Monthly student activities and publications

Publication

2024/December: Under the supervision of Dr. Emilie Matsumoto-Takahashi, the joint research with research student Wills Peter Otieno, Master's student Eunice Abena Kwatemaa Ankapon, and graduate student Kanae Nomura, was published in Tropical Medicine and Health.

Authors: Wills Peter Otieno, Eunice Abena Kwatemaa Ankapong, Kanae Nomura, Emilie Louise Akiko Matsumoto-Takahashi
Title: Higher temperatures and being an ethnic minority reduce mosquito net use in Lao PDR: an analysis of Lao PDR’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey and Earth observation satellite data

> https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-024-00669-2

Using earth observation satellite data and epidemiological data, we analyzed the determinants of mosquito net use in Laos and found that the higher the temperature, the lower the mosquito net use. The results also suggest that mosquito net use, an important infection control measure, needs to be intensified mainly among ethnic minorities.

2024/December Abir Nagata, a MPH graduate, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, a phD student, Associate professor Kazunari Onishi and professor Mahbubur Rahman’s co-authored paper was published in BMJ

> https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/11/e092019

Presentation

2024/October Abir Nagata, a MPH graduate and associate professor Kazunari Onishi gave a presentation at the following conference.

Conference: The 83rd Annual Meeting of Japanese Society of Public Health (Hokkaido)
Presentation type: Poster Presentation (English session)
Date: Oct 29th-31st 2024
Research title: Neurodevelopmental milestones in children with allergic diseases.
Authors: Abir Nagata, Toshio Masumoto, Kazue Ishitsuka, Kazunari Onishi, and the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group.