User profiles for Kaung Thu

Kaung Si Thu

Chulalongkorn University, Ph.D. Student
Verified email at student.chula.ac.th
Cited by 9

New HIV testing technologies in the context of a concentrated epidemic and evolving HIV prevention: qualitative research on HIV self‐testing among men who have …

AL Wirtz, E Clouse, V Veronese, KH Thu… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Global effort to increase early diagnosis and engagement in HIV care emphasize
the importance of developing novel approaches to reaching those missed by traditional …

[HTML][HTML] “We are not gays… don't tell me those things”: engaging 'hidden'men who have sex with men and transgender women in HIV prevention in Myanmar

V Veronese, E Clouse, AL Wirtz, KH Thu, S Naing… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background In Myanmar, HIV is concentrated among key populations, yet less than half of
the estimated 250,000 men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) …

[HTML][HTML] Association of ZFHX3 gene variation with atrial fibrillation, cerebral infarction, and lung thromboembolism: an autopsy study

KTT Zaw, N Sato, S Ikeda, KS Thu, MN Mieno, T Arai… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Aim We aimed to study a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), rs2106261, in the transcription
factor gene, ZFHX3, in atrial fibrillation (AF) and other related phenotypes by phenome …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives of health and community stakeholders on community-delivered models of malaria elimination in Lao People's Democratic Republic: A qualitative …

…, C Louangphaxay, W Htike, JC Cutts, KM Thu… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
In the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR), village health volunteers play an
important role in providing health services including those to reduce the burden of malaria. Over …

[HTML][HTML] Performance and feasibility of reactive surveillance and response strategies for malaria elimination in Vietnam: a mixed-methods study

…, TVA Ngo, DT Ngo, W Htike, N Aye Tun, KM Thu… - Malaria Journal, 2023 - Springer
Background To enhance malaria elimination, Vietnam adopted a Reactive Surveillance and
Response (RASR) Strategy in which malaria case notification and investigation must be …

[HTML][HTML] Reducing malaria transmission in forest-going mobile and migrant populations in Lao PDR and Cambodia: protocol for stepped-wedge cluster-randomised …

…, PA Agius, MC Oo, NH Galau, KM Thu… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Background Countries of the Greater Mekong Sub-region aim to achieve malaria elimination
by 2030. In the region, malaria is concentrated in high-risk areas and populations such as …

High acceptability of HIV self-testing in a randomized trial among transgender women and men who have sex with men, Myanmar

…, S Naing, SHH Mon, AZ Paing, EK Mon, KH Thu… - AIDS care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
HIV self-testing (HIVST) shows promise to improve HIV diagnosis among those seeking
privacy and anonymity in HIV testing. This may include sexual and gender diverse populations, …

[HTML][HTML] Trajectory of confirmed cases and deaths: fourth wave of COVID-19 epidemic in Myanmar

YM Htun, T Aung, MS Kyi, NH Shan, ZT Winn, KS Thu… - Virology Journal, 2023 - Springer
The current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute
respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has affected day-to-day life worldwide and presents an …

[HTML][HTML] A mobile phone application for malaria case-based reporting to advance malaria surveillance in Myanmar: a mixed methods evaluation

WH Oo, W Htike, JC Cutts, KM Win, KM Thu, MC Oo… - Malaria journal, 2021 - Springer
Background To achieve malaria elimination in the Greater Mekong Subregion, including
Myanmar, it is necessary to ensure all malaria cases are detected, treated, and reported in a …

[HTML][HTML] The parasol protocol: an implementation science study of HIV continuum of care interventions for gay men and transgender women in Burma/Myanmar

AL Wirtz, S Naing, E Clouse, KH Thu… - JMIR Research …, 2017 - researchprotocols.org
Background: Efforts to improve HIV diagnosis and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation
among people living with HIV and reduce onward transmission of HIV rely on innovative …