Anh D Ngo

Biographic Data

ID2457145
NAMEAnh D Ngo
GIVEN NAMESAnh D
FAMILY NAMENgo
SIGNATURENGO A D
AFFILIATIONSThe University of Queensland
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS5
AUTHOR COUNT7
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2007
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
H-INDEX1

  • Area-level socioeconomic characteristics and incidence of metabolic syndrome: A prospective cohort study

    Open AccessAnh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    While area-level education was independently and inversely associated with the risk of developing MetS, the association between area-level income and the MetS incidence was modified by individual-level income

  • Road traffic related mortality in Vietnam: Evidence for policy from a national sample mortality surveillance system

    Open AccessAnh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2012

    The VA method can provide a useful data source to analyse RTI mortality. The observed considerable mortality from head injuries among motorcycle users highlights the need to evaluate current practice and effectiveness of motorcycle helmet use in Vietnam. The high number of deaths occurring on-site or prior to hospital admission indicates a need for effective pre-hospital first aid services and timely access to emergency facilities. In the absence…

  • Voices from Vietnam: Experiences of children and youth with disabilities, and their families, from an Agent Orange affected rural region

    Anh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLEDisability & Society2012Cited by: 5References: 8

    This study examines the experiences of young people with disabilities from ethnic minorities, and their families, in central Vietnam. The study is set in an area contaminated by Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Data were gathered from interviews with youth with disabilities and interviews and focus groups with mothers who had children with disabilities. Respondents expressed confronting multiple barriers to inclusion, education, health and we…

  • Quality of reproductive health services at commune health stations in Viet Nam: Implications for National Reproductive Health Care Strategy

    Anh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2011References: 16

    This paper presents a qualitative study conducted in 2009 of provider and patient perceptions of primary level reproductive health services provided by commune health stations (CHSs), and the implications for Viet Nam's 2011-2020 National Strategy for Reproductive Health Care. In the three provinces of Thai Nguyen, Thua Thien Hue, and Vinh Long, we interviewed the heads of CHSs, held focus group discussions with midwives and women patients, and o…

  • Qualitative evaluation of a peer-based needle syringe programme in Vietnam

    Open AccessAnh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Drug…2009

  • Internet influences on sexual practices among young people in Hanoi, Vietnam

    Anh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2008

    While the influences of the Internet on adult sexuality are well recognized, research on the potential connection between the Internet and young people's sexuality is still limited. We conducted a qualitative study to examine how young people (aged 15-19 years) in Hanoi, Vietnam used the Internet to develop sexual practices and identities. Our analysis of texts from focus groups, in-depth interviews, chat scripts and field notes reveals how the I…

  • The lives of female sex workers in Vietnam: Findings from a qualitative study

    Anh D Ngo, Anh Ngo et al.ARTICLECulture Health & Sexuality2007

    To facilitate better understanding of the environment and power structures in which sex work in Vietnam takes place, this study examined the sex workers' social and economic lives, their working environment, social relationships and presentation of self in everyday social contacts and interactions. Thirty in-depth interviews and 14 focus groups were conducted with street-based and venue-based sex workers in the cities of Da Nang and Hanoi. Result…