• The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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• 제8권7호
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• pp.121-127
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• 2021

This study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on exchange rates of the top ten currencies according to their trading value with Thailand by employing a regression analysis. Data includes daily number of COVID-19 cases - confirmed, new, deaths - and exchange rates against Thai Baht - CNY, JPY, USD, MYR, SGD, VND, IDR, AUD, HKD, TWD - which cover the period from January 2, 2020 to December 15, 2020. Results show that the confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Thailand relate to changes in all exchange rates; CNY, MYR, SGD, VND, AUD, and TWD have depreciated in relation to the THB, whereas JPY, USD, IDR, and HKD have appreciated. Furthermore, the new cases and deaths of COVID-19 have similar associations with almost all exchange rates. Deprecation of the JPY, USD, VND, HKD, and TWD in relation to the THB is due to new cases, on the contrary the MYR, IDR, and AUD have appreciated. Likewise, the JPY, USD, VND, and HKD have depreciated, but the CNY, MYR, SGD, and AUD have appreciated in relation to the THB owing to deaths cases. The study findings provide useful knowledge to manage an exchange rate risk for business and could help policymakers to improve the efficiency of exchange rate.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7437-7441
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• 2014

Background: Acceptability of self-sampling HPV testing is confirmed worldwide. However, some cultural differences may affect this question. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the acceptability of self-sampling HPV testing in Thai women. Materials and Methods: One hundred women aged 30-65 years with an intact cervix were included in this study. The participants were asked to do the Pap test by physicians and then brush type self-sampling instruments were assigned for self-collection and finally completed a questionnaire for acceptability evaluation. The questionnaire contains 2 parts. Part one covered general information of the participants and part two is the acceptability questions. Results: Mean age was 40.6 years. The incidence of high risk HPV detection in this study was 16%. The most common reason for doing Pap smear was for annual checkup. On the topic of ease of use, 85 % of the subjects agreed. Most of the participants (82%) reported that they felt less pain. However, reliability of the result was not satisfactory because 37% of the participants hesitated to rely on the results of the test. According to the price, if the price is less than 1,000 Baht (32.59 Baht = 1USD), 82% of the subjects would use it for their next screening. Conclusions: The acceptability of self-sampling device in this study is quite good but the reliability of the test was questioned by some of the participants. Moreover, the price of the test in Thailand may also influence the acceptability of the test.

• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.426-431
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 각국 화폐의 환율변동성이 우리나라 원화의 환율변동성에 미치는 전이효과를 분석하였다. 분석을 위하여 G7 국가로서의 선진국 화폐인 일본 엔화, 유로화, 영국 파운드화, 캐나다 달러화와 우리나라가 지리적으로 가까이 위치해 있는 아시아 오세아니아 지역의 화폐인 태국 바트화, 인도네시아 루피아화, 싱가포르 달러화, 호주 달러화가 사용되었다. 연구기간은 2009년 1월부터 2017년 12월까지이며 주별 자료를 사용하였고 분석방법으로는 GARCH(1,1) 모형이 사용되었다. 분석결과, 일본 엔화, 유로화, 영국 파운드화, 태국 바트화 및 인도네시아 루피아화의 환율변동성이 우리나라 원화 환율변동성에 미치는 영향은 유의하지 않았으며, 캐나다 달러화, 싱가포르 달러화와 호주 달러화의 환율변동성이 우리나라 원화환율변동성에 영향을 미치는 전이효과는 유의하였다. 본 연구를 위하여 선택된 국가들을 경제체제와 구조면에서 평가해 볼 때, 일본, 영국 및 유로화 사용 국가는 우리나라보다 높은 수준에 있고, 태국과 인도네시아는 우리나라보다 낮은 수준에 있으며, 캐나다, 싱가포르, 호주는 비슷한 수준에 있다고 말할 수 있다. 그러므로 본 논문의 연구에서 우리나라 화폐의 환율변동성에 영향을 미치는 화폐로서 캐나다달러화, 싱가포르 달러화, 호주 달러화가 채택된 분석결과는 경제체제나 구조가 유사한 국가들 간의 환율변동성 전이현상 때문에 나타난 결과라고 추정할 수 있으며, 지역적으로 근접한 나라들 사이에서 환율변동성 전이현상이 일어난다고 주장하는 선행연구들과는 배치된다고 말할 수 있다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권20호
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• pp.9015-9019
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• 2014

The study aimed to compare the 2 main types of insurance used by colorectal cancer (CRC) patients in a university hospital in Thailand: universal coverage (UC) and 'Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme' (CSMBS) in terms of hospital expenditure and survival outcomes. CRC cases in stages I-IV who were operated on and had completed their adjuvant therapy in Songklanagarind Hospital from 2004 through 2013 were retrospectively reviewed regarding their hospital expenditure, focusing on surgical and chemotherapy costs. Of 1,013 cases analyzed, 524 (51.7%) were in the UC group while 489 (48.3%) belonged to the CSMBS group. Cases with stage IV disease were significantly more frequent in the UC group. Average total treatment expenditure (TTE) was 143,780 Thai Baht (THB) (1 US$ =~ 30 THB). The TTE increased with tumor stage and the chemotherapy cost contributed the most to the TTE increment. TTE in the CSMBS group was significantly higher than in the UC group for stage II-III CRCs. The majority of cases in the UC group (65.5%) used deGramont or Mayo as their first line regimen, and the proportion of cases who started with a capecitabine-based regimen (XELOX or $Xeloda^{(R)}$) was significantly higher in the CSMBS group (61.0% compared to 24.5% in the UC group, p-value < 0.01). On survival analysis, overall survival (OS) and progress free survival in the CSMBS group were significantly better than in the UC group. The 5-year OS in the CSMBS and UC groups were 84.3% and 74.6%, respectively (p-value < 0.01). In conclusion, the study indicates that in Thailand, the type of insurance influences resource utilization, especially the choice of chemotherapy, in CRC cases. This disparity in treatment, in turn, results in a gap in treatment outcomes.