Watcharakorn Riabroi

Email: w.riabroi.1@research.gla.ac.uk or riabroi.w@hotmail.com

Research title: Influencing Factors towards Thai Adolescents’ Decision

Research Summary

I am a Public Health Technical Officer (Professional Level). I used to work at Primary Health Care Unit in rural community, Sirindhorn College of Public Health Khonkaen, Office of Disease Prevention and Control Chonburi as well as Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health, Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), Thailand for 16 years. Before moving to work at the Division of Primary Health Care, Department of Health Service Support, MoPH.

I have won a full scholarship from the Royal Thai Government for pursuing a doctoral degree and wish to study in the field of Public Health. My research interests focus on adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, particularly in teenage pregnancy prevention and solution aspect. Therefore, my research title is "Factors Influencing Thai Adolescents' Decision-making on Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS) Utilisation" 

Publications

Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health. (2017). The Action Plan of the National Strategy on Prevention and Solution of Adolescent Pregnancy B.E. 2560-2569 (2017-2026) pursuant to the Act for Prevention and Solution of the Adolescent Pregnancy Problem B.E. 2559 (2016). (Thai)

Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health. (2017). The Action Plan of the 2nd Policy and Strategy of National Reproductive Health Development, 2017-2026: Promotion of Healthy Birth and Child Development (2017-2019). (Thai)

Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health. (2016) . Sex Education/Communication Manual for Families with Adolescents. (Thai)

Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health. (2016) . Guidelines for the Provision of Youth Friendly Health Services (YFHS) in the Sub-district Health Promoting Hospitals. (Thai)

Bureau of Reproductive Health, Department of Health. (2016). Integrated Teaching Guideline on Sex Education and Life Skills among Thai Students. (Thai)

Chaiklieng, S., Riabroi, W. and Puntumethakul R., (2012). Ergonomic Risk Factors and Repetitive Strain Injuries among Workers of the Stone Sculpture Industry, Chonburi Province. [Electronic version]. KKU Res. J., 17(2), 325-337.

Riabroi, W. and Chaiklieng, S. (2011). Repetitive Strain Injuries among Workers of the Stone Sculpture Industry, Chonburi Province. [Electronic version]. KKU-JPHR., 4(3), 11-20. 12.

Riabroi, W., Chanaboon, S. and Jata, S. (2010). Solid Waste Management in the Communities among the Public Health Students of Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Khon Kaen. [Thai]. Khon Kaen: Sirindhorn College of Public Health, Khon Kaen

Conference

Poster presentation;

Ergonomic Risk Factors and Repetitive Strain Injuries among Workers of the Stone Sculpture Industry, Chonburi Province. (The 3rd International Conference on Public Health among Greater Mekong Sub-Region Countries, 9-10 August 2011, LAO PDR).

Healthcare Service Utilization among Rural Elderly in North Thailand. (The 28th Japan Association for International Health Congress, 2-3 November 2013, Meio University, Okinawa, JAPAN).

The Utilization of Healthcare Services among Rural Elderly in North Thailand. (The 1 st International Conference on Global Aging Tsukuba, 24 January, 2014, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, JAPAN).

Oral presentation;

Health Services Use among Rural Aging in North Thailand. (The 15th International Conference of Public Health Sciences “Public Health Society: Bridging Our Environment and Our Health”, 1 October, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand).