Non-health Personnel Research Articles

Induced Abortion in Thailand: Current Situation in Public Hospitals and Legal Perspectives

Abortion is illegal in Thailand unless the woman's health is at risk or pregnancy is due to rape. This study, carried out in 1999 in 787 government hospitals, examined the magnitude and profile of abortion in Thailand, using data collected prospectively through a review of 45,990 case records (of which 28.5% were classified as induced and 71.5% as spontaneous abortions) and face-to-face interviews with a sub-set of 1,854 women patients. The estimated induced abortion ratio was 19.5 per 1,000 live births. Almost half the induced abortions were in young women under 25 years of age, many of whom had little or no access to contraception. Socio-economic reasons accounted for 60.2% of abortions. Serious complications were observed in almost a third of cases, especially following abortions performed by non-health personnel. Government physicians' current provision of induced abortion went beyond the provisions of the law in almost half of cases, most commonly for intrauterine death and for congenital anomalies. The paper proposes a framework for policy discussions of the grey areas of maternal and fetal indications leading to legal reform, in order to facilitate safe abortion. A recommendation to amend the abortion law has been proposed to the Ministry of Public Health and the Thai Medical Council.

GAMBARAN PENGETAHUAN DAN SIKAP MASYARAKAT TENTANG PEMAKAIAN GIGI TIRUAN DI DESA MAYANG PONGKAI KECAMATAN KAMPAR KIRI TENGAH KABUPATEN KAMPAR

Denture is a removable dental prosthesis which replaces the masticatory surface and accompanying structures of an upper arch and lower jaw. The function of dentures is the esthetic function recovery, which still lags tissue preservation, prevention of migration of teeth, chewing load distribution improvement. Denture should be kept clean to prevent further tooth loss, gingival inflammation or infection of bacteria and fungi and prevents the denture does not smell.The aim of research to describe the behavior of the public about the use of denture in Mayang Pongkai Village. Type a descriptive quantitative research. The population is the entire community of Mayang Pongkai Village Central Kampar Kiri with population 2663 people with a sample of 96 respondents. Sampling technique using stratified sampling. Analysis of the data used to describe the univariate independent and dependent variables are presented in the form of a frequency distribution. The research result most respondents did not wear a denture that is 70 respondents (72.9%), most of the respondents had a good knowledge ie 19 respondents (73.1%) and the majority of respondents have a negative attitude were 19 respondents (73%). Suggestions research is expected to generate awareness for the community to create dentures to dental health professionals are dentists who have partnered with dental techniques. Local health workers to conduct counseling on the risks of making dentures in non-health personnel and strive provide affordable dental care to the community.