Genomic Sequencing Profiles of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> in Mandalay Region, Myanmar by Aye Nyein Phyu, Si Thu Aung, Prasit Palittapongarnpim, Kyaw Ko Ko Htet, Surakameth Mahasirimongkol, Wuthiwat Ruangchai, Bharkbhoom Jaemsai, Htin Lin Aung, Htet Myat Win Maung, Angkana Chaiprasert, Petchawan Pungrassami, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

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Alcohol Consumption and Current Situation of Drinking Risk Level Among University Students in Mandalay Region by Yadanar Aung, Yin Thet Nu Ou, Nanda Myo Aung Wan, Bo Bo Nyan, Aung Pyae Phyo, Le Le Win

“…Methods: The two universities from three districts in Mandalay region were randomly selected, from which 976 students (stratified by academic year and sex) were contributed in self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Alcohol Consumption and Current Situation of Drinking Risk Level Among University Students in Mandalay Region by Yadanar Aung, Yin Thet Nu Ou, Nanda Myo Aung Wan, Bo Bo Nyan, Aung Pyae Phyo, Le Le Win

“…Methods: The two universi es from three districts in Mandalay region were randomly selected, from which 976 students (stra fied by academic year and sex) were contributed in self-administered ques onnaire. …”
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Knowledge of potential risk of blood-borne viral infections and tattooing practice among adults in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. by Kyaw Lwin Show, Le Le Win, Saw Saw, Chomar Kaung Myint, Kyi Maw Than, Yin Thet Nu Oo, Khin Thet Wai

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based cross-sectional study focused on residents aged 18-35 years was carried out in two urban and two rural areas in Mandalay district, Mandalay Region during 2015. Trained interviewers used a pre-tested structured questionnaire for face-to-face interviews with one eligible participant per selected household (n = 401). …”
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The prevalence of lymphatic filariasis infection and disease following six rounds of mass drug administration in Mandalay Region, Myanmar. by Benjamin F R Dickson, Patricia M Graves, Ni Ni Aye, Thet Wai Nwe, Tint Wai, San San Win, Myint Shwe, Janet Douglass, Richard S Bradbury, William J McBride

“…To assist the program, we conducted an independent cross-sectional household cluster survey to determine the prevalence of filariasis infection, morbidity and mass-drug administration coverage in four townships of the Mandalay Region: Amarapura, Patheingyi, Tada-U and Wundwin. …”
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Effects of pesticide exposure on reproductivity of male groundnut farmers in Kyauk Kan village, Nyaung-U, Mandalay region, Myanmar by Zaw Lwin T, Than AA, Zaw Min A, Robson MG, Siriwong W

“…Thant Zaw Lwin,1,2 Aye Aye Than,3 Aung Zaw Min,4 Mark Gregory Robson,5 Wattasit Siriwong2,6 1Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Defence Services Medical Academy, Yangon, Myanmar; 2Center for Risk Analysis and Health Surveillance (C-RAHS), College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand; 3Defence Services Orthopedics Hospital, Yangon, Myanmar; 4Military Institute of Nursing and Paramedical Sciences, Yangon, Myanmar; 5School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA; 6College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Introduction: Kyauk Kan village of Nyaung-U, Mandalay region, Myanmar is one of the most famous groundnut-growing zones and has been exposed to pesticides. …”
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Pre-treatment loss to follow-up and treatment delay among bacteriologically-confirmed tuberculosis patients diagnosed in Mandalay Region, Myanmar by Ko Ko Htwe, Nang Thu Thu Kyaw, Ajay M. V. Kumar, Khine Wut Yee Kyaw, Myo Minn Oo, Thandar Thwin, Saw Saw, Si Thu Aung

“…Objective To determine PTLFU and treatment delays (> 7 days duration between the date of diagnosis and starting anti-TB treatment) and their associated demographic, clinical, and health system-related factors among bacteriologically confirmed (sputum smear-positive and/or Xpert-positive) TB patients diagnosed in public health facilities of the Mandalay Region between January and June 2017. Method This was a cohort study involving secondary analysis of routine programme data. …”
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Molecular Profiles of Multiple Antimalarial Drug Resistance Markers in <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> and <i>Plasmodium vivax</i> in the Mandalay Region, Myanmar by Hương Giang Lê, Haung Naw, Jung-Mi Kang, Tuấn Cường Võ, Moe Kyaw Myint, Zaw Than Htun, Jinyoung Lee, Won Gi Yoo, Tong-Soo Kim, Ho-Joon Shin, Byoung-Kuk Na

“…In the present study, molecular epidemiological analysis for antimalarial drug resistance genes in <i>Plasmodium falciparum</i> and <i>P. vivax</i> from the Mandalay region of Myanmar was performed. Blood samples were collected from patients infected with <i>P. falciparum</i> and <i>P. vivax</i> in four townships around the Mandalay region, Myanmar in 2015. …”
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Small Session Size and Big Vial Size: Operational Research Assessing Open Vial Vaccine Wastage at the Service Delivery Points in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar During 2018 by Aung Naing Oo, Pruthu Thekkur, Aye Mya Cha Thar, Kyaw Ko Ko Htet, Htar Htar Lin

“…As there were no vaccine wastage assessments in Myanmar, we aimed to assess the vaccine wastage rates in the Mandalay region. We conducted a cross-sectional descriptive study with the inclusion of all immunization sessions conducted through the twenty randomly selected subcentres in the year 2018. …”
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New to Myanmar: the Rosy Starling Pastor roseus (Aves: Passeriformes: Sturnidae) in the Hkakabo Razi Landscape by Sai Sein Lin Oo, Myint Kyaw, Nay Myo Hlaing, Swen C. Renner

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The diet of the Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich. 1782) (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Myanmar - conflicts with local people? by Sein Sein Win, Khin Mya Mya

“…<p>The diet of <em>Pteropus giganteus</em> from three roosts in Mandalay Region, central Myanmar was investigated for over two years by examining feeding remains in and around two villages.  …”
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The diet of the Indian Flying Fox Pteropus giganteus (Brünnich. 1782) (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Myanmar - conflicts with local people? by Sein Sein Win, Khin Mya Mya

“…<p>The diet of <em>Pteropus giganteus</em> from three roosts in Mandalay Region, central Myanmar was investigated for over two years by examining feeding remains in and around two villages.  …”
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Researching Forms of Shadow Education: Methodological Challenges and Complexities of Private Supplementary Tutoring in Myanmar by Peter Kamtungtuang Suante, Mark Bray

“…Design/Approach/Methods Using a mixed-methods design, this study was conducted in Mandalay Region and Chin State. The data were obtained from interviews with 110 Grade 11 students, 34 high school teachers, 30 parents, 29 private tutoring providers, and two private school owners. …”
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A new species of Liphistius from Myanmar and description of the actual male of L. birmanicus Thorell, 1897 (Araneae, Mesothelae, Liphistiidae) by Xin Xu, Li Yu, Khin Pyae Pyae Aung, Long Yu, Fengxiang Liu, Wai Wai Lwin, Men Zing Sang, Daiqin Li

“…. (♂♀), which was collected from Pyin Oo Lwin, Mandalay Region, Myanmar, diagnosed based on its genital morphology. …”
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Seismic Safety Assessment of Existing Low-rise RC Buildings with Rapid Visual Screenings and Preliminary Evaluation Methods by Moe Myat Myat Aung, Mya Nan Aye

“…Mandalay, the second largest city in Myanmar, is situated near the Sagaing Fault (the major fault in Myanmar). In the Mandalay region, the number of low-rise buildings is much greater than that of high-rise buildings. …”
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Why snakebite patients in Myanmar seek traditional healers despite availability of biomedical care at hospitals? Community perspectives on reasons. by Eliza Schioldann, Mohammad Afzal Mahmood, Mya Myitzu Kyaw, Dale Halliday, Khin Thida Thwin, Nyein Nyein Chit, Robert Cumming, David Bacon, Sam Alfred, Julian White, David Warrell, Chen Au Peh

“…As part of a health services development project to improve health outcomes for snakebite patients, community attitudes to the use of traditional healers were explored in the Mandalay region of Myanmar.With the objective of learning from local communities, information was generated in three communities using participatory appraisal methods with the communities, and focus group discussions with the local healthcare staff. …”
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Why snakebite patients in Myanmar seek traditional healers despite availability of biomedical care at hospitals? Community perspectives on reasons by Schioldann, E, Mahmood, M, Kyaw, M, Halliday, D, Thwin, K, Chit, N, Cumming, R, Bacon, D, Alfred, S, White, J, Warrell, D, Peh, C

“…As part of a health services development project to improve health outcomes for snakebite patients, community attitudes to the use of traditional healers were explored in the Mandalay region of Myanmar. <strong>Methodology &amp; findings</strong> With the objective of learning from local communities, information was generated in three communities using participatory appraisal methods with the communities, and focus group discussions with the local healthcare staff. …”

Substandard and Falsified Medicines in Myanmar by Mirai Sakuda, Naoko Yoshida, Takashi Takaoka, Tomoko Sanada, Mohammad Sofiqur Rahman, Tsuyoshi Tanimoto, Theingi Zin, Kazuko Kimura, Hirohito Tsuboi

“…Samples were collected from hospitals, pharmacies, and wholesalers located in the Mandalay region in 2015. We carried out observation testing, authenticity investigation, and quality testing to search for SFMs, and analyzed the relationship between SFMs and the price and store type. …”
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Profiling of Volatile Organic Compounds in Wild Indigenous Medicinal Ginger (<i>Zingiber barbatum</i> Wall.) from Myanmar by Musavvara Kh. Shukurova, Yonathan Asikin, Yanhang Chen, Miyako Kusano, Kazuo N. Watanabe

“…Four accessions (ZO191, ZO223, ZO217, and the control accession ZO105) collected from the Shan State and Mandalay region of Myanmar were found to share a similar VOC profile, while two accessions (ZO64 and ZO160) collected from the Bago region were found to vary in their VOC profiles compared with the control accession. …”
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Reliable mortality statistics in Myanmar: a qualitative assessment of challenges in two townships by Myitzu Tin Oung, Kerry Richter, Pramote Prasartkul, Yadanar Aung, Kyaw Thu Soe, Thuzar Chit Tin, Viroj Tangcharoensathien

“…Methods Qualitative methods were used to collect data in two selected townships of Mandalay Region. Grey literature related to the management of mortality registration was reviewed; in-depth interviews of sixteen key informants and fourteen focus group discussions were conducted with those involved in death registration at the local level, such as healthcare providers, local administrators and knowledgeable adults in households where deaths occurred during the past three years. …”
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