Population characteristics in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Frisén, Carl M.

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“…The Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) is situated in the South East Asian region bordered by Thailand, Vietnam, China, Cambodia, and Burma. The population of the Lao PDR is estimated to be 7 million, comprising of 3 major ethnic groups: the Lao Loum, Lao Theung, and Lao Soung . The Lao Loum, or T'ai speaking Lao, account for the majority (approximately 70%) of the Lao population, and the remaining 30% of the population consists of the Mon‐Khmer tribes (Lao Theung) and the Lao Soung .…”

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“…19 The Lao Loum, or T'ai speaking Lao, account for the majority (approximately 70%) of the Lao population, and the remaining 30% of the population consists of the Mon-Khmer tribes (Lao Theung) and the Lao Soung. 19 Their culture and language strongly shape Laotian society today. Epidemiological data on thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies in the Lao PDR population are currently only available from a few studies.…”

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Molecular prevalence of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies among the Lao Loum Group in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Phanmany

Chanprasert

Munkongdee

et al. 2019

Int J Lab Hematology

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Introduction Thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies are the most prevalent inherited anemias detected in South East Asians. These disorders represent not only a clinical health problem but also a socioeconomic problem for this region. Regarding the prevention and control of thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies in the Lao PDR, screening and diagnostic strategies should be strongly considered. The knowledge about the prevalence and molecular genotyping of thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies among the Lao Loum group, which includes the majority of Lao people, is now limited, making the prevention and control of thalassemias difficult. Methods This study aimed to determine the prevalence of thalassemia among Lao Loum subjects of reproductive age. Multiplex gap PCR and direct sequencing were used to investigate the mutations of α‐globin and β‐globin genes. Results Thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies were detected in 154 of 354 (43.50%) patients, and 22 different genotypes were identified in this cohort. Remarkably, high frequencies of hemoglobin E, α0 –thalassemia (‐‐SEA), and α+ –thalassemia (‐α3.7) were noted. A variety of hematologic features was observed, including co‐inheritance of heterozygous HbE and heterozygous α‐thalassemia, which was associated with significantly lower levels of MCV and MCH values than those observed in typical HbE heterozygotes. Female participants who were heterozygous for β0 or co‐inheritance of heterozygous βE with heterozygous α‐thalassemia exhibited mild anemia. Conclusion Our data show that thalassemias and hemoglobinopathies have become health problems imposing a serious burden in the Lao PDR. Prevention programs aimed at decreasing the incidence of severe thalassemia diseases should be designed and initiated.

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Molecular prevalence of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies among the Lao Loum Group in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Phanmany

Chanprasert

Munkongdee

et al. 2019

Int J Lab Hematology

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“…Fertility in Laos remained high relative to its neighbours. For example, the estimated TFR for 1985 in Laos is comparable with the 1960 estimate for Thailand (Frisen, ). Posterior uncertainty about the SRB is high and our results provide no evidence to suggest that levels were atypical between 1985 and 2005.…”

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“…Fertility rates in Laos have fallen since 1985 but remain high relative to other Asian countries. Very little has been written about sex ratios for Laos (but see Frisen (1991)).…”

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Bayesian Reconstruction of Two-Sex Populations By Age: Estimating Sex Ratios at Birth and Sex Ratios of Mortality

Wheldon

Raftery

Clark

et al. 2015

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A: Statistics in Society

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Summary The original version of Bayesian reconstruction, a method for estimating age-specific fertility, mortality, migration and population counts of the recent past with uncertainty, produced estimates for female-only populations. Here we show how two-sex populations can be similarly reconstructed and probabilistic estimates of various sex ratio quantities obtained. We demonstrate the method by reconstructing the populations of India from 1971 to 2001, Thailand from 1960 to 2000, and Laos from 1985 to 2005. We found evidence that in India, sex ratio at birth exceeded its conventional upper limit of 1.06, and, further, increased over the period of study, with posterior probability above 0.9. In addition, almost uniquely, we found evidence that life expectancy at birth (e0) was lower for females than for males in India (posterior probability for 1971–1976 equal to 0.79), although there was strong evidence for a narrowing of the gap through to 2001. In both Thailand and Laos, we found strong evidence for the more usual result that e0 was greater for females and, in Thailand, that the difference increased over the period of study.

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“…There is a lack of detailed information about population issues in the Lao People's Democratic Republic. The available estimates are based on the results of the most recent national census, which was taken in 1985, and a multiround survey of a sub-sample of the population conducted during the period 1988-1991 (Frisen, 1991;D'Souza, 1992;State Statistical Centre, 1993). No contraceptive prevalence survey has ever been undertaken on a large scale, although a limited demographic and health survey was carried out in one district of the Vientiane Municipality in 1991 (Foley and Vongsak, 1991).…”

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Socio-cultural and economic determinants of contraceptive use in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Phimmasone¹,

Oudom²,

Fauveau³

et al. 1994

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

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Population characteristics in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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Molecular prevalence of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies among the Lao Loum Group in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Molecular prevalence of thalassemia and hemoglobinopathies among the Lao Loum Group in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

Bayesian Reconstruction of Two-Sex Populations By Age: Estimating Sex Ratios at Birth and Sex Ratios of Mortality

Socio-cultural and economic determinants of contraceptive use in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic

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