Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

Department of Preventive Medicines, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Biography

Chhun Loun is a chief doctor at the communicable disease department at the Ministry of Health, Combodia. He is also associate with the department of Preventive Medicines, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Publications

• Research Article   
  Bidirectional Screening of Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis in Cambodia
  Author(s): Soy Ty Kheang*, Huot Theang, Khun Kim Eam, Mao Tan Eang, Sok Kong, Chhun Loun, Aida Olkkonen, Hala Jassim AlMossawi and Neeraj Kak
  
  Background: Cambodia has a high burden of Tuberculosis (TB) with an incidence rate of 326 per 100,000 population in 2018 and rapidly increasing rates of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) with prevalence rate 9.6% in 2016. The introduction of the first national guidelines for the management of TB/DM co-morbidity in 2014 has resulted in the introduction of coordinated service delivery. Objective: This study aimed to assess the performance and the results of bidirectional TB/DM screening, diagnosis of co-morbidity, and enrollment in treatment in 7 health operational districts in 5 provinces in Cambodia. Methods: The retrospective study reviewed patient records of 6,463 DM patients and 8,403 TB patients who received treatment between July 2016 and February 2019 in 7 referral hospitals and 113 health centers. Results:.. View more»
  

  DOI: 10.35248/2329-891X.19.7.326

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