achievementsResearch Achievements
Research Achievements

2025

1.Feasibility and effectiveness of vertical evacuation of patients with chronic respiratory disease for tsunamis:
A prospective study in a coastal area of Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
Sohkun Hoshino, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Rie Takeuchi, Kazuya Miyagi, Yoko Sato, Juan Jose Castro, Kazuko Yamamoto, Jun Kobayashi
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420924009233?via%3Dihub
International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction 105161, 116, 2025

2. A dynamic journey of comprehensive school health policy implementation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Lombok, Indonesia
Cut Warnaini, Abiyyu Didar Haq, Hamsu Kadriyan, Fumiko Shibuya, Jun Kobayashi
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00690-z
Tropical Medicine and Health 53,25 2025

3. Comparative study on school-based mental health literacy in three Asian countries
Fumiko Shibuya, Masahide Usami, Marian Danille Santillan, Cut Warnaini, Ernesto Gregorio Jr, Naoko Satake, Crystal Amiel Estrada , Gunawan,
Norieta Balderrama , Japhet Fernandez de Leon, Joie Fe Ancheta, Hamsu Kadriyan, Fernando Garcia Jr., Jun Kobayashi 
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00697-6

Tropical Medicine and Health 53, 86 2025

4. The impact of a health education program on cervical cancer screening uptake: A survey among primary school teachers
in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Kanda M, Kim L, Haruyama R, Sann C, Fujita N, Chhit M, Hang S, Krouch R, Kobayashi J, Shibuya F, Asakura T, Osuga Y, Koum K,
Takeuchi R
https://doi.org/10.35772/ghmo.2024.01017
GHM Open  2025

5. Factors associated with scoliosis development in patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: A single-center retrospective study
Sohkun Hoshino, Tomohide Yoshida, Mayumi Tsukayama, Taro Naka, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Jun Kobayashi, Koichi Nakanishi
https://www.pediatr-neonatol.com/article/S1875-9572(25)00045-2/fulltext
Pediatrics and Nenatology in press 2025

6. Effectiveness of Village Health Volunteers/Workers Working as Male-Female Pairs on Women’s Use of Postnatal Care Services
in Sepone District in Lao People’s Democratic Republic: A Protocol for a Quasi-experimental Cluster Study
Noudéhouénou Credo Adelphe Ahissou , Manami Uehara, Daisuke Nonaka, Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy, Tiengkham Pongvongsa,
Khamtoun Ounlienvongsack, Khampheng Phongluxa, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Jun Kobayashi
http://10.7759/cureus.82786
Cureus 17(4): e82786, 2025

7. Effect of trust in village health workers on the use of facility-based follow-up postnatal care services in two districts
in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
Noudéhouénou Credo Adelphe Ahissou, Manami Uehara, Daisuke Nonaka, Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy,
Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Khamtoun Ounlienvongsack, Khampheng Phongluxa, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Jun Kobayashi
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00730-8
Tropical Medicine and Health 53, 61. 2025

8. Pre- and post-COVID-19 pandemic identification of dengue hotspots and exploration of population
and environmental determinants
of dengue in Quezon City, Philippines
John Robert Carabeo Medina, Shin’ya Kawamura, Rie Takeuchi, Rolando V. Cruz, Johnedel Mendoza,
Paul Michael R. Hernandez, Fernando B. Garcia Jr., Ernesto R. Gregorio Jr. , Jun Kobayashi
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00789-3
Tropical Medicine and Health 53, 109, 2025

9. Anaemia prevalence and risk factors among nonpregnant and pregnant women of reproductive age in Ghana:
an analysis of the Ghana demographic and health survey data
Gangtaba Gilbert Agulu, Noudéhouénou Crédo Adelphe Ahissou, Yasuhiko Kamiya, Frank Baiden & Mitsuaki Matsui
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00792-8
Tropical Medicine and Health, 53, 118, 2025

10. Infectious Disease Awareness Among Future Health Professionals: A Comparison of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
Between Nursing Students in Japan and Laos
Hansani Madushika Abeywickrama,Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Marcello Otake Sato, Rie Takeuchi, Yoichi Abiko, Tippayarat Yoonuan,
Jun Kobayashi, Megumi Sato
https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/14/9/920
Pathogen 14 (9), 920, 2025

11. Working in Pairs: Male–Female Village Health Volunteers Supporting Maternal Health and Community Engagement
in Remote and Ethnic Communities of Lao PDR — A Qualitative Study
Manami Uehara, Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy, Noudéhouénou Credo Adelphe Ahissou, Tiengkham Pongvongsa,
Khampheng Phongluxa, Jun Kobayashi
https://tropmedhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s41182-025-00817-2
Tropical Medicine and Health 53:141, 2025

12. Trends in School Feeding Policy Objectives Worldwide -Japan and multiple countries
Takeshi Akiyama, Sachi Tomokawa, Mika Kigawa, Fumiko Shibuya, Mami Hitachi, Yuko Teshima, Luna Shimabukuro,
Tomoko Hato, Aiko Inoue, Akira Kurishima, Eri Mochimaru, Juri Murata, Noriko Saito, Sachi Tensho,
Kenzo Takahashi , Jun Kobayashi
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41182-025-00818-1
Tropical Medicine and Health 53, 172, 2025

13. Mechanical Power to Predict Ventilator Liberation in Patients with a Tracheostomy
Toshiharu Nakama, Takehiro Umemura, Sohkun Hoshino, Masahiro Tamashiro, Kenichi Satoh, Hiroshi Sekiguchi
https://doi.org/10.1089/respcare.12237
Respiratory Care 70 (8), 2025

和文
1. COVID-19流行初期のリハビリテーション介入体制における取組みと一報告
大城徹也, 平田晃己, 嶺井陽, 新崎義人, 星野宗勳, 関口浩至, 宮城一也, 神里興太, 照屋孝二, 渕上竜也, 垣花学
国立大学リハビリテーション第46巻 p.18-21, 2025

2. オミクロン株流行前後のCOVID-19入院患者におけるリハビリテーション介入と経過の特徴
宮森 匠梅村 武寛大城 徹也垣花 学徳重 明央渕上 竜也星野 宗勳嶺井 陽宮城 一也山本 和子
https://doi.org/10.15032/jsrcr.23-42
日本呼吸ケア・リハビリテーション学会誌 34 巻 3 号 p. 246-252,2025

3. トランプドクトリンに対応する脱植民地主義からみたアジアのなかでの日本のグローバルヘルスの展望
小林潤
https://kokusairinshouigaku.jp/journal/files/ICM_vol9.pdf
国際臨床医学会雑誌 p4, 9, 2025

国際学会
Vulunerability of Pacific Islands in relation to Health and Positive Solution
Jun Kobayashi
Symposium ​​​​​:A call to action from Asia for the Promotion and for Future Co-Innovation of Planetary Health in Schools and Community
25thIUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion, Abu Dhabi, UAE 13-16 May 2025

Developing a Model for Child Marriage Prevention through a Multi-Sector Approach with Substantive Integration
Jun Kobayashi, Kethsana Kanyasan, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Ketmany Chanthakoummane, Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy,
Kaede Tabira, Chansavang Synouvong, Manisouk Bolihan, Phetsomphone Nansounthavong, Lammany OX, Miwa Urasoe,
Khampheng Phongluxa
10th Adolecent Research Day, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 11 Nov 2025

Validity and Reliability of Tsunami Evacuation Planning Using Physical Function Assessment
Sohkun Hoshino, Hiroshi Sekiguchi, Jun Kobayashi
56th APACPH Conference 2025, Chaing Rai, Thailand, 5 Nov 2025

Factors Related to the Implement and Outcome of Child Marriage Prevention Program in Lao PDR: A Case Study (Poster Presentation)

Kaede TabiraKetmany Chanthakoummane, Kethsana KANYASAN, Khampheng ,Chansavang Synouvong, Manisouk Bolihan, 
Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy, Tiengkham Pongvongsa, Jun Kobayashi
56th APACPH Conference 2025, Chaing Rai, Thailand, 5 Nov 2025 

Implement and Outcome of Child Marriage Prevention Program in Lao PDR: A Case Study
Kaede Tabira, Ketmany Chanthakoummane,Kethsana Kanyasan, Tiengkham Pongvongsa,Inthanomchanh Vongphoumy,
Chansavang Synouvong, Manisouk Bolihan, Phetsomphone Nansounthavong, Lammany OX, Khampheng Phongluxa, Jun Kobayashi
10th Adolecent Research Day, Vientiane, Lao PDR, 11 Nov 2025