The
field research centre is located at the new Mahidol University
campus in Saiyok district, Kanchanaburi province, about 200
kilometers west of Bangkok.
The
field centre is dedicated to the monitoring of population change
and the evaluation of the effects of intervention based research.
The core research activity is the creation of a database on
the demographic, health, social and economic composition of
the target population. Associated research projects are in the
areas of improving adolescent reproductive health outcomes;
illegal migrants and health care; population and environment;
arrangements for the care of the elderly; family formation,
vital events and their registration; social roles and mortality.
The results of the research will be used in formulating and
modifying related policies. This field centre will also be used
for training Ph.D. and MA.students as well as participants in
short courses, both from Thailand and other countries, in monitoring
and evaluation methods. Students and trainees will be encouraged
to utilize the data from the core and associated research projects.
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