Capacity Building of a Self-Reliant Model Community for Cholangiocarcinoma Prevention by Producing Fruit and Vegetable Juice Products in a High-Risk Area of Thailand

Document Type : Research Articles

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1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

2 Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

3 Department of Community Health, Faculty of Public Health, Ubon Ratchathani Rajabhat University, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

4 Nong Lak Sub-District Health Promoting Hospital, Muang Sam Sip District, Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand.

Abstract

Ojective: This participatory action research aims to develop healthy fruit and vegetable juice products (FVPs) to enhance people’s income and quality of life (QOL) in a community with the highest prevalence of cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) in Thailand. Methods: We randomly sampled study areas from 25 homes in a Thai community to solve poverty and improve QOL. Descriptive and inferential statistics were employed for data analysis. Moreover, qualitative data were analyzed by content analysis. Results: The community management system relies on local resources under religious inspiration. Academics also keep developing FVPs from local raw materials planted by organic farming under “Nong Lak Rak Sukapab.” The product’s nutritional value was measured by In-House and Nutrition Labeling Methods from National Food Institute Laboratory (IEC/ISO17025). According to the Bureau of Nutrition, a 230 ml bottle of each wheatgrass and corn juice contains nutrients beneficial to health and necessary for the body. In addition, the community has participated in production planning, marketing, distribution, and household accounting. As a result, average monthly household income and QOL increased with statistical significance after the project implementation.  Conclusions: These findings demonstrated that improving communities’ capacity to be health leaders by producing FVPs to prevent CCA in high-risk areas is critical to early disease prevention and community health care. These issues can also be applied to public policy implications for other regions and diseases in order to emphasize community health care and long-term community development.

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Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
Volume 24, Issue 2
February 2023
Pages 725-731

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  • Receive Date: 20 November 2022
  • Revise Date: 04 January 2023
  • Accept Date: 18 February 2023

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