Background: : Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body makes an abnormal form of hemoglobin that causes bone disorders including bone in the skull face and jaws It also affects alignment, causing abnormal bite, which can lead to tooth decay, gingivitis and even inflammation of gums. Objective:: the aim of this study was to study the oral health of children 6 to 12 years of age with Thalassemia at the Child Hospital, Vientiane Capital. Methodology: : This was a cross-sectional study using a quantitative model to describe factors related to oral health in children with Thalassemia aged 6 to12 years that were treated at the Child Hospital. The study population was children with Thalassemia, and the totals of samples size were 375 children. Data was collected through face-to-face interviews on their socio–demographic characteristics, medical information and parental knowledge of oral behavior in oral health care for children. The information was entered into Epi data program version3.1 and using STATA program version 13. Frequency distribution was used to describe the data in percentage, means, averages and standard deviation. Bi-variable analyses were made to measure the associations with Multiple Logistic Regressions, OR at 95% CI and P-value <0.05. Result:: The result of study showed that above half of children were females (55.5%) and 63.7% were aged between 6 to 8 years. Thalassemia affected the oral health 86.9% who permanent teeth and 92.8% with milk teeth. The factors associated with child oral health that were statistically significant were the 9 to 12 age group (OR = 0.12; 95% CI: 0.05 - 0.25, P = <0.001), parents' behavior regarding oral health care for children (OR = 2.66; 95% CI: 1.28 - 5.52, P = <0.008) and parental behavior regarding child care (seeing dentist) (OR =0.45; 95% CI: 0.23 - 0.89, P=<0.001). Conclusion: The proportion of children 6 to 12 years of age with thalassemia and poor oral health was high among both those with permanent teeth and those with milk teeth. That shows the importance of making plans for oral health care and oral health prevention for children admitted the Hospital.

Background and rationale: The Institute of Higher Education in Medical Sciences has a key role to play in the made of personnel in response to strategic plans for optimizing health worker staffing. Student participation is an important element in helping to develop the characteristics of a comprehensively able student. Objective: To study the students’ participation towards students ‘activities at the University of Health Sciences. Methodology: This study was a cross-sectional descriptive study of year 1 – 3 students who gave consent to study. Data were collected by using questionnaires during face-to-face interviews. The data were entered in Epi-data and analyzed by SPSS. Results: Of a total of 331 participants, more than half (63.1%) were female. The students’ participation to activities were high (X̅= 3.88 over 5, S.D= 0.54). When considering for each componente, it was found thatn the participation to the academic promotion was high level (X̅= 3.80, S.D= 0.58), to the sports events was at high level ((X̅= 3.91, S.D= 0.65), to the cultural arts was also at high level (X̅= 3.87, S.D= 0.70), and to the volunteer aspect was high level (X̅ = 3.94, S.D= 0.65). Gender segregation for each participation was not statistically significant at the 0.05 level. Conclusion The students from faculties have different opinions on participation to extra-curriculum activities particularly on the promotion of academics, sports, arts and culture, with the exception of volunteers.