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KIKUCHI KIMIYO
 
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Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies Department of Research Promotion Professor
Data-Driven Innovation Initiative (Concurrent)
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Professor
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【研究】グローバルヘルス、母子保健、遠隔医療、HIVに関するテーマの研究を行っている。日本政府の「新国際保健政策」で提唱されたEMBRACEモデル(母子の支援モデル)を検証する「ガーナEMBRACE実施研究」において主研究員として従事した。また、母子の医療へのアクセスを改善するために遠隔医療の地域モデルを構築し、バングラデシュの実証サイトにおいて検証を行っている。 【教育】国際保健学の講義を中心に基幹教育、保健学の学士・大学院修士課程にて講義・研究指導を担当した。 ・フルブライト奨学生(研究者プログラム) ・内閣府「女性のチャレンジ賞 特別部門賞」表彰
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Research Areas

  • Life Science / Hygiene and public health

  • Life Science / Hygiene and public health

Degree

  • Master(The University of Tokyo, Japan), Maîtrise(Université Paris VIII, France)

  • Ph.D.(The University of Tokyo, Japan)

Research History

  • Kyushu University Institute for Asian and Oceanian Studies Professor, Director of Research Promotion 

    2024.10 - Present

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  • Harvard University T.H. Chan School of Public Health Visiting Scientist Visiting Scientist

    2023.10 - 2024.6

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  • Kyushu University Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences Senior Lecturer 

    2020.4 - 2023.8

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  • Kyushu University Institute of Decision Science for a Sustainable Society Lecturer 

    2016.4 - 2020.3

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    Country:Japan

  • The University of Tokyo Graduate School of Medicine Assistant Professor 

    2012.6 - 2016.3

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    Country:Japan

Research Interests・Research Keywords

  • Research theme: Maternal and Child Health

    Keyword: Maternal and Child Health

    Research period: 2024

  • Research theme: Global Health

    Keyword: Global Health

    Research period: 2024

  • Research theme: デジタルヘルス

    Keyword: デジタルヘルス

    Research period: 2024

  • Research theme: ・Global Health/International Health Research ・Telemedicine/Remote Health Care Research for Mothers and Child in Bangladesh ・Cluster Randomized Controlled Trials on Child HIV in Cambodia

    Keyword: Global Health, International Health, Maternal and Child Health, HIV

    Research period: 2016.4 - 2023.9

Awards

  • 女性のチャレンジ賞 特別部門賞

    2023.6   内閣府   国際的なチャレンジに関するロールモデルとして表彰

  • フルブライト奨学生(研究員プログラム)

    2023.4   日米教育委員会   フルブライト奨学金の授与

  • Outstanding Oral Presentation Award

    2017.8   Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference  

Papers

  • Impact of oral intervention on the oral and overall health of children living with HIV in Cambodia: a randomized controlled trial Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, Tuot S, Yasuoka J, Murayama M, Okawa S, Shibanuma A, Nanishi K, Eng S, Huot C, Yi S

    BMC Medicine   2023.4

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    Background
    Maintaining oral health is essential for improving overall health of children living with HIV. Therefore, we evaluated the effectiveness of an oral health intervention for improving their oral and overall health. In addition, we examined their longitudinal association between changes in oral and overall health.

    Methods
    We conducted a 2-year randomized controlled trial involving children living with HIV in Cambodia. Children aged 3–15 years and their caregivers were randomly allocated either to the intervention (group A) or control (group B) arm. A second control arm (group C) included children without HIV. The group A children received oral health education sessions and practiced home-based daily care.

    Results
    In the baseline survey, 482 children participated (group A: n = 160, group B: n = 168, group C: n = 154), and 350 completed the endline survey. An interaction effect in teeth brushing duration was observed in children in group A relative to group B (AOR = 2.69, 95% CI: 1.37–5.31) and group C (AOR = 3.78, 95% CI: 1.70–8.40). Longitudinal associations were observed between changes in oral hygiene and overall health, as presented by alterations in dental caries in permanent teeth with viral load detection (adjusted odds ratio = 3.58, 95% CI: 1.10 − 11.73), in salivary flow quantity with the overall quality of life (β = 0.07, 95% CI: < 0.01 − 0.13), as well as in dental caries, salivary pH, debris index with body mass index for age among group A children.

    Conclusions
    Oral health intervention may improve oral care behaviors and potentially enhance overall health among children living with HIV in antiretroviral therapy in a resource-constrained setting.

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  • EMBRACE intervention to improve the Continuum of Care in maternal and newborn health in Ghana: The RE-AIM framework based evaluation Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, Gyapong M, Shibanuma A, Evelyn A, Okawa S, Addei S, Nanishi K, Tawia C, Yasuoka J, Yeji F, Oduro A, Owusu-Agyei S, Quansah-Asare G, Hodgson A, Jimba M

    Journal of Global Health   11   08002   2021.4

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  • Performance Evaluation of Commonly Used Portable Hemoglobin Sensors in Comparison to Clinical Test Results

    Rafiqul Islam, Saori To, Rieko Izukura, Yoko Sato, Mariko Nishikitani, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Fumihiko Yokota, Subaru Ikeda, Nusrat Jahan, Ashir Ahmed, Masashi Miyazaki, Naoki Nakashima

    Studies in Health Technology and Informatics   316   416 - 417   2024.8   ISSN:0926-9630 ISBN:9781643685335 eISSN:1879-8365

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    Telehealth systems in underserved countries leverage various low-cost portable medical sensors to transmit patients’ vital information to remote doctors, facilitating timely diagnoses and interventions. However, the potential risks associated with inaccurate data pose considerable threats to the health of individuals. This study focuses on identifying high-quality portable hemoglobin sensors, employing the Japanese clinical pathology laboratory as a gold standard. Out of the eight sensors evaluated in this study, four were found to be highly erroneous.

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  • Infants’ early recovery from sleep disturbance is associated with a lower risk of developmental delay in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Reviewed

    Kimiyo Kikuchi, Takehiro Michikawa, Seiichi Morokuma, Norio Hamada, Subaru Ikeda, Yukiyo Shimada, Kiyoko Kato, Masayuki Ochiai, Mayumi Tsuji, Masayuki Shimono, Kiyoshi Yoshino, Reiko Suga, Toshihiro Kawamoto, Shouichi Ohga, Michihiro Kamijima, Shin Yamazaki, Yukihiro Ohya, Reiko Kishi, Nobuo Yaegashi, Koichi Hashimoto, Chisato Mori, Shuichi Ito, Zentaro Yamagata, Hidekuni Inadera, Takeo Nakayama, Tomotaka Sobue, Masayuki Shima, Seiji Kageyama, Narufumi Suganuma, Takahiko Katoh

    Scientific Reports   14 ( 1 )   17773   2024.8   ISSN:2045-2322 eISSN:2045-2322

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    To examine whether patterns, such as the timings of onset or recovery from sleep disturbance, are associated with later developmental problems, including autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Mothers participating in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study with a child aged 3 years were included in the analyses. Children were assessed for short sleep and frequent awakenings at 1 month, 6 months, and 1 year of age. Developmental problems were evaluated at 3 years of age based on ASD diagnosis and developmental delay, using the Japanese translation of the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ) 3rd edition. Sleep disturbance patterns were classified by onset age, and developmental problem risks were examined based on onset/recovery ages. Among 63,418 mother-infant dyads, 0.4% of infants were later diagnosed with ASD, and 14.4% had abnormal scores on any ASQ domains. The later the onset of short sleep, the lower the risk of abnormal ASQ scores (RR of short sleep onset at 1 year: 1.41; 6 months: 1.52; 1 month: 1.57). The earlier the infants recovered from short sleep persistence, the lower the risk of developmental delay (RR of remittance of sleep problems identified at 1 month by 6 months: 1.07; 1 year: 1.31; not before 1 year: 1.57). Although not all patterns were significant, later short sleep onset and earlier recovery were associated with lower ASD risk. These findings may have significant implications for future interventions in infant development.

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  • Mask-Wearing Behavior Among Individuals Newly Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Insights From Community Health Screenings During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Indonesia Reviewed

    Yokota F, Anai A, Lazuardi L, Majid N, Wulandari H, Nishikitani M, Kikuchi K, Sato Y, Ikeda S, Ahmed A, Islam R, Nakashima N

    Jurnal Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (Indonesian Journal of Community Engagement)   10 ( 1 )   30 - 30   2024.3   ISSN:2460-9447 eISSN:2541-5883

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    The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has had a severe impact on people with type 2 diabete (T2D) and their health behaviors. This study investigated the associations between T2D status and mask-wearing behaviors in public settings during the first wave of COVID-19 among community residents in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Outreach health checkups and self-report questionnaires were cross-sectionally conducted to measure for mask-wearing behavior, T2D status, and sociodemographic characteristics. Chi-square tests, bivariate, and multivariate logistic regression were performed for data analysis. Out of 254 total participants, nearly one forth (24%) of them were newly diagnosed with T2D, while 15% of them reported that they had ever been diagnosed as T2D before. There were no statistically significant associations between mask-wearing behavior and T2D status in bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models. However, Chi-square test results showed significant differences (P=0.02) in percentages of inconsistent mask-wearing behavior among those who were newly diagnosed as T2D (19.4%), those who had known as T2D (7.9%), and those who had no T2D (7.1%). This discrepancy in the results suggests the need for further investigations using larger sample size and more representative community samples to examine the associations between mask-wearing behaviors and T2D. Early diagnostic services and the awareness education for T2D is imperative to reduce the disease severity and mortality for future pandemic particularly among undiagnosed individuals who are unaware of their T2D status,

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  • A Design Study of Tools to Promote Continued Attendance in Antenatal and Postnatal Checkups for Pregnant Women in Bangladesh

    Hoashi Nao, Aiba Hiromi, Maeda Nana, Islam Rafiqul, Sato Yoko, Kikuchi Kimiyo, Kudo Kuriko, Akita Naosige

    PROCEEDINGS OF THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF JSSD   71 ( 0 )   268   2024

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    <p>We propose a maternity roadmap as a tool to sustain attendance in home-based antenatal and postnatal care in rural Bangladesh. Through preliminary and on-site surveys, we identified that immediate access to necessary information, understanding the entirety of maternal care, and personal engagement are crucial for continuous attendance. Therefore, we adopted a roadmap easily displayed on walls to alleviate concerns of misplacement and created a prototype. Moving forward, we will refine based on local evaluations to extract necessary elements for sustainability.</p>

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  • Performance Evaluation of the Commonly-Used Portable Cholesterol Sensors for Telehealth Services in the Unreached Communities. International journal

    Rafiqul Islam, Saori To, Rieko Izukura, Yoko Sato, Mariko Nishikitani, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Fumihiko Yokota, Subaru Ikeda, Rakibul Islam, Ashir Ahmed, Masashi Miyazaki, Naoki Nakashima

    Studies in health technology and informatics   310   309 - 313   2024   ISSN:0926-9630 ISBN:978-1-64368-456-7 eISSN:1879-8365

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    Portable medical sensors play an important role in healthcare services, especially in rural communities. Many telehealth systems use these devices for providing patients' vital information from a distance to remote doctors. Erroneous data will not only mislead the remote doctor for correct diagnosis but it will cause health threats to these unreached community people. Therefore, it is very important to identify good sensors with an acceptable level of accuracy but within the affordable price of the available sensors in the market. This study aims to identify quality portable cholesterol sensors with high accuracy with the reference of the Japanese clinical pathology laboratory as a gold standard. We have considered cholesterol sensors that measure total cholesterol for this study that are commonly used in the developing countries of Asia. We found that out of four, three of them were very much erroneous and cannot be recommended even for primary healthcare.

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  • An evaluation of the commonly used portable medical sensors performance in comparison to clinical test results for telehealth systems Reviewed

    Rafiqul Islam Maruf, Saori Tou, Rieko Izukura, Yoko Sato, Mariko Nishikitani, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Fumihiko Yokota, Subaru Ikeda, Rakibul Islam, Ashir Ahmed, Masashi Miyazaki, Naoki Nakashima

    Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update   5   100147 - 100147   2024   ISSN:2666-9900

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    Background and Objective: One of the primary challenges faced by telehealth systems is the accurate transmission of patient information to remote doctors. In this context, portable medical sensors deployed at the remote patients' end play a crucial role in measuring vital information. There are many sensors available in the market. However, the accuracy of the sensors has been always a concern. The objective of this study is to verify different sensors and create awareness for using accurate sensors to avoid misdiagnosis for the patients’ safety. Methods: This study considered the test result of a Japanese clinical pathology laboratory as the reference gold standard. The clinical pathology laboratory uses 1) Hexokinase UV method for blood glucose, 2) Enzymatic Determination method for cholesterol, 3) Automatic Analyzer (EDTA-2 K) of Hemoglobin, and 4) Uricase POD method for uric acid. To assess the performance of a medical sensor, its test results were compared to the gold standard test results obtained from the laboratory using the same sample. A Normalized Root Mean Square Error (NRMSE) threshold of less than 0.2 was established as the criterion for determining whether the medical sensor's performance fell within an acceptable range. Results: Among the eight most commonly used blood glucose devices in the Asian market, only one device was deemed acceptable with NRMSE less than 0.2. However, all four devices found in the Japanese market showed their acceptability. In the case of cholesterol, hemoglobin, and uric acid devices, only a limited number of items were available in Asian markets. Some of the hemoglobin and uric acid devices were found to be somewhat acceptable, while all the cholesterol sensors were found erroneous. Conclusions: This study has clearly shown the issues with the portable medical sensors and recommends the device approval authority of each country to approve sales of the quality sensors only for patients’ safety.

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  • A current situation and factors related to preconception care health literacy among men visiting an infertility clinic in Japan: A cross-sectional study Reviewed

    NAGAO Masami, HIKITA Naoko, MURAKAMI Kimiko, SUETSUGU Yoshiko, MATSUFUJI Hiromi, SATO Yoko, KIKUCHI Kimiyo, MOROKUMA Seiichi

    Journal of Japan Academy of Midwifery   advpub ( 0 )   2024   ISSN:09176357 eISSN:18824307

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    <p><b>Objectives</b></p><p>This study aimed to reveal the current status and factors related to preconception care (PCC) health literacy among men visiting an infertility clinic in Japan.</p><p><b>Methods</b></p><p>This cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November 2022 at a clinic specializing in infertility treatment in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Three hundred leaflets with website addresses and QR codes linked to a web-based questionnaire were placed in the waiting rooms of the research facility. The participants were asked to complete a web-based questionnaire and participate in the study. The PCC Health Literacy Scale was used to measure PCC health literacy in men. A multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors related to PCC health literacy.</p><p><b>Results</b></p><p>Seventy-seven men completed the questionnaire. The mean PCC health literacy score was 38.8 ± 6.5 points. This mean score was used as the cut-off value according to which the participants were divided into two groups: high and low PCC health literacy. The men who visited the infertility outpatient clinic for the first time and who identified “kind of being tiresome” as a reason for not visiting an infertility clinic had a significant risk of low PCC health literacy.</p><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>This study revealed factors related to PCC health literacy among men seeking care at an infertility clinic for the first time. Future research should expand the targets of the survey, such as medical facilities specializing in infertility nationwide, and include men in the pre-perinatal period rather than solely including men who visit infertility clinics.</p>

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  • Sleep quality and temperament in association with autism spectrum disorder among infants in Japan

    Kikuchi Kimiyo, Michikawa Takehiro, Morokuma Seiichi, Hamada Norio, Suetsugu Yoshiko, Ikeda Subaru, Nakahara Kazushige, Kato Kiyoko, Ochiai Masayuki, Shibata Eiji, Tsuji Mayumi, Shimono Masayuki, Kawamoto Toshihiro, Ohga Shouichi, The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group, Kusuhara Koichi, Kamijima Michihiro, Yamazaki Shin, Ohya Yukihiro, Kishi Reiko, Yaegashi Nobuo, Hashimoto Koichi, Mori Chisato, Ito Shuichi, Yamagata Zentaro, Inadera Hidekuni, Nakayama Takeo, Iso Hiroyasu, Shima Masayuki, Kurozawa Youichi, Suganuma Narufumi, Katoh Takahiko

    Communications Medicine   3 ( 1 )   82   2023.6   eISSN:2730664X

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    Background: / Sleep problems and irritable temperaments are common among infants with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The prospective association between such sleep problems and irritable temperaments and ASDs needs to be determined for elucidating the mechanism and exploring the future intervention study. Thus, in this study, we investigated whether sleep quality and temperament in 1-month-old infants are associated with the onset of ASD in 3-year-old children. We also assessed its sex-stratified associations. / Methods: / We conducted a longitudinal study using data from 69,751 mothers and infants from a large-cohort study, the Japan Environment and Children’s Study. We examined the prospective association between infant sleep quality and temperament at 1 month of age and ASD diagnosis by 3 years of age. / Results: / Here we show infants with longer daytime sleep have a higher risk of later ASD than those with shorter daytime sleep (risk ratio [RR]: 1.33, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.01–1.75). Infants who experienced intense crying have a higher risk of ASD than those who did not (RR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.00–1.72). There is a difference in sex in the association between a bad mood and later ASD. In particular, female infants experiencing bad moods have a higher risk of ASD than others (RR: 3.59, 95% CI: 1.91–6.75). / Conclusions: / The study findings provide important information for future intervention to reduce the risk of future ASD.

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  • Editorial: challenges in maternal and child health after the COVID-19 pandemic

    Kikuchi K, Nanishi K, Yi S, Yasuoka J

    Frontiers in public health   11   1224093   2023.5

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  • Building a sustainable telemedicine system for women in Bangladesh

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    Report of Grant-Supported Research The Asahi Glass Foundation   92 ( 0 )   n/a   2023   ISSN:18820069 eISSN:24361631

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  • Telehealth Care to mothers and infants for improving the Continuum of Care: Protocol for a Quasi-Experimental Study Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, @Islam R, @Sato Y, @Nishikitani M, @Izukura R, @Yokota F, Jahan Khan N, @Ikeda S, Sultana N, Nessa M, Nasir M, @Ahmed A, @Kato K, @Morokuma S, @Nakashima N

    JMIR Research Protocols   11 ( 12 )   2022.11

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  • Association of sleep quality with temperament among one-month-old infants in The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Reviewed International journal

    Kikuchi K, Michikawa T, Morokuma S, Hamada N, Suetsugu Y, Nakahara K, Kato K, Sanefuji M, Shibata E, Tsuji M, Shimono M, Kawamoto T, Ohga S, Kusuhara K, and The Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

    PLoS ONE   17 ( 9 )   e0274610   2022.9   ISSN:1932-6203

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    This study aimed to examine the association between infant sleep quality and temperament in one-month-old infants using a large cohort study data. We used data from the Japan Environment and Children's Study, a cohort study which follows around 100,000 women from pregnancy until their children's development. The mothers were asked about their infants' sleep and temperament using a structured questionnaire. Frequent crying (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.05, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00-1.10) and intense crying (AOR: 1.19, 95% CI: 1.13-1.25) were positively associated with longer sleep periods during the day than at night. Female infants with longer daytime sleep periods than that at nighttime were more likely to cry frequently (AOR: 1.11, 95% CI: 1.04-1.20). Parous women with infants who had frequent night awakening believed their infants cried more intensely (AOR: 1.17, 95% CI: 1.03-1.31). The study demonstrated a specific association between sleep quality and temperament in one-month-old infants. Based on the results of this study, further sleep intervention studies are required to improve infant temperament.

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  • Bangladesh: eHealth and Telemedicine

    Rafiqul Islam Maruf, Ashir Ahmed, Fumihiko Yokota, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Rieko Izukura, Yoko Sato, Mariko Nishikitani, Yasunobu Nohara, Naoki Nakashima

    Health Informatics   689 - 707   2022.7   ISSN:1431-1917 ISBN:9783030912369, 9783030912376 eISSN:2197-3741

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  • Portable Health Clinic COVID-19 system for remote patient follow-up ensuring clinical safety Reviewed International journal

    @Islam R, @Yokota F, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Izukura R, Rahman M, Chowdhury R, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N

    Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update   2   100061   2022.6

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  • Standardization of Personal Health Records in the Portable Health Clinic System Reviewed International journal

    @Islam R, @Yokota F, @Kikuchi K, @Nishikitani M, @Izukura R, @Sato Y, Rahman M, Sultana N, Nessa M, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N

    Stud Health Technol Inform   290   163 - 167   2022.6   ISSN:09269630 ISBN:9781643682648

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    A personal health record (PHR) is not only a collection of personal health data but also a personal healthcare and disease management tool for individual patients. Recently, PHRs have been considered indispensable tools for patient engagement in the area of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and have gained a special importance. Unfortunately, similar to several other developing countries, Bangladesh remains far behind in establishing a standard PHR system for the country despite the fact that the growth of NCDs is extremely high and accounts for approximately 70% of the total diseases experienced in the country. The Portable Health Clinic system, which has a PHR feature, was established in Bangladesh in 2010. This PHR system requires standardization for each country. The objective of this research is to standardize this PHR system with reference to the PHR system proposed by the Japanese Clinical Societies, which is a pioneer of work in this field in Asia.

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  • Portable Health Clinic System for maternal and child health care in COVID-19 pandemic situation Reviewed International journal

    @Islam R, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Izukura R, @Nishikitani M, Jahan N, Nessa M, @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N

    Stud Health Technol Inform   295   213 - 216   2022.6

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  • オンライン両親学級及び母親学級の受講満足度に関する調査研究 Reviewed

    #中村優花、@菊地君与、@佐藤洋子、@末次美子、@諸隈誠一

    周産期医学   52 ( 1 )   119 - 123   2022.1

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  • Women's health status before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in rural Bangladesh: A prospective longitudinal study. International journal

    Kimiyo Kikuchi, Rafiqul Islam, Mariko Nishikitani, Yoko Sato, Rieko Izukura, Fumihiko Yokota, Nusrat Jahan Khan, Meherun Nessa, Ashir Ahmed, Seiichi Morokuma, Naoki Nakashima

    PloS one   17 ( 5 )   e0266141   2022   ISSN:1932-6203

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    The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has widely spread worldwide since 2020. Several countries have imposed lockdown or stay-at-home policies to prevent the infection. Bangladesh experienced a lockdown from March 2020 to May 2020, and internal travel was restricted. Such long and strict confinement may impact women's health. Herein, we aimed to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women's health by comparing their health status before and during the pandemic. We conducted a prospective longitudinal study in two zones in the Chhaygaon union, rural district Shariatpur, Bangladesh. The study population comprised non-pregnant women aged 15-49 years. We visited the household of all eligible women and invited them for health checkups. The survey staff examined their health status at the checkup camps and conducted questionnaire interviews. In total, 121 non-pregnant women received health checkups both from June 2019 to July 2019 and in October 2020, before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, respectively. Compared with those during the 2019 health checkup, the medians of body mass index, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure were significantly higher (22.7 kg/m2 to 23.6 kg/m2; 110.0 mmHg to 111.0 mmHg; and 73.0 mmHg to 75.0 mmHg, respectively, p<0.05) during the 2020 health checkup. In contrast, urine glucose levels were significantly lower (10.1% to 3.4%, p = 0.021). The lack of physical activity and other inconvenience accumulation caused by the prolonged confinement might have affected their health status. This necessitates local health workers to promote physical activity to prevent health deterioration during the pandemic.

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  • Maternal and child healthcare service by portable health clinic system using a triage protocol Reviewed International journal

    @Islam R, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Izukura R, Jahan N, Sultana N, Nessa M, @Yokota F, @Nishikitani M, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N

    Stud Health Technol Inform.   284   130 - 134   2021.12

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    DOI: 10.3233/SHTI210684. PMID: 34920489.

    Other Link: https://ebooks.iospress.nl/doi/10.3233/SHTI210684

  • Evaluation of a package of continuum of care interventions for improved maternal, newborn, and child health outcome and service coverage in Ghana: A cluster-randomized trial Reviewed International journal

    Shibanuma A, Ansah EK, @Kikuchi K, Yeji F, Okawa S, Tawiah C, Nanishi K, Addei S, Williams J, Asante KP, Oduro A, Owusu-Agyei S, Gyapong M, Asare GQ, Yasuoka J, Hodgson A, Jimba M

    PLoS Med   18 ( 6 )   2021.6

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    Background
    In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), the continuum of care (CoC) for maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) is not always complete. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated package of CoC interventions on the CoC completion, morbidity, and mortality outcomes of woman–child pairs in Ghana.

    Methods and findings
    This cluster-randomized controlled trial (ISRCTN: 90618993) was conducted at 3 Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) sites in Ghana. The primary outcome was CoC completion by a woman–child pair, defined as receiving antenatal care (ANC) 4 times or more, delivery assistance from a skilled birth attendant (SBA), and postnatal care (PNC) 3 times or more. Other outcomes were the morbidity and mortality of women and children. Women received a package of interventions and routine services at health facilities (October 2014 to December 2015). The package comprised providing a CoC card for women, CoC orientation for health workers, and offering women with 24-hour stay at a health facility or a home visit within 48 hours after delivery. In the control arm, women received routine services only. Eligibility criteria were as follows: women who gave birth or had a stillbirth from September 1, 2012 to September 30, 2014 (before the trial period), from October 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015 (during the trial period), or from January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016 (after the trial period). Health service and morbidity outcomes were assessed before and during the trial periods through face-to-face interviews. Mortality was assessed using demographic surveillance data for the 3 periods above. Mixed-effects logistic regression models were used to evaluate the effectiveness as difference in differences (DiD). For health service and morbidity outcomes, 2,970 woman–child pairs were assessed: 1,480 from the baseline survey and 1,490 from the follow-up survey. Additionally, 33,819 cases were assessed for perinatal mortality, 33,322 for neonatal mortality, and 39,205 for maternal mortality. The intervention arm had higher proportions of completed CoC (410/870 [47.1%]) than the control arm (246/620 [39.7%]; adjusted odds ratio [AOR] for DiD = 1.77; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08 to 2.92; p = 0.024). Maternal complications that required hospitalization during pregnancy were lower in the intervention (95/870 [10.9%]) than in the control arm (83/620 [13.4%]) (AOR for DiD = 0.49; 95% CI: 0.29 to 0.83; p = 0.008). Maternal mortality was 8/6,163 live births (intervention arm) and 4/4,068 live births during the trial period (AOR for DiD = 1.60; 95% CI: 0.40 to 6.34; p = 0.507) and 1/4,626 (intervention arm) and 9/3,937 (control arm) after the trial period (AOR for DiD = 0.11; 95% CI: 0.11 to 1.00; p = 0.050). Perinatal and neonatal mortality was not significantly reduced. As this study was conducted in a real-world setting, possible limitations included differences in the type and scale of health facilities and the size of subdistricts, contamination for intervention effectiveness due to the geographic proximity of the arms, and insufficient number of cases for the mortality assessment.

    Conclusions
    This study found that an integrated package of CoC interventions increased CoC completion and decreased maternal complications requiring hospitalization during pregnancy and maternal mortality after the trial period. It did not find evidence of reduced perinatal and neonatal mortality.

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003663

    Other Link: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003663

  • Monitoring seasonal differences in non-communicable disease outcomes using telemedicine and health checkups in Bangladesh Invited Reviewed

    Chowdhury R, @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, @Nishikitani M, @Islam R, Tasneem R, @Kikuchi K, Izukura R, @Sato Y, Nohara Y, @Nakashima N

    Decision Sciences   8   9 - 22   2021.5

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  • Body mass index and sociodemographic factors associated with type 2 diabetic complications in vegetarian outpatients in the city of Jaipur, India Invited Reviewed

    @Mu Y, @Yokota F, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, @Ahmed A, @Islam R, @Izukura R, @Sato Y, Nohara Y, Yadav S, Nagar R, Biyani M, @Nakashima N

    Decision Sciences   8   23 - 36   2021.5

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  • Portable Health Clinic for sustainable care of mothers and newborns in rural Bangladesh Invited Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Izukura R, @Nishikitani M, @Kato K, @Morokuma S, Nessa M, Nohara Y, @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, @Islam R, @Nakashima N

    Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine   2021.5

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    Other Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2021.106156

  • Oral health among HIV-positive and HIV-negative children in Phnom Penh: A cross-sectional study Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, Yi S, Yasuoka J, Tuot S, Okawa S, Murayama M, Yem S, Chhuon P, Eng S, Huot C, @Morokuma S

    BMJ Paediatrics Open   2021.3

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    DOI: 10.1136/ bmjpo-2020-000992

    Other Link: https://bmjpaedsopen.bmj.com/content/5/1/e000992

  • The history, applications of telemedicine and prospects for COVID-19 triage Invited

    @Xizheng Sun, @Fumihiko Yokota, @Ashir Ahmed, @Mariko Nishikitani, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, @Naoki Nakashima

    Decision Sciences   8   53 - 64   2021.3

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  • Mobile health checkup intervention to improve factory workers’ health awareness, attitudes, behaviors, and clinical outcomes in Jaipur District, India Invited

    Rajshri Nagar, @Fumihiko Yokota, Deepak Tiwari, Suresh Yadav, @Mariko Nishikitani, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, @Ashir Ahmed, @Rafiqul Islam Maruf, @Rieko Izukura, @Yoko Sato, Yasunobu Nohara, Manish Biyani, @Naoki Nakashima

    Decision Sciences   8   65 - 76   2021.3

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  • Awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and type 2 diabetes among male industry workers in Jaipur, India Invited Reviewed

    @Fumihiko Yokota, @Mariko Nishikitani, Manish Biyani, Rajshri Nagar, Suresh Yadav, Deepak Tiwari, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, @Ashir Ahmed, @Rafiqul Islam Maruf, Yasunobu Nohara, @Rieko Izukura, @Naoki Nakashima

    Decision Sciences   8   77 - 90   2021.3

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  • Comparisons of anthropometric obesity indicators for predicting hypertension among male factory workers in Rajasthan, India Invited

    @Fumihiko Yokota, Rajshri Nagar, Deepak Tiwari, Manish Biyani, @Mariko Nishikitani, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, @Ashir Ahmed, @Rafiqul Islam Maruf, Yasunobu Nohara, @Rieko Izukura, @Naoki Nakashima

    Decision Sciences   8   91 - 104   2021.3

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  • Dental caries in association with viral load in children living with HIV in Phnom Penh, Cambodia: a cross-sectional study Invited Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, Yasuoka J, Tuot S, Okawa S, Yem S, Chhuon P, Murayama M, Huot C, Yi S

    BMC Oral Health   2021.2

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    HIV-positive children are at high risk for oral mucosal disorders. Additionally, their low immune status is associated with dental caries. However, little is known about how their dental caries and related risk factors, such as salivary flow, salivary pH level and oral health-related quality of life, differ from those of HIV-negative children. The study aimed to assess (1) dental caries and related risk factors in HIV-positive compared with HIV-negative children and (2) the association between these factors and HIV seropositive status in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

    Other Link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-021-01441-2

  • Nurse-led mobile phone voice call reminder and on-time antiretroviral pills pick-up in Nepal: a randomized controlled trial Reviewed International journal

    Ayer R, Poudel KC, @Kikuchi K, Ghimire M, Shibanuma A, Jimba M

    AIDS and Behavior   2020.12

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    Nurse-led mobile phone voice call reminder and on-time antiretroviral pills pick-up in Nepal: a randomized controlled trial

    Other Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-03122-7

  • Nutritional status and dietary diversity of school-age children living with HIV: a cross-sectional study in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Reviewed International journal

    Junko Yasuoka, Siyan Yi, Sumiyo Okawa, Sovannary Tuot, Makoto Murayama, Chantheany Huot, Pheak Chhoun, Sokunthea Yem, Kazuki Yuzuriha, Tetsuya Mizutani, @Kimiyo Kikuchi

    BMC Public Health   20 ( 1 )   2020.12

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    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09238-8

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  • Comparisons of anthropometric indices for predicting type 2 diabetes among participants in telemedicine and health checkups in Bangladesh Reviewed International journal

    @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, @Nishikitani M, @Islam R, @Izukura R, Chowdhury R, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, Nohara Y, @Nakashima N

    Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics   Nov ( 2020 )   138 - 143   2020.11

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    Comparisons of anthropometric indices for predicting type 2 diabetes among participants in telemedicine and health checkups in Bangladesh

  • Effects of renal dysfunction on the improvement of anemia in Bangladesh: an epidemiological analysis of health checkup data with ICT intervention Reviewed International journal

    @Nishikitani M, Nohara Y, @Islam R, @Yokota F, @Kikuchi K, @Ahmed A, Sultana N, @Nakashima N

    Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics   Nov ( 2020 )   144 - 148   2020.11

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    Effects of renal dysfunction on the improvement of anemia in Bangladesh: an epidemiological analysis of health checkup data with ICT intervention

  • Personal health record (PHR) system in Portable Health Clinic Invited Reviewed International journal

    @Islam R, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Izukura R, @Yokota F, @Nishikitani M, Tasneem R, Sultana N, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N

    Studies in health technology and Informatics   270   1347 - 1348   2020.7

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  • Redesigning Portable Health Clinic Platform as a Remote Healthcare System to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic Situation in Unreached Communities Reviewed International journal

    @Masuda Begum Sampa, Md. Rakibul Hoque, @Rafiqul Islam, @Mariko Nishikitani, @Naoki Nakashima, @Fumihiko Yokota, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Md Moshiur Rahman, Faiz Shah, @Ashir Ahmed

    International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health   17 ( 13 )   4709 - 4709   2020.6

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    Medical staff carry an inordinate risk of infection from patients, and many doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers are affected by COVID-19 worldwide. The unreached communities with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as chronic cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, digestive, or renal diseases became more vulnerable during this pandemic situation. In both cases, Remote Healthcare Systems (RHS) may help minimize the risk of SARS-CoV-2 transmission. This study used the WHO guidelines and Design Science Research (DSR) framework to redesign the Portable Health Clinic (PHC), an RHS, for the containment of the spread of COVID-19 as well as proposed corona logic (C-Logic) for the main symptoms of COVID-19. Using the distributed service platform of PHC, a trained healthcare worker with appropriate testing kits can screen high-risk individuals and can help optimize triage to medical services. PHC with its new triage algorithm (C-Logic) classifies the patients according to whether the patient needs to move to a clinic for a PCR test. Through modified PHC service, we can help people to boost their knowledge, attitude (feelings/beliefs), and self-efficacy to execute preventing measures. Our initial examination of the suitability of the PHC and its associated technologies as a key contributor to public health responses is designed to “flatten the curve”, particularly among unreached high-risk NCD populations in developing countries. Theoretically, this study contributes to design science research by introducing a modified healthcare providing model.

    DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17134709

  • 母子健康保健に関する栄養調査 Invited Reviewed

    #Yuzuriha K, Yi S, Huot C, Tuot S, @Kikuchi K

    決断科学   7   64 - 67   2020.2

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  • Association of oral health status with the CD4+ cell count in children living with HIV in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, #Yusuke Furukawa, Sovannary Tuot, Khuondyla Pal, Chantheany Huot, Siyan Yi

    Scientific reports   9 ( 1 )   2019.12

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    This study examined the association between the decayed, missing and filled teeth (DMFT) score and CD4+ cell counts in 142 children living with HIV aged 8–15 years (male, 51%) from Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

    DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-51077-0

  • Effect of continuum-of-care intervention package on improving contacts and quality of maternal and newborn healthcare in Ghana: a cluster randomised controlled trial. Reviewed International journal

    Sumiyo Okawa, Margaret Gyapong, Hannah Leslie, Akira Shibanuma, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Francis Yeji, Charlotte Tawiah, Sheila Addei, Keiko Nanishi, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Evelyn Ansah, Gloria Quansah Asare, Junko Yasuoka, Abraham Hodgson, Masamine Jimba

    BMJ open   9 ( 9 )   e025347   2019.9

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    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of a continuum-of-care intervention package on adequate contacts of women and newborn with healthcare providers and their reception of high-quality care. DESIGN: Cluster randomised controlled trial. SETTING: 32 subdistricts in 3 rural sites in Ghana. PARTICIPANTS: The baseline survey involved 1480 women who delivered before the trial, and the follow-up survey involved 1490 women who received maternal and newborn care during the trial. INTERVENTIONS: The intervention package included training healthcare providers, using an educational and recording tool named 'continuum-of-care card', providing the first postnatal care (PNC) by retaining women and newborns at healthcare facility or home visit by healthcare providers. OUTCOME MEASURES: Adequate contacts were defined as at least four contacts during pregnancy, delivery with assistance of skilled healthcare providers at a healthcare facility and three timely contacts within 6 weeks postpartum. High-quality care was defined as receiving 6 care items for antenatal care (ANC), 3 for peripartum care (PPC) and 14 for PNC. RESULTS: The difference-in-difference method was used to assess the effects of the intervention on the study outcome. The percentage of adequate contacts with high-quality care in the intervention group in the follow-up survey and the adjusted difference-in-difference estimators were 12.6&#37; and 2.2 (p=0.61) at ANC, 31.5&#37; and 1.9 (p=0.73) at PPC and 33.7&#37; and 12.3 (p=0.13) at PNC in the intention-to-treat design, whereas 13.0&#37; and 2.8 (p=0.54) at ANC, 34.2&#37; and 2.7 (p=0.66) at PPC and 38.1&#37; and 18.1 (p=0.02) at PNC in the per-protocol design that assigned the study sample by possession of the continuum-of-care card. CONCLUSIONS: The interventions improved contacts with healthcare providers and quality of care during PNC. However, having adequate contact did not guarantee high-quality care. Maternal and newborn care in Ghana needs to improve its continuity and quality. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ISRCTN90618993. .

    DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025347

  • Women's overall satisfaction with health facility delivery services in Ghana A mixed-methods study Reviewed International journal

    Kwame K. Adjei, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Yeetey Enuameh, Akira Shibanuma, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Junko Yasuoka, Kwaku Poku-Asante, Sumiyo Okawa, Margaret Gyapong, Charlotte Tawiah, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Evelyn Sakeah, Doris Sarpong, Keiko Nanishi, Gloria Quansah Asare, Abraham Hodgson, Masamine Jimba, Yoshiharu Yoneyama, Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, Sheila Addei, Vida Kukula, Clement Narh, Ernest Nettey, Solomon Narh-Bana, Emmanuel Mahama, Francis Dzabeng, John Williams, Cornelius Debpuur, Francis Yeji, Peter Wontuo, Akiko Hagiwara, Sakiko Shiratori, Yusuke Kamiya, Enoch Oti Agyekum

    Tropical Medicine and Health   47 ( 1 )   2019.7

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  • グローバルヘルスにおける性差 Invited

    @菊地 君与

    決断科学   6   103 - 104   2019.7

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  • “Who cares” is key factors associated with oral health status in children living with HIV in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Reviewed

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, #Yusuke Furukawa, Sovannary Tout, Khuondyla Pal, Chantheany Huot, Siyan Yi

    AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV   2019.1

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  • Improving overall health of children living with HIV through an oral health intervention in Cambodia Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Junko Yasuoka, Sovannary Tuot, Sokunthea Yem, Pheak Chhoun, Sumiyo Okawa, Makoto Murayama, Chantheany Huot, Siyan Yi

    Trials   19 ( 1 )   2018.12

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  • Lessons learned from the co-design and co-production on a portable health clinic research project in Jaipur district, India (2016-2018) Reviewed International journal

    @Yokota F, Biyani M, @Islam R, @Ahmad A, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, Nohara N, @Nakashima N

    Sustainability   10 ( 4148 )   2018.11

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    Lessons learned from the co-design and co-production on a portable health clinic research project in Jaipur district, India (2016-2018)

  • Malaria knowledge, preventive actions, and treatment-seeking behavior among ethnic minorities in Ratanakiri Province, Cambodia A community-based cross-sectional survey 11 Medical and Health Sciences 1117 Public Health and Health Services Reviewed International journal

    Junko Yasuoka, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Keiko Nanishi, Po Ly, Boukheng Thavrin, Tsutomu Omatsu, Tetsuya Mizutani

    BMC Public Health   18 ( 1 )   2018.10

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  • The coverage of continuum of care in maternal, newborn and child health A cross-sectional study of woman-child pairs in Ghana Reviewed International journal

    Akira Shibanuma, Francis Yeji, Sumiyo Okawa, Emmanuel Mahama, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Clement Narh, Yeetey Enuameh, Keiko Nanishi, Abraham Oduro, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Margaret Gyapong, Gloria Quansah Asare, Junko Yasuoka, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Abraham Hodgson, Masamine Jimba

    BMJ Global Health   3 ( 4 )   2018.7

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  • Postnatal care could be the key to improving the continuum of care in maternal and child health in ratanakiri, Cambodia Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Nanishi, @Ashir Ahmed, Yasunobu Nohara, @Mariko Nishikitani, @Fumihiko Yokota, Tetsuya Mizutani, @Naoki Nakashima

    PLoS ONE   13 ( 6 )   e0198829   2018.6

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    In South-East Asia, the maternal and child mortality rate has declined over the past decades
    however, it varies among and within the countries in the region, including Cambodia. The continuum of care is an integrated series of care that women and children are required to avail continuously from pregnancy to the child/motherhood period. This study aimed to assess the completion rate of the continuum of care and examine the factors associated with the continuum of care in Ratanakiri, Cambodia. A cross-sectional study was conducted in Ratanakiri. Overall, 377 women were included, and data were collected via face-to-face interviews using a semi-structured questionnaire. Among them, 5.0&#37; completed the continuum of care (antenatal care at least four times, delivery by skilled birth attendant, and postnatal care at least once). Meanwhile, 18.8&#37; did not receive any care during pregnancy, delivery, and after birth. The highest discontinuation rate was at the postnatal care stage (73.6&#37;). Not receiving any perinatal care was associated with neonatal complications at 6 weeks after birth (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 3.075
    95&#37; confidence interval [CI]: 1.310–7.215). Furthermore, a long distance to the health center was negatively associated with completion of the continuum of care (AOR: 0.877
    95&#37; CI: 0.791–0.972). This study indicates the need for efforts to reduce the number of women who discontinue from the continuum of care, as well as who do not receive any care to avoid neonatal complications. Since the discontinuation rate was highest at the postnatal care, postnatal care needs to be promoted more through the antenatal care and delivery services. Furthermore, given that long distance to health facilities was a barrier for receiving the care continuously, our findings suggest the need for a village-based health care system that can provide the basic continuum of care in remote areas.

    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198829

  • Psychological well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy among adolescents living with HIV in Zambia. Reviewed International journal

    Sumiyo Okawa, Sylvia Mwanza Kabaghe, Mwiya Mwiya, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Masamine Jimba, Chipepo Kankasa, Naoko Ishikawa

    AIDS care   30 ( 5 )   634 - 642   2018.5

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    Physical and psychosocial changes during adolescence could influence the psychological well-being and adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) of adolescents living with HIV. However, few studies have assessed these two important issues in Zambia. This study aimed at addressing this gap by examining adolescents' depressive symptoms and ART adherence. This was a mixed-methods study conducted from April to July 2014. We recruited 200 adolescents, ages 15 to 19, who were already aware of their HIV status. We measured depressive symptoms using the short form of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale, and self-reported three-day adherence to ART. We performed logistic regression analysis to identify factors associated with depressive symptoms and non-adherence to ART. For qualitative data, we examined challenges over ART adherence using thematic analysis. Out of 190 adolescents, 25.3&#37; showed high scores of depressive symptoms. Factors associated with depressive symptoms were unsatisfactory relationships with family (Adjusted Odds Ratio [AOR] 3.01; 95&#37; Confidence Interval [CI] 1.20-7.56); unsatisfactory relationships with health workers (AOR 2.68; 95&#37; CI 1.04-6.93); and experience of stigma (AOR 2.99; 95&#37; CI 1.07-8.41). Of all participants, 94.2&#37; were taking ART, but 28.3&#37; were non-adherent. Factors associated with non-adherence to ART were loss of a mother (AOR 3.00; 95&#37; CI 1.05-8.58) and lack of basic knowledge about HIV (AOR 3.25; 95&#37; CI 1.43-7.40). Qualitative data identified the following challenges to ART adherence: management of medication, physical reactions to medicine, and psychosocial distress. The evidence suggests that depressive symptoms and non-adherence to ART were priority issues in late adolescence in Zambia. Health workers should be aware of these issues, and the care and treatment services should be tailored to respond to age-specific needs.

    DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2018.1425364

  • Sexual and reproductive health behavior and unmet needs among a sample of adolescents living with HIV in Zambia: a cross-sectional study. Reviewed International journal

    Sumiyo Okawa, Sylvia Mwanza-Kabaghe, Mwiya Mwiya, Kimiyo Kikuchi, Masamine Jimba, Chipepo Kankasa, Naoko Ishikawa

    Reproductive health   15 ( 1 )   55 - 55   2018.3

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    BACKGROUND: Adolescents living with HIV face challenges, such as disclosure of HIV status, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, mental health, and sexual and reproductive health (SRH). These challenges affect their future quality of life. However, little evidence is available on their sexual behaviors and SRH needs in Zambia. This study aimed at assessing their sexual behaviors and SRH needs and identifying factors associated with marriage concerns and a desire to have children. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the University Teaching Hospital from April to July 2014. We recruited 200 adolescents aged 15-19 years who were aware of their HIV-positive status. We collected data on their first and recent sexual behavior, concerns about marriage, and desire to have children. We used the Generalized Linear Model to identify factors associated with having concerns about marriage and desire to have children. We performed thematic analysis with open-ended data to determine their perceptions about marriage and having children in the future. RESULTS: Out of 175 studied adolescents, 20.6&#37; had experienced sexual intercourse, and only 44.4&#37; used condoms during the first intercourse. Forty-eight percent had concerns about marriage, and 87.4&#37; desired to have children. Marriage-related concerns were high among those who desired to have children (adjusted relative risk [ARR] = 2.51, 95&#37; CI = 1.02 to 6.14). Adolescents who had completed secondary school were more likely to desire to have children (ARR = 1.35, 95&#37; CI = 1.07 to 1.71). Adolescents who had lost both parents were less likely to want children (ARR = 0.80, 95&#37; CI = 0.68 to 0.95). Thematic analysis identified that major concerns about future marriage were fear of disclosing HIV status to partners and risk of infecting partners and/or children. The reasons for their willingness to have children were the desire to be a parent, having children as family assets, a human right, and a source of love and happiness. CONCLUSIONS: Zambian adolescents living with HIV are at risk of engaging in risky sexual relationships and have difficulties in meeting needs of SRH. HIV care service must respond to a wide range of needs.

    DOI: 10.1186/s12978-018-0493-8

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  • Barriers for pregnant women living in rural, agricultural villages to accessing antenatal care in Cambodia: A community-based cross-sectional study combined with a geographic information system Reviewed International journal

    Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Nanishi, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Sumihiro Suzuki, Po Ly, Boukheng Thavrin, Tsutomu Omatsu, Tetsuya Mizutani

    PLoS ONE   13 ( 3 )   e0194103   2018.3

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    Background Maternal morbidity and mortality is still a major public health issue in low- and middle-income countries such as Cambodia. Improving access to antenatal care (ANC) services for pregnant women has been widely recognized as one of the most effective means of reducing maternal mortality and morbidity. As such, this study examined the barriers for pregnant women living in rural, agricultural villages to accessing ANC based on data collected in the Ratanakiri province, one of the least developed provinces in Cambodia, using a combination of a community-based cross-sectional survey and a geographic information system (GIS). Methods A community-based cross-sectional survey was conducted among 377 mothers with children under the age of two living in 62 villages in the Ratanakiri province, Cambodia, in December 2015. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to ask mothers about their ANC service use, knowledge of ANC, barriers to accessing health facilities, and complications they experienced during the most recent pregnancy. At the same time, GIS data were also collected using a Global Positioning System (GPS) to accurately measure actual travel distance of pregnant women to access health facilities and to examine geographical and environmental barriers in greater detail. Results Only a third of the mothers met the recommendations made by the World Health Organization (WHO) of receiving ANC four times or more (achieved ANC4+), and a quarter of the mothers had never received ANC during their most recent pregnancy. Factors positively associated with achieving ANC4+ were mother’s secondary or higher education (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 5.50, 95&#37; confidence interval [CI]: 1.74, 17.37), being aware that receiving ANC is recommended (AOR = 2.74, 95&#37; CI: 1.25, 6.00), and knowledge about the recommended frequency for ANC (AOR = 2.26, 95&#37; CI: 7.22). Actual travel distance was negatively associated with achieving ANC4+. Mothers who had to travel 10.0–14.9 km were 68&#37; less likely (AOR = 0.32, 95&#37; CI: 0.10, 0.99), and those who had to travel 15.0 km or longer were 79&#37; less likely (AOR = 0.21, 95&#37; CI: 0.07, 0.62) to have achieved ANC 4+, both compared to those who travelled 5.0 km or less. While most previous studies have used a straight-line to measure distance traveled, this study much more accurately measured the actual distance traveled by using a GIS. As a result, there was a statistically significant discrepancy between actual travel distance and straight-line distance. Conclusions This study revealed promoting factors and barriers for ANC use among pregnant women living in remote, agricultural villages in Cambodia. Furthermore, this study highlights the importance of measuring travel distances accurately to ensure that targeted interventions for ANC are not misguided by straight-line distances. The methodology used in this study can be applied widely to other developing countries, especially in remote areas with limited road networks where there may be a large discrepancy between actual and straight-line distances.

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  • Relationships among hypertension, diabetes, and proteinuria and their risk factors in rural adults from Bheramara Upazila, Bangladesh -Findings from portable health clinic data, 2013–2016 Invited Reviewed International journal

    @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, @Islam R, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, @Nohara Y, Okajima H, Kitaoka H, @Nakashima N

    Int J Med Res Health Sci   7 ( 2 )   1 - 12   2018.2

  • Interventions integrating non-communicable disease prevention and reproductive, maternal, newborn, and child health A systematic review Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Rakesh Ayer, Sumiyo Okawa, @Mariko Nishikitani, @Fumihiko Yokota, Masamine Jimba, @Naoki Nakashima

    BioScience Trends   12 ( 2 )   116 - 125   2018.1

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  • School-based educational intervention to improve children’s oral health–related behaviors in rural Bangladesh Reviewed International journal

    #Furukawa Y, @Yokota F, @Islam R, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N

    South East Asia Journal of Public Health   7 ( 2 )   27 - 33   2017.7

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  • Caring for perinatally HIV-infected children: call for mental care for the children and the caregivers Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, Poudel KC, Rwibasira JM, Majyambere A, Mutabazi V, Nyonsenga SP, Muhayimpundu R, Jimba M

    AIDS Care   29 ( 10 )   1280 - 1286   2017.4

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  • The gender gap in relation to happiness and preferences in married couples after childbirth: evidence from a field experiment in rural Ghana Reviewed International journal

    Yusuke Kamiya, Bright Akpalu, Emmanuel Mahama, Emmanuel Kwesi Ayipah, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Abraham Hodgson, Akira Shibanuma, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Masamine Jimba

    JOURNAL OF HEALTH POPULATION AND NUTRITION   36 ( 1 )   8   2017.3

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    Background: How does the gap in preferences between married couples affect their happiness after childbirth? Are couples that share similar preferences happier? In recent years, gender, marriage, and happiness have been considered to be key issues in public health research. Although much research has examined the happiness status of married couples, practically no study has explored the gender gap in relation to happiness and the preferences of married couples after childbirth. Therefore, our study was conducted to assess the association between the preference gap and the happiness status among married couples in the afterbirth period.
    Methods: We conducted a field experiment in rural communities in the Brong-Ahafo region of Ghana. Participants were 80 married couples who had experienced childbirth within 2 years prior to the survey. As preference indicators, we measured trust, reciprocity, altruism, and risk lovingness through an economic experiment. Then, we assessed how, for a couple, the gap between these preferences affected their happiness.
    Results: Wives' happiness was positively associated with the absolute value of the gap in risk lovingness between a couple (OR= 4.83, p = 0.08), while husbands' happiness was negatively associated with the gap in trust (OR = -3.58, p = 0.04) or altruism (OR = -3.33, p = 0.02). Within a couple, wives felt greater happiness than their husbands if there was a wider gap in trust (OR = 6.22, p = 0.01), reciprocity (OR = 2.80, p = 0.01), or risk lovingness (OR = 3.81, p = 0.07).
    Conclusions: The gender gaps in the preference indicators were found to be closely associated with the happiness levels between married couples after childbirth. For the further improvement of maternal and child health, we must consider the gender gaps between couples in relation to happiness and preferences.

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  • Stigma among women living with HIV in Nepal: a double burden of disease and disparity Reviewed International journal

    Rai S, Dhakal S, Yasuoka J, @Kikuchi K, Singh DR, Pandey B, Jimba M.

    Annals of Global Health   83 ( 1 )   163 - 164   2017.2

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  • An investigation of discriminatory attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS by doctors and nurses in Vientiane, Lao PDR Reviewed International journal

    Vorasane S, Jimba M, @Kikuchi K, Yasuoka J, Nanishi K, Durham J, Sychareun V

    BMC Health Serv Res.   17 ( 125 )   2017.2

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  • Adolescents' experiences and their suggestions for HIV serostatus disclosure in Zambia A mixed-methods study Reviewed International journal

    Sumiyo Okawa, Sylvia Mwanza-Kabaghe, Mwiya Mwiya, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Masamine Jimba, Chipepo Kankasa, Naoko Ishikawa

    Frontiers in Public Health   5   2017.1

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  • Determinants of attending antenatal care at least four times in rural Ghana analysis of a cross-sectional survey Reviewed International journal

    Evelyn Sakeah, Sumiyo Okawa, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Akira Shibanuma, Evelyn Ansah, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Margaret Gyapong, Seth Owusu-Agyei, John Williams, Cornelius Debpuur, Francis Yeji, Vida Ami Kukula, Yeetey Enuameh, Gloria Quansah Asare, Enoch Oti Agyekum, Sheila Addai, Doris Sarpong, Kwame Adjei, Charlotte Tawiah, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Nanishi, Masamine Jimba, Abraham Hodgson, Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, Yusuke Kamiya

    Global health action   10 ( 1 )   2017.1

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  • Effectiveness of continuum of care - Linking pre-pregnancy care and pregnancy care to improve neonatal and perinatal mortality A systematic review and meta-analysis Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Sumiyo Okawa, Collins O.F. Zamawe, Akira Shibanuma, Keiko Nanishi, Azusa Iwamoto, Yu Mon Saw, Masamine Jimba

    PloS one   11 ( 10 )   2016.10

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  • Motivation and incentive preferences of community health officers in Ghana: an economic behavioral experiment approach Reviewed International journal

    Shiratori, Sakiko, Agyekum, Enoch Oti, Shibanuma, Akira, Oduro, Abraham, Okawa, Sumiyo, Enuameh, Yeetey, Yasuoka, Junko, @Kikuchi, Kimiyo, Gyapong, Margaret, Owusu-Agyei, Seth, Ansah, Evelyn, Hodgson, Abraham, Jimba, Masamine

    HUMAN RESOURCES FOR HEALTH   14 ( 53 )   2016.8

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    Background: Health worker shortage in rural areas is one of the biggest problems of the health sector in Ghana and many developing countries. This may be due to fewer incentives and support systems available to attract and retain health workers at the rural level. This study explored the willingness of community health officers (CHOs) to accept and hold rural and community job postings in Ghana.Methods: A discrete choice experiment was used to estimate the motivation and incentive preferences of CHOs in Ghana. All CHOs working in three Health and Demographic Surveillance System sites in Ghana, 200 in total, were interviewed between December 2012 and January 2013. Respondents were asked to choose from choice sets of job preferences. Four mixed logit models were used for the estimation. The first model considered (a) only the main effect. The other models included interaction terms for (b) gender, (c) number of children under 5 in the household, and (d) years worked at the same community. Moreover, a choice probability simulation was performed.Results: Mixed logit analyses of the data project a shorter time frame before study leave as the most important motivation for most CHOs (beta 2.03; 95 &#37; CI 1.69 to 2.36). This is also confirmed by the largest simulated choice probability (29.1 &#37;). The interaction effect of the number of children was significant for education allowance for children (beta 0.58; 95 &#37; CI 0.24 to 0.93), salary increase (beta 0.35; 95 &#37; CI 0.03 to 0.67), and housing provision (beta 0.16; 95 &#37; CI -0.02 to 0.60). Male CHOs had a high affinity for early opportunity to go on study leave (beta 0.78; 95 &#37; CI -0. 06 to 1.62). CHOs who had worked at the same place for a long time greatly valued salary increase (beta 0.28; 95 &#37; CI 0.09 to 0.47).Conclusions: To reduce health worker shortage in rural settings, policymakers could provide "needs-specific" motivational packages. They should include career development opportunities such as shorter period of work before study leave and financial policy in the form of salary increase to recruit and retain them.

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  • Clinic Attendance for Antiretroviral Pills Pick-Up among HIV-Positive People in Nepal: Roles of Perceived Family Support and Associated Factors Reviewed International journal

    Rakesh Ayer, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Mamata Ghimire, Akira Shibanuma, Madhab Raj Pant, Krishna C. Poudel, Masamine Jimba

    PLOS ONE   11 ( 7 )   2016.7

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    Introduction
    HIV-positive people's clinic attendance for medication pick-up is critical for successful HIV treatment. However, limited evidence exists on it especially in low-income settings such as Nepal. Moreover, the role of family support in clinic attendance remains under-explored. Therefore, this study was conducted to examine the association between perceived family support and regular clinic attendance and to assess factors associated with regular clinic attendance for antiretroviral pills pick-up among HIV-positive individuals in Nepal.
    Methods
    A cross-sectional study was conducted among 423 HIV-positive people in three districts of Nepal. Clinic attendance was assessed retrospectively for the period of 12 months. To assess the factors associated, an interview survey was conducted using a semi-structured questionnaire from July to August, 2015. Multiple logistic regression models were used to assess the factors associated with regular clinic attendance.
    Results
    Of 423 HIV-positive people, only 32.6&#37; attended the clinics regularly. They were more likely to attend them regularly when they received high family support (AOR = 3.98, 95&#37; CI = 2.29, 6.92), participated in support programs (AOR = 1.68, 95&#37; CI = 1.00, 2.82), and had knowledge on the benefits of antiretroviral therapy (AOR = 2.62, 95&#37; CI = 1.15, 5.99). In contrast, they were less likely to attend them regularly when they commuted more than 60 minutes to the clinics (AOR = 0.53, 95&#37; CI = 0.30, 0.93), when they self-rated their health status as being very good (AOR = 0.13, 95&#37; CI = 0.04, 0.44), good (AOR = 0.14, 95&#37; CI = 0.04, 0.46), and fair (AOR = 0.21, 95&#37; CI = 0.06, 0.70).
    Conclusion
    HIV-positive individuals are more likely to attend the clinics regularly when they receive high family support, know the benefits of antiretroviral therapy, and participate in support programs. To improve clinic attendance, family support should be incorporated with HIV care programs in resource limited settings. Service providers should also consider educating them about the benefits of antiretroviral therapy.

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  • Factors influencing choice of women's delivery venue in predominantly rural communities across the three ecological zones in Ghana: a cross-sectional study Reviewed International journal

    Enuameh Y, Okawa S, Asante KP, @Kikuchi K, Mahama E, Ansah EK, Tawiah C, Adjei K, Shibanuma A, Nanishi K, Yeji F, Oti E, Yasuoka J, Gyapong M, Oduro A, Asare GQ, Hodgson A, Jimba M, Owusu-Agyei S

    PLoS ONE   11 ( 3 )   2016.1

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  • Effective linkages of continuum of care for improving neonatal, perinatal, and maternal mortality A systematic review and meta-analysis Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Evelyn Korkor Ansah, Sumiyo Okawa, Yeetey Enuameh, Junko Yasuoka, Keiko Nanishi, Akira Shibanuma, Margaret Gyapong, Seth Owusu-Agyei, Abraham Rexford Oduro, Gloria Quansah Asare, Abraham Hodgson, Masamine Jimba, Yoshiharu Yoneyama, Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira, Sheila Addei, Vida Kukula, Doris Sarpong, Clement Narh, Kwaku Poku-Asante, Charlotte Tawiah, Kwame Adjei, Emmanuel Mahama, John Williams, Cornelius Debpuur, Francis Yeji, Evelyn Sakeah, Peter Wontuo, Akiko Hagiwara, Sakiko Shiratori, Yusuke Kamiya

    PloS one   10 ( 9 )   2015.9

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  • Sense of coherence as a key to improve homebound status among older adults with urinary incontinence Reviewed International journal

    Kyo Takahashi, Atsushi Kato, Tomoyuki Igari, Eriko Sase, Akira Shibanuma, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Keiko Nanishi, Masamine Jimba, Junko Yasuoka

    GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY INTERNATIONAL   15 ( 7 )   910 - 917   2015.7

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    AimBeing homebound is regarded as a negative condition for social participation in Japan. However, little is known about the possibility of psychological resilience to prevent being homebound among older adults with urinary incontinence. The present study aimed to examine the association between sense of coherence as a measure of psychological resilience and being homebound among older adults with urinary incontinence.
    MethodsA cross-sectional study was carried out in Chiba, Japan. We trained 95 care managers as interviewers, and they collected the data from 411 community-dwelling frail older adults using a pretested structured questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was run to identify factors associated with being homebound among the participants with urinary incontinence.
    ResultsOf the participants, 158 (38.4&#37;) had urinary incontinence. Among the participants with urinary incontinence, 52 (32.9&#37;) were homebound. As a result of logistic regression analysis adjusting for age, sex, living status, hobby, types of prevalent diseases, walking ability, perceived social support and subjective social capital, lower meaningfulness in their lives, which is a component of a sense of coherence, remained positively associated with being homebound (adjusted odds ratio 0.79, 95&#37; confidence interval 0.65-0.96).
    ConclusionsBeing homebound is less prevalent among those who feel challenges, or worthy of investment or engagement in daily life. By improving a sense of meaningfulness, homebound status might be improved among older adults with urinary incontinence. To encourage active social participation of the target population, their psychological resilience (particularly meaningfulness) should be addressed more. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; 15: 910-917.

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  • Continuum of care in a maternal, newborn and child health program in Ghana: Low completion rate and multiple obstacle factors Reviewed International journal

    Yeji F, Shibanuma A, Oduro A, Debpuur C, @Kikuchi K, Owusu-Agyei S, Gyapong M, Owusu-Agyei S, Okawa S, Quansah-Asare G, Nanishi K, Williams J, Addei S, Tawiah C, Yasuoka J, Sakeah E, Wontuo P Jimba M, Hodgson A and for the Ghana EMBRACE Implementation Research Project

    PloS One   15 ( e25827 )   2015.7

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  • Psychological resilience and active social participation among older adults with incontinence: a qualitative study Reviewed International journal

    Takahashi K, Sase E, Kato A, Igari T, @Kikuchi K, Jimba M

    Aging & Mental Health   1 ( 7 )   2015.7

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  • EFFECTS OF LONG-TIME COMMUTING AND LONG-HOUR WORKING ON LIFESTYLE AND MENTAL HEALTH AMONG SCHOOL TEACHERS IN TOKYO, JAPAN Reviewed

    Marino Nomoto, Akiko Hara, @Kimiyo Kikuchi

    Journal of Human Ergology   44 ( 1 )   1 - 9   2015.6

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  • Ghana’s Ensure Mothers and Babies Regular Access to Care (EMBRACE) program: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial Reviewed International journal

    @Kikuchi K, Ansah E, Okawa S, Shibanuma A, Gyapong M, Owusu-Agyei S, Oduro A, Quansah-Asare G, Hodgson A, Jimba M

    Trials   16 ( 22 )   22 - 22   2015.1

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    Ghana's Ensure Mothers and Babies Regular Access to Care (EMBRACE) program: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
    BACKGROUND: The United Nations' Millennium Development Goals call for improving maternal and child health status. Their progress, however, has been minimal and uneven across countries. The continuum of care is a key to strengthening maternal, newborn, and child health. In this context, the Japanese government launched the Ghana Ensure Mothers and Babies Regular Access to Care (EMBRACE) Implementation Research Project in collaboration with the Ghanaian government. This study aims to evaluate the implementation process and effects of an intervention to increase the continuum of care for maternal, newborn, and child health status in Ghana. METHODS/DESIGN: We will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial using an effectiveness-implementation hybrid design in Dodowa, Kintampo, and Navrongo, Ghana. We will provide an intervention package to women living in randomly allocated intervention clusters. The study population is women of reproductive age between the ages of 15 and 49 years. The package includes: 1) use of a new continuum of care card, 2) continuum of care orientation for health workers, 3) 24-hour health facility retention of mothers and newborns after delivery, and 4) postnatal care by home visits. We will measure maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes for both intervention and implementation impacts. The intervention outcomes are continuum of care completion rate, rate of postnatal care within 48 hours, complication rate requiring mothers' and newborns' hospitalizations, and perinatal and neonatal mortality. The implementation outcomes are intervention coverage of the target population, intervention adoption and fidelity, implementation cost, and sustainability. DISCUSSION: In this trial, we will investigate how successful continuum of care can contribute to improving maternal, newborn, and child health outcomes. If successful, this model will then be implemented further in Ghana and other neighboring countries. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN90618993 . Registered on 3 September 2014.

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  • High incidence of neonatal danger signs and its implications for postnatal care in Ghana: a cross-sectional study Invited Reviewed International journal

    Okawa S, Ansah EK, Nanishi K, Enuameh Y, Shibanuma A, @Kikuchi K, Yasuoka J, Gyapong M, Owusu-Agyei S, Oduro AR, Asare GQ, Hodgson A, Jimba M

    PLoS ONE   10 ( 6 )   2015.1

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  • What makes orphans in Kigali, Rwanda, non-adherent to antiretroviral therapy? Perspectives of their caregivers Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Krishna C. Poudel, John Muganda, Tomoko Sato, Vincent Mutabazi, Ribakare Muhayimpundu, Adolphe Majyambere, Simon P. Nyonsenga, Eriko Sase, Masamine Jimba

    JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL AIDS SOCIETY   17 ( 19310 )   2014.12

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    Introduction: Every year, approximately 260,000 children are infected with HIV in low-and middle-income countries. The timely initiation and high level of maintenance of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are crucial to reducing the suffering of HIV-positive children. We need to develop a better understanding of the background of children's ART non-adherence because it is not well understood. The purpose of this study is to explore the background related to ART non-adherence, specifically in relation to the orphan status of children in Kigali, Rwanda.
    Methods: We conducted 19 focus group discussions with a total of 121 caregivers of HIV-positive children in Kigali. The primary data for analysis were verbatim transcripts and socio-demographic data. A content analysis was performed for qualitative data analysis and interpretation.
    Results: The study found several contextual factors that influenced non-adherence: among double orphans, there was psychological distance between the caregivers and children, whereas economic burden was the primary issue among paternal orphans. The factors promoting adherence also were unique to each orphan status, such as the positive attitude about disclosing serostatus to the child by double orphans' caregivers, and feelings of guilt about the child's condition among non-orphaned caregivers.
    Conclusions: Knowledge of orphan status is essential to elucidate the factors influencing ART adherence among HIV-positive children. In this qualitative study, we identified the orphan-related contextual factors that influenced ART adherence. Understanding the social context is important in dealing with the challenges to ART adherence among HIV-positive children.

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  • 失禁のある在宅要支援・要介護高齢者の社会参加と心理的レジリアンスに関する質的研究 Reviewed International journal

    高橋競, 佐瀨恵理子, 加藤篤, 猪狩友行, @菊地君与, 神馬征峰

    日本老年泌尿器科学会誌   26   64 - 64   2013.11

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  • Limited potential of school textbooks to prevent tobacco use among students grade 1-9 across multiple developing countries: a content analysis study Reviewed International journal

    Saito J, Nonaka D, Miozue T, Kobayashi J, Jyatilleke AC, Shrestha S, @KikuchiK, Haque SE, Yi S, Ayi I, Jimba M

    BMJ Open   3   2013.1

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  • High Risk of ART Non-Adherence and Delay of ART Initiation among HIV Positive Double Orphans in Kigali, Rwanda Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Krishna C. Poudel, John Muganda, Adolphe Majyambere, Keiko Otsuka, Tomoko Sato, Vincent Mutabazi, Simon Pierre Nyonsenga, Ribakare Muhayimpundu, Masamine Jimba, Junko Yasuoka

    PLOS ONE   7 ( 7 )   2012.7

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    Background: To reduce HIV/AIDS related mortality of children, adherence to antiretroviral treatment (ART) is critical in the treatment of HIV positive children. However, little is known about the association between ART adherence and different orphan status. The aims of this study were to assess the ART adherence and identify whether different orphan status was associated with the child's adherence.
    Methods: A total of 717 HIV positive children and the same number of caregivers participated in this cross-sectional study. Children's adherence rate was measured using a pill count method and those who took 85&#37; or more of the prescribed doses were defined as adherent. To collect data about adherence related factors, we also interviewed caregivers using a structured questionnaire.
    Results: Of all children (N = 717), participants from each orphan category (double orphan, maternal orphan, paternal orphan, non-orphan) were 346, 89, 169, and 113, respectively. ART non-adherence rate of each orphan category was 59.3&#37;, 44.9&#37;, 46.7&#37;, and 49.7&#37;, respectively. The multivariate analysis indicated that maternal orphans (AOR 0.31, 95&#37; CI 0.12-0.80), paternal orphans (AOR 0.35, 95&#37; CI 0.14-0.89), and non-orphans (AOR 0.45, 95&#37; CI 0.21-0.99) were less likely to be non-adherent compared to double orphans. Double orphans who had a sibling as a caregiver were more likely to be non-adherent. The first mean CD4 count prior to initiating treatment was 520, 601, 599, and 844 (cells/ml), respectively (p<0.001). Their mean age at sero-status detection was 5.9, 5.3, 4.8, and 3.9 (year old), respectively (p<0.001).
    Conclusions: Double orphans were at highest risk of ART non-adherence and especially those who had a sibling as a caregiver had high risk. They were also in danger of initiating ART at an older age and at a later stage of HIV/AIDS compared with other orphan categories. Double orphans need more attention to the promote child's adherence to ART.

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  • Content Analysis of Primary and Secondary School Textbooks Regarding Malaria Control: A Multi-Country Study Reviewed International journal

    Daisuke Nonaka, Masamine Jimba, Tetsuya Mizoue, Jun Kobayashi, Junko Yasuoka, Irene Ayi, Achini C. Jayatilleke, Sabina Shrestha, @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Syed E. Haque, Siyan Yi

    PLOS ONE   7 ( 5 )   2012.5

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    Background: In tropical settings, malaria education at school is potentially useful, but textbook content related to malaria education has so far received little attention. This study aimed to examine whether school textbooks contain sufficient knowledge and skills to help children in primary and lower secondary schools and their family members to cope with malaria.
    Methodology/Principal Findings: This was a descriptive, cross-country study. We collected textbooks that were used by children in grades one to nine from nine countries endemic for malaria: Laos, Cambodia, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Zambia, Niger, Benin, and Ghana. Two reviewers per country identified descriptions about malaria by seeking the term "malaria" or a local word that corresponds to malaria in languages other than English. The authors categorized the identified descriptions according to the content of the descriptions. Additionally, the authors examined whether the identified contents addressed life skill messages. Of a total of 474 textbooks collected, 35 contained descriptions about malaria. The most commonly included content was transmission mode/vector (77.1&#37;), followed by preventive measures (60.0&#37;), epidemiology (57.1&#37;), cause/agent (54.3&#37;), signs/symptoms (37.1&#37;) and treatment (22.9&#37;). Treatment-related content was not included in any textbooks from four countries and textbooks failed to recommend the use of insecticide-treated bed nets in five countries. Very few textbooks included content that facilitated prompt treatment, protection of risk groups, and use of recommended therapy.
    Conclusion/Significance: Textbooks rarely included knowledge and skills that are crucial to protect schoolchildren and their families from malaria. This study identified the need for improvement to textbook contents regarding malaria.

    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0036629

    Other Link: http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0036629

  • High rate of unintended pregnancies after knowing of HIV infection among HIV positive women under antiretroviral treatment in Kigali, Rwanda Reviewed International journal

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi, Naomi Wakasugi, Krishna C. Poudel, Kayako Sakisaka, Masamine Jimba

    BioScience Trends   5 ( 6 )   255 - 263   2011.12

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  • シンポジウム ガーナEMBRACE実施研究:官民学協働による大規模母子保健研究 Invited

    @菊地君与

    日本国際保健医療学会  2021.11 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Japan  

  • ICT perspective in maternal and child health for ensuring fair distribution of healthcare service Invited International conference

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi

    SocialTech Summit  2021.10 

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    Language:English   Presentation type:Oral presentation (invited, special)  

    Venue:オンライン   Country:Japan  

  • Impact of the PHC-MCH Care Service to the Rural Communities in Bangladesh Invited

    @Kikuchi K

    九州大学アジアウィーク・Current Status, Outcomes and Challenges of the Portable Health Clinic Research & Development Activities  2022.11 

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  • COVID-19パンデミックによる健康な母子への母乳育児支援と母乳率への影響

    名西恵子、柴沼晃、@菊地君与、安岡潤子、本郷寛子、大川純代、田淵貴大

    日本公衆衛生学会  2022.10 

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    Venue:三重   Country:Japan  

  • Portable Health Clinic for Digital Health: Current Practices and Opportunities Portable Health Clinic for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Invited International conference

    @Kikuchi K

    Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics 2022  2022.10 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Taiwan, Province of China  

  • Promoting continuum of care in maternal, newborn and child health in Ghana: Evidence-based policymaking and client-centered service integration Invited International conference

    Ansar E, @Kikuchi K.

    7th Global Symposium on Health System Research  2022.10 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Colombia  

  • Establishing an Evaluation Platform of Portable Medical Sensors for Telehealth Systems International conference

    @Islam R, @To S, @Izukura R, @Sato Y, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, Miyazaki M, @Nakashima N.

    Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics 2022  2022.10 

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    Venue:Taiwan   Country:Taiwan, Province of China  

  • Associations between Preventive Health Behaviors and Mental Disorders during the First COVID-19 Wave in Indonesia International conference

    @Yokota F, @Anai A, Lazuardi L, Majid N, Wulandari H, Meliala A, @Nishikitani M, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Ikeda S, @Ahmed A, @Islam R, @Nakashima N

    Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics 2022  2022.10 

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    Venue:Taiwan   Country:Taiwan, Province of China  

  • Associations between Preventive Health Behaviors and Mental Disorders during the First COVID-19 Wave in Indonesia International conference

    Yokota F, Anai A, Lazuardi L, Majid N, Wulandari H, Meliala A, Nishikitani M, Kikuchi K, Sato Y, Ikeda S, Ahmed A, Islam R, Nakashima N

    Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics 2022  2022.10 

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    Venue:Taiwan   Country:Taiwan, Province of China  

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  • Promoting continuum of care in maternal, newborn and child health in Ghana: Evidence-based policymaking and client-centered service integration Invited International conference

    Ansar E, Kikuchi K.

    7th Global Symposium on Health System Research  2022.10 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Colombia  

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  • Portable Health Clinic for Digital Health: Current Practices and Opportunities Portable Health Clinic for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Invited International conference

    Kikuchi K

    Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics 2022  2022.10 

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  • Impact of the PHC-MCH Care Service to the Rural Communities in Bangladesh Invited

    Kikuchi K

    九州大学アジアウィーク・Current Status, Outcomes and Challenges of the Portable Health Clinic Research & Development Activities  2022.11 

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  • Establishing an Evaluation Platform of Portable Medical Sensors for Telehealth Systems International conference

    Islam R, To S, Izukura R, Sato Y, Nishikitani M, Kikuchi K, Yokota F, Ahmed A, Miyazaki M, Nakashima N.

    Asia Pacific Association for Medical Informatics 2022  2022.10 

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    Venue:Taiwan   Country:Taiwan, Province of China  

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  • Global DX promotion with digital health

    @Sato Y, @Ashir A, @Yokota F, @Kikuchi K, @Islam R, @Nishikitani M, @Izukura R, @Nakashima N

    Kyushu University Vision 2030 キックオフシンポジウム  2022.9 

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    Venue:福岡   Country:Japan  

  • Global DX promotion with digital health

    Sato Y, Ashir A, Yokota F, Kikuchi K, Islam R, Nishikitani M, Izukura R, Nakashima N

    Kyushu University Vision 2030 キックオフシンポジウム  2022.9 

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    Venue:福岡   Country:Japan  

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  • Maternal and Child Health Service during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh Invited International conference

    @Kikuchi K

    Asia-Pacific Advanced Network 53  2022.3 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Japan  

  • Maternal and child healthcare service by portable health clinic system using a triage protocol International conference

    @Islam R, @Kikuchi K, @Sato Y, @Izukura R, Jahan N, Sultana N, Nessa M, @Yokota F, @Nishikitani M, @Ahmed A, @Nakashima N.

    Nursing Informatics  2021.8 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Japan  

  • Changes in women’s health in the COVID-19 pandemic: Before and after lockdown period comparison among women’s cohort in rural Bangladesh International conference

    @Kikuchi K, @Islam R, @Sato Y, @Nishikitani M, @Izukura R, Jahan N, @Yokota F, @Ahmed A, @Morokuma S, @Nakashima N

    American Public Health Association Annual Meeting  2021.10 

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    Event date: 2022.3

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:United States  

  • バングラデシュの女性における閉経後の健康問題について

    @菊地君与、@錦谷まりこ、@横田文彦、@中島直樹

    日本公衆衛生学会  2021.12 

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    Event date: 2022.3

    Language:Japanese   Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue:東京   Country:Japan  

  • Changes in women’s health in the COVID-19 pandemic: Before and after lockdown period comparison among women’s cohort in rural Bangladesh International conference

    Kikuchi K, Islam R, Sato Y, Nishikitani M, Izukura R, Jahan N, Yokota F, Ahmed A, Morokuma S, Nakashima N

    American Public Health Association Annual Meeting  2021.10 

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  • バングラデシュの女性における閉経後の健康問題について

    菊地君与, 錦谷まりこ, 横田文彦, 中島直樹

    日本公衆衛生学会  2021.12 

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    Venue:東京   Country:Japan  

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  • Maternal and child healthcare service by portable health clinic system using a triage protocol International conference

    Islam R, Kikuchi K, Sato Y, Izukura R, Jahan N, Sultana N, Nessa M, Yokota F, Nishikitani M, Ahmed A, Nakashima N.

    Nursing Informatics  2021.8 

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  • Maternal and Child Health Service during COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh Invited International conference

    Kikuchi K

    Asia-Pacific Advanced Network 53  2022.3 

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  • 母子継続ケアの関連要因についての文献研究

    #伊藤七海, @菊地君与, @諸隈誠一

    日本国際保健医療学会  2021.11 

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    Venue:オンライン   Country:Japan  

  • Potable Health Clinic and Aging Society with declining birthrate Invited

    @Kimiyo Kikuchi

    九州大学アジアウィーク  2021.10 

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  • 母子保健におけるケアの継続性に関連する要因に関する文献レビュー(A Literature Review on Factors Associated with Continuum of Care in Maternal and Child Health)

    Ito Nanami, Kikuchi Kimiyo, Morokuma Seiichi

    国際保健医療  2022  (一社)日本国際保健医療学会

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  • COVID-19パンデミックによる健康な母子への母乳育児支援と母乳率への影響

    名西 恵子, 柴沼 晃, 菊地 君与, 大川 純代, 田淵 貴大

    日本公衆衛生学会総会抄録集  2022.9  日本公衆衛生学会

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  • Editorial: challenges in maternal and child health after the COVID-19 pandemic Reviewed

    @Kikuchi K, Nanishi K, Yi S, Yasuoka J

    Frontiers in Public Health   2023.5

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    DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00204

    Other Link: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2017.00204/full#main-content

  • コロナ禍における研究の継続について

    菊地 君与

    2021.3

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    DOI: 10.15017/4400027

    Repository Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2324/4400027

  • 日本の国際貢献の在り方としての新たな研修事業:医療技術等国際展開推進事業(国立国際医療研究センター発行シンポジウム報告書)

    杉浦康夫/稲岡希実子,安食和博,@菊地君与, 藤田則子

    国立国際医療研究センター   2017.2

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  • RE‐AIMモデルによるガーナEMBRACE実施研究の評価

    @菊地君与, GYAPONG Margaret, 柴沼晃, 大川純代, HODGSON Abraham, 神馬征峰

    日本国際保健医療学会学術大会プログラム・抄録集   2016.12

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    RE‐AIMモデルによるガーナEMBRACE実施研究の評価

  • ガーナ国における出産後24時間の母子入院の実施上の課題

    大川純代, 菊地君与, 柴沼晃, 神馬征峰

    日本国際保健医療学会学術大会プログラム・抄録集   2015.11

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    ガーナ国における出産後24時間の母子入院の実施上の課題

  • 性感染症に関する化学反応を利用した体験型ワーク後の海外の医療研修者の意識調査

    松崎政代, 春名めぐみ, 笹川恵美, 名西恵子, 大川純代, 菊地君与, 齋藤益子

    日本性感染症学会誌   2015.10

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    性感染症に関する化学反応を利用した体験型ワーク後の海外の医療研修者の意識調査

  • フィールドに出よう!「フィールドワークの長い道のりー人々の顔の見える研究のために」

    菊地 君与

    公衆衛生   2012.7

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  • Japanese Society of Public Health

  • Japan Association for International Health

  • American Public Health Association

  • International AIDS Society

  • Japan Association for International Health

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  • 九州大学   データ駆動イノベーション推進本部 兼務  

    2023.4   

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  • Scientific Reports   Editorial Board Member  

    2022 - Present   

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    2021.9 - Present   

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  • 日本国際保健医療学会   代議員  

    2014.10 - Present   

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Academic Activities

  • Scientific Reports, Maternal health and mortality collection International contribution

    2023.6 - 2023.12

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  • Scientific Reports, Maternal health and mortality collection International contribution

    2023.6 - 2023.12

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    日本国際保健医療学会  ( Japan ) 2022.11

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  • Scientific Reports International contribution

    2022.11 - Present

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    2022.11

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  • 国際ネットワークを構築するには? 九大教員の24のグッドプラクティス(学内限定資料)

    九州大学 学術研究・産学官連携本部  2022.9

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    2022

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:11

    Number of peer-reviewed articles in Japanese journals:1

    Proceedings of International Conference Number of peer-reviewed papers:1

    Proceedings of domestic conference Number of peer-reviewed papers:6

  • Frontiers in Public Health International contribution

    2021.12 - 2022.12

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  • 座長 International contribution

    ICT Perspective in Maternal and Child Health  ( Japan ) 2021.10

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  • 実行委員 International contribution

    Social Tech Summit 2021  ( Japan ) 2021.10

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    Number of participants:790

  • BMC Medicine International contribution

    2021.10 - Present

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  • 「国際ネットワーク構築の項事例集」としてルワンダやカンボジアでの研究活動の紹介

    九州大学 学術研究・産学官連携本部  2021.10

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    2021.10

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  • PeerJ International contribution

    2021.7 - Present

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  • PeerJ International contribution

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    2021.7

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  • PLOS Global Public Health International contribution

    2021.6 - Present

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  • PLOS Global Public Health International contribution

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    2021.6

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    2021

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:18

    Proceedings of International Conference Number of peer-reviewed papers:2

  • 座長 International contribution

    Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics  ( Japan ) 2020.11

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  • 運営委員 International contribution

    Asia-Pacific Association for Medical Informatics  ( Japan ) 2020.10

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    2020

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:7

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  • 企画立案・運営等, パネル司会・セッションチェア等, 審査・評価, 査読 International contribution

    3rd. Healthcare, SDGs, and Social Business International Conference  ( Japan ) 2019.11 - 2021.10

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  • 実行委員 International contribution

    3rd Social Business, Healthcare, SDGs International Conference  ( Japan ) 2019.11

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  • 3rd. Healthcare, SDGs, and Social Business International Conference

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    Ahmed Ashir  2019.11

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  • PLOS ONE International contribution

    2019.3 - Present

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    2019

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:13

    Proceedings of International Conference Number of peer-reviewed papers:7

  • 査読 International contribution

    International Conference on Family Planning  ( Japan ) 2018.11

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  • 実行委員 International contribution

    2nd Social Business, Healthcare, SDGs International Conference  ( Japan ) 2018.2

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  • Screening of academic papers

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    2018

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:5

    Proceedings of International Conference Number of peer-reviewed papers:35

  • 2nd. Healthcare, SDGs, and Social Business International Conference

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    Ahmed Ashir  2018

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    Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference  ( Japan ) 2017.8 - 2021.10

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  • Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health Conference

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    Masamine Jimba  2017.8

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  • 実行委員 International contribution

    1st Social Business, Healthcare, SDGs International Conference  ( Japan ) 2017.2

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    2017

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    Number of peer-reviewed articles in foreign language journals:7

    Number of peer-reviewed articles in Japanese journals:7

    Proceedings of International Conference Number of peer-reviewed papers:12

  • 1st. Healthcare, SDGs, and Social Business International Conference

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    Ahmed Ashir  2017

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  • 九州大学の国際共同研究への貢献

    グローバルヘルスケアチーム  2016.4

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  • ザンビアにおける妊産婦保健サービスのためのアフリカデジタル化研究 International coauthorship

    2023.7 - 2024.3

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  • バングラデシュ人妊婦のライフスタイルと妊娠糖尿病に関する研究 International coauthorship

    2023.4 - 2026.3

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  • Research on the lifestyle and gestational diabetes in Bangladeshi pregnant women

    Grant number:23K10916  2023 - 2025

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

    佐藤 洋子, 菊地 君与, イスラム ラフィクル

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    バングラデシュでは特徴的な食・睡眠習慣および食事内容等のライフスタイルがあり、さらには生活により生じる口腔状況や脱水が、妊娠糖尿病発症や重症化に起因している可能性がある。本研究では、バングラデシュ人妊婦における①ライフスタイルおよび口腔状況・脱水症に関する現状、②妊娠糖尿病とライフスタイルおよび口腔状況・脱水症の関連、を明らかにするため、質問紙調査および生理検査の縦断研究を行う。

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  • ザンビアにおける妊産婦保健サービスのためのアフリカデジタル化研究・産科健診スマホアプリ

    2023

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  • 研究調査助成

    2023

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    Grant type:Donation

  • SDGsのための母子継続ケア予測モデルの構築 International coauthorship

    2022.4 - 2025.3

    日本 

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

  • 日本におけるCOVID-19問題による社会・健康格差評価研究

    2022.2

    日本 

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    Authorship:Collaborating Investigator(s) (not designated on Grant-in-Aid) 

  • SDGsのための母子継続ケア予測モデルの構築

    Grant number:22K10527  2022 - 2024

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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  • 子どもの健康と環境に関する全国調査(エコチル調査)

    2021.7

    環境省 

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    Authorship:Collaborating Investigator(s) (not designated on Grant-in-Aid) 

  • 乳幼児栄養を改善するためのコミュニティー・ヘルス・ワーカーへのスーパービジョン International coauthorship

    2021.4

    東京大学(日本) 

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  • 母子継続ケアのためのICTを活用した遠隔健診の展開について

    Grant number:21KK0169  2021 - 2026

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Fostering Joint International Research (B)

    菊地 君与, イスラム ラフィクル, 錦谷 まりこ, 伊豆倉 理江子, 佐藤 洋子, 池田 すばる

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    本研究ではバングラデシュの実証サイトにおいて周産期・母性期・乳児期まで対応する改良母子遠隔健診システムを構築・実装化する。そして、母子に継続ケアが提供されることで、バングラデシュにおける母子の疾病罹患率や死亡率が改善するかを明らかにすることを目的とする。
    クラスターランダム化比較試験により、妊婦とその児を対象とし、遠隔での継続的な健診を実施する。研究のアウトカムとして、産前産後ケアの受診者率、健康状態の改善率、産後うつ率、妊娠・新生児合併症罹患率、児の栄養不良率とする。

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  • 乳幼児栄養を改善するためのコミュニティー・ヘルス・ワーカーへのスーパービジョン

    Grant number:21K10492  2021 - 2023

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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  • 乳幼児栄養を改善するためのコミュニティー・ヘルス・ワーカーへのスーパービジョン

    Grant number:21K10492  2021 - 2023

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

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    Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Scientific research funding

  • アジア地域における周産期保健医療開発及びグローバル人材 International coauthorship

    2020.4

    九州大学(日本) 

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  • アジアオセアニア研究教育機構 医療・健康クラスター PHCモジュール International coauthorship

    2020.4

    九州大学アジアオセアニア研究教育機構(日本) 

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    Authorship:Coinvestigator(s) 

  • サステイナブルな未来への研究助成

    2020

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    Grant type:Donation

  • 研究調査助成

    2020

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    Grant type:Donation

  • ICTによる母子遠隔健診研究 International coauthorship

    2019.7

    九州大学(日本) 

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

  • バングラデシュ

    2019 - 2020

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Bilateral program

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    Authorship:Principal investigator  Grant type:Joint research

  • 研究調査助成

    2019

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    Grant type:Donation

  • 遠隔医療教育を基盤にした「アジアにおける包括的医療水準の向上と均てん化

    2018

    九州大学QRプログラム・特定領域強化プロジェクト

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    Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:On-campus funds, funds, etc.

  • カンボジア国HIV感染児における口腔衛生状態と免疫力 International coauthorship

    2017.4 - 2023.3

    九州大学(日本) 

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    Authorship:Principal investigator 

  • HIV感染児の口腔ケアによるAIDS発症抑制の可能性に関する研究

    Grant number:17H04658  2017 - 2020

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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  • 環境・災害・健康・統治・人間科学の連携による問題解決型研究 International coauthorship

    2016.4 - 2020.3

    九州大学持続可能な社会のための決断科学センター 

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  • ポータブル・ヘルス・クリニック(バングラデシュ・インド・マレーシア・インドネシア他) International coauthorship

    2016.4

    九州大学(日本) 

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  • 環境・災害・健康・統治・人間科学の連携による問題解決型研究

    2016 - 2019

    フューチャー・アース構想の推進事業(科学技術振興機構)

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    Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Contract research

  • カンボジア国HIV感染児における口腔衛生状態と免疫力についての研究

    2016

    九州大学QRプログラム

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  • カンボジアにおける母子保健・感染症対策を統合する包括的継続ケア International coauthorship

    2015.4 - 2020.3

    東京農工大学(日本) 

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  • 保健関連ポスト国連ミレニアム開発目標における疾病対策戦略 International coauthorship

    2015.4 - 2018.3

    東京大学(日本) 

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  • カンボジアにおける母子保健・感染症対策を統合する包括的継続ケアの検証

    Grant number:15H05284  2015 - 2020

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

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  • 保健関連ポスト国連ミレニアム開発目標における疾病対策戦略

    2015 - 2019

    Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research  日本医療研究開発機構(AMED)

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    Authorship:Coinvestigator(s)  Grant type:Competitive funding other than Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  • ガーナ母子継続ケア(EMBRACE)実施研究 International coauthorship

    2012.6 - 2016.2

    国際協力機構(日本) 

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  • JICAガーナ母子継続ケア実施研究(EMBRACE)

    2012.4 - 2016.3

    Research commissions

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    Grant type:Other funds from industry-academia collaboration

  • ルワンダにおけるHIV研究

    2011

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  組織的な若手研究者海外派遣プログラムフェローシップ

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    Authorship:Principal investigator  Grant type:Joint research

  • ルワンダにおけるHIV研究

    2010

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  組織的な若手研究者海外派遣プログラムフェローシップ

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    Authorship:Principal investigator  Grant type:Joint research

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Educational Activities

  • 基幹教育における講義、学士課程教育と大学院修士課程における講義・研究指導を担当している。
    研究指導:
    1.学士課程教育
    卒業研究 4名/年の学生を指導
    2.大学院修士課程
    5名/年の修士論文を指導

Class subject

  • 国際保健と医療

    2023.10 - 2024.3   Second semester

  • 看護研究方法論Ⅱ

    2023.6 - 2023.8   Summer quarter

  • 看護学特別研究(菊地講師)

    2023.4 - 2024.3   Full year

  • 地域母子保健Ⅱ

    2023.4 - 2023.6   Spring quarter

  • 保健統計学

    2022.12 - 2023.2   Winter quarter

  • 国際保健と医療

    2022.10 - 2023.3   Second semester

  • 看護研究方法論Ⅱ

    2022.6 - 2022.8   Summer quarter

  • 看護学特別研究(菊地講師)

    2022.4 - 2023.3   Full year

  • 保健統計学

    2021.12 - 2022.2   Winter quarter

  • 国際保健と医療

    2021.10 - 2022.3   Second semester

  • 地域国際母子保健論Ⅰ

    2021.10 - 2021.12   Fall quarter

  • 看護研究方法論Ⅱ

    2021.6 - 2021.8   Summer quarter

  • 看護学特別研究(菊地講師)

    2021.4 - 2022.3   Full year

  • 保健統計学

    2020.12 - 2021.2   Winter quarter

  • 国際保健と医療

    2020.10 - 2021.3   Second semester

  • 看護研究方法論Ⅱ

    2020.6 - 2020.8   Summer quarter

  • 看護研究方法論Ⅰ

    2020.4 - 2020.6   Spring quarter

  • 地域国際母子保健論Ⅰ

    2020.4 - 2020.6   Spring quarter

  • データを活用した課題発見・提案セミナー

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 女性における決断科学

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 国際保健学概論

    2019.6 - 2019.8   Summer quarter

  • 女性における決断科学

    2018.12 - 2019.2   Winter quarter

  • データを活用した課題発見・提案セミナー

    2018.10 - 2018.12   Fall quarter

  • 女性における決断科学

    2018.6 - 2018.8   Summer quarter

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FD Participation

  • 2023.2   Role:Participation   Title:コロナ禍における臨地実習の教育の質の確保と今後の課題

    Organizer:Undergraduate school department

  • 2022.9   Role:Participation   Title:保健学部門における国際化の推進とグローバル人材の育成

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

  • 2022.2   Role:Participation   Title:With/After コロナにおける国際交流の在り方

    Organizer:Undergraduate school department

  • 2021.9   Role:Participation   Title:With/Postコロナ時代の保健学実習・講義のあり方

    Organizer:Undergraduate school department

  • 2021.2   Role:Participation   Title:カリキュラム改正に向けたAI教育導入の検討

    Organizer:Undergraduate school department

  • 2020.9   Role:Participation   Title:遠隔授業の現状を踏まえた今後の活用に向けて!

    Organizer:[Undergraduate school/graduate school/graduate faculty]

  • 2020.9   Role:Participation   Title:M2B学習支援システム講習会(オンライン開催)◇初級編・中級編◇10:00~12:00

    Organizer:University-wide

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Participation in international educational events, etc.

  • 2020.11

    九州大学保健学部門

    保健学国際フォーラム

Outline of Social Contribution and International Cooperation activities

  • 九州大学 グローバルヘルスケアチーム(2016~)
    九州大学 アジアオセアニア研究教育機構 医療・健康クラスター(2020~)

Social Activities

  • 九州大学 定例記者会見 内閣府女性のチャレンジ賞にかかる研究報告

    2023

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    九州大学 定例記者会見 内閣府女性のチャレンジ賞にかかる研究報告

  • 九州大学 定例記者会見 内閣府女性のチャレンジ賞にかかる研究報告

    2023

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Media Coverage

  • 2023 Recipients and Award-winning Organizations: "Prime Minister's Award for Achievement in Creating a Gender-Equal Society" and "Women's Challenge Award" Promotional material

    Gender Equality Bureau Cabinet Office  共同参画  2023.8

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  • 令和5年度内閣府「⼥性のチャレンジ賞特別部門賞」を受賞 Promotional material

    九州大学企画部社会共創課共創企画係  九州大学 x SDGs  2023.8

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  • 「女性のチャレンジ賞」で九州大の菊地君与講師ら表彰 Newspaper, magazine

    西日本新聞  2023.6

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  • 「東洋経済ACADEMIC SDGsに取り組む大学特集 Vol.4」にて九州大学アジア・オセアニア研究教育機構のSDGsへの取り組み例として掲載された。 Newspaper, magazine

    東洋経済  2022.7

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  • 東洋経済ACADEMIC SDGsに取り組む大学特集 Vol.4 Newspaper, magazine

    東洋経済  九州大学アジア・オセアニア研究教育機構のSDGsへの取り組み例として掲載  2022.7

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Activities contributing to policy formation, academic promotion, etc.

  • 2022.9 - Present   九州大学 学術研究・産学官連携本部

    国際ネットワークを構築するには? 九大教員の24のグッドプラクティス(学内限定資料)

  • 2021.10 - Present   九州大学 学術研究・産学官連携本部

    「国際ネットワーク構築の項事例集」としてルワンダやカンボジアでの研究活動の紹介(学内ホームページ)

  • 2016.4 - Present   グローバルヘルスケアチーム

    九州大学の国際共同研究への貢献