Publications

men's sexual behaviour affects their wives' risk of cervical cancer.	various types of human papillomavirus have been implicated as causes of cervical cancer. however, researchers have suggested that the transmission of the virus can be reduced through condom use. at least 23% of all cervical cancer in thailand may be attributed to the lack of condom use among the customers of prostitutes. the husbands of 225 women with cervical cancer and 791 controls in bangkok and chiang mai were interviewed in a study to determine whether husbands' lack of condom use with p ...	1996	12292201
gynaecological conditions associated with hiv infection in women who are partners of hiv-positive thai blood donors.	women who were partners of hiv-positive blood donors were enrolled in a study of heterosexual hiv transmission between march 1992 and december 1996 and were interviewed and examined. gynaecological conditions, including cervical dysplasia, human papillomavirus (hpv) infection, gonorrhoea, chlamydial infection, trichomoniasis, bacterial vaginosis, vaginal candidiasis and syphilis were assessed in addition to hiv status and cd4 level. of 481 women enrolled, 224 (46.6%) were hiv seropositive. hiv-i ...	1998	9863581
detection of human papillomavirus from self-collected vaginal samples of women in chiang mai, thailand.		2008	18216725
knowledge about human papillomavirus infection and cervical cancer prevention among nurses in chiang mai university hospital, thailand.	this study was undertaken to evaluate knowledge about hpv infection and cervical cancer among nurses in chiang mai university hospital, thailand. the 16 questions evaluating knowledge were 'true/false/do not know' type. two hundred and twenty nurses agreed to participate in this survey. most knew that cervical cancer is the most common female cancer in thailand (92.7%), hpv infection is a causal factor of cervical cancer (81.8%), early stage cervical cancer is curable (94.1%), and an adequate sc ...	2011	21627391
HPV genotyping in neuroendocrine carcinoma of the uterine cervix in northern Thailand.	To determine the distribution of HPV genotypes in cervical neuroendocrine carcinoma (NECA) in northern Thailand, and evaluate the correlation between HPV genotype and clinicopathologic features.	2011	21872245
development and psychometric evaluation of the thai human papillomavirus beliefs scale.	in this study, we developed and evaluated the psychometric properties of the thai human papillomavirus beliefs scale. the scale was tested on 386 young women aged 18-24 years in chiang mai, thailand. content validity of the scale was evaluated by a panel of experts, construct validity was determined using exploratory factor analysis, and reliability was assessed for stability and internal consistency. factor analysis provided empirical support for the existence of four factors, which accounted f ...	2011	22011132
high performance of combined hpv testing and genotyping for hpv16/18/52/58 in triaging women with minor cervical cytological abnormalities in northern thailand.	human papillomavirus (hpv) infection is an important cause of cervical cancer. screening with cytology or combined cytology and hpv testing helps to detect early cervical cancers and precancerous lesions (high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion or worse [hsil+]). minor cytological abnormalities (atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion) account for the majority of abnormal cervical cytology results, but only 10-20% of women with minor ...	2016	26129775