Masao Ichikawa
Biographic Data
| ID | 4329382 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Masao Ichikawa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Masao |
| FAMILY NAME | Ichikawa |
| SIGNATURE | ICHIKAWA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Tokyo |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2015-2883 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Japan's Slow Response to Improve Access to Inpatient Care for Covid-19 Patients
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed various weaknesses in national healthcare systems across the globe. In Japan, this includes the inability to promptly mobilize the resources needed to provide inpatient care in response to the rapidly increasing number of patients. Combined with unclear entry points to healthcare, particularly in emergency cases, this has led to a situation in which access to healthcare is rapidly deter…
Effect of annual road safety publicity and enforcement campaign on road fatalities in Japan
BACKGROUND: In 1948, Japan started a short-term publicity and enforcement campaign for traffic safety nationwide, and since 1952, the campaign has been conducted twice a year for 10 days. We aimed to quantify the short-term effect of the spring sessions of the campaign, which were conducted in different months in different years, on road fatalities in Japan using data from 1949 to 2019. METHODS: We obtained national police data on the monthly num…
Area-Wide Traffic-Calming Zone 30 Policy of Japan and Incidence of Road Traffic Injuries Among Cyclists and Pedestrians
Objectives. To quantify the impact of the “Zone 30” policy introduced in September 2011 on the incidence of cyclist and pedestrian injuries in Japan. Methods. This was an interrupted time-series study. We used the data of cyclist and pedestrian injuries recorded by the Japanese police between 2005 and 2016. We evaluated the monthly number of deaths and serious injuries per person-time on narrow roads (width Results. There were 266 939 deaths and …
The impact of transportation alternatives on the decision to cease driving by older adults in Japan
Exploring referral systems for injured patients in low-income countries
Injury is a growing public health concern worldwide. Since severe injuries require urgent treatment, involving smooth, timely patient referral between facilities, strengthening of the referral system would reduce injury mortality. Smooth referral consists of identification of severe cases, organization of transportation, communication between facilities and prompt care at the receiving facility. This study examined these components of referral of…
Influencing factors for seeking HIV voluntary counseling and testing among tuberculosis patients in Cambodia
We explored the factors influencing voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) utilization among tuberculosis patients attending two referral hospitals in Cambodia. We conducted face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. We compared HIV/AIDS knowledge, HIV testing attitudes, risks for exposure to HIV, and AIDS stigma between VCT users and non-users. Compared to VCT non-users, VCT users had significantly higher risks for HIV and were mo…
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…
Perceived social environment and quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in northern Thailand
Efforts have been made to improve the social environment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Thailand but have not been assessed in terms of their quality of life (QOL). In this study, we preliminarily examined the relationship between PLWHA's perception of social environment and QOL. The participants of this study were 200 PLWHA who belonged to the self-help groups in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. We collected data in face-to-fac…
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…
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…
Quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in northern Thailand
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…
Mortality From Unintentional Injuries in Japan, 1899–1998
Clark et al. presented interesting findings on injury mortality in East Germany in terms of social changes.1 In fact, injury mortality trends reflect histories of societies. Here I provide an example from Japan, with an overview of trends in mortality due to unintentional injuries over the past 100 years. Mortality data presented here were derived from governmental statistical records.2,3 Figure 1 ▶ shows mortality due to unintentional injuries, …
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…
Exploring referral systems for injured patients in low-income countries
Injury is a growing public health concern worldwide. Since severe injuries require urgent treatment, involving smooth, timely patient referral between facilities, strengthening of the referral system would reduce injury mortality. Smooth referral consists of identification of severe cases, organization of transportation, communication between facilities and prompt care at the receiving facility. This study examined these components of referral of…
Mortality From Unintentional Injuries in Japan, 1899–1998
Clark et al. presented interesting findings on injury mortality in East Germany in terms of social changes.1 In fact, injury mortality trends reflect histories of societies. Here I provide an example from Japan, with an overview of trends in mortality due to unintentional injuries over the past 100 years. Mortality data presented here were derived from governmental statistical records.2,3 Figure 1 ▶ shows mortality due to unintentional injuries, …
Quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in northern Thailand
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…
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…
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…
Perceived social environment and quality of life among people living with HIV/Aids in northern Thailand
Efforts have been made to improve the social environment of people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Thailand but have not been assessed in terms of their quality of life (QOL). In this study, we preliminarily examined the relationship between PLWHA's perception of social environment and QOL. The participants of this study were 200 PLWHA who belonged to the self-help groups in Chiang Mai province, northern Thailand. We collected data in face-to-fac…
Influencing factors for seeking HIV voluntary counseling and testing among tuberculosis patients in Cambodia
We explored the factors influencing voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) utilization among tuberculosis patients attending two referral hospitals in Cambodia. We conducted face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. We compared HIV/AIDS knowledge, HIV testing attitudes, risks for exposure to HIV, and AIDS stigma between VCT users and non-users. Compared to VCT non-users, VCT users had significantly higher risks for HIV and were mo…
Exploring referral systems for injured patients in low-income countries
Injury is a growing public health concern worldwide. Since severe injuries require urgent treatment, involving smooth, timely patient referral between facilities, strengthening of the referral system would reduce injury mortality. Smooth referral consists of identification of severe cases, organization of transportation, communication between facilities and prompt care at the receiving facility. This study examined these components of referral of…
The impact of transportation alternatives on the decision to cease driving by older adults in Japan
Area-Wide Traffic-Calming Zone 30 Policy of Japan and Incidence of Road Traffic Injuries Among Cyclists and Pedestrians
Objectives. To quantify the impact of the “Zone 30” policy introduced in September 2011 on the incidence of cyclist and pedestrian injuries in Japan. Methods. This was an interrupted time-series study. We used the data of cyclist and pedestrian injuries recorded by the Japanese police between 2005 and 2016. We evaluated the monthly number of deaths and serious injuries per person-time on narrow roads (width Results. There were 266 939 deaths and …
Japan's Slow Response to Improve Access to Inpatient Care for Covid-19 Patients
The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has exposed various weaknesses in national healthcare systems across the globe. In Japan, this includes the inability to promptly mobilize the resources needed to provide inpatient care in response to the rapidly increasing number of patients. Combined with unclear entry points to healthcare, particularly in emergency cases, this has led to a situation in which access to healthcare is rapidly deter…
Effect of annual road safety publicity and enforcement campaign on road fatalities in Japan
BACKGROUND: In 1948, Japan started a short-term publicity and enforcement campaign for traffic safety nationwide, and since 1952, the campaign has been conducted twice a year for 10 days. We aimed to quantify the short-term effect of the spring sessions of the campaign, which were conducted in different months in different years, on road fatalities in Japan using data from 1949 to 2019. METHODS: We obtained national police data on the monthly num…
Medicine (13 works) · Environmental health (8 works) · Demography (6 works) · Family medicine (5 works) · Gerontology (4 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (4 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Poison control (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Public health (4 works)