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Mr.Panupong Upala

Mr.Panupong Upala

Lecturer in Biomedical Technology and Health Analytics Programme

Tel: +66 (0) 5391 6913
E-mail: panupong.upa@mfu.ac.th

 

 

Education

  • M.Sc.    Public Health, Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand    
  • B.Sc.     Medical Technology,Chiang Mai University, Thailand       

 

Speciallization

  • Epidemiology
  • Biostatistic

 

Google Scholar Link
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=0XEajVwAAAAJ&hl=th&authuser=2 

Awards/Publications

  • Udplong A, Apidechkul T, Srichan P, Mulikaburt T, Wongnuch P, Kitchanapaibul S, Upala P, Chomchoei C, Yeemard F, Tamornpark R, Singkhorn O. Drivers, Facilitators, and Sources of Stigma Among Akha and Lahu Hill Tribe People who used Methamphetamine in Thailand: A Qualitative approach. BMC Public health. 2022: 22(1); 1-11.
  • Apidechkil T, Tamornpark R, Chomchiei C, Upala P, Yeemard F. Association Between Lifestyle Behaviors and Hypertension Among Hill Tribe Adults in Thailand: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. 2022; 9: 1517-27.
  • Apidechkil T, Chomchiei C, Upala P, Tamornpark R. Epidemiology of prediabetes mellitus among hill tribe adults in Thailand. PLOS ONE. 2022: 1-13.
  • Kitchanapaibul S, Apidechkul T, Srichan P, Mulikaburt T, Singkhorn O, Udplong A, Upala P, Chomchoei C, Yeemard F, Tamornpark R, Wongnuch P. Status of the stateless population in Thailand: How does stigma matter in their life? PloS one. 2022; 17(3): e0264959.
  • Apidechkul T, Chomchoei C, Upala P. Epidemiology of undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus among hill tribe adults in Thailand. 2021. Scientific Reports. 12(1); 1-9.
  • Wongnuch P, Ruanjai T, Mee-inta A, Inta C, Apidechkul T, Tamornpark R, Upala P, Chomchoei C, Thutsanti P. Narratives of Structural and Cultural Violence in the Context of the Stateless Hill Tribes Living with HIV/ AIDS in Chiang Rai, Thailand. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review. 2022; 22(1): 13-23.
  • Kullawong N, Apidechkul T, Upala P, Tamornpark R, Keawdounglek V, Wongfu C, Yeemard F, Khunthason S, Chomchoei C. Factors associated with elevated low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels among hill tribe people aged 30 years and over in Thailand: a cross-sectional study. BMC public health. 2021; 21(1): 1-10.
  • Upala P, Apidechkul T, Wongfu C, Khunthason S, Kullawong N, Keawdounglek V, Chomchoei C, Yeemard F, Tamornpark R. Factors associated with hypertriglyceridemia among the hill tribe people aged 30 years and over, Thailand: a cross-sectional study. BMC public health. 2021; 21(1): 1-9.
  • Seeprasert P, Tamornpark R, Apidechkul T, Panjaphothiwat N, Singkhorn O, Upala P, Sunsern R. Associations between sexual violence, domestic violence, neglect, and alcohol consumption among Lahu hill tribe families in northern Thailand. 2021. Women's Health; 17: 17455065211065863.
  • Lwin TT, Apidechkul T, Saising J, Upala P, Tamornpark R. Barriers to accessing TB clinics among Myanmar TB patients attending a Thailand-Myanmar border hospital: a qualitative approach. Journal of Health Research. 2021: 209-18.
  • Panjaphothiwat N, Tamornpark R, Apidechkul T, Seeprasert P, Singkhorn O, Upala P, Thutsanti P, Yeemard F, Sunsern R. Factors associated with domestic violence in the Lahu hill tribe of northern Thailand: A cross-sectional study. PloS one. 2021; 16(3): e0248587.
  • Apidechkul T, Yeemard F, Chomchoei C, Upala P, Tamornpark R. Epidemiology of thalassemia among the hill tribe population in Thailand. PloS one. 2021; 16(2): e0246736.
  • Lwin TT, Apidechkul T, Saising J, Upala P, Tamornpark R, Chomchoei C, Yeemard F, Suttana W, Sunsern S. Prevalence and determinants of TB infection in a rural population in northeastern Myanmar. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2020; 20(1): 1-11.
  • Mee-Inta A, Tamornpark R, Yeemard F, Upala P, Apidechkul T. Pulmonary function and factors associated with current smoking among the hill tribe populations in northern Thailand: a cross-sectional study. BMC public health. 2020; 20(1): 1-10.
  • Upala P, Apidechkul T, Tamornpark R, Chomchoei C, Yeemard F. Seroprevalence and factors associated with hepatitis B infection among the hill tribe adult population in Thailand: a cross-sectional study. BMC Infectious Diseases. 2020; 20(1): 1-11.
  • Apidechkul T, Chomchoei C, Wongnuch P, Tamornpark R, Upala P, Yeemard F, Poomiphak Na Nongkhai M, Nachaiwieng W, Sunsern R. Associations of Childhood experiences and methamphetamine use among Akha and Lahu hill tribe youths in northern Thailand: A cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 2020; 15(6): e0234923.
  • Chomchoei C, Apidechkul T, Keawdounglek V, Wongfu C. Khunthason S. Kullawong N, Tamornpark R, Upala P, Yeemard F. Prevalence of and factors associated with depression among hill tribe individuals aged 30 years and over in Thailand. Heliyon. 2020; 6(6): e04273.
  • Srichan P, Apidechkul T, Tamornpark R, Yeemard F, Khunthason S, Kitchanapaiboon S, Wongnuch P, Wongphaet A, Upala P. Knowledge, Attitude and Preparedness to Respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Among the Bordered Population of Northern Thailand in the Early Period of the Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study. THE LANCET. 2020.
  • Tamornpark R, Yeemard F, Upala P, Apidechkul T. Readiness in response the epidemic of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) among young adults in Chiang Rai province, Thailand. J Health Sci Altern Med. 2020; 2(1): 25-30.
  • Somprasong K, Apidechkul T, Kullawong N, Upala P, Tamornpark R, Chomchoei C, Yeemard F, Khunthason S, Keawdounglek V, Wongfu C. Prevalence of and factors associated with hypertension among the hill tribe population aged 35 years and over in northern Thailand: a cross-sectional study. American Journal of Cardiovascular Disease. 2020; 10(1): 6-16.
  • Srichan P, Apidechkul T, Tamornpark R, Yeemard F, Khunthason S, Kitchanapaiboon S, Wongnuch P, Wongphaet A, Upala P. Knowledge, attitudes and preparedness to respond to COVID-19 among the border population of northern Thailand in the early period of the pandemic: a crosssectional study. WHO South-East Asia journal of public health. 2020; 9(2): 118-25
  • Chomchoei C, Apidechkul T, Wongnuch P, Tamornpark R, Upala P, Poomiphak Na Nongkhai M. Perceived factors influencing the initiation of methamphetamine use among Akha and Lahu youths: a qualitative approach. BMC public health. 2019; 19(1): 1-11.
  • Singkorn O, Apidechkul T, Putsa B, Detpetukyon S, Sunsern R, Thutsanti P, Tamornpark R, Upala P, Inta C. Factor associated with alcohol use among Lahu and Akha hill tribe youths, northern Thailand. Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention, and Policy. 2019; 14(1): 1-14.
  • <style type="text/css"> </style> Laingoen O, Apidechkul T, Upala P, Tamornpark R, Foungnual C, Paramee R. Cost-effectiveness of TB treatments to Burmese and Laotian patients by Thai hospitals on the border with Myanmar and Laos. Journal of Health Research. 2019; 34(1): 13-21. Thutsanti P, Apidechkul T, Inta C, Upala P, Tamornpark R. Adaptation to Thai citizenship: A case study of Thai-Chinese Yunnan, Mae Fah Laung District, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Journal of Health Science and Alternative Medicine. 2019; 1(1): 8-13.
  • Thutsanti P, Apidechkul T, Inta C, Upala P, Tamornpark R. Adaptation to Thai citizenship: A case study of Thai-Chinese Yunnan, Mae Fah Laung District, Chiang Rai, Thailand. Journal of Health Science and Alternative Medicine. 2019; 1(1): 8-13.
  • Chomchoei C, Apidechkul T, Khunthason S, Kullawong N, Keawdounglek V, Tamornpark R, Upala P, Yeemard F, Wongfu C. Prevalence and Factors Associated with Type 2 Diabeted Mllitus among Middle-Aged and Elderly Lisu Hill tribe People, Northern Thailand: A Cross-sectional Study. Journal of Health Science and Alterative Medicine. 2019; 1(3): 17-23.
  • Charoensook P, Upala P, Anuwatnonthakate A, Ruanjai T, Apidechkul T. Pulmonary tuberculosis screening and quality of life among migrant workers, Northern Thailand. The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries. 2018; 12(12): 1052-61.
  • Upala P, Apidechkul T, Suttana W, Kullawong N, Tamornpark R, Inta C. Molecular epidemiology and clinical features of hand, foot and mouth disease in northern Thailand in 2016: a prospective cohort study. BMC Infectious disease. 2018; 18(1): 1-14.
  • Tamornpark T, Apidechkul T, Upala P, Inta C. Factors associated with type 2 diabetes mellitus among the elderly hill tribe population in Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal Trop Med Public Health. 2017; 48(5): 1072-82.
  • Upala P, Apidechkul T, Suttana W, Aimkosa R. Epidemiology of hand foot mouth disease in Northern Thailand in 2016: A prospective cohort study. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Disease. 2017; 7(6): 321-6.