim of improving reproductive health services and the secondary aim of building clinic capacity in monitoring and evaluation (M&E). This paper first presents the project's methods and key results. The team used o…
Population-based survey methods to quantify associations between human rights violations and health outcomes among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma
BACKGROUND: Case reports of human rights violations have focused on individuals' experiences. Population-based quantification of associations between rights indicators and health outcomes is rare and has not been documented in eastern Burma. OBJECTIVE: We describe the association between mortality and morbidity and the household-level experience of human rights violations among internally displaced persons in eastern Burma. METHODS: Mobile health…
Multi-level partnerships to promote health services among internally displaced in eastern Burma
Ethnic populations in eastern Burma are the target of military policies that result in forced labour, destruction of food supplies, and massive forced displacement. Despite international assistance to Burmese refugees along the Thai-Burma border, traditional humanitarian models have failed to reach these internally displaced persons (IDPs) within Burma. Nevertheless, through the cultivation of a model (cross border local-global partnerships) 300,…
The MOM Project
Alternative strategies to increase access to reproductive health services among internally displaced populations are urgently needed. In eastern Burma, continuing conflict and lack of functioning health systems render the emphasis on facility-based delivery with skilled attendants unfeasible. Along the Thailand-Burma border, local organisations have implemented an innovative pilot, the Mobile Obstetric Maternal Health Workers (MOM) Project, estab…
Community-based delivery of maternal care in conflict-affected areas of eastern Burma
Community-based assessment of human rights in a complex humanitarian emergency
Basic needs of many cyclone survivors in the Irrawaddy Delta remained unmet over a year following Cyclone Nargis. Official impediments to delivery of aid to storm survivors continued, including human rights abrogations experienced by civilians during reconstruction efforts. Such issues remain unaddressed in official assessments conducted in partnership with the SPDC. Private, community-based relief organizations like EAT are well positioned and a…
Making schools healthy among Burmese migrants in Thailand
In Thailand, a health-promoting school (HPS) program is in place nationwide. However, this policy has not covered Burmese migrant schools. Therefore, to ensure the feasibility of the implementation of a HPS program, we conducted evaluations and an intervention on school health in migrant schools in Thailand. We included 44 primary-level schools in the Tak province in 2008. We were able to evaluate the results of the intervention in 43 of 44 schoo…
Mental health status among Burmese adolescent students living in boarding houses in Thailand
Many students residing in boarding houses suffered from poor mental health in Thailand's Tak province. The number of traumatic experiences reported was higher than expected. Furthermore, these traumatic experiences were associated with poorer mental health status. Rather than making a generalized assumption on the mental health status of migrants or refugees, more detailed observation is necessary to elucidate the unique nature and vulnerabilitie…
Human resources for health
BACKGROUND: Burma/Myanmar was controlled by a military regime for over 50 years. Many basic social and protection services have been neglected, specifically in the ethnic areas. Development in these areas was led by the ethnic non-state actors to ensure care and the availability of health services for the communities living in the border ethnic-controlled areas. Political changes in Burma/Myanmar have been ongoing since the end of 2010. Given the…
Health and human rights in eastern Myanmar prior to political transition
BACKGROUND: Myanmar/Burma has received increased development and humanitarian assistance since the election in November 2010. Monitoring the impact of foreign assistance and economic development on health and human rights requires knowledge of pre-election conditions. METHODS: From October 2008-January 2009, community-based organizations conducted household surveys using three-stage cluster sampling in Shan, Kayin, Bago, Kayah, Mon and Taninthary…
Establishing a Referral System for Safe and Legal Abortion Care
Angel M. Foster, Grady Arnott, Margaret Hobstetter, Htin Zaw, Cynthia Maung, Cari Sietstra, Meredith Walsh, Establishing a Referral System for Safe and Legal Abortion Care: A Pilot Project on the Thailand-Burma Border, International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, Vol. 42, No. 3 (September 2016), pp. 151-156
Migration patterns & their associations with health and human rights in eastern Myanmar after political transition
These analyses suggest that opportunities for employment and education are the primary drivers of migration out of the household, despite an overall improvement in stability and decrease in prevalence of human rights violations found by EBRMS 2013. Additionally, migration into and out of households in eastern Myanmar is associated with changes in health outcomes
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Population (9 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (8 works) · Economic growth (7 works) · Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (4 works)