Viengnakhone Vongxay

Dados Biográficos

ID7786065
NOMEViengnakhone Vongxay
PRENOMESViengnakhone
SOBRENOMEVongxay
ASSINATURAVONGXAY V
AFILIAÇÕESUniversity of Health Sciences Vientiane
ORCID0000-0003-0014-5800
VERIFICADOSim
TOTAL DE OBRAS6
TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES0
TOTAL COMO AUTOR6
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO2013
ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO2025
ÍNDICE H0

  • Facilitators/barriers to the implementation of public policies and strategies towards water security, Lao PDR

    Open AccessVanphanom Sychareun, Souksamone Thongmixay et al.ARTICLEWater Policy2025

    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…

  • Knowledge of and attitudes towards abortion among adolescents in Lao PDR

    Open AccessViengnakhone Vongxay, Kongmany Chaleunvong et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    BACKGROUND: Adolescents are at high risk of unintended pregnancy and consequent unsafe abortion. Evidence from Lao PDR suggests a high but underreported prevalence of induced abortion, especially amongst adolescents. Research suggests adolescents are less likely to have an unsafe abortion when they have accurate knowledge about abortion and hold positive attitudes towards abortion. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate awareness…

  • Quality of family planning services for women of reproductive age in Lao PDR

    Open AccessSouksamone Thongmixay, Tess Schoneveld et al.ARTICLEGlobal Health Action2020

    BACKGROUND: In Lao PDR, 15% of the married women want to postpone or prevent having a child, yet most are not using contraceptives to achieve this. Literature shows that usage of contraceptives is strongly dependent on the quality of family planning services. However, little is known about the quality of family planning services in Lao PDR. OBJECTIVE: To assess the quality of family planning services provided in public health facilities in Lao PD…

  • Measuring health literacy in university students in Vientiane, Lao PDR

    Open AccessLaina Runk, Jo Durham et al.ARTICLEHealth Promotion International2016

    Health literacy includes the knowledge, motivation and competence of a person to make judgments and decisions on health information in order to promote and maintain their health in relation to health care, disease prevention and health promotion. The role health literacy plays in determining health outcomes makes it an important focus of public health research. In line with a larger Asia wide initiative (HLS-Asia), this study set out to measure h…

  • Informal workers and access to healthcare

    Open AccessVanphanom Sychareun, Viengnakhone Vongxay et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal for Equity…2016

    Drawing on the work of Bourdieu, the study shows how both employment and illness are linked to habitus embodied in everyday practices, access to capital and the position the female beer promoters hold in the social hierarchy in the field of employment

  • Dengue in peri-urban Pak-Ngum district, Vientiane capital of Laos

    Open AccessMayfong Mayxay, Wanyuan Cui et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    There is a lack of depth of knowledge regarding dengue in Pak-Ngum community and observation methods revealed that more needs to be done by community members themselves to prevent the spread of Aedes mosquitoes