Vol. 1 No. 1 (2015): Nov-Issue, 2015

Published: 2015-11-16

Editorial

Bhutan Health Journal : initiating a new era in Bhutan

Phurb Dorji

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Original Article

Assessment of HIV risk behaviors, practices and knowledge among people living with HIV in Bhutan, 2011

Jit B. Darnal, Pawinee Doung-ngern, Lungten Z. Wangchuk, Mongal S. Gurung, Witaya Swaddiwudhipong

1-10
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Average birth weight of term newborn babies: a hospital based study in Thimphu, Bhutan

Phurb Dorji

11-14
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The effects of a behavioral change program in reducing the house index of mosquito larvae in households in Phetcabun province, Thailand

Ugyen Tshering, Kamonchanok Pooma, Kiratikarn Meksaengsee, Nongnooch Aiemsa-ard

15-22
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Preference of place of delivery and its determinants: a cross-sectional study in Chukha district, Bhutan

Kencho Wangdi, Mongal S. Gurung, Dorji Pelzom, Tashi Dema, Sonam Wangdi

23-29
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Prevalence, determinants and outcomes of unplanned pregnancy and perspectives on termination of pregnancy among women in Nganglam, Bhutan

Jigme Choden, Rinzin Pem, Abhijeet Pathak

30-38
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Prevalence and socio-cultural determinants of domestic violence among married women in Thimphu, Bhutan

Kencho Wangmo

39-48
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Status of Thiamin deficiency in boarding school children from seven districts in Bhutan with previous history of peripheral neuropathy outbreaks: a cohort study

Laigden Dzed, Tandin Dorji, Dorji Pelzom, Guru P. Dhakal, Pema Yangchen, Kinley Wangmo

49-56
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Review Article

Etiology of illness in traditional Bhutanese medicine

Jigme Singye

57-61
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Case Report

Primary Tuberculosis of pharynx-diagnostic difficulties, complications and treatment

Tika R. Adhikari, Rahmat Omar

62-65
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View Point

Balancing traditional beliefs and medical science: mental health care in Bhutan

Damber K. Nirola, Judith C. Durham, Kurt L. Kraus

66-69
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Pediatric tele-echocardiography in the diagnosis of congenital heart diseases in a regional referral hospital in eastern Bhutan

Purushotam Bhandari, Ruwan Morawakkorala

70-73
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