On July 12, 2024, the College of Public Health Sciences at Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the ASEAN Institute for Health Development and the Institute for Population and Social Research at Mahidol University, organized the 15th International Graduate Students Conference on Population and Public Health Sciences (IGSCPP) in a hybrid format. The conference aimed to exchange knowledge among lecturers, researchers, and students, promote collaboration in producing graduates and creating new knowledge, and present the research results of lecturers, researchers, and students. The event took place at the College of Public Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University.
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The conference was honored by Prof. Dr. Chitlada Areesantichai, Dean of the College of Public Health Sciences at Chulalongkorn University; Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chuthamanee Suthisisang, Vice President and Director of the ASEAN Institute for Health Development at Mahidol University; and Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chalermpol Chamchan, Director of the Institute for Population and Social Research. They gave opening remarks for the consortium meeting between the three institutions that are WHO Collaborating Centres.
This year, eight students from the Doctor of Philosophy Program in Applied Demography and Social Research (International Program) and the Master of Arts Program in Population and Sexual and Reproductive Health (International Program) presented their research at the Saraphasat Research Building, 11th floor, Chulalongkorn University. The presentations were as follows:
Oral Presentations:
- Mr. Win Pike Myo: “Barriers and Facilitators to Access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Services for Myanmar Political Migrants in Mae Sot, Thailand”
- Mr. Min Khant Nyunt: “Stigmatization of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, Gender Expression, and Sex Characteristics (SOGIESC) among Myanmar Transgender Women in Samut Sakhon Province, Thailand: Impacts on Access to Sexual Health Services”
- Mr. Thiha Lwin: “Factors Influencing Women’s Autonomy in Sexual Rights and Reproductive Health Decision-Making in Myanmar”
- Ms. Sharmila Bhandari: “What Drives Women’s Choice for Induced Abortion in Nepal?”
- Ms. Soe Myat Htet: “Understanding Factors Associated with Help-Seeking Behaviour of Currently Married Women Affected by Intimate Partner Domestic Violence in Myanmar”
- Mr. Han Min Htet Aung: “Social Participation, Self-Reported Health Status, Life Satisfaction, and Their Associations with Preventive Health Services Utilization Among Older People in Myanmar”
Poster Presentations:
- Mrs. Era Susanti: “Hormonal Contraceptive Use and Menstrual Problems Among Reproductive-Age Indonesian Women”
- Mr. Abbani Abubakar Yakubu: “Preventing Maternal Deaths for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 3.1: Analysis of Social Determinants of Non-Utilisation of Skilled Birth and Postpartum Services in North-Western Nigeria”
In addition, the institute’s lecturers also attended the meeting as follows:
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Manasigan Kanchanachitra (Committee)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Marc Voelker (Committee)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Dusita Phuengsamran (Committee)
- Dr. Truc Ngoc Hoang Dang (Committee)
- Assoc. Prof. Dr. Charamporn Holumyong (Chairperson)
- Asst. Prof. Dr. Pojjana Hunchangsith (Chairperson)
- Dr. Nucharapon Liangruenrom (Poster Committee)
On this occasion, the Institute would like to congratulate Mr. Win Pike Myo and Mr. Han Min Htet Aung, students of the Institute’s Master of Arts Program in Population and Sexual and Reproductive Health (International Program), who received the Outstanding Oral Presentation award.
For those interested, photos from the event are available on the following Facebook page:
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