Sansnee Jirojwong

• Biography
• Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise
• Grants / Current Projects
• Awards and Recognition
• Publications

Biography

Dr Sansnee Jirojwong has more than 13 years teaching and research experiences at Australian universities. Prior to moving to Australia, Sansnee taught nursing students in Thailand and Brunei.

Sansnee has conducted a number of community based research projects in  Thailand, Brunei and in Australian rural & urban areas. The majority of her projects explore social, cultural and beliefs as factors associated with the use or non-use of health care services by disadvantaged groups. Many of her publications are refereed journal articles and book chapters. Her publications are widely cited by researchers and academic in the areas of migrant health and rural health.

Sansnee and her research team have developed a DVD-health education resource for Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes. She also has been a senior editor of two textbooks published by the Oxford University Press (Population Health, Communities and Health Promotion, 2009; Research Methods in Nursing and Midwifery: Pathways to Evidenced-Based Practice, 2011) and an author for seven chapters.

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Areas of Research / Teaching Expertise

Migrant health, quantitaive research, use of health and social services, disadvantaged groups.

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Grants / Current Projects

Department of Health and Ageing: Chronic Disease Self-management/ Lifestyle and Risk Modification Grant (2009) (Jirojwong, S., Hillege, S., Schmied, V., & Liamputtong, P.) Increasing health literacy among Vietnamese women with gestational diabetes.

College of Health and Science, University of Western Sydney (2008 - ongoing) (Jirojwong, S., Schmied, V., Cioffi, J., Johnson, M., Griffiths, R., Dahlen, H.) Health literacy and self management of gestational diabetic: a study among Vietnamese, Cambodian, Thai and Laotian women in Sydney.

Multicultural Affairs Queensland. (2006) (Jirojwong, S., Ferdous, T., Hay, D., Teghe, D., Harreveld, R., Abdalla, M.) Identity and self-perception among young Muslim people in Brisbane, Rockhampton and Mackay, Queensland.

Wowan/Dululu Community Volunteer Group Inc. (2006) Needs assessment of four rural communities on services provided by Wowan/Dululu Multipurpose Centre.

Multicultural Affairs Queensland. (2005) (Jirojwong S., Hay D., Community and Cultural Development-Rockhampton City Council, Central Queensland Multicultural Association Inc.) The Nurturing Migrants Project (an intervention project using the concepts of Primary Health Care and Community Development as its framework).

Three sources of grants (2004) (BreastScreen Queensland, Central Queensland University Collaborative research grant and Institute of Sustainable Regional Development (ISRD), Central Queensland University) (S.Jirojwong, K.Feeney, R. Husband and R. MacLennan) Outcomes of the implementation of the 'First Visit Strategy' at BreastScreen Queensland Mackay and Townsville Services.

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Awards and Recognition

Sansnee has regularly returned to Thailand under the Royal Thai government scheme to encourage Thai professionals to contribute to Thai universities. These universities include Burapha University (East of Bangkok), Khonkaen University (Northeast Thailand) and Prince of Songkla University (southern Thailand). Recently Sansnee has been invited to be an Associate Editor of International Nursing Review.

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Publications

Selected Publications

2009

Pongsaengpan, P., Sota, C., Rodjarkpai, Y., Jirojwong, S. (2009) The effectiveness of an older adult participation on health promotion program at a primary care unit in Khon Kaen Province, Thailand. Journal of Science, Technology, and Humanities 7 (2), 71-76.

2008

Jirojwong, S., Wang, W. (2008) Do information support and other types of support increase women's confidence in their roles as mother? In Proceedings of the Life Long Learning Conference 16-19 June 2008, Yeppoon, Queensland.

Jirojwong, S., Hay, D., Ferdous, T., Harreveld, R. (2008) Social inclusion among young Muslims in Queensland. Population Health Congress 2008, 7-9 July 2008, Brisbane, Queensland.

2005
Jirojwong S., Joubert, D., Wowan/Dululu Community Volunteer Group., Anastasi, S. (2005) Perceived industrial deafness and hearing loss among people in small Queensland rural community. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health 36(4), 1048-1056.

Jirojwong, S., Prior, J., Wowan/Dululu Community Volunteer Group. (2005) Chronic illnesses in Queensland rural and remote communities using two sampling units, Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health 36(5), 1275-1282.

Jirojwong, S., Rossi, D., Walker S., Ritchie, B. (2005) What were the outcomes of home follow up visits after postpartum hospital discharge? The Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing 23(1), 22-30.

Kritcharoen, S., Suwan K., Jirojwong, S. (2005) Perceptions of gender and sexuality by Thai women who had cervical cancer and their partners. Oncology Nursing Forum 32(3), 682-688.

Rakhshani, F., Jirojwong, S., Salehi, M. (2005) The effects of a training program on teaching behaviour of Community Health Workers about Malaria in Sistan va Baluchistan Province, Islamic Republic of Iran. Journal of Medical Science 5(4), 228-232.

2004
Jirojwong, S. & MacLennan, R. (2004) Do people in rural and remote Queensland delay using health services to manage the episodes of incapacity? Health and Social Care in the Community 12(3), 233-242.

2003

Cleary, S., Jirojwong., S., Walker., S. (2003) Nurses' perception of quality nursing care provided to post procedure elective percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty patients. In Proceedings of the Women in Research Conference: 'Discovery', Rockhampton, Australia, 13-14 November 2003 (paper 9, CD ROM).

Harch, A., Jirojwong, S., Wowan/Dululu Community Volunteer Group. (2003) A process evaluation of the rural chronic disease initiative pilot project: Perceptions of key leaders in rural Quensland communities. In Proceedings of the Women in Research Conference: 'Discovery', Rockhampton, Australia, 13-14 November 2003 (paper 23, CD ROM).

Jirojwong, S. & MacLennan, R. (2003) Cigarette sales to women and children in urban Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health 34(1), 220-226.

Jirojwong, S. (2003) Health beliefs and perceived self-efficacy as factors influencing the use of breast self examination among Thai migrant women in Brisbane, Australia. Journal of Advanced Nursing. 41(3), 241-149.

2002
Jirojwong S., Manderson. L. (2002) Physical health and preventive health behaviours among Thai women in urban Australia. Health Care for Women International, 23, 197-206.

Jirojwong, S., MacLennan, R. (2002) Management of episode of incapacity by families in rural and remote Queensland. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 10, 249-255.

Jirojwong, S., Rudtanasudjatum, K., Watcharavitoon, P., Sathisathien, W., Sangjun, S. (2002) Non-fatal injuries sustained in road traffic accidents: A pilot study in provincial hospitals in Chonburi, Thailand. Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine & Public Health, 33 (1), 193-200.

Jirojwong, S. Measurement of social support and social network among Thai pregnant women. Behavioral Measurement Database Services, Health and Psychosocial Instruments, Pittsburgh (25 February 2002).

2001

Jirojwong S., Manderson. L. (2001) Beliefs and behaviors about Pap and breast self-examination among Thai immigrant women in Brisbane, Australia. Women and Health, 33 (3/4), 47-66.

Jirojwong, S. (2001) Perception of suicide and health seeking behaviours among unemployed youths in Rockhampton and Yeppoon. In Danaher G. (Ed) Proceeding of the Issues of Regional Youth Conference, Mackay, 9-10 July 1998, pp. 135-150.

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