Vathsana Somphet
Biographic Data
| ID | 7560507 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vathsana Somphet |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vathsana |
| FAMILY NAME | Somphet |
| SIGNATURE | SOMPHET V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Health Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4255-2754 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The role of alcohol control policy on the level of alcohol consumption in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2000–2022
Background: In his historical studies of current high-income countries, Angus Deaton demonstrated a correlation between a country's prosperity and the health of its population. His conceptual framework has recently been expanded to include the role of alcohol. In this ecological study, we test the key assumptions of the expanded framework and classify countries with respect to both their levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol control policies …
Facilitators/barriers to the implementation of public policies and strategies towards water security, Lao PDR
Lao PDR's growing economy, urbanization, and changing lifestyles are putting pressure on water resources, necessitating effective water management for economic growth and population well-being. This qualitative study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of water-related policies in Savannakhet and Champassak provinces, both of which are considered vulnerable to reduced water security. Eighty-seven key informants (K…
Assessing data availability of NCD prevention and control in six Asean countries based on WHO global monitoring framework and the progress monitor indicators
Some of the non-policy GMF and PMI indicators lacked data among the six studied countries. To achieve the global NCDs targets, in the long run, the six countries should collect their own data for all indicators and begin to invest in and implement the facility survey and the population survey to track NCDs-related health services improvements once they have implemented the behavioural and biological Health Risks Population Survey in their countri…
Lifestyles, sexuality and gender
In Southeast Asia, many young rural female migrants supplement their income by working as beer promoters. This study examined how young, female beer promoters working in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, navigate intimate relations and sexual encounters and how their experiences create sexual vulnerabilities. A total of 30 female beer promoters aged 18-24 years old were recruited using snowball sampling. Repeated face-to-face in-depth interviews were u…
Customary adolescent sexual practices among the Akha of northern Lao PDR
Based on interviews and focus group discussions conducted in northern Laos, this study explores Akha understandings of customary first pre-pubertal sex acts, a thonh thong ('break through vagina' [BV]) for girls and yaha heu ('open foreskin' [OF]) for boys, which are thought to enable the maturing of bodies into adulthood. The study also examines the practice of a thor ta yang ('Welcome Guest') in which sexually initiated girls have sex with male…
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Customary adolescent sexual practices among the Akha of northern Lao PDR
Based on interviews and focus group discussions conducted in northern Laos, this study explores Akha understandings of customary first pre-pubertal sex acts, a thonh thong ('break through vagina' [BV]) for girls and yaha heu ('open foreskin' [OF]) for boys, which are thought to enable the maturing of bodies into adulthood. The study also examines the practice of a thor ta yang ('Welcome Guest') in which sexually initiated girls have sex with male…
Lifestyles, sexuality and gender
In Southeast Asia, many young rural female migrants supplement their income by working as beer promoters. This study examined how young, female beer promoters working in Vientiane Capital, Lao PDR, navigate intimate relations and sexual encounters and how their experiences create sexual vulnerabilities. A total of 30 female beer promoters aged 18-24 years old were recruited using snowball sampling. Repeated face-to-face in-depth interviews were u…
Assessing data availability of NCD prevention and control in six Asean countries based on WHO global monitoring framework and the progress monitor indicators
Some of the non-policy GMF and PMI indicators lacked data among the six studied countries. To achieve the global NCDs targets, in the long run, the six countries should collect their own data for all indicators and begin to invest in and implement the facility survey and the population survey to track NCDs-related health services improvements once they have implemented the behavioural and biological Health Risks Population Survey in their countri…
Facilitators/barriers to the implementation of public policies and strategies towards water security, Lao PDR
Lao PDR's growing economy, urbanization, and changing lifestyles are putting pressure on water resources, necessitating effective water management for economic growth and population well-being. This qualitative study aimed to explore the facilitators and barriers to the implementation of water-related policies in Savannakhet and Champassak provinces, both of which are considered vulnerable to reduced water security. Eighty-seven key informants (K…
The role of alcohol control policy on the level of alcohol consumption in member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations 2000–2022
Background: In his historical studies of current high-income countries, Angus Deaton demonstrated a correlation between a country's prosperity and the health of its population. His conceptual framework has recently been expanded to include the role of alcohol. In this ecological study, we test the key assumptions of the expanded framework and classify countries with respect to both their levels of alcohol consumption and alcohol control policies …
Medicine (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Population (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)