Study of disease and mortality in rural Laos
Project/Area Number |
16K01992
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Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
Section | 一般 |
Research Field |
Area studies
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Research Institution | Nagasaki University |
Principal Investigator |
NISHIMOTO Futoshi 長崎大学, 熱帯医学・グローバルヘルス研究科, 助教 (60442539)
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Research Collaborator |
MOJI Kazuhiko
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Project Period (FY) |
2016-04-01 – 2019-03-31
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Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
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Budget Amount *help |
¥4,680,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,080,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
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Keywords | 死亡 / 疾病 / 環境 / 地域史 / ラオス / 死因推定 / 感染症 / 公衆衛生 |
Outline of Final Research Achievements |
We investigated the causes of 170 death cases and the treatment behaviors prior to death in rural Laos. The average age at death was 60 for males and 63 for females. Most of them had chronic diseases such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and more than 50% died after less than a year of treatment. Of the 170 deaths, 153 were due to some form of illness, but only 77 cases were diagnosed by a doctor (but there was no medical certificate). Most people chose herbal remedies at home after being diagnosed with cancer or other difficult-to-treat diseases at the nearest hospital. Of the 170 people, 152 died at home. This study found that non-communicable diseases become the main cause of death even in rural areas of developing countries.
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Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements |
途上国農村部は人口登録システムが未整備の地域が依然として多いため、住民がどのような死を迎えるのか、また死亡に先立ってどのような治療を受けるのかに関してまとまったデータがほとんどない。この研究ではスマートフォンのアプリで住民の死亡に関する情報を集めることにより、近年変化の著しいラオス農村部における死亡動向について一定の特徴を見出すことができた。この研究により、持続可能な開発目標SDGsの達成に向け、途上国農村部に必要な保健医療サービスを実装する上で不可欠の基礎データを入手できた。
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Report
(4 results)
Research Products
(11 results)
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[Journal Article] Household clustering of asymptomatic malaria infections in Xepon district, Savannakhet province, Lao PDR2016
Author(s)
Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Daisuke Nonaka, Moritoshi Iwagami, Masami Nakatsu, Panom Phongmany, Futoshi Nishimoto, Jun Kobayashi, Bouasy Hongvanthon, Paul T. Brey, Kazuhiko Moji, Toshihiro Mita and Shigeyuki Kano
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Journal Title
Malaria Journal
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Pages: 508-508
DOI
Related Report
Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Journal Article] Asymptomatic malaria, growth status, and anaemia among children in Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study2016
Author(s)
Takeshi Akiyama, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Souraxay Phrommala, Tomoyo Taniguchi, Yuba Inamine, Rie Takeuchi, Tadashi Watanabe, Futoshi Nishimoto, Kazuhiko Moji, Shigeyuki Kano, Hisami Watanabe, and Jun Kobayashi
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Journal Title
Malaria Journal
Volume: 15
Issue: 1
Pages: 499-499
DOI
Related Report
Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
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[Presentation] HDSS: Twelve years field research experience in Lao PDR2016
Author(s)
Futoshi Nishimoto, Satoshi Kaneko, Jiang Hongwei, Satoshi Yokoyama, Junko Okumura, Megumi Sato, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Jun Kobayashi, Daisuke Nonaka, Kazuhiko Moji, Sengchanh Kounnavong
Organizer
The 10th Lao PDR National Health Research Forum
Place of Presentation
ダオサワン・ホテル(ラオス・サワナケート)
Year and Date
2016-10-28
Related Report
Int'l Joint Research
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