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View article: Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among residents in selected townships, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A community-based cross-sectional study
Adherence to COVID-19 preventive measures among residents in selected townships, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A community-based cross-sectional study Open
Background To fight the current coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, many countries have implemented various mitigation measures to contain the spread of the disease. By engaging with health service providers, the community’s participa…
View article: Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among slaughterhouse workers in Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional study
Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among slaughterhouse workers in Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional study Open
Background Toxoplasmosis, having the significant consequences affecting mortality and quality of life, is still prevalent in various places throughout the world. The major gap in surveillance for Toxoplasma gondii infection among high-risk…
View article: Point Prevalence Survey on Antibiotic Use and Class-1 Integron Associated Antibiotic Resistance In No (1) DSGH, Yangon
Point Prevalence Survey on Antibiotic Use and Class-1 Integron Associated Antibiotic Resistance In No (1) DSGH, Yangon Open
Antimicrobial resistance is becoming a global health emergency. Likewise, multidrug resistance of gram-negative bacteria also has a high impact on public health. This cross-sectional study aimed to study antibiotic prescription patterns an…
View article: Intensive care unit presentation of central corneal descemetocele secondary to Methicillin-Resistant staphylococcal infection superimposed by a hypopyon: a case report
Intensive care unit presentation of central corneal descemetocele secondary to Methicillin-Resistant staphylococcal infection superimposed by a hypopyon: a case report Open
Introduction: A descemetocele is a rare type of keratopathy that occurs when an intact descemet’s membrane of the eye undergoes a herniation through an overlying stroma. Previous literature has documented corneal damage via bacterial enzym…
View article: Trajectory of confirmed cases and deaths: fourth wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar
Trajectory of confirmed cases and deaths: fourth wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar Open
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has affected day-to-day life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health. Many countries performed mi…
View article: CASSI: Contextual and Semantic Structure-based Interpolation Augmentation for Low-Resource NER
CASSI: Contextual and Semantic Structure-based Interpolation Augmentation for Low-Resource NER Open
While text augmentation methods have been successful in improving performance in the low-resource setting, they suffer from annotation corruption for a token-level task like NER. Moreover, existing methods cannot reliably add context diver…
View article: Genomic Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Myanmar
Genomic Tracking of SARS-CoV-2 Variants in Myanmar Open
In December 2019, the COVID-19 disease started in Wuhan, China. The WHO declared a pandemic on 12 March 2020, and the disease started in Myanmar on 23 March 2020. In December 2020, different variants were brought worldwide, threatening glo…
View article: Genomic tracking of SARS-COV-2 variants in Myanmar
Genomic tracking of SARS-COV-2 variants in Myanmar Open
Background In December 2019, the COVID-19 disease started in Wuhan, China. WHO declared a pandemic on March 12, 2020, and the disease started in Myanmar on March 23, 2020. December brought variants around the world, threatening the healthc…
View article: A Case of Collet-Sicard Syndrome Caused by Otitis Externa
A Case of Collet-Sicard Syndrome Caused by Otitis Externa Open
Collet-Sicard syndrome is a unilateral palsy of the lower cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII, resulting from lesions at the skull base that affect the jugular foramen and hypoglossal canal. Common causes of the lesions include basilar skull…
View article: Influencing Factors for the Persistence of SARS-Cov-2 (Covid-19) exposed in Environmental Matrices and Disinfection Methods: Systematic Review
Influencing Factors for the Persistence of SARS-Cov-2 (Covid-19) exposed in Environmental Matrices and Disinfection Methods: Systematic Review Open
Background Since the COVID-19 pandemic has been pestilential over a considerable duration, global deployment and financial crisis could not be reversed as before. It brought up essentials to allow the nations back to work with effective pr…
View article: Involvement of high school teachers in Health Promoting School program in selected township, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional mixed methods study
Involvement of high school teachers in Health Promoting School program in selected township, Yangon Region, Myanmar: A cross-sectional mixed methods study Open
Background Schools provide a big opportunity for promoting the student’s health, life skill, and behavior. Teachers play a fundamental role in the promotion and successful implementation of school health services. This study aimed to asses…
View article: Impact of containment measures on community mobility, daily confirmed cases, and mortality in the third wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar
Impact of containment measures on community mobility, daily confirmed cases, and mortality in the third wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar Open
In Myanmar, third wave of COVID-19 epidemic began with a surge of confirmed cases in the last week of May 2021. The laboratory-confirmed cases and deaths distinctly increased within 9 weeks. The government and the Ministry of Health adopte…
View article: Initial presenting symptoms, comorbidities and severity of COVID-19 patients during the second wave of epidemic in Myanmar
Initial presenting symptoms, comorbidities and severity of COVID-19 patients during the second wave of epidemic in Myanmar Open
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by a highly contagious virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 emerged in China at the end of 2019 and became a major threat to health around the world. The health …
View article: Information and communication technology literacy, knowledge and readiness for electronic medical record system adoption among health professionals in a tertiary hospital, Myanmar: A cross-sectional study
Information and communication technology literacy, knowledge and readiness for electronic medical record system adoption among health professionals in a tertiary hospital, Myanmar: A cross-sectional study Open
Some developing countries are currently introducing and implementing an electronic medical record system (EMRs) for improvement in healthcare delivery services. Availability of information and communication technology (ICT), technical skil…
View article: Assessment of depressive symptoms in patients with COVID-19 during the second wave of epidemic in Myanmar: A cross-sectional single-center study
Assessment of depressive symptoms in patients with COVID-19 during the second wave of epidemic in Myanmar: A cross-sectional single-center study Open
Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a great impact on every aspect of society. All countries launched preventive measures such as quarantine, lockdown, and physical distancing to control the disease spread. Thes…
View article: Assessment of respiratory dust exposure and lung functions among workers in textile mill (Thamine), Myanmar: a cross-sectional study
Assessment of respiratory dust exposure and lung functions among workers in textile mill (Thamine), Myanmar: a cross-sectional study Open
Background Airborne dusts are being potentially harmful for workers in occupational environment. Exposure to respirable dust is the most important concern in textile workers for the widespread of occupational lung diseases, especially more…
View article: Initial Presenting Symptoms, Comorbidities and Severity of COVID-19 Patients Attending Hmawbi and Indine Treatment Centers During the Second Wave of Epidemic in Myanmar: a Cross-sectional Study
Initial Presenting Symptoms, Comorbidities and Severity of COVID-19 Patients Attending Hmawbi and Indine Treatment Centers During the Second Wave of Epidemic in Myanmar: a Cross-sectional Study Open
Background: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by a highly contagious virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 emerged in China at the end of 2019 and became a major threat to health around the world. The health expe…
View article: Additional file 1 of Performance of a fully‐automated system on a WHO malaria microscopy evaluation slide set
Additional file 1 of Performance of a fully‐automated system on a WHO malaria microscopy evaluation slide set Open
Additional file 1:A full list of samples, reference results, and results of the malaria detector algorithms.
View article: Assessment of Respiratory Dust Exposure and Lung Functions Among Workers in Textile Mill (Thamine), Myanmar: A Cross-sectional Study
Assessment of Respiratory Dust Exposure and Lung Functions Among Workers in Textile Mill (Thamine), Myanmar: A Cross-sectional Study Open
Background: Airborne dusts are being potentially harmful for workers in occupational environment. Exposure to respirable dust is the most important concern in textile workers for the widespread of occupational lung diseases, especially mor…
View article: Epidemiological characteristics of SARS-COV-2 in Myanmar
Epidemiological characteristics of SARS-COV-2 in Myanmar Open
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by a newly discovered severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). In Myanmar, first COVID-19 reported cases were identified on 23 rd March 2020. There were 33…
View article: Indoor particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) concentration and lung function impairment among housewives of selected quarters in Mingaladon cantonment
Indoor particulate matter (PM<sub>2.5</sub>) concentration and lung function impairment among housewives of selected quarters in Mingaladon cantonment Open
Lung function parameters (FEV 1 , FVC, FEV 1 /FVC ratio) were reduced in women cooking with biomass cook stove (54.5%, 45.5% an21d 57%) compared with those cooking with clean cook stove (42%, 33%, 44%), based on lower limit of normal. Indo…