Hirotsugu Aiga
Biographic Data
| ID | 279780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hirotsugu Aiga |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hirotsugu |
| FAMILY NAME | Aiga |
| SIGNATURE | AIGA H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Japan International Cooperation Agency |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5910-3379 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding type 2 diabetes self-management in the Marshall Islands
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) poses a critical public health challenge in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, where prevalence rates are among the highest globally. Despite the central role of self-management in diabetes care, adherence and utilization of health services remain inadequate and are major contributors to diabetes-related morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify factors influencing self-management and to explore the sociocul…
Determinants of distress financing for healthcare service utilization
Households with ill members often face financial hardship when seeking healthcare. Households mobilize their resources from various sources to pay for treatment costs. Financially, some households resort to borrowing money and selling their assets. This type of financial coping strategy is called distress financing (DF). This study aims to estimate the prevalence and determinants of DF among households with hospitalized members at University Mala…
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on food availability and affordability
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food availability and prices was significant but varied by food type and regions in Ghana. Continuous monitoring and responses are critical to maintain food availability and affordability
Association between the quality of care and continuous maternal and child health service utilisation in Angola
Background: Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) prioritise minimising maternal, neonatal, and infant mortality. To improve maternal and child health, various evidence-based interventions have been introduced. Quality of care is pertinent while strengthening service utilisations. Achieving optimal-quality care is often marred with difficulties, such as inadequate skills and knowledge of health workers, poor fidelity to protocols, and poo…
Effectiveness of the maternal and child health handbook for improving continuum of care and other maternal and child health indicators
Background: The maternal and child health (MCH) handbook is promoted as a tool for strengthening continuum of care. We assessed the effect of a MCH handbook intervention package on continuum of maternal and child health care and health outcomes for mother and child. Methods: We conducted an open-label, parallel two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial in Angola. We randomly assigned municipalities in Benguela province through block randomizati…
Lao PDR as an emergency preparedness model for developing countries
Despite sharing a border with China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) announced its first COVID-19 case only on 24 March 2020, becoming the last country in Southeast Asia to report a confirmed case of the virus [1]. By the end of 2020, the country reported 40 confirmed COVID-19 cases and zero deaths, making [...]
Risk factors for malnutrition among school-aged children
Prevalence rates of stunting and underweight among 393 children examined were as high as the national averages among children under 5 years of age. Adequate food availability and dietary diversity over a sufficient period (incl. 5-14 years of age) are necessary for increasing likelihood of catch-up in height-for-age and weight-for-age, which are expectable during adolescence. To supplement inadequate household dietary diversity practices, school-…
Fragmented implementation of maternal and child health home-based records in Vietnam
BACKGROUND: Home-based records (HBRs) are globally implemented as the effective tools that encourage pregnant women and mothers to timely and adequately utilise maternal and child health (MCH) services. While availability and utilisation of nationally representative HBRs have been assessed in several earlier studies, the reality of a number of HBRs subnationally implemented in a less coordinated manner has been neither reported nor analysed. OBJE…
Knowledge, attitude and practices
The results of study imply that MCH Handbook contributed to the increase in pregnant women's practices of ≥3 antenatal care visits and in their knowledge about and practice of exclusive breastfeeding. While there is room for improvement in the level of its data recording, the study confirmed that MCH Handbook plays a catalytic role in ensuring a continuum of maternal, newborn and child care. Note that this study is the first study that attempted …
Measuring Access to Continuing Professional Education among the Health Workers in Ghana
Impact of improvement of water supply on household economy in a squatter area of Manila
Impact of improvement of water supply on household economy in a squatter area of Manila
Measuring Access to Continuing Professional Education among the Health Workers in Ghana
Knowledge, attitude and practices
The results of study imply that MCH Handbook contributed to the increase in pregnant women's practices of ≥3 antenatal care visits and in their knowledge about and practice of exclusive breastfeeding. While there is room for improvement in the level of its data recording, the study confirmed that MCH Handbook plays a catalytic role in ensuring a continuum of maternal, newborn and child care. Note that this study is the first study that attempted …
Fragmented implementation of maternal and child health home-based records in Vietnam
BACKGROUND: Home-based records (HBRs) are globally implemented as the effective tools that encourage pregnant women and mothers to timely and adequately utilise maternal and child health (MCH) services. While availability and utilisation of nationally representative HBRs have been assessed in several earlier studies, the reality of a number of HBRs subnationally implemented in a less coordinated manner has been neither reported nor analysed. OBJE…
Risk factors for malnutrition among school-aged children
Prevalence rates of stunting and underweight among 393 children examined were as high as the national averages among children under 5 years of age. Adequate food availability and dietary diversity over a sufficient period (incl. 5-14 years of age) are necessary for increasing likelihood of catch-up in height-for-age and weight-for-age, which are expectable during adolescence. To supplement inadequate household dietary diversity practices, school-…
Association between the quality of care and continuous maternal and child health service utilisation in Angola
Background: Many low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) prioritise minimising maternal, neonatal, and infant mortality. To improve maternal and child health, various evidence-based interventions have been introduced. Quality of care is pertinent while strengthening service utilisations. Achieving optimal-quality care is often marred with difficulties, such as inadequate skills and knowledge of health workers, poor fidelity to protocols, and poo…
Effectiveness of the maternal and child health handbook for improving continuum of care and other maternal and child health indicators
Background: The maternal and child health (MCH) handbook is promoted as a tool for strengthening continuum of care. We assessed the effect of a MCH handbook intervention package on continuum of maternal and child health care and health outcomes for mother and child. Methods: We conducted an open-label, parallel two-arm cluster randomized controlled trial in Angola. We randomly assigned municipalities in Benguela province through block randomizati…
Lao PDR as an emergency preparedness model for developing countries
Despite sharing a border with China, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) announced its first COVID-19 case only on 24 March 2020, becoming the last country in Southeast Asia to report a confirmed case of the virus [1]. By the end of 2020, the country reported 40 confirmed COVID-19 cases and zero deaths, making [...]
Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on food availability and affordability
The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food availability and prices was significant but varied by food type and regions in Ghana. Continuous monitoring and responses are critical to maintain food availability and affordability
Determinants of distress financing for healthcare service utilization
Households with ill members often face financial hardship when seeking healthcare. Households mobilize their resources from various sources to pay for treatment costs. Financially, some households resort to borrowing money and selling their assets. This type of financial coping strategy is called distress financing (DF). This study aims to estimate the prevalence and determinants of DF among households with hospitalized members at University Mala…
Understanding type 2 diabetes self-management in the Marshall Islands
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) poses a critical public health challenge in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, where prevalence rates are among the highest globally. Despite the central role of self-management in diabetes care, adherence and utilization of health services remain inadequate and are major contributors to diabetes-related morbidity and mortality. We aimed to identify factors influencing self-management and to explore the sociocul…
Medicine (10 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Global Maternal and Child Health (5 works) · Public health (5 works) · Economics (4 works) · Health care (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Business (3 works) · Child Nutrition and Water Access (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works)