Susumu Wakai
Biographic Data
| ID | 222690 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susumu Wakai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susumu |
| FAMILY NAME | Wakai |
| SIGNATURE | WAKAI S |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of HIV prevention and HIV infection risks among Congolese refugees in Tanzania
The quality of life, mental health, and perceived stigma of leprosy patients in Bangladesh
Availability of childcare support and nutritional status of children of non-working and working mothers in urban Nepal
In many developing countries, poor women have multiple roles, and often their time constraints are so severe that their participation in income-generating activities results in reduced childcare time, which in turn affects child health. Previous studies have tended to investigate how childcare support influences nutrition of children with working mothers' based on comparisons with non-working mothers. However, non-working mothers are not a homoge…
Reaching hard-to-reach migrants by letters
Mental health, quality of life, and nutritional status of adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Herbal medicine use and quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in northeastern Thailand
Many people living with HIV/AIDS (PHA) use herbal medicine as one of alternative therapies, where curative options are limited. This study aimed to examine the association between the herbal medicine use and quality of life (QOL) among PHA in northeastern Thailand. Participants were 132 HIV-positive Thai adults who attended the PHA's self-help group meetings from June to July 2002. Health-related QOL scores were measured by self-administered ques…
Validity and reliability of the Bangla version of WHOQOL-BREF on an adolescent population in Bangladesh
Lowered Tuberculosis Notifications and Deterred Health Care Seeking During the Sars Epidemic in Hong Kong
Chang et al. using National Health Insurance data reported significant reductions in medical service utilization at the peak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan. This finding may be supported by other evidence from Hong Kong: lowered tuberculosis notifications. Our assumption is that deterred health care seeking during the epidemic resulted in the lowered detection and thus notification of tuberculosis. To examine t…
Lack of Occupational Health Research in Nepal
In his article on occupational health research in developing countries, Nuwayhid emphasized that many developing countries need to translate scientific findings into effective actions with regard to occupational health.1 Nuwayhid suggested that to improve the situation, we should focus on social and political contexts first and then address the particularities of the workplaceâ that we should start with the â external-contextual domainâ and move …
Relation between increased numbers of safe playing areas and decreased vehicle related child mortality rates in Japan from 1970 to 1985
Objectives: To examine vehicle related mortality trends of children in Japan; and to investigate how environmental modifications such as the installation of public parks and pavements are associated with these trends. Design: Poisson regression was used for trend analysis, and multiple regression modelling was used to investigate the associations between trends in environmental modifications and trends in motor vehicle related child mortality rat…
Risk of transmission of hepatitis B virus through childhood immunization in northwestern China
Drug utilisation and self-medication in rural communities in Vietnam
Drug utilisation and self-medication in rural communities in Vietnam
The quality of life, mental health, and perceived stigma of leprosy patients in Bangladesh
Mental health, quality of life, and nutritional status of adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Relation between increased numbers of safe playing areas and decreased vehicle related child mortality rates in Japan from 1970 to 1985
Objectives: To examine vehicle related mortality trends of children in Japan; and to investigate how environmental modifications such as the installation of public parks and pavements are associated with these trends. Design: Poisson regression was used for trend analysis, and multiple regression modelling was used to investigate the associations between trends in environmental modifications and trends in motor vehicle related child mortality rat…
Risk of transmission of hepatitis B virus through childhood immunization in northwestern China
Lack of Occupational Health Research in Nepal
In his article on occupational health research in developing countries, Nuwayhid emphasized that many developing countries need to translate scientific findings into effective actions with regard to occupational health.1 Nuwayhid suggested that to improve the situation, we should focus on social and political contexts first and then address the particularities of the workplaceâ that we should start with the â external-contextual domainâ and move …
Drug utilisation and self-medication in rural communities in Vietnam
Risk of transmission of hepatitis B virus through childhood immunization in northwestern China
Relation between increased numbers of safe playing areas and decreased vehicle related child mortality rates in Japan from 1970 to 1985
Objectives: To examine vehicle related mortality trends of children in Japan; and to investigate how environmental modifications such as the installation of public parks and pavements are associated with these trends. Design: Poisson regression was used for trend analysis, and multiple regression modelling was used to investigate the associations between trends in environmental modifications and trends in motor vehicle related child mortality rat…
Herbal medicine use and quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in northeastern Thailand
Many people living with HIV/AIDS (PHA) use herbal medicine as one of alternative therapies, where curative options are limited. This study aimed to examine the association between the herbal medicine use and quality of life (QOL) among PHA in northeastern Thailand. Participants were 132 HIV-positive Thai adults who attended the PHA's self-help group meetings from June to July 2002. Health-related QOL scores were measured by self-administered ques…
Validity and reliability of the Bangla version of WHOQOL-BREF on an adolescent population in Bangladesh
Lowered Tuberculosis Notifications and Deterred Health Care Seeking During the Sars Epidemic in Hong Kong
Chang et al. using National Health Insurance data reported significant reductions in medical service utilization at the peak of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic in Taiwan. This finding may be supported by other evidence from Hong Kong: lowered tuberculosis notifications. Our assumption is that deterred health care seeking during the epidemic resulted in the lowered detection and thus notification of tuberculosis. To examine t…
Lack of Occupational Health Research in Nepal
In his article on occupational health research in developing countries, Nuwayhid emphasized that many developing countries need to translate scientific findings into effective actions with regard to occupational health.1 Nuwayhid suggested that to improve the situation, we should focus on social and political contexts first and then address the particularities of the workplaceâ that we should start with the â external-contextual domainâ and move …
Availability of childcare support and nutritional status of children of non-working and working mothers in urban Nepal
In many developing countries, poor women have multiple roles, and often their time constraints are so severe that their participation in income-generating activities results in reduced childcare time, which in turn affects child health. Previous studies have tended to investigate how childcare support influences nutrition of children with working mothers' based on comparisons with non-working mothers. However, non-working mothers are not a homoge…
Reaching hard-to-reach migrants by letters
Mental health, quality of life, and nutritional status of adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of HIV prevention and HIV infection risks among Congolese refugees in Tanzania
The quality of life, mental health, and perceived stigma of leprosy patients in Bangladesh
Medicine (12 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Population (8 works) · Public health (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Political science (4 works)