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Ms. Chhordaphea Chhea (PhD candidate)

Biography

Chhordaphea Chhea
  • Deputy Director of the National Center for Health Promotion, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (currently on study leave)
  • Master of Public Health graduated in 2000 from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
  • Medical Doctor graduated in 1996 from the University of Health Sciences, Cambodia.

PhD research

I'm currently undertaking a PhD at Monash University; the training is fully supported by UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR). My PhD research is focusing on the Health Seeking Behaviour of people living with tuberculosis and their family in relation to prevention treatment and care of the disease.

Research Interests

Health Seeking Behavior related to other health topics such as Maternal and Child Health, HIV/AIDS and Tobacco Use.

Publication (un-published reports)

MPH dissertation on Knowledge, Attitudes and Behavior on HIV/AIDS among female factory workers in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Health Knowledge and gender attitudes related to women and tobacco use in Cambodia.