Journal of Tropical Diseases & Public Health

School of Public Health, National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Biography

Associate Prof. Khun Kim Eam is currently a Deputy Director of the National Centre for Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control (CENAT) and has been a lecturer in the School of Public Health, National Institute of Public Health since 2007. His background was a medical doctor, graduated in 1991 from the faculty of medicine, the University of Health Sciences, Phnom Penh Cambodia. In 2004, he got his Master of Public Health Degree from the Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium. He has a lot of experience in TB. He is now lecturing the course of Vertical Analysis in TB, Dengue and diabetes.

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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