Kongsap Akkhavong
Biographic Data
| ID | 3996256 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kongsap Akkhavong |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kongsap |
| FAMILY NAME | Akkhavong |
| SIGNATURE | AKKHAVONG K |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Public Health |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Micronutrient status of populations and preventive nutrition interventions in South East Asia
Evaluating educational media using traditional folk songs ('lam') in Laos
In the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos), health education is clearly a core aspect of the health service and is vital in improving people's lives through good health. However, there are many obstacles to conducting effective health education. The development of effective educational media is one solution to these problems. In Laos, traditional folk songs (lam) are preserved as part of the local communication media, and recently this commun…
A scale to evaluate music for health promotion in Lao PDR
Background: This study aimed at developing the Scale for Evaluating Music for Health Promotion (SEMHP) to select appropriate music types for targeted audiences in Lao PDR. Method: The SEMHP was first developed with 20 items in the Lao language following a qualitative study. Then, 183 students rated the SEMHP on three types of song (a traditional folk song [lam], a hip-hop song [hip-hop], a pop song [strings]). The data were analyzed by the princi…
Water, Livelihood and Health in Attapeu Province in Lao PDR
This paper presents the results of an investigation on water-borne infectious disease conducted among the people of Attapeu province from to .Regardless of the last cholera epidemic in Attapeu province, Lao PDR in the year , the local peoples' awareness of cholera was remarkably low, as demonstrated by the knowledge survey on diarrheal diseases performed in the province in .In the case study material, derived from continuous field observations on…
Decision-makers and the usefulness of research evidence in policy implementation-a case study from Lao PDR
Decision-makers and the usefulness of research evidence in policy implementation-a case study from Lao PDR
A scale to evaluate music for health promotion in Lao PDR
Background: This study aimed at developing the Scale for Evaluating Music for Health Promotion (SEMHP) to select appropriate music types for targeted audiences in Lao PDR. Method: The SEMHP was first developed with 20 items in the Lao language following a qualitative study. Then, 183 students rated the SEMHP on three types of song (a traditional folk song [lam], a hip-hop song [hip-hop], a pop song [strings]). The data were analyzed by the princi…
Decision-makers and the usefulness of research evidence in policy implementation-a case study from Lao PDR
Water, Livelihood and Health in Attapeu Province in Lao PDR
This paper presents the results of an investigation on water-borne infectious disease conducted among the people of Attapeu province from to .Regardless of the last cholera epidemic in Attapeu province, Lao PDR in the year , the local peoples' awareness of cholera was remarkably low, as demonstrated by the knowledge survey on diarrheal diseases performed in the province in .In the case study material, derived from continuous field observations on…
Evaluating educational media using traditional folk songs ('lam') in Laos
In the Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos), health education is clearly a core aspect of the health service and is vital in improving people's lives through good health. However, there are many obstacles to conducting effective health education. The development of effective educational media is one solution to these problems. In Laos, traditional folk songs (lam) are preserved as part of the local communication media, and recently this commun…
A scale to evaluate music for health promotion in Lao PDR
Background: This study aimed at developing the Scale for Evaluating Music for Health Promotion (SEMHP) to select appropriate music types for targeted audiences in Lao PDR. Method: The SEMHP was first developed with 20 items in the Lao language following a qualitative study. Then, 183 students rated the SEMHP on three types of song (a traditional folk song [lam], a hip-hop song [hip-hop], a pop song [strings]). The data were analyzed by the princi…
Micronutrient status of populations and preventive nutrition interventions in South East Asia
Medicine (3 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Traditional medicine (2 works) · Agriculture (1 work) · Alternative medicine (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work) · Applied Psychology (1 work)